Europe

Appeals Court rules UK's Rwanda deportation plan "unalwful"

In a three-judge decision, the Court of Appeals overturned a High Court decision that previously ruled that Rwanda could be considered a safe third country to send refugees.

2023-06-29T14:49:13.603536+00:00 IST

Aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen, says WHO

Aspartame is used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum and some snapple drinks. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm will list it as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time in July, according to two sources with knowledge of the process.

2023-06-29T12:07:00.901862+00:00 IST

Activists raise concern over persecution of ethnic minorities

They raised concern over the gross human rights violations committed by Pakistan against Baloch, Sindhi and the Pashtuns, and against the Uyghur Muslims by China.

2023-06-29T10:27:36.739446+00:00 IST

Paris: 150 people arrested as protests continue on second night

President Emmanuel Macron has called the violence against police stations, schools, and town halls "unjustifiable."

2023-06-29T09:42:05.642806+00:00 IST

UKPNP chief voices abuse of religious minorities in PoK, China

Interfaith International organised a symposium on Freedom of Religion Human Rights and Politics on Wednesday.

2023-06-29T08:06:09.886180+00:00 IST

Paris: Protests intensify after teen shot dead by police

The teenager, identified as Nal, was killed after being stopped for a traffic violation in the Paris suburb town of Nanterre on Tuesday, and the officer who is accused of shooting him was taken to jail.

2023-06-29T05:54:16.028915+00:00 IST

New research identifies revolutionary healthcare AI applications

new World Economic Forum report released today highlights the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and the importance of public-private collaboration in driving its global adoption.

2023-06-28T07:56:13.406966+00:00 IST

Four killed in Russian missile strike in Ukraine's Kramatorsk

At least four people, including a child, were killed and several others were injured on Tuesday evening when a Russian missile struck a bustling location in the middle of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine, reported CNN citing local authorities.

2023-06-27T22:46:18.510715+00:00 IST

Wagner Chief Prigozhin is in Belarus, says President Lukashenko

Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has reached Belarus, according to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, reported CNN.

2023-06-27T20:47:49.551135+00:00 IST

Russia drops "armed mutiny" criminal charges against Wagner chief

An amnesty for the Wagner fighters who participated in the mutiny was part of a deal brokered on Saturday by Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko between Prigozhin and Russian President Vladimir Putin that brought an end to the war and also avoided the possible bloodshed in the country.

2023-06-27T16:37:03.039186+00:00 IST

UAE Ambassador attends Hungarian President's meeting

Al Shamsi stressed the importance of participation in the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will be held in Expo City Dubai in November, to promote global climate action.

2023-06-27T15:17:33.749921+00:00 IST

Tourist carves his girlfriend's name into Rome's Colosseum

Italy's culture minister is calling for the man to be "identified and sanctioned."

2023-06-27T06:47:36.575786+00:00 IST

EU foreign ministers allocate over 3 bn euro for military aid

The European Union (EU) council on Monday said that the EU Foreign Ministers allocate money for arms supply to Ukraine, according to the Russian News Agency TASS.

2023-06-27T03:36:29.580664+00:00 IST

"Any attempt to cause internal turmoil in Russia doomed to fail"

The rebellion by armed mercenaries on Saturday lasted less than 24 hours.

2023-06-26T23:20:19.114545+00:00 IST

Wagner group armed mutiny: Know all that transpired

In a major turn of events in the ongoing rebellion against Russia by the Wagner group, a criminal case was opened against the Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin on Monday, despite earlier claims by Kremlin that the charges against the group will be dropped.

2023-06-26T17:15:25.065168+00:00 IST

Attack on Ukraine shows Putin made big strategic mistake: NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, on Monday, said that the events that took place in Russia over the weekend demonstrate that President Vladimir Putin made a big strategic mistake.

2023-06-26T16:38:21.401168+00:00 IST

Criminal case opened against Wagner Chief: Russia's FSS

"Amid the seriousness of the situation and the threat of escalation of confrontation in the Russian Federation the FSB has opened a criminal case into the fact of a call for an armed rebellion on the part of Yevgeny Prigozhin," it said.

2023-06-26T13:06:19.511050+00:00 IST

Has Erdogan really replaced "Erdoganomics"?

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, having succeeded in getting re-elected for a third time as Turkey's President, in the face of the big economic crisis plaguing his country, has given some indications that he may replace his unorthodox economic policies, dubbed by prestigious foreign media as "Erdoganomics", with orthodox economics.

2023-06-26T01:29:52.254217+00:00 IST

One killed, 9 wounded after roller coaster derails in Sweden

One person was killed and several others sustained injuries after a roller coaster derailed at the Grona Lund amusement park in the Swedish capital of Stockholm on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported, citing TT News Agency.

2023-06-26T00:22:17.252486+00:00 IST

Kyriakos Mitsotakis wins second term as Greek PM

The leader of Greece's centre-right New Democracy party, Mitsotakis, 55, emerged victorious with more power as his party registered resounding victory in Sunday's elections.

2023-06-25T23:07:56.256025+00:00 IST