Europe

WTO must contribute solutions to global economic challenges: DG

WTO economists said on April 5, that the volume of world merchandise trade is expected to grow by 1.7 per cent this year following 2.7 per cent growth in 2022.

2023-04-20T07:53:41.294543+00:00 IST

Crops seeds return from space to help feed warming world

To support these farmers and improve global food security, the IAEA and FAO, through their Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, sent seeds into space to explore the effects of cosmic radiation on speeding up natural, genetic adaptation of much needed crops. Their return to Earth paves the way for scientists to start analysing the results.

2023-04-20T07:43:55.111286+00:00 IST

Indian arrested in London on suspicion of funding terror

According to a US Treasury Department release, Sundar Nagarajan acted as Nazem Said Ahmad's primary international accountant, providing material support through his management of, and accounting for, businesses in Nazem Said Ahmad's network.

2023-04-20T05:33:31.499515+00:00 IST

Ind-UK Financial Markets Dialogue: Cross border payment discussed

At the meeting, UK and Indian participants provided updates on recent developments in their respective banking sectors, discussing banking trends and emerging vulnerabilities and risks in the sector. The scope for augmenting knowledge of Central Banking Digital Currency (CBDC) through mutual learning was explored. Participants discussed international developments regarding crypto assets, the importance of robust global approaches, and progress in delivering the G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-border Payments.

2023-04-19T18:08:59.041874+00:00 IST

UK calls for immediate end to fighting in Sudan

The United Kingdom on Wednesday called for an immediate end to the fighting and a lasting ceasefire in Sudan as the tensions continue to rise in the region, every passing day.

2023-04-19T16:43:11.094902+00:00 IST

51 pc Hindu parents report their child faced anti-Hindu hate

988 volunteered their anonymous insights. Then Freedom of Information (FOI) requests were sent to all public schools identified as having South Asian students via the Department for Education (DfE) census. The eligible parents were asked to share their incident reports of anti-Hindu bullying in school between 2017 and 2022.

2023-04-19T16:12:27.141624+00:00 IST

Patriot air defence systems arrive in Ukraine

Ukraine on Wednesday received Patriot air defence systems, Kyiv's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov informed through Twitter, saying the Ukrainian skies have now become more "secure."

2023-04-19T13:29:53.424542+00:00 IST

Russia launches drone attack on Odesa

Civilian infrastructure has been hit as Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported referring to the local authorities.

2023-04-19T11:15:10.278243+00:00 IST

France exposes West's divide over deterrence against China

In spite of the importance of Taiwan for the world, politically, economically, and technologically, French President Emmanuel Macron in his interview with Politico said, "The question Europeans need to answer..... is it in our interest to accelerate (a crisis) on Taiwan? No. The worst thing would be to think that we Europeans must become followers on this topic and take our cue from the US agenda and a Chinese overreaction."

2023-04-19T07:51:15.803326+00:00 IST

European Parliament adopts key laws to reach 2030 climate target

The reform of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) was adopted with 413 votes in favour to 167 against and 57 abstentions.

2023-04-18T22:04:54.385630+00:00 IST

Tibetans urge BBC to "provide genuine coverage" on the Dalai Lama

A group of former leaders of the Tibetan Community in Britain to the BBC's Portfolio Head of Audiences, Digital on April 16, in the joint letter, stated, "As a world-class public-funded media broadcasting house, we were deeply dismayed that the BBC would give so much heed to a few seconds of ill-intentioned "doctored" viral footage, clearly masterminded by CCP agents with the object of defaming our spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama."

2023-04-18T02:28:22.608630+00:00 IST

Putin hails Russia's broad ties with China

Putin in his opening remarks said: "Development of relations between our two nations is going well in all areas, in the economy, social, cultural and educational sectors, and in military departments."

2023-04-16T23:29:12.479149+00:00 IST

MoS Lekhi join yoga session organised by Indian Embassy in Zagreb

"Joined a yoga session organised by the Indian embassy along with the Indian community & the Friends of India in Zagreb this morning. Impressed by their enthusiasm. Happy to see India-Croatia relations growing & Indian spiritual wisdom contributing to peace, harmony and happiness," tweeted Lekhi.

2023-04-16T15:42:15.466893+00:00 IST

French President Macron signs pension reform into law

French President Emmanuel Macron, despite severe protests across the country, has signed a pension bill into law o raise the country's retirement age by two years, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.

2023-04-16T01:31:40.436636+00:00 IST

Death toll climbs to 11 from Russian missile attack in Sloviansk

The death toll from a Russian missile strike that hit Ukraine's Sloviansk on Friday has climbed to 11, New York Times reported.

2023-04-16T01:07:48.635921+00:00 IST

Poland to 'temporarily' prohibit food imports from Ukraine

In an effort to support its farmers, who claim they are losing a lot of money as a result of an oversupply of Ukrainian grain on the market, the Polish government announced it will temporarily forbid grain and other food imports from Ukraine, according to Al Jazeera.

2023-04-16T01:07:29.166502+00:00 IST

Germany to give early end to nuclear age, shut last reactors down

Taking an exit from atomic power, Germany is set to shut down its last three nuclear reactors in order to manage the energy crisis caused by the Ukraine conflict, Al Jazeera reported.

2023-04-15T23:39:09.572415+00:00 IST

Khalistan supporters in UK creating security challenges

Khalistani supporters have been propagating an ideology and a set of conspiracy theory narratives that encourage Sikhs in Britain to believe they are under relentless attack and thus violence is justified in "self-defence".

2023-04-15T17:49:22.181724+00:00 IST

Many countries to fail to meet 2030 education targets: UN Report

The paper "Can countries afford their national SDG4 benchmarks?" by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was written as input for the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

2023-04-15T14:57:41.679957+00:00 IST

Russian missile strike in Ukraine's Sloviansk claims 8 lives

At least 8 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on Friday that hit a residential area in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, Al Jazeera reported citing authorities.

2023-04-15T00:26:00.612384+00:00 IST

Macron, Leyen China visit fractured united European front

French President, Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President, Ursula Von Der Leyen's recent China visit may have muddied the waters by not providing a united European strategic approach to the China-Taiwan situation.

2023-04-14T18:29:27.034586+00:00 IST