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Washington, Jan 21 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump late Monday signed an executive order to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord. The move means the United States will pull out of the Paris climate accord for the second time. During his inauguration speech, Trump, who has long regarded clean energy as…

Washington, Jan 21 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on TikTok, saying that the United States could enter into a joint venture with the app owner, ByteDance, to resume operation of the platform. “Well, it depends on the deal. I mean, I may not do the deal. I may do the…

Bogato, Jan 21 (UNI) Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday declared a state of internal commotion in the northeastern Catatumbo region. Petro made the declaration citing the humanitarian crisis after the recent attacks by the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas that left at least 80 dead and 11,000 displaced. Condemning the attacks by the guerrillas,…

Sydney, Jan 21 (UNI) Forecasters have issued a heatwave warning lasting several days for almost half of Australia, with a cyclone off the country’s west coast driving hot air across the country. The Bureau of Meteorology on Tuesday issued a three-day heatwave warning for a vast swathe of Australia from the west coast city of…

Washington, (UNI) Donald Trump, starting his second non-consecutive term as president, took the Oath of Office presided over by Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday inside the Capitol Rotunda — the first time since 1985 the swearing-in ceremony has taken place indoors due to extreme cold. Here’s the transcript of…

Belgrade, Jan 20 (UNI) Eight people lost their lives in a devastating fire early Monday morning at a nursing home in Belgrade’s suburb settlement of Barajevo, with police suspecting the tragedy was caused by criminal activity. “Emergency services reacted quickly and efficiently, but the fire had already spread extensively. Unfortunately, eight lives were lost,” Nemanja…

Quetta, Jan 20 (UNI) Pakistan’s Gwadar International Airport, a key project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), saw its first official flight on Monday when a PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) carrier landed at the China-built airport after the airport was inaugurated and rendered fully operational. The aircraft- Flight PK-503, departed from Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport…

Washington, Jan 20 (UNI) Incoming first lady Melania Trump has launched a cryptocurrency on the eve of her husband’s inauguration as US president, media reports said. The announcement comes a day after President-elect Donald Trump launched the $Trump cryptocurrency. Both coins have risen but have seen volatile trade, the BBC reported on Monday. “The Official…

Washington/New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who is in Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the USA, said she is pleased with the invitation extended to Quad Foreign Ministers by the incoming Trump administration. In a chat with newspersons in Washington, Wong said she met…

Washington/New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the USA, met with two of his Quad colleagues – Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Amid reports of a meeting to be held of…