Europe

India will be third largest economy by 2027-28: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday while addressing the Indian diaspora community in France said that India will become the third-largest economy by 2027.

2023-04-10T19:42:15.252721+00:00 IST

Police reviewing security at Indian High Commission: UK

The spokesperson also said that both UK and India are committed to delivering an ambitious and mutually beneficial Foreign Trade Agreement and concluded the latest round of trade talks last month.

2023-04-10T19:01:09.555612+00:00 IST

Rescuers find two bodies after building collapses in Marseille

Rescuers have found two bodies in the rubble of a building that collapsed in France's Marseille.

2023-04-10T03:42:18.498071+00:00 IST

EU shouldn't follow US or China on Taiwan: French President

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for the European Union to implement its stated policy of "strategic autonomy" and argued the bloc could become a "third pole" alongside China and the US and reiterated that the EU shouldn't follow US or China on Taiwan.

2023-04-09T22:53:44.621561+00:00 IST

Pope Francis urges peace in Ukraine, decries Middle East violence

Pope Francis in his Easter address at the Vatican on Sunday prayed for both Russians and Ukrainians and called for a resumption of dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, reported DW News.

2023-04-09T22:35:01.320601+00:00 IST

Boat carrying 400 people adrift between Malta and Greece

Support service Alarm Phone tweeted its concerns, saying it had received a call from the boat, which departed from Tobruk in Libya. While German NGO Sea-Water International said those on board were in "imminent danger of death" and called on the EU to act.

2023-04-09T20:46:20.852138+00:00 IST

Four killed in avalanche in the French Alps

The incident happened in the middle of the day at the Armancette glacier, at the altitude of around 3,500 meters (11,500 feet). The glacier is located in the Haute-Savoie region, some 30 kilometres (almost 20 miles) southwest of Chamonix.

2023-04-09T19:29:22.844680+00:00 IST

Up to 10 people trapped under rubble in Marseille

According to Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan, the cause of the collapse is believed to be a violent explosion that occurred at around 12:30 am local time. Further investigations are ongoing.

2023-04-09T16:27:43.809391+00:00 IST

Hamburg residents warned of smoke after warehouse fire

As per a video circulating on social media, the warehouse engulfed in flames early on Sunday morning with smoke billowing into the sky.

2023-04-09T14:42:54.930082+00:00 IST

Int'l Trade Union Confederation calls WBG, IMF

In a statement to the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and its Global Unions partners are calling for the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to overhaul the multilateral system and take bold action to ensure a new social contract for a sustainable recovery.

2023-04-09T14:06:37.247646+00:00 IST

British PM Sunak to meet US President Biden in Northern Ireland

Notably, the US president's visit comes amid a heightened terror threat in Northern Ireland, and with power-sharing in Stormont still on hold because of post-Brexit tensions.

2023-04-09T01:33:30.249994+00:00 IST

Benchmark for world food commodity prices fall in March

The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged 126.9 points in March 2023, down 2.1 per cent from the previous month and 20.5 per cent below its peak level of March 2022.

2023-04-08T22:22:14.225703+00:00 IST

Ukraine children back home after alleged deportation by Russia

The Save Ukraine charity said that 31 children illegally taken to Russia following the Russia-Ukraine war have been returned to their homeland.

2023-04-08T21:29:55.566365+00:00 IST

WHO insist China to share proper data on origin of COVID

"All hypotheses are on the table. That's WHO's position and that's why we have been asking China to be cooperative on this," he added.

2023-04-08T20:55:04.724937+00:00 IST

Italy to curtail Chinese influence over tyre maker Pirelli

Italian officials are currently discussing several options, as part of talks with Pirelli investors over the company's ownership structure as Sinochem is Pirelli's largest shareholder.

2023-04-07T23:56:12.560430+00:00 IST

LSE Student Union accepted bullying....happened: Indian student

In an exclusive interview with ANI, he said, "I approached the LSE Student Union to come out and help me but they turned a blind eye that this is not related to the election and it doesn't have any relation with any of the candidates. They accepted that the bullying and defamation happened.......they haven't come out with a public statement condemning this rather, they disqualified me from the campaign....."

2023-04-07T19:04:57.459833+00:00 IST

Italy's former PM Silvio Berlusconi diagnosed with leukemia

In a statement, the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan said that the 86-year-old politician's cancer is not serious and that he had carried the disease "for some time."

2023-04-06T18:02:57.510221+00:00 IST

Belgium Uyghur Association commemorates Baren revolution

The participants in the candlelight vigil displayed posters describing the Baren revolution that started as a peaceful protest on April 5, 1990, by the villagers in Baren township near Kashgar against the continued Chinese policy of forced assimilation and population control etc.

2023-04-06T03:42:59.275110+00:00 IST

Trade growth to slow to 1.7 pc in 2023: WTO

The WTO's trade projections, set out in the new "Global Trade Outlook and Statistics" report, estimate real global GDP growth at market exchange rates of 2.4 per cent for 2023. Projections for both trade and output growth are below the averages for the past 12 years of 2.6 per cent and 2.7 per cent respectively.

2023-04-05T16:53:58.751761+00:00 IST

Putin blames Washington's support to Ukraine for current conflict

Notably, over 70 people died during the 2014 Maidan protests, which were sparked by former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to scrap a trade deal with the European Union and instead turn toward Russia, according to CNN.

2023-04-05T15:28:38.932076+00:00 IST