18/11/2021
Top international stories of the day 18-11-2021
The United States has designated several nations, including Pakistan, China, Iran, North Korea and Myanmar as countries of particular concern for violation of religious freedom.
According to spokesman for Iran's atomic agency, The head of the UN nuclear watchdog will visit Tehran on Monday to discuss Iran's nuclear programme.
Pakistan’s Parliament in its joint sitting today enacted a law to give Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav, the right to file a review appeal against his conviction by a military court. India had approached the International Court of Justice, ICJ against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence.
A state of emergency has been declared in the Canadian western province of British Columbia after a major storm cut road and rail links in the region.
The Canadian Armed Forces are being deployed to help thousands of stranded residents who have been trapped since the storm hit overnight on Sunday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has said on the eve of a crisis meeting with regional leaders that Germany is in the grip of a "dramatic" fourth Covid wave.
Daily infections hit a new German record of 52,826 on Wednesday as European governments responded to a surge on much of the continent.
