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Canada designates the Proud Boys as a terrorist group
The decision to add the Proud Boys had been anticipated after the storming of Capitol Hill in Washington last month focused a spotlight on the group and Blair confirmed Canadian authorities were looking into its activities. "Only once a group is added does the listing become public, and they are in a position to challenge their listing". "By using this term, we're normalizing the system and th... [Full Article...]
S. Korea welcomes extension of New START treaty between US, Russia
He noted that the Biden administration would also pursue a broader nuclear arms control pact with Russian Federation. The United States and Russian Federation said on Wednesday they had extended the New START arms control treaty for five years, preserving the last treaty limiting deployments of the world's two largest strategic nuclear arsenals. [Full Article...]
Thousands flee Hong Kong for United Kingdom, fearing China crackdown
The U.S. government past year barred American companies and people from doing business with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam and other Hong Kong and Chinese officials, and also prevented non U.S. She said it was important to move quickly as she feared Beijing would soon move to halt the exodus. In Hong Kong she had a comfortable lifestyle. [Full Article...]
US Ambassador Natalie Brown meets Bobi Wine
Robert Kyagulanyi, the runner-up in Uganda's January 14 presidential polls on Monday petitioned court seeking to annul the results. The United States says its is considering action against the government of President Yoweri Museveni just three weeks after a reelections that saw him emerge with 58% against his close ally Bobi Wine who scored 35%. [Full Article...]
Golden-tongued Egyptian mummies discovered near Alexandria
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed more than a dozen 2000-year-old mummies, including some with gold tongues in their mouths, according to the country's ministry of tourism and antiquities. The North facade of the Osiris Temple ruin in Taposiris Magna , west of Alexandria. Over the past ten years, Martinez and her colleagues have found a number of important archaeological finds that "chan... [Full Article...]
Savdhaan India Anchor Sushant Singh’s Account Withheld By Twitter India, Here’s Why!
Notably, Twitter suspended the account of former president of the United States, Donald Trump, and thousands of others, following violence at the Capitol Hill on 6 January. He added that authorities would keep monitoring social media for any such activity. The Home Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. [Full Article...]
Cyclone Ana wreaks havoc as it batters Fiji
Disaster authorities said a three-year-old boy is among those missing in floodwaters. ABC correspondent Lice Movono, who lives in the capital Suva, said the intensity of the cyclone was unexpected. Storm damage and flooding in Fiji. Three cyclones have been swirling over the island nation of Fiji in the past month and a half, killing at least six people and destroying thousands of homes. [Full Article...]
Biden to 'eliminate bad policy' on immigration
President Joe Biden signed three executive orders on Tuesday to roll back Trump-era regulations restricting legal immigration and to reunite families separated at the U.S. Biden harshly criticized the policy during his presidential election campaign. Biden's move to ease the immigration policies has drawn criticism from Republicans who say it will lead to more illegal immigration. [Full Article...]