Europe

UK: Shipment of several kilograms of Uranium seized at Heathrow

A shipment containing several kilograms of Uranium was seized at UK's Heathrow Airport, following which a major counter-terrorism probe was launched, Dailymail Online, the website of the Daily Mail, a tabloid newspaper based in UK reported on Wednesday.

2023-01-11T17:28:17.009217+00:00 IST

Paris: Several injured in knife attack at central railway

Several people were injured in a knife attack on Wednesday (local time) at the Paris Gare du Nord train station, reported CNN.

2023-01-11T08:19:54.741844+00:00 IST

Romanian court upholds social influencer Andrew Tate's arrest

Tate, his brother Tristan and two Romanian female suspects were detained by Romanian anti-organized crime prosecutors at the end of December pending a criminal investigation.

2023-01-11T06:24:59.215435+00:00 IST

"There will be no third world war": Zelenskyy at Golden Globes

"It is now 2023; the war in Ukraine is not over yet, but the tide is turning," Zelenskyy said. "And it is already clear who will win," said the Ukrainian President.

2023-01-11T04:28:22.085339+00:00 IST

UK's Cornwall rocket launch ends in failure

After taking off from Cornwall, the Virgin Orbit plane flew to 35,000 ft over the Atlantic Ocean where it jettisoned the rocket containing nine small satellites towards space.

2023-01-10T04:05:23.403104+00:00 IST

China military stages joint military drills aimed at Taiwan

China conducted its first significant military drills around the island this year on Sunday, sending 28 aircraft across the Taiwan Strait's middle line, CNN reported citing the Defence Ministry of Taiwan.

2023-01-09T17:24:27.993450+00:00 IST

India, UK sign Young Professional Scheme in London

High Commissioner of India to the UK, Vikram K Doraiswami and Matthew Rycroft, the permanent secretary at the Home Office of the UK signed and exchanged letters for formalising the Young Professional Scheme at an event in London on Monday.

2023-01-09T16:49:27.532130+00:00 IST

Germany arrest Iranian man suspected of planning terror attack

The Iranian national was arrested in Castrop-Rauxel near Dortmund on suspicion of procuring toxins, including cyanide and ricin to carry out a terror attack.

2023-01-09T02:44:39.899565+00:00 IST

Erdogan ponders meeting with Assad, an unthinkable rapprochement

This was a surprising move coming after Erdogan's repeated threats that he would launch a new ground operation in Syria against the US-allied Syrian Kurdish groups which Ankara considers "terrorists" and because Turkey since 2011 has been the main backer of Syria's opposition to the Assad regime and in 2012 severed its diplomatic relations with the government in Damascus.

2023-01-09T02:42:36.701586+00:00 IST

Russia, Ukraine exchange 50 soldiers each in prisoner swap

Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, stated that 50 Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russia returned to Ukraine.

2023-01-08T20:46:47.510995+00:00 IST

Ukraine's frontlines witness artillery fire despite 'ceasefire'

The artillery shells were fired along the front lines in Ukraine's Bakhmut, Kreminna, and other locations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions on Friday.

2023-01-07T05:15:18.074206+00:00 IST

WHO criticizes China for "under-representing" COVID-19 cases

Incidentally, the scale of the current outbreak of the Covid infections has made it difficult for the authorities to track the Covid infections, following the end of the mandatory mass testing as part of the easing of Covid restrictions.

2023-01-06T07:56:34.426647+00:00 IST

Ukraine under largest economic slump post-independence

Due to the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia which has resulted in widespread devastation of life and property, Ukraine has suffered its sharpest economic decline in over 30 years in 2022, Al Jazeera reported, citing the official data.

2023-01-05T17:19:56.763967+00:00 IST

Pope Francis pays tribute to Pope Benedict at his funeral

Pope Francis on Thursday paid tribute to his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, at his funeral at St. Peter's Square, which was attended by a sea of mourners, reported CNN.

2023-01-05T15:13:36.791899+00:00 IST

WHO chief asks China for rapid reliable data on COVID deaths

This comes as WHO held a high-level meeting with counterparts in China last week to discuss the surge in cases and hospitalisations. Subsequently, WHO's Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution and the COVID-19 clinical management expert network groups both met with Chinese experts.

2023-01-05T12:05:37.812907+00:00 IST

85 pc Ukrainians oppose territorial concessions to Russia: Poll

The poll was conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology conducted from December 4 - 27 and involving 2,005 residents in all regions of Ukraine except for areas occupied by Russia. Respondents reiterated that Ukraine should not give up any of its territories to Russia, even if it causes the war to last longer.

2023-01-04T08:33:09.032703+00:00 IST

Soldiers killed by Ukrainian strike reaches 89: Russia

The Russian soldiers killed in the Ukrainian strike in Donetsk on New Year's eve have reached 89, CNN reported citing the Russian Defence Ministry.

2023-01-04T08:19:03.132350+00:00 IST

"Europeans needed a wake-up call to understand..." Jaishankar

In an interview with the Austrian publication, he said, " Europeans needed a wake-up call to understand that the difficult aspects of life are not always taken care of by others, adding, no region will be stable if dominated by a single power."

2023-01-04T05:26:25.163080+00:00 IST

India, Austria sign pacts on migration, mobility

A Working Holiday Programme agreement will allow Indians on holiday in Austria to find employment and work without a work permit for up to six months.

2023-01-03T15:25:05.525676+00:00 IST

China has unilaterally tried to change LAC: Jaishankar

In an interview with the Austrian ZIB2 podcast, a daily news magazine of ORF television, Jaishankar said, "We had an agreement not to unilaterally change the LAC, which they have tried to unilaterally do. So there is, I think, an issue, a perception that we have which derives directly from our experiences."

2023-01-03T08:16:41.226706+00:00 IST

Could use harsher words: Jaishankar on 'terror epicenter' term

In a veiled attack on Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said the epicenter of terrorism is located close to India while speaking with Austrian leaders about threats to international peace posed by terrorism.

2023-01-03T06:10:00.181432+00:00 IST