Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: Massive shelling, drone strikes in Belgorod

Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of Russia's Belgorod region, said there was more shelling of a border area later Wednesday, which he blamed on Ukrainian forces.

2023-05-31T23:24:45.770416+00:00 IST

Netherlands: BNM protests against Pakistan's nuclear weapons

The protesters held placards and banners with slogans against Pakistan's nuclear weapons and the devastating effects of the tests on the Baloch people and the environment. The protesters also condemned the human rights violations by the Pakistani army in Balochistan.

2023-05-31T08:23:12.351480+00:00 IST

"Time is now for Sweden to join NATO": Antony Blinken

On Tuesday, the senior US diplomat said Sweden has been eligible to join NATO "from day one" and has made considerable steps to address Turkey's "legitimate" security concerns. He was speaking alongside Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

2023-05-30T21:30:40.707262+00:00 IST

1 killed, 2 injured in attack on shelter for evacuees in Russia

One person was killed while two others sustained injuries after Ukrainian troops shelled a shelter for evacuated citizens in southwestern Russia's Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said, reported TASS on Tuesday.

2023-05-30T20:16:38.987437+00:00 IST

Ukraine denies involvement with alleged drone attack in Russia

Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak in a conversation with a YouTube channel said, "Of course, we enjoy watching and predicting an increase in attacks. But of course, we have nothing to do directly with it."

2023-05-30T17:49:21.942152+00:00 IST

UAE participates in Czech Republic Defence Industry Exhibition

A group of UAE defence sector companies participated in the International Defence and Security Technologies Fair, which was being held in the Czech Republic, on the sidelines of the visit of a high-level delegation headed by Ahmed Al Sayegh, Minister of State, to the country, with the aim of expanding bilateral cooperation between the two countries in various areas of common interest.

2023-05-30T09:34:59.863710+00:00 IST

Free Balochistan Movement holds protests against Pak nuke tests

The Free Balochistan Movement activists and members of the Baloch community gathered outside of the central station of Hanover in Germany, 10 Downing Street in London and Dam Square in the Netherlands to hold protest against Pakistan's nuclear tests in Balochistan which were conducted on 28 May 1998.

2023-05-30T08:11:46.379024+00:00 IST

Kosovo: 25 NATO soldiers injured in clashes with Serb protesters

KFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo, condemned the violence that broke out on Monday after ethnic Albanian mayors took office in the Serb-majority region of northern Kosovo following elections boycotted by the Serbs.

2023-05-30T00:46:17.711528+00:00 IST

Tourist boat capsizes in Italy's Lake Maggiore, kills four

Four people have been killed in northern Italy after a tourist boat capsized in northern Italy's Lake Maggiore, reported CNN citing the country's fire service on Monday.

2023-05-29T18:13:02.957216+00:00 IST

Kyiv breathes sigh of relief after air raid warning ended

Serhii Popko, head of Kyiv city military administration, said, "Only 6 hours after the night attack, the aggressor country launched another missile attack on Kyiv. Preliminarily, the enemy used ballistic missiles."

2023-05-29T12:29:15.454594+00:00 IST

Baloch hold anti-Pak protests in Germany against nuclear test

Baloch political activists organised anti-Pakistan protests in Germany to observe May 28 as Black Day against the Pakistani nuclear tests in Balochistan.

2023-05-29T11:17:25.060347+00:00 IST

High-level UAE delegation visits Czech Republic

The delegation included Saeed Mubarak Al Hajri, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs; Abdullah Al Mazrouei, President of the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and a large number of senior representatives from ministries and companies from the public and private sectors.

2023-05-29T08:43:30.122436+00:00 IST

UAE-Czech Business Forum convened to discuss joint cooperation

Al Sayegh praised the depth of UAE-Czech economic relations, highlighting the UAE's status as one of the largest economic partners to the Czech Republic, as non-oil trade exchange exceeded US$ 1 billion in 2022. He also noted the marked growth in Czech investment in the UAE.

2023-05-29T08:08:30.956779+00:00 IST

Russia launches largest drone attack of Ukraine conflict on Kyiv

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said a 41-year-old man died following the attacks while falling drone debris at a gas station injured a 35-year-old woman.

2023-05-28T21:51:49.589623+00:00 IST

FIA President meets with President of FIFA

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said, "It was great to meet with President Infantino at the Monaco Grand Prix and tour our Race Control today. We discussed the growing collaboration between our organisations on sporting governance. We also discussed how we can share learnings on stewarding and refereeing from the FIA's Remote Operations Centre in Geneva and using the football Video Assistant Referee system."

2023-05-28T19:07:27.759696+00:00 IST

Putin orders border security for fast movement into Ukraine

Speaking on the occasion of Border Guards Day, Putin said, "Securing the border in close proximity to the field of operations is a separate and very important task. At the same time, it is vitally important to ensure fast movement of both military and civil vehicles and cargoes, including food, humanitarian aid, and construction materials on their way to new constituent entities of the Russian Federation - the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, and the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions."

2023-05-28T09:47:47.244740+00:00 IST

Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

The Defence ministers of Russia and Belarus, Sergey Shoigu and Viktor Khrenin, respectively signed the documents on Thursday defining the procedures for storing Russian nuclear weapons at a special storage facility on Belarusian territory, the Belarusian Defense Ministry reported.

2023-05-26T05:41:37.970242+00:00 IST

Germany falls into recession as consumers spend less: Report

Europe's largest economy's output dropped 0.3 per cent in the first three months of the year, following a 0.5 per cent contraction at the end of 2022, official data showed on Thursday.

2023-05-25T20:34:51.917973+00:00 IST

London: Car crashes into Downing street gates, man arrested

The police also said that the man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving.

2023-05-25T16:13:03.589876+00:00 IST

NCM participates in World Meteorological Congress

Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Jarman, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva, delivered a keynote address reiterating the UAE's full support for the Early Warning Systems for All Initiative.

2023-05-23T17:10:16.145480+00:00 IST

Greek PM wins election, but fails to reach majority

With most of the votes, Mitsotak's New Democracy party was 40.83 per cent of the votes, ahead of the left-wing Syriza party of Alexis Tsipras, which had 20.1 per cent.

2023-05-22T08:14:11.793037+00:00 IST