Air strikes kill 19 Iran-backed fighters in Syria: Monitor
The early morning strikes hit positions of Iran-backed militias outside the town of Albu Kamal in Deir Ezzor province, killing mostly foreign fighters, the Observatory said.
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Beirut
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 09:14 PM IST
Air strikes likely carried out by Israel killed at least 19 pro-Iran militia fighters in war-torn eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday.
The early morning strikes hit positions of Iran-backed militias outside the town of Albu Kamal in Deir Ezzor province, killing mostly foreign fighters, the Observatory said.
Israel rarely acknowledges individual strikes but the Observatory has accused it of launching two other aerial attacks against pro-Iran forces in Syria since Saturday.
Trump Discloses $40,000 in Gifts Received During Final Year
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 08:45 AM IST
Former US President Trump accepted more than $40,000 in gifts in his last year in office, including freebies from executives of the Boeing Co., Apple Inc. and Ford Motor Co.
Biden signs order to end Trump's Muslim travel ban
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 08:35 AM IST
Implemented in 2017 during Trump's first week in office, the Muslim Ban initially restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority nations: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Biden's first foreign leader call will be to Canadian PM Trudeau: White House
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 07:56 AM IST
The call will likely take place on Friday, informed White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki while holding the Biden administration's first press briefing.
Where Biden stood, reminders of a failed insurrection
AP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 07:52 AM IST
Unlike Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration, which featured a speech that promised an end to decades of “American carnage," Joe Biden returned again and again to a theme of national unity.
LIVE: China records highest daily Covid-19 rise since March 2020
By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 08:32 AM IST
The global caseload of Covid-19 is closing in on the 97 million mark while death toll is at well over 2 million, according to Johns Hopkins University tracker.
China sanctions Pompeo, 28 other US lawmakers, for disrupting relations
ANI, Beijing
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 07:01 AM IST
The Ministry said that anti-China politicians in the US have "planned, promoted and executed a series of crazy moves which have gravely interfered in China's internal affairs.
Explainer: What's next after US accused China of genocide
AP, Beijing
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:58 AM IST
China strongly defends its human rights record and policies in Xinjiang, saying its constitution and laws treat all citizens equally. It denies imposing coercive birth control measures or forced labor.
Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight
Reuters, Kathmandu
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:52 AM IST
Used oxygen bottles, torn tents, ropes, broken ladders, cans and plastic wrappers discarded by climbers and trekkers litter the 8,848.86 metre (29,032 feet) tall peak and the surrounding areas.
Twitter says locked account of China's US embassy for Xinjiang-related tweet
Reuters, Shanghai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:39 AM IST
'We prohibit the dehumanization of a group of people based on their religion, caste, age, disability, serious disease, national origin, race, or ethnicity," a Twitter spokesperson said.
'Battle is perennial': 10 memorable quotes from Joe Biden's speech
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 12:51 AM IST
US President Joe Biden’s call for unity bears significance in the aftermath of Capitol riots as he took oath amid grave security concerns.
Youngest Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: 'Even as we grieved, we grew'
Reuters
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 01:35 AM IST
"Being American is more than a pride we inherit. It's the past we step into and how we repair it," Gorman said, in a short poem that was greeted with a hail of critical acclaim on social media.
Over 6 million followers and counting: A look at Kamala Harris’ Twitter handle
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 12:35 AM IST
Harris, 56, who is the 49th Vice President of the US is also the first African-American and Indian-origin woman to hold this position.
Biden assumes US presidency with a rousing call to unity
By Yashwant Raj , edited by Vinod Janardhanan
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 12:24 AM IST
Kamala Harris was sworn in as Vice-President before Biden, marking a series of firsts that will secure her a unique place in American history as the first woman, African American and American of Indian, South Asian and Asian descent ever elected to the high office that will put her just a heartbeat away from the presidency.
Imran Khan says he is looking forward to work with Biden for 'promoting peace'
Written by Poulomi Ghosh
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 12:10 AM IST
Khan mentions regional peace as one of the areas Pakistan wants to work with the United States. In 2018, Donald Trump had stopped all financial and security aid to Pakistan
'Ready to serve': Kamala Harris' first tweet as US Vice-President
Written by Prashasti Singh, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 20, 2021 11:32 PM IST
Harris made history by becoming the first woman, first African-American, and first Asian-American to become the Vice-President of the US after taking oath in a historical swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday.