Europe

UN rights body calls for end of hostilities in residential areas

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday raised concerns over the ongoing violence in Sudan and said that the hostilities should end from the residential areas of Sudan.

2023-04-28T17:27:37.765974+00:00 IST

Tibet Support Rally organised in Milan

The local Tibet community in Milan organised a solidarity and support rally for the Dalai Lama in view of the recent controversy.

2023-04-28T16:25:49.155937+00:00 IST

UAE to host WTO Parliamentary Conference next year

The UAE's hosting of the international event underscores the ongoing cooperation and partnership between the FNC and the IPU and continues the UAE's diplomatic successes at international parliamentary events

2023-04-28T16:00:48.869501+00:00 IST

Greece: Multinational Air Exercise INIOCHOS-23 picks up pace

"#ExINIOCHOS. The multinational exercise being held at Andravida Air Base, Greece picks up pace. Coming days will see #IAF undertaking complex aerial drills with other partner nations," the Indian Air Force tweeted on Thursday.

2023-04-28T14:06:55.375988+00:00 IST

BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigns over loan to former UK PM

Richard Sharp, the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) chairman, resigned on Friday after it was discovered that he had concealed his role in helping to arrange a loan of roughly USD1 million for former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, according to CNN.

2023-04-28T10:58:55.457285+00:00 IST

"My daughter made her husband Prime Minister," UK PM Sunak's MIL

In the video which was captured in India, Sudha can be heard saying: "I made my husband a businessman. My daughter made her husband Prime Minister of the UK."

2023-04-28T04:00:07.263852+00:00 IST

Tibetans in Netherlands held protest against China

Demonstrators included members of the Tibetans Support Group and the Tibetan community, who led a demonstration in front of the Chinese Embassy on April 25, 2023, in Hague on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the 11th Panchem Lama.

2023-04-28T03:42:50.071814+00:00 IST

China harass, intimidate its minorities in Netherlands

Tsering Jampa, Secretary, Tibet Support Group enquired whether the Chinese police stations had been closed in the Netherlands.

2023-04-28T02:29:25.041508+00:00 IST

"Vocational training programmes threaten Tibetan identity"

"Hundreds of thousands of Tibetans have reportedly been 'transferred' from their traditional rural lives to low-skilled and low-paid employment since 2015, through a programme described as voluntary, but in practice their participation has reportedly been coerced," the UN experts said.

2023-04-27T13:28:28.315860+00:00 IST

UK report raises concern over presence of pro-Khalistan elements

The Bloom Review, an independent report commissioned by former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has called on the British government to address the issue urgently and safeguard most of the Sikhs in the UK who do not support the extremist ideology.

2023-04-27T07:36:02.993757+00:00 IST

India, UK sign agreement to collaborate on science and innovation

The memorandum of understanding signed between the two nations on research will enable quicker, deeper collaboration on science between the two science powerhouses that will drive economic growth, create skilled jobs and improve lives in two nations and worldwide.

2023-04-27T06:18:55.291351+00:00 IST

3 Russian military aircraft intercepted over Baltic Sea

"Reconnaissance aircraft intercepted. Germany and UK #Eurofighter have been alerted to identify 3 military machines. The two SU-27 flankers and one IL-20 from Russia flew again without a transponder signal in international airspace over the Baltic Sea," tweeted Team Luftwaffe.

2023-04-26T08:47:15.129785+00:00 IST

IAF warriors take part in Exercise Orion 23 in France

The multinational wargame codenamed Orion is being hosted by France involving many of its NATO and other important allies.

2023-04-26T03:11:29.806246+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy says one killed, 10 others injured in Kupiansk

Zelenskyy shared a video of a damaged building spilling rubble and debris onto the street.

2023-04-25T14:53:28.257598+00:00 IST

UK to set out country's multifaceted approach to China

In the evening speech in London, the UK Foreign Secretary will say that the UK should continue to engage robustly and constructively with China on issues ranging from climate change to trade and investment.

2023-04-25T13:18:03.279170+00:00 IST

Dal Khalsa promoting Khalistan supporters in Europe

"Dal Khalsa is doing a lot of heavy lifting for the Khalistan movement in Europe. It's a blatant lie to say they aren't instrumental to the leadership of the movement. Their open ties to #Pakistan and their radicalism are the issues. Would you agree?" he tweeted.

2023-04-25T08:25:04.499051+00:00 IST

Trade in medicinal, pharma products reached new peak in 2022: EU

Exports increased from EUR 50 billion in 2002 to EUR 287 billion in 2022. Compared with 2021 (EUR 235 billion), the 2022 total represented an increase of 22 per cent. Imports rose from EUR 32 billion to EUR 112 billion between 2002 to 2022, rising almost 12 per cent from 2021 (EUR 100 billion) to 2022.

2023-04-25T07:35:48.093208+00:00 IST

UK coordinating with its nationals for evacuation from Sudan

The British Government will support the departure of British passport holders from Sudan from April 25 on a prioritised basis.

2023-04-25T07:03:38.822350+00:00 IST

India's meteoric rise could transform world

New Delhi is watching the world's shifting balance of power with no small amount of satisfaction, heads of state and senior company executives from across the globe are wooing India.

2023-04-25T06:38:21.812301+00:00 IST

London webinar highlights Chinese excesses on Tibetans

London-based NGO The Democracy Forum held a virtual debate - titled 'Seventy-two years of Chinese colonial rule in Tibet' - to coincide with a visit to the UK by Penpa Tsering, Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration.

2023-04-25T05:24:15.745577+00:00 IST

EU Council adopts new rules on pay transparency

Under the pay transparency directive, EU companies will be required to share information about how much they pay women and men for work of equal value and take action if their gender pay gap exceeds 5 per cent.

2023-04-24T15:37:56.276966+00:00 IST