Brussels, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, the heads of the European Commission and Council, on Friday signed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, ahead of the the country’s exit…
Baghdad, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iraqi Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called for a scheduled withdrawal of US troops from the country through peaceful means. Al-Sadr made the call in a letter sent to a…
Moscow, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed decrees appointing three former Cabinet members into his administration. While former Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin and former Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky were appointed…
Sydney, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australian authorities on Friday revealed the identities of the three US firefighters who died when their air tanker crashed while battling blazes in New South Wales (NSW) state. Captain Ian McBeth,…
London, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UK’s Prince Charles reportedly “snubbed” US Vice President Mike Pence at The World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem, a media report said. Footage on social media showed the British Royal acknowledging…
London, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) An extradition request sent by the UK for an American diplomat’s wife over the death of a British teen in a car accident last year, was rejected by US Secretary of…
London, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has become law after clearing all parliamentary hurdles and receiving royal assent, paving the country to exit the European Union (EU) on January 31,…
London, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fourteen people in the UK have been tested for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), with five confirmed negative and nine still awaiting the results, according to the Public Health England (PHE). The…
Tehran, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reaffirmed Tehrans readiness for talks with all its neighbours amid the ongoing tensions in the Persian Gulf region. “Iran remains open to dialogue with…
Yangon, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Myanmar has denied genocide in Rakhine, saying that some human rights actors have presented “a distorted picture” of the situation in the troubled state and has hampered the country’s ability to…
Colombo, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lankan authorities were aiming to attract 4 million tourists in 2020 and a revenue of $5 billion to spearhead an overall economic revival of the country, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga…
Beijing, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) China has set up a national research team of 14 experts has been set up to help prevent and control the latest novel coronavirus outbreak after 830 new cases were confirmed…
Washington, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump has announced that he would unveil his long-awaited Middle East plan on January 28 in the White House during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington….
Washington, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ghazala Hashmi, an Indian-origin Democrat Senator and the first Muslim woman elected to the Virginia Senate, has said that the Indian-American community “not polarised but segregated”, a media report said. In…
Washington, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) California Senator Kamala Harris, who is of Indian and Jamaican descent, was considering backing former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential primary, a media report said. The Hill news…
Sharjah, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) A grand annual festival that brings all things Kerala to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is returning for its fourth edition next week in Sharjah. Set to be held from January…
Dubai, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Dubai-based Indian expat has a vintage collection of more than 100,000 stamps from around the world for which he spent nearly $27,225, a media report said. The 65-year-old P.C. Ramachandran…
Kabul, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Male and female Afghan models participated in Kabul’s first-ever street fashion show, promoting the country’s culture along with a message for peace, a media report said. The show took place on…
Beijing, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China has risen to 25, and the number of confirmed cases was now 830, the National Health Commission reported on Friday. As…
Moscow, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russia’s State Duma (Lower House of parliament) has approved in record time the first reading of constitutional amendments proposed by President Vladimir Putin, which would siphon powers from the presidency to…