Europe

Black cloth draped over British PM Rishi Sunak's private mansion

Five people were arrested after climate activists draped a black cloth over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's private mansion in a protest against the policy to "max out" the UK's oil and gas resources in the North Sea, reported CNN on Thursday.

2023-08-04T10:25:27.688074+00:00 IST

Greece PM offers free Rhodes vacation for travellers

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is offering a “do-over” for travellers whose trip to the holiday island of Rhodes was cancelled or cut short due to the country's wildfires, CNN reported.

2023-08-04T10:12:30.970950+00:00 IST

Russia says it repelled Ukrainian drone attacks on Crimea

According to Russian Defence Ministry, two uncrewed boats targeted the Novorossiysk naval base in Krasnodar province.

2023-08-04T08:11:20.743942+00:00 IST

NATO cause of aggravation of Kyiv crisis: Chinese envoy to Russia

Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is the major cause of the aggravation of the Ukrainian crisis.

2023-08-03T17:09:35.469552+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of intending “global catastrophe”

Hitting out at Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the attacks on Odesa port infrastructure showed Moscow’s intention of creating a “global catastrophe”, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday.

2023-08-03T04:14:39.723362+00:00 IST

Rape suspect who tried to fake his death can be extradited to US

Sheriff Norman McFadyen told Edinburgh Sheriff Court that Rossi’s extradition “would be compatible with the Convention rights within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998.”

2023-08-02T19:06:25.110414+00:00 IST

Russia kicks off its naval drills in Baltic Sea

After the drills, combat ships will make inter-fleet passages to their permanent naval bases, while aircraft will return to their home airfields

2023-08-02T15:57:42.774855+00:00 IST

'Nuclear generation supplies one-quarter of clean electricity'

The World Nuclear Association's 2023 report revealed that globally, the world's nuclear reactors generated more than 2500 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity for the sixth year running in 2022

2023-08-02T15:06:00.398006+00:00 IST

Belarusian Airline to launch direct Minsk-Delhi-Minsk flights

The flight program starts from one weekly frequency with the departure from Minsk on Fridays (from Delhi – on Saturdays). From September 20, the schedule will include a second flight per week with the departure from Minsk on Wednesdays (from Delhi – on Thursdays), according to a release by the Belarusian Embassy in India.

2023-08-02T08:22:51.446653+00:00 IST

Russian drone strikes damages port infrastructure in Odesa

The port and industrial infrastructure of the Odesa region were damaged after Kyiv met with a barrage of drone attacks in the early hours of Wednesday, CNN reported citing the head of the Ukrainian regional military administration, Oleh Kiper.

2023-08-02T06:18:23.325380+00:00 IST

Russia says Ukraine launched three drones towards Moscow

According to the statement, a third drone was intercepted and lost control before crashing into non-residential buildings complex in Moscow. The drone struck the same building that was hit in Ukrainian drone strikes on Sunday.

2023-08-01T15:36:02.272975+00:00 IST

France to evacuate its citizens from coup-hit Niger

French Foreign Ministry on Tuesday announced that it is preparing to evacuate its citizens and people of European nations who wish to leave Niger, days after President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by members of his presidential guard.

2023-08-01T13:13:42.940332+00:00 IST

'40 pc countries now have smoke-free indoor public places'

A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report has highlighted that 5.6 billion people, 71 per cent of the world’s population, are now protected with at least one best practice policy to help save lives from deadly tobacco, five times more than in 2007.

2023-08-01T10:05:04.171428+00:00 IST

UK: Kashmiri delegation meets British MP

The members also highlighted the discriminatory practices that prevent Kashmiris from participating in elections unless they pledge allegiance to Pakistan.

2023-08-01T08:28:47.172513+00:00 IST

UNESCO recommends delaying decision on placing Great Barrier Reef on list of "in danger" World Heritage sites

UNESCO has recommended delaying a decision to place the Great Barrier Reef on a list of "in danger" World Heritage sites, but has emphasised it remains under "serious threat" from climate change and pollution, ABC News reported.

2023-08-01T07:48:51.355362+00:00 IST

Death toll in Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih attack rises to six

The death toll has risen to six in Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih attack that also left at least 75 injured, Al Jazeera reported citing the officials.

2023-07-31T23:57:08.984266+00:00 IST

Germany suspends financial aid to Niger, halt cooperation

At a press conference, a representative of the German foreign ministry said that all direct assistance payments to the Nigerian central government will be halted until further notice.

2023-07-31T18:07:07.921675+00:00 IST

Kremlin 'very closely' monitoring situation in Niger,

Peskov said that Kremlin is monitoring the situation in Niger very closely. He further said that what was happening in Niger was of serious concern to all participants in the Russia-Africa summit held in St Petersburg.

2023-07-31T15:13:04.273290+00:00 IST

4 killed in Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih missile strike

At least four people have been reported to be dead in the missile strike, launched by Russia at the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Monday, the country's emergency services said on Monday.

2023-07-31T13:30:10.867322+00:00 IST

India hands over humanitarian aid to Ukraine

“Ambassador Harsh Jain handed over humanitarian aid comprising sleeping bags, blankets & tents to Shyroke Village Council & Zaporizhzhia Geriatric Boarding House in the presence of Yuriy Malashko, Head of Zaporizhzhia state administration,” the Indian Embassy in Ukraine tweeted on Monday.

2023-07-31T09:36:25.239951+00:00 IST

Ukrainian drone attacks local police station in Russia

A Ukrainian drone has attacked a local police station in the Trubchevsky District of Russia's Bryansk Region, country's regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz said on his Telegram channel, TASS reported.

2023-07-31T07:53:20.132700+00:00 IST