Europe

Heading to G20 with clear focus: UK PM

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday said that he is heading to the G20 Summit set to be held under India's Presidency with a clear focus.

2023-09-08T08:26:11.073530+00:00 IST

More than 800 people rescued after severe floods in Greece

More than 800 people have been rescued over the past two days from severe floods in Greece, local officials said. This comes after extreme rainfall turned streets into deadly rivers, tore down buildings and bridges and left whole villages submerged, CNN reported.

2023-09-07T17:59:04.188328+00:00 IST

"India’s G20 presidency highly ambitious one"

British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis on Thursday said India’s G20 presidency has been a highly ambitious one and has dealt with issues like disaster resilient infrastructure, global health, and global food chains.

2023-09-07T16:18:31.404357+00:00 IST

Heatwaves worsen air quality and pollution: WMO

The 2023 WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, the third in an annual series, puts the spotlight on heatwaves to draw attention to the fact that it is not just high temperatures which are a hazard, but also the impacts of resulting pollution which are often overlooked but are just as pernicious.

2023-09-06T15:53:02.048330+00:00 IST

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv 

He is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, from whom he can expect a firsthand report of Ukraine's efforts to regain the region around Bakhmut.

2023-09-06T11:46:39.029213+00:00 IST

Greece faces 'extreme weather phenomenon’

Greece has been facing an "extreme weather phenomenon" as the nation is lashed with torrential rains resulting in flooded homes and businesses, CNN reported.

2023-09-06T08:37:16.122942+00:00 IST

Britain’s second-biggest city declares itself bankrupt

Birmingham City Council, which provides services to more than a million people, submitted a Section 114 notice on Tuesday, suspending all expenditures from those for essential services.

2023-09-06T06:21:29.766673+00:00 IST

New attacks on Ukraine very close to NATO-member Romania’s border

“We had attacks … which were verified at 800 metres [2,600 feet] from our border. So very, very close,” Iohannis told a joint news conference with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.

2023-09-06T05:35:26.371790+00:00 IST

France reportedly in talks with Niger about withdrawal of troops

Nicolas Normand, a former French ambassador to Mali and Senegal, confirmed the information to Al Jazeera, stating that, in accordance with his sources, negotiations to "partially" evacuate soldiers between the French and Niger forces were in progress.

2023-09-06T03:36:46.169772+00:00 IST

“Anti-Hindu hatred abhorrent, has no place in our communities”

UK Minister for Local Government, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Lee Rowley on Monday said “anti-Hindu hatred is abhorrent and has no place in our communities”.

2023-09-05T17:36:57.167371+00:00 IST

Spain: Two dead after heavy rain triggers flash floods 

Two people lost their lives after a flash flood triggered following heavy rains in Spain, reported Al Jazeera.

2023-09-04T16:54:10.714032+00:00 IST

Israel President Issac Herzog visits Slovakia

He was received by Slovakia’s President Zuzana Caputova in a state ceremony at the Grassalkovich Palace, ahead of a bilateral diplomatic meeting.

2023-09-04T15:37:21.377061+00:00 IST

World Sindhi Congress stands against cruelty on Sindhi people

The violence against Sindhi Hindus started from the inception of Pakistan when 80 per cent of them were coerced to leave their motherland of thousands of years and the process never stopped.

2023-09-04T13:23:22.357837+00:00 IST

Fire at oil depot in Russia’s St Petersburg extinguished

A fire burning at an oil depot in Russia’s St. Petersburg has been extinguished, the Russian Emergency Ministry said on Telegram, after dozens of firefighters were called to the scene, CNN reported.

2023-09-04T11:56:10.036359+00:00 IST

Ahead of Putin-Erdogan talks, Russia attacks Ukraine grain port

“17 drones were shot down by our air defence forces,” Kiper wrote on Telegram, adding, “But, unfortunately, there are also hits. In several settlements of Izmail district, warehouses and production buildings, agricultural machinery and equipment of industrial enterprises were damaged.”

2023-09-04T07:20:59.677333+00:00 IST

Ukraine Prez nominates Rustem Umerov as new defence minister

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy nominated Rustem Umerov as the country's new Defence Minister, replacing Oleksii Reznikov, saying the ministry needs "new approaches" as the war with Russia enters its 19th month.

2023-09-03T23:27:57.493193+00:00 IST

Communities come together as Shobha Yatra organised in London

The 23rd Shobha Yatra was organised in London by Shree Ram Mandir, Southall on Sunday. The procession was attended by people in thousands.

2023-09-03T16:41:01.266599+00:00 IST

Ukraine's business tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky arrested in fraud case

Ukraine's powerful business tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky has been arrested in a fraud and money laundering investigation on Saturday.

2023-09-03T11:33:32.675195+00:00 IST

Vladimir Putin to meet Turkish counterpart Erdogan on September 4

Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media persons on Friday, “It is true that the talks will be held on Monday. They will be in Sochi in the middle of the day.”

2023-09-02T02:04:06.247964+00:00 IST

Mohamed Al-Fayed, billionaire former Harrods owner, dies at 94

“Mrs Mohamed Al Fayed, her children and grandchildren wish to confirm that her beloved husband, their father and their grandfather, Mohamed, has passed away peacefully of old age on Wednesday August 30, 2023,” the family statement, which was released by Fulham FC on Friday, said.

2023-09-02T02:02:19.269805+00:00 IST

Russia’s new missile system Satan II is now operational

The Sarmat will replace Soviet-era Voevoda missiles, known by the NATO designation SS-18 "Satan," in Russia's strategic arsenal. As the SS-18's successor, the Sarmat has been nicknamed "Satan II" in the West.

2023-09-02T01:04:25.072206+00:00 IST