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UPDATE 2 - Senate Republican Leader McConnell Proposes Starting Trump Impeachment Trial in February

Biden Tasks US Intelligence to Prepare Full Review of Russia's Activities - White House

US Judge Greenlights Lawsuit Against Powerful Gun Lobby - New York Attorney General

Facebook Seeks Support for Trump Suspension From Independent Board

US House Minority Leader Seeks Non-Partisan Probe of January 6 Capitol Hill Riot

US House Speaker to Discuss Trump Impeachment Timeline in 'Another Few Days'

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday that in the next few days she will hold consultations about when to submit the article impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate for trial

FBI offers $75,000 reward for Capitol pipe bomb suspect

The Federal Bureau of Investigation increased to $75,000 its reward Thursday for help in identifying the person, who placed two pipe bombs during the January 6 assault on the US Capitol

Head of UN Peacekeeping Mission in CAR Asks for Substantial Increase in Troops

The number of peacekeepers serving in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) should be increased to support the mission's ability to deliver on its mandate, MINUSCA head Mankeur Ndiaye said on Thursday

'Fact-checkers' proposed for Nobel peace prize

With truth famously known as the "first casualty of war," a Norwegian parliamentarian announced Thursday that she is nominating "fact-checkers" for this year's Nobel Peace Prize

Belarusian Opposition Calls for Removal of State Media From European Broadcasting Union

The Belarusian Culture Solidarity Foundation, which supports opposition media figures, launched on Thursday a campaign to exclude the country's largest state-owned media holding from the European Broadcasting Union

Murad asks opposition not to become stooges of anti-Pakistan lobbies

Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed on Thursday asked the opposition parties not to become stooges of anti-state elements, who were out to defame Pakistan

Germany's Merkel Says No Contact Made With Biden After His Inauguration

Spanish Court Convicts Catalan Foreign Policy Chief for Involvement in 2017 Referendum

Punjab, KP representatives brief ECP Chief

The representatives of both provinces have informed the the ECP Chief that local bodies elections have been delay just because of global COVID-19 pandemic.

Twin suicide blasts in Baghdad leave nearly 30 dead

A rare twin suicide bombing killed nearly 30 in central Baghdad on Thursday, Iraqi state media said, the deadliest attack in the city in three years