US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked over the telephone with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and urged the Ethiopian government to take specific steps to prevent further violence in the Tigray region, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday

Strict Security arrangements have been made for PSL 6 and aerial surveillance is also being conducted to thwart any attempt to breach security for PSL matches at Karachi National Stadium.

South Africa imposed major security measures to ensure law and order in and around the parliament building ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, police spokeswoman Col. Brenda Muridili told Sputnik

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that no one hindered journalists' work at the authorized rallies that took place across the country on January 23 and January 31

Russia is not ready to take into consideration Washington's statements on the unauthorized rallies ongoing in the country, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday

The Russian Interior Ministry on Saturday called on citizens to refrain from participating in unauthorized protests scheduled for January 31, reminding that disturbers of law and order who will be liable to prosecution