India might have seen a record $10 billion in sales during Diwali, a key Hindu festival celebrated on Saturday, amid an ongoing “boycott China” movement in the country, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) claimed on Sunday. Based on its reports from 20 different cities across the country, the confederation, which represents around 70 […]
Day: November 15, 2020
Pakistan sees highest daily virus cases in 4 months
Pakistan saw the highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases since mid-July, recording more than 2,400 new cases, according to official data released on Sunday. With 2,443 fresh infections, the country’s total caseload rose to 356,904, including 323,225 recoveries. Another 32 people died from the novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll […]
UPDATE – Erdogan: 2-state solution in Cyprus must be discussed
A two-state solution needs to be negotiated in Cyprus on the basis of sovereign equality, Turkey’s president said on Sunday. “There are two different people and two separate states in Cyprus. The 2-state solution needs to be negotiated on the basis of sovereign equality,” said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking at a ceremony on the Turkish […]
Pakistan: Third elections begin in Gilgit-Baltistan
Polls opened Sunday in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region to elect a new government for the next five years. Polling began at 8 a.m. (0300GMT) and will continue until 5 p.m. (1200GMT). Footage on local media showed long lines of voters outside polling stations in Gilgit, Skurdu and other regional towns despite coronavirus warnings. Police and […]
Turkey neutralizes 2 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq
Turkish security forces neutralized two PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Saturday. The terrorists were neutralized in an air operation in the Zap region, the ministry said on Twitter, also sharing footage of the action. Turkish authorities use the word “neutralize” to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or […]
Peru’s interim president resigns after days of protests
Peru’s interim President Manuel Merino announced his resignation on Sunday five days after taking office amid massive protests against him. “I want to announce to the whole country my resignation,” said Merino in a televised message a day after two people died and dozens were injured in Peru’s capital Lima in violent clashes between police […]
UPDATE – Turkey neutralizes 7 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq
Turkish security forces neutralized seven PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The terrorists were neutralized in two separate air operations in the Zap and Avasin regions, the ministry said on Twitter, sharing footage of the action. Turkish authorities use the word “neutralize” to imply the terrorists in question […]
Israel to build new settlement units in East Jerusalem
Israel on Sunday issued a tender for the construction of 1,257 settlement homes in the occupied East Jerusalem, according to local media. The Walla news website said the new settlement units will be constructed in the Givat HaMatos settlement in East Jerusalem, which was occupied by Israel during the 1967 Middle East war. In 2014, […]