Section: Africa&ME
Top Senate Democrat Says Trump Must Be Removed From Office
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said Thursday that President Donald Trump should be removed immediately from office after inciting the “insurrection” at the US Capitol. “What happened at the US Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one day longer,”...
Clarity needed in conflict zones, says UN expert
On the first anniversary of the Ukraine International Airlines plane crash which killed all 176 persons aboard, a UN human rights expert called for urgent measures to protect civilian aircraft flying in conflict zones or areas of high military tensions, Anadolu Agency reports. “The downing of Flight PS752 sadly highlights the...
Turkey ratifies int’l agreements with seven countries
Various deals signed separately with Montenegro, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Georgia, Northern Cyprus, Tanzania, Union of Comoros …read more Source:: Anadolu...
Calls grow for Trump to be removed from office after US Capitol insurrection
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said Thursday that President Donald Trump should be removed immediately from office after inciting the “insurrection” at the US Capitol.”What happened at the US Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one...
Capitol Siege: US Electoral System Does Not Meet Democratic Standards -Russia
This combination of pictures created on February 21, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a Keep America Great rally in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 19, 2020.EMMANUEL DUNAND, JIM WATSON / AFP Russia on Thursday pointed to the storming of the US Capitol building as evidence of America’s decline, with officials saying its...
China compares storming of US Capitol to Hong Kong protests
China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the :US 25th amendment: Cabinet discussed possibility of Trump’s removal from officeUS Congress formally certifies Joe Biden’s presidential election winFour dead, 52 arrested after violent protests by Trump supporters at US Capitol …read more Source:: Al...
IRGC: US ‘Adventurism’ Led to Tragic Crash of Ukrainian Plane
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) blamed the United States’ terrorist adventurism for the tragic crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane in Iran last year. In a statement on Wednesday, on the anniversary of the crash, the IRGC remembered the Iranians who were killed onboard a Ukrainian plane that was mistakenly shot down in...
Zarif sympathizes with families of victims of Ukraine’s plane
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Coronavirus: US tops 21 million COVID-19 cases with record hospitalizations
More Americans were hospitalized with COVID-19 on Wednesday than at any time since the pandemic began, as total coronavirus infections crossed the 21 million mark, deaths soared across much of the US and a historic vaccination effort lagged.US COVID-19 hospitalizations reached a record 130,834 late on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally of...
Coronavirus: Morocco approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
Morocco’s health ministry on Wednesday approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb said.Morocco had announced it plans to launch a free vaccination campaign targeting 25 million people, or 80 percent of its population.:Coronavirus: Canada will not extend...
