Washington, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Joe Biden spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on phone amid heightened tensions over Ukraine. Biden on Thursday urged Russia to “de-escalate tensions with Ukraine” and made it…
Rome, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italy reported 126,888 new cases of coronavirus, the first time the country has recorded more than 100,000 cases in one day. A previous record had been set on Wednesday with 98,030…
London, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) A number of new “surge hubs” are to be set up in Britain as the country’s National Health Service (NHS) goes on a “war footing” in preparation for a wave of…
Berlin, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Covid-19 infections with the Omicron variant in Germany surged by 3,619 or 28 per cent within one day to a total of 16,748, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases…
Washington, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot has asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s bid to block the release of his White House’s…
Jerusalem, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Israeli national who crossed the border into Lebanon a few weeks ago was repatriated, the Israeli military said. “IDF (Israel Defense Forces) troops conducted a joint operational effort with UNIFIL…
Ramallah, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Israel’s economic and security steps cannot be an alternative to a political track. During a phone conversation on Thursday,…
Ramallah, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of Palestinians living in the Palestinian territories, Israel and abroad amounted to about 14 million by the end of 2021, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) has said….
Washington, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called on people to avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status, as more Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant have…
Washington, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shortened isolation time for Americans infected with Covid-19 from 10 to five days, which has prompted public confusion and made health…
Istanbul, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Turkey has started to roll out its first locally developed Covid-19 vaccine Turkovac, while the Omicron variant becomes widespread across the country. Turkey rolled out its first indegenous Covid-19 vaccine on…
Hanoi, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam, the country’s top legislature, will gather online from January 4 to 11, 2022, for its first extraordinary session to discuss “really urgent issues” concerning…
Srinagar, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three terrorists were killed and four security forces personnel, including three policemen and one CRPF personnel, were injured in an encounter between the former and the latter at Pantha Chowk area…
Beirut, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lebanon and Kuwait have agreed to boost security cooperation and exchange of information to fight smuggling, the state media reported. The agreement came in a phone call between Kuwaiti Deputy Prime…
Srinagar, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four security forces personnel have been injured in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces at Pantha Chowk area in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district, Jammu & Kashmir Police officials said…
Addis Ababa, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed concern over the ongoing political tension in Somalia. The Chairperson of the pan-African bloc “is following with…
Khartoum, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mass protests started in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and other cities to demand civilian rule. According to eyewitnesses, various protests on Thursday headed to assemble at Sharwani bus station, to march…
Tehran, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iran’s top negotiator in the Vienna talks on the restoration of the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal has said that negotiations have made “good progress” in the removal of US sanctions over…
Srinagar, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces at Pantha Chowk area in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district, Jammu & Kashmir Police officials said on Friday. “Encounter has started at Pantha…
Mysuru (Karnataka), Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The members of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRSS) and Hasiru Sene staged a protest near Mysuru Deputy Commissioner’s office on Thursday, urging the state government to order a CBI probe…