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China imposes sanction on Mike Pompeo

China has imposed a sanction on Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state under President Donald Trump. The Chinese authorities imposed the sanction hours after the curtain was drawn on the administration of Trump. John Bolton, former national security adviser; Steve Banon, a former adviser of Trump; Peter Navarro, also a former aide of Trump, were […]

Kremlin Dismisses Calls To Free Navalny, Warns Against Protests

The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed Western demands to release Russia’s most prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny, saying his calls for mass protests over his arrest were “troubling”. Legal pressure is ramping up against President Vladimir Putin’s best-known domestic critic, who is due in court on defamation charges on Wednesday, as his allies in Russia call […]

Gunmen Kill Two Female Judges In Afghanistan

Gunmen shot dead two Afghan women judges working for the Supreme Court in an early morning ambush in the country’s capital Sunday, officials said, as a wave of assassinations continues to rattle the nation. Violence has surged across Afghanistan in recent months despite ongoing peace talks between the Taliban and government — especially in Kabul, […]

US Carries Out Last Federal Execution Of Trump Era

US authorities carried out the 13th and final federal execution of Donald Trump’s presidency Saturday, media reports said, less than a week before the White House is taken over by Democrat Joe Biden, who opposes the death penalty. Dustin Higgs, a 48-year-old Black man, was executed by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre-Haute […]

Death toll in Indonesia earthquake hits 35

The death toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island on Friday has reached at least 35 people and injured hundreds, the latest reports said. The Indonesian meteorological agency has warned of aftershocks, possibly strong enough to trigger a tsunami. No tsunami warning was issued. Darno Majid, chief of the disaster agency in […]

US okays first execution of woman in decades

The US Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for the first execution of a woman in decades — despite doubts about her mental state — after the government of President Donald Trump pushed for the application of the death penalty . Lisa Montgomery , 52, is set to receive a lethal injection later Wednesday in […]