Europe

India, UK attend Defence Industry CEOs Roundtable

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his British counterpart Grant Shapps on Wednesday attended the India-UK Defence Industry CEOs Roundtable at Trinity House in London.

2024-01-10T13:00:19.583916+00:00 IST

UK to send Littoral Response Group to Indian Ocean Region

The UK has announced its plans to send its Littoral Response Group to the Indian Ocean Region later this year, with plans for the Carrier Strike Group to visit in 2025. Both will operate and train with Indian forces.

2024-01-10T12:01:39.238661+00:00 IST

India, UK want strong strategic relations: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said both India and the UK desire strong strategic relations and are working towards that.

2024-01-09T18:41:30.804939+00:00 IST

Rajnath Singh holds bilateral meeting with Grant Shapps

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a bilateral meeting with his UK counterpart Grant Shapps, discussed defence cooperation, security and also on enhancing defence industrial cooperation.

2024-01-09T15:05:03.650812+00:00 IST

Gabriel Attal to become France’s prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed 34-year-old Gabriel Attal to become the country's next prime minister. Attal will be the country's youngest prime minister since the founding of the French Fifth Republic in 1958, CNN reported.

2024-01-09T12:19:34.861806+00:00 IST

UK: Rajnath Singh given full ceremony Guard of Honour

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was on Tuesday given full ceremony Guard of Honour at the Horse Guards Parade grounds in London.

2024-01-09T11:40:21.391781+00:00 IST

Rajnath Singh arrives in UK; to discuss defence, security issues

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has arrived in the United Kingdom on Monday night.

2024-01-08T19:30:06.137163+00:00 IST

Baloch National Movement Germany Chapter stages demonstration

The Baloch National Movement Germany Chapter staged a demonstration on Saturday in solidarity with the long march for the families of Baloch missing persons.

2024-01-07T15:47:04.864775+00:00 IST

Canadian MP Gaheer meets UK MP Dhesi

The meeting took place in Slough, where both MPs engaged in discussions covering a wide array of political and global Sikh matters.

2024-01-04T15:33:00.363251+00:00 IST

Russia, Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners in biggest release

In the largest prisoner exchange, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, hundreds of prisoners of war were exchanged between Kyiv and Moscow on Wednesday.

2024-01-03T23:14:21.906786+00:00 IST

UK: In a first, police investigating virtual gang rape of girl

In what seems to be the first case of its kind, the British Police are investigating an alleged gang rape of a girl in a virtual reality game, New York Post reported.

2024-01-03T17:49:23.980187+00:00 IST

Snoop Dogg joins NBCUniversal to cover Paris 2024 Olympic Games

American rapper and actor Snoop Dogg will be a part of the NBCUniversal Olympic coverage crew in Paris in 2024, according to the International Olympic Committee.

2024-01-03T00:58:49.774846+00:00 IST

Crown Princess Mary to become Denmark's 1st Australian-born Queen

The final leg of Mary's journey, from Tasmania to the Danish throne, received an unexpected catalyst on New Year's Eve with the surprise abdication announcement by Queen Margrethe II.

2024-01-02T17:34:56.401618+00:00 IST

Airbus assures assistance to investigation of Japan plane crash

Airbus also have assured to provide technical assistance to the Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses (BEA) of France and to the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB), the agencies in charge of the investigation.

2024-01-02T16:53:55.889620+00:00 IST

Poland activates fighter jets amid intense Russia bombing

Amid intensified Russian bombardment in Ukraine, Poland has activated its fighter jets to protect its airspace, a week after one Russian missile crossed into the Polish territory, CNN reported on Tuesday.

2024-01-02T16:37:00.840897+00:00 IST

Russia's BRICS chairmanship begins;  aims to strengthen multilate

As Russia has begun the 2024 BRICS chairmanship, Russian President Vladimir Putin has emphasised that, under the motto "Strengthening Multilateralism for Equitable Global Development and Security," they will act precisely in this manner and focus on positive and constructive cooperation with all countries concerned.

2024-01-02T07:33:47.623699+00:00 IST

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of attacks on New Year’s Day

Amid escalating conflict, both Moscow and Kyiv blamed each other as several people were killed in different strikes in the Odesa region in Ukraine and Donetsk region --under Russian control after the war, Al Jazeera reported.

2024-01-01T07:52:44.808992+00:00 IST

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces abdication

During her annual New Year's Eve address shown on Danish television, Margrethe, 83, announced that she would be handing over the crown to her son, Crown Prince Frederik.

2023-12-31T23:31:59.203180+00:00 IST

"Arctic hugs and polar greetings to all": Kremlin critic Navalny

Despite being in a long jail sentence in Siberia, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said in his New Year message that he does not feel lonely and is in a "great" mood, but he still misses spending time with his family and friends in person, CNN reported.

2023-12-31T22:43:07.447070+00:00 IST

Flooded tunnels disrupt UK-Europe travel

Eurostar on Saturday cancelled all services connecting the UK to Europe due to flooded railway tunnels, disrupting travel plans for those heading from London to Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam for the New Year, CNN reported.

2023-12-31T08:22:00.289809+00:00 IST

Thousands protest in Serbia alleging election fraud

In the largest protest over this month's parliamentary and municipal elections, thousands of protesters have gathered in Serbia's capital, calling for the annulment of the results and accusing President Aleksandar Vucic's governing party of perpetrating an election fraud, according to Al Jazeera.

2023-12-30T23:21:25.733035+00:00 IST