Europe

Indian envoy to Ukraine visits Ivano-Frankivsk; meets governor

The Indian ambassador to Ukraine, Harsh Jain, paid a visit to Ivano-Frankivsk on Tuesday and met with governor Svitlana Onyshchuk as well as the members of the Indian diaspora in the city.

2024-04-17T11:41:00.800180+00:00 IST

Putin urges restraint in call with Iran's Raisi amid tensions

Putin conveyed his message during a phone call with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday, focusing on "retaliatory measures taken by Iran" in response to an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus earlier on April 1.

2024-04-17T07:00:22.213356+00:00 IST

Whistleblower alleges UN cover-up of special favours for China

The UK Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has published written evidence received as part of its inquiry into international relations in the multilateral system.

2024-04-17T03:00:03.764582+00:00 IST

IMD delegation participates in WMO event in Switzerland's Geneva

The Indian delegation shared India's Greenhouse gases (GHGs) monitoring activities to support the WMO Global Greenhouse Gas Watch (G3W) Initiative.

2024-04-17T00:37:24.081291+00:00 IST

Rishi Sunak speaks to Benjamin Netanyahu, reiterates UK's support

Sunak reiterated the UK's support for Israel's security after Iran's attack over the weekend.

2024-04-16T23:19:34.833319+00:00 IST

Indian envoy visits Helmholtz Centre for Environmental R

During his visit, he discussed exploring greater India-Germany cooperation on biomass research and the application of the latest bioenergy solutions in India.

2024-04-16T22:50:22.905748+00:00 IST

Massive fire at Denmark's old stock exchange, no injuries

A massive fire ripped through the old stock exchange of Denmark on Tuesday morning, with plumes of smoke billowing through the historic building of the Scandinavian country, reported CNN.

2024-04-16T09:29:26.985776+00:00 IST

Germany: Overseas friends of BJP hold Havan to support PM Modi

Slogans like "Tisri Baar Modi Sarkaar, with 400 Paar" and "Munich ki pukaar, Modi phir ek baar" echoed during the entire programme.

2024-04-15T13:29:31.407223+00:00 IST

G7 countries condemn Iran's air raid on Israel

"We express our full solidarity and support to Israel and its people and reaffirm our commitment towards its security," reads the statement. "With its actions, Iran has further stepped toward the destabilization of the region and risks provoking an uncontrollable regional escalation. This must be avoided," it said.

2024-04-14T23:12:54.725992+00:00 IST

Iran's attack on Israel was "dangerous, unnecessary escalation"

Terming the attack by Iran on Israel as "dangerous and unnecessary escalation", UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned Tehran's attack in strongest terms while thanking coordinated global response in intercepting the missiles and saving lives not just in Israel, but in neighbouring Jordan as well.

2024-04-14T14:26:05.661642+00:00 IST

Iran strike: UK deploys several jets, air refuelling tankers

"In response to increased Iranian threats and the growing risk of escalation in the Middle East, the UK Government has been working with partners across the region to encourage de-escalation and prevent further attacks," the statement read.

2024-04-14T00:55:26.539327+00:00 IST

Italy PM Giorgia Meloni calls surrogacy "inhuman" 

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called surrogacy "inhuman" and is supporting strict penalties against the practice.

2024-04-13T15:27:07.017783+00:00 IST

German police break up pro-Palestine event in Berlin

"At the "Palestine Congress" a speaker was connected who is banned from political activity. There is a risk that a speaker who has made anti-Semitic or violence-glorifying public statements in the past will be called in repeatedly. Therefore, the meeting was terminated and a ban was also imposed for Saturday and Sunday," police posted on X.

2024-04-12T23:16:06.736608+00:00 IST

UN experts lambast Pak for failing to stop forced conversion

According to the same UN press release the experts expressed concern that forced marriages and religious conversions of girls from religious minorities which have been coerced are validated by the courts, often invoking religious law to justify keeping victims with their abductors rather than allowing them to return to their parents.

2024-04-12T14:51:56.060073+00:00 IST

People’s purchasing power has collapsed in PoK and GB: Activist  

Amjad Ayub Mirza, a political activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), stressed on Friday that the situation in the region is getting worse by the day, adding that the people's buying power has collapsed.

2024-04-12T12:39:20.905648+00:00 IST

Ukraine's largest power-generating plant destroyed

Ukraine's largest power-generating plant was destroyed followed by Russian airstrikes on Thursday, CNN reported.

2024-04-12T10:05:04.033817+00:00 IST

Oil demand will grow 2.25 million bpd: OPEC

In its monthly report, OPEC predicted robust fuel use in the summer months and stuck to its forecast for relatively strong growth in global oil demand in 2024

2024-04-12T09:15:56.887514+00:00 IST

Alexey Navalny's memoir 'Patriot' set for October release

Entitled "Patriot," the book is set for release on October 22 in multiple languages, including Russian.

2024-04-12T08:50:33.853638+00:00 IST

Ukraine president Zelenskyy says he will listen to Trump's ideas

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he would listen to former US President Donald Trump's ideas to end the war in Ukraine with "pleasure" but trod carefully around the issue, reported CNN.

2024-04-11T16:40:17.233069+00:00 IST

Legal pressures mount on Germany to cut aid to Israel

Last week, Berlin-based lawyers filed an 'urgent appeal' on behalf of Palestinians against the German government in a German court, according to a statement by the European Legal Support Center, a nonprofit aligned with the Palestinian solidarity movement.

2024-04-10T22:48:19.843346+00:00 IST

WUC demands German Councilor to raise human rights issues

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), in a joint letter to the Federal German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, urged him to raise the issue of Human rights situation and atrocities in Tibet, East Turkestan, Hong Kong, Southern Mongolia and China itself.

2024-04-10T17:49:32.940992+00:00 IST