Europe

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon announces to resign

Her move comes after coming under pressure over a stalled push toward independence and over transgender rights.

2023-02-16T00:07:32.313313+00:00 IST

Ukraine: UN appeals for USD 5.6 billion to help affected

The situation for many in Ukraine remains desperate, amid "relentless" shelling of civilian targets and infrastructure, said Griffiths.

2023-02-15T22:39:52.764017+00:00 IST

Proclamation of Tibetan Independence Day marked in Paris

Around 50 people participated in the protest demonstration where they shouted slogans demanding an end to Chinese rights violations in Tibet and freedom from China's control.

2023-02-15T12:40:37.007660+00:00 IST

Dutch jets intercept three Russian military planes near Poland

The incident comes just days after tensions heightened between Russia and NATO amid the Kremlin's war on Ukraine after a Russian missile came close to entering NATO member Romania's airspace.

2023-02-15T01:39:12.221698+00:00 IST

Swiss Parliament evacuated after man arrested with explosives

"The man who was stopped, who, according to current knowledge, drove to the Bundesplatz by car and went from there to the Bundeshaus, is being provisionally arrested. Medical investigations into his physical and mental condition are in progress," read the Berne Police statement.

2023-02-15T00:42:03.378278+00:00 IST

Macron reiterates hope India can help end Russia-Ukraine conflict

French President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated that India can help end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, noting that the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi can mobilize the world and help address "tremendous issues we have in front of us".

2023-02-14T17:08:10.753284+00:00 IST

Sunak welcomes Air India deal with Airbus and Rolls Royce

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated that the deal between Air India, Airbus and Rolls-Royce shows "sky's the limit" for the UK's aerospace sector.

2023-02-14T14:24:15.489317+00:00 IST

Erdogan faces major challenge as earthquake change election scene

For the first time in 20 years, Erdogan's political future is really on the line. He must now prove that he is a leader who can get things done and can mobilize effectively the machine of the state to provide relief to the affected people and help them rebuild their homes and their lives.

2023-02-13T01:21:45.602737+00:00 IST

Nikos Christodoulides elected as next President of Cyprus

With a clear foreign policy vision due to his diplomatic and government background, he is expected to set out priorities for Cyprus bilaterally and regionally amplifying its geostrategic role.

2023-02-13T00:25:36.273847+00:00 IST

Germany to issue emergency visas to Turkish, Syrian quake victims

"We want to allow Turkish or Syrian families in Germany to bring their close relatives from the disaster area to their homes without bureaucracy," added Faeser.

2023-02-12T01:10:05.218268+00:00 IST

Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia, targets energy infrastructure

Russian missile strikes targeted the energy infrastructure in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia on Friday morning, The Kyiv Independent reported citing Zaporizhzhia City Council Secretary Anatolii Kurtiev.

2023-02-10T08:01:39.830245+00:00 IST

NSA Ajit Doval calls on Russian Prez Vladimir Putin

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin and agreed to continue work towards implementing the India-Russia strategic partnership.

2023-02-09T09:33:57.949043+00:00 IST

UK announces new tranche of sanctions against Russia

James Cleverly said that Ukraine has demonstrated that it will not break under his "tyrannical invasion."

2023-02-09T02:44:59.812118+00:00 IST

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visits UK, meets PM Rishi Sunak

Zelenskyy said that Ukraine needs an air defence system as it continues to fight against hundreds of Iranian drones, and various missiles, including ballistic missiles, which hit the power grid and civilian facilities.

2023-02-09T00:55:22.798944+00:00 IST

Pope Francis to visit India next year

While addressing the presser, Francis said, "I think India will be next, next year. On 29 September I will go to Marseilles, and there is the possibility that I will fly to Mongolia from Marseilles, but it has not yet been decided. It's possible. I don't recall another one this year. Lisbon."

2023-02-06T11:52:14.102607+00:00 IST

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif reacts to Pervez Musharraf's demise

Taking to his official Twitter handle, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo wrote a verse in Arabia with the hashtag Pervez Musharraf.

2023-02-05T19:43:47.131915+00:00 IST

Eight people killed in avalanches in Austria

Authorities in Tyrol and Vorarlberg regions have said avalanche risks are high due to wind and snowfall.

2023-02-05T19:12:53.129553+00:00 IST

Northeast tourist attractions at Indian pavilion in Brussels

The Indian pavilion focused on attracting visitors to experience the Northeastern states of the country.

2023-02-05T17:06:54.228847+00:00 IST

Canada's decision to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs may irk China

Since 2017, Beijing has carried out a sweeping crackdown in the north-western Xinjiang region under the banner of counterterrorism, undertaking campaigns to forcibly assimilate the mostly Muslim ethnic minority group. Experts estimate that Chinese authorities have detained more than 1 million Uyghurs as part of the crackdown, holding them in centers and "re-education" camps and drawing international condemnation.

2023-02-05T06:49:34.025817+00:00 IST

UK PM Sunak to briefly join NSA dialogue between Doval, Barrow

As a special gesture, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will join the National Security Advisor (NSA) Dialogue 'for a while' between Ajit Doval and Tim Barrow in London.

2023-02-04T18:07:44.841774+00:00 IST

"Enforced disappearances continue in Pakistan's Sindh"

"The practice of enforced disappearance is still going on and hundreds and thousands of Sindhis, political workers, human rights activists have disappeared," Bhutto said during the CHRAPA side event on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Process in Pakistan.

2023-02-04T17:45:39.823770+00:00 IST