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Italy hopes for return to democratic transition process in Sudan, says For
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], October 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Italy expressed concern over the developments in Sudan and hope for the soonest possible return to the process of democratic transformation in that African country, the Italian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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US, UK condemn military coup in Sudan, vow to back democratic civilian gov
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States, United Kingdom and Norway issued a joint statement condemning the military takeover of the Sudanese government and promised to support a democratically-elected civilian government.
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US Senate panel chair says Sudan coup may have lasting consequences on bil
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI/Sputnik): US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez said on Monday that the military coup in Sudan may have long-lasting consequences on bilateral relations with the United States.
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New space station planned for industry development in low Earth orbit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Two US-based companies have announced a new low earth orbit space station to be privately built and developed for commercial industrial operations in space, Blue Origin announced in a press release on Monday.
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Turkey may face 'severe consequences' after Erdogan's move to expel envoys
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The consequences of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following through on his threat to expel 10 Western ambassadors might be severe, the leader of the liberal Innovation Party told Sputnik on Monday.
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Head of Sudanese sovereign council declares emergency, dissolves governmen
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The head of Sudan's Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, declared a state of emergency and dissolution of the council and the government on Monday.
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Amnesty International says will close 2 offices in Hong Kong by end of yea
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Amnesty International announced on Monday that it would close its two offices in Hong Kong by the end of 2021 after 40 years of working there and will move operations to the organization's other missions in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Islamabad proposes hosting meeting of extended troika in second part of No
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Pakistan proposes to hold a meeting of the Extended Troika on Afghanistan in Islamabad in the second half of November, new US envoy Tom West plans to participate, Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Mond
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Sudan's opposition union coalition calls on people to protest against mili
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), a coalition of labor unions opposed to the country's military, is calling on people to go out into the streets and stand up against the military coup.
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Japan lifts COVID-19 restrictions in bars, restaurants
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese prefectures that were under an emergency regime or enhanced coronavirus measures, including Tokyo and Osaka, are suspending on Monday the restrictions on the operation of restaurants and bars as the number of COVID-19 cases has been in decrea
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Fuel shortages in Haiti put lives of children, women at risk, UNICEF warns
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of women and children in Haiti are at risk of dying if the fuel shortage crisis in the country is not resolved, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned.
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Pandemic Will End When World Chooses to End It, says WHO Chief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic will come to an end when all the countries start using the available health tools effectively, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.
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