Europe

British lawmaker Lord Alton urges BBC to review ads for China

British lawmaker Lord David Alton has urged the broadcaster to rethink its commercial decision, after an investigation by Deadline revealed that BBC StoryWorks is producing ads for at least 18 Chinese clients, including nine state-affiliated bodies.

2023-02-03T05:13:05.099766+00:00 IST

Russian missile strike in eastern Ukraine's Kramatorsk kills 3

The conflict between Moscow and Kyiv continues to escalate as in the latest, a Russian missile strike in Eastern Ukraine's city of Kramatorsk killed 3 people, CNN reported citing Police officials.

2023-02-02T11:37:03.278572+00:00 IST

PoK: Pakistan's cosmetic reforms in name of political empowerment

In the name of political empowerment, successive Pakistani governments have only given cosmetic reforms to the region. It is the Prime Minister-led Gilgit Baltistan council and not the GB Legislative Assembly that exercises de facto control over the region.

2023-02-02T07:18:35.360495+00:00 IST

Kashmiri activist Lone raise concern over civilian killing in J-K

"At a time, when J-K prepares for the upcoming elections under the new Constitution setup, we cannot afford to let terrorist activities go unquestioned. I also wish to alert the international community that the candidates in the upcoming elections are the next target of these terrorists," said Lone.

2023-02-02T05:59:45.599751+00:00 IST

Peshawar's blast: MQM Supremo Altaf Hussain questions Pak govt

Altaf Hussain said that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government has left the port city of Karachi on the mercy of terrorists and gangs of criminals.

2023-02-01T10:04:51.919783+00:00 IST

Unholy nexus of BBC, Chinese tech giant Huawei revealed: Report

BBC is still taking Huawei's money to fund its overseas journalism. A current employee, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Steerpike that they were 'shocked' that the BBC was still taking money from a company with such close ties to the Chinese state 'when it was us (the Corporation) who exposed the Chinese abuse in Uyghur camps last year.'

2023-02-01T09:03:23.877165+00:00 IST

China plans to use water as a weapon: Report

Water wars are conflicts that occur between countries, states, or groups over water resources, where water can be a trigger of conflict or even used as a weapon of war.

2023-02-01T06:14:01.284541+00:00 IST

Had a very useful interaction with Greek Foreign Minister: Lekhi

Meenakashi Lekhi and Nikos Dendias exchanged views on further promoting bilateral and international cooperation.

2023-01-31T08:37:13.208747+00:00 IST

Russian FM to take part in G20 foreign ministers' meet in Delhi

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will be taking part in the G2O Foreign Ministers' meeting in New Delhi from March 1-2, Russian news agency TASS reported citing Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko on Monday.

2023-01-30T18:21:47.728613+00:00 IST

Johnson claims Putin "threatened him with phone call"

According to the BBC documentary, Johnson said that the comment was made after he warned that the war would be an "utter catastrophe" during a "very long" call in February 2022.

2023-01-30T06:07:01.961526+00:00 IST

UK: Indian diaspora protests against BBC documentary on PM Modi

He said that the propaganda against PM Modi is based on a "total lie" and gave examples of various programmes and schemes of the government which benefitted the Muslims.

2023-01-29T14:29:43.072220+00:00 IST

Indo-German parliamentary group to visit India from Jan 28-Feb 4

In addition to bilateral relations and geopolitical issues, the content should also deal with energy supply, the economic and social situation and the position of minorities, especially religious minorities.

2023-01-28T15:41:22.613850+00:00 IST

Britain to educate people on genocide of Kashmiri Pandits

Conservative Member of Parliament for Harrow East, Bob Blackman on Saturday vowed to educate people on the brutal genocide and the atrocities on Kashmiri Pandits that forced them to flee their homes in 1990.

2023-01-28T11:55:30.855799+00:00 IST

OPCW blames Syria for 2018 chlorine attack in Douma

An investigation by OPCW established there are "reasonable grounds to believe" Syria's air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018.

2023-01-27T13:34:16.232373+00:00 IST

11 people killed in Russian missile strike in Ukraine

At least 11 people have died in the Russian missile strike that hit Ukraine on Thursday, CNN reported citing the Ukrainian State Emergency Services. The strike also left 11 people injured.

2023-01-26T22:29:55.393049+00:00 IST

33-years of Kashmiri Pandit genocide observed in UK Parliament

The event took place as a reminder to the world that Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir were persecuted and forced to flee their homeland in 1989- 1990 and 33 years later, targeted Hindu killings are still taking place.

2023-01-26T11:10:48.761820+00:00 IST

Uyghurs strike back at Islamic clerics' pro-Chinese agenda

TWMCC's actions discredit the entire mission and make it irrelevant to any positive or beneficial aid to the Uyghurs. It is a monstrous falsehood, an embarrassment and a millstone of shame for these individuals and their organizations.

2023-01-25T17:47:56.248789+00:00 IST

Germany knife attack suspect arrested, 2 killed, 5 injured

The suspect behind the killing of two people in a knife attack on a train from Kiel to Hamburg in northern Germany, which also left five injured, was arrested, reported DW News.

2023-01-25T16:51:55.631595+00:00 IST

Chris Hipkins sworn in as new Prime Minister of New Zealand

Chris Hipkins, 44 has been sworn in as the 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand on Wednesday, reported New Zealand's public broadcaster, RNZ.

2023-01-25T01:55:02.418745+00:00 IST

"Halt screening of second part documentary on Modi"

"India has made a lot of progress since independence on diversity and enshrines into law the protection of everyone regardless of their race, religion. or gender. Not only as the largest democracy in the world but also in a region where many countries do not offer the same freedoms, of course, it has its challenges, and they should be challenged. However, any challenge should reflect both sides whilst also being sensitive to the complexities that a condemnation of one side can bring," it added.

2023-01-24T16:55:38.453165+00:00 IST

Finland to join NATO without Sweden after Turkey cast doubt

Haavisto in a statement on Tuesday said that Finland must consider joining NATO without Sweden after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruled out giving a green light to Sweden's bid, following a Quran-burning protest in Stockholm.

2023-01-24T14:53:25.211167+00:00 IST