Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Saturday Iran had evacuated 65 nationals from Sudan with the help of Saudi Arabia. In a statement posted on the website of the Iranian foreign ministry, Kanaani said the Iranian evacuees were transferred safely from Khartoum to Port Sudan …
Read More »Putin authorizes oil supplies to friendly countries
Vladivostok, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized oil and oil product supplies to friendly countries under contracts signed before Feb. 1, according to a decree published on Friday. The decree, which takes effect from Friday, amended a previous one Putin signed at the end of last year …
Read More »Pence reportedly testifies before federal grand jury investigating Capitol riot
Washington, USA | Xinhua | Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has reportedly testified before a federal grand jury investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Pence, a Republican, spent several hours testifying at a courthouse in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, according to media reports. A federal judge last month …
Read More »BBC chair resigns amid row over ex-PM Johnson loan
London, UK | Xinhua | Richard Sharp, chair of The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), resigned on Friday after an independent report found he breached rules for public appointments in his involvement in facilitating a loan to former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Sharp said he would stay on until the end …
Read More »Over half candidates pass FIFA football agent exam
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Over half of the candidates passed the FIFA football agent exam, a requirement for a license to provide transfer services in the world football market, FIFA announced on Thursday. A total of 3,800 candidates took the exam on April 19, and 1,962 of them passed. Initially, …
Read More »UN Security Council fears Sudan crisis could take a regional dimension
New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the UN Security Council have warned that the crisis in Sudan could take a regional dimension with dire consequences. The council meeting on Wednesday has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and the guarantee of the humanitarian workers and …
Read More »Haaland record as Man City rout Arsenal
Man City 🔵 4-1 🔴 Arsenal Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Manchester City are two points off top spot in the Premier League after a storming 4-1 victory over leaders Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. Kevin De Bruyne’s seventh minute strike gave Pep Guardiola’s side and a raucous City support an …
Read More »XI JINPING: No one wins a nuclear war
Xi says dialogue only viable way out for Ukraine crisis Beijing, China | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that dialogue and negotiations are the only viable way out for the Ukraine crisis, and no one wins a nuclear war. He made the remarks while talking to …
Read More »Biden officially announces 2024 US presidential bid
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for re-election for the presidency in 2024, seeking another four years in the White House, according to an online campaign video. “Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up …
Read More »Ukraine in talks with Russia over “all-for-all” prisoner exchange
Kiev, Russia | Xinhua | Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, said Ukraine is in talks with Russia over an “all-for-all” prisoner exchange, local media reported Monday. Speaking in an interview with RBC-Ukraine media outlet, Budanov said that the two countries “in principle …
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