Europe

US House approves USD 45 bn aid package for Ukraine

After the US House of Representatives passed a USD 1.7 trillion spending Bill to aid devastated Ukraine, a USD 45 billion aid package was also given a green flag on Saturday.

2022-12-24T10:10:57.683707+00:00 IST

Scandal in the European Parliament shocks the world: Report

Sabotage of the EP, an important diplomatic body known for applying pressure to hostile regimes or those that engage in human rights abuses or anti-democratic behaviour, threatens to blow up into a major crisis at the heart of the European Union.

2022-12-24T07:16:42.016862+00:00 IST

Kurds protest killing of 3 community members at Paris centre

Members of the Kurdish community on Friday (local time) took to the streets in Paris to protest the shooting of three people at a cultural centre and Kurdish cafe, reported CNN.

2022-12-23T22:33:37.455611+00:00 IST

Scottish Govt to phase out Hikvision, China's CCTV surveillance

Scotland has decided to phase out Hikvision, China's CCTV surveillance system equipment and is stripping them out of Scottish buildings, writes Sellainne Cathry in Vision Times.

2022-12-23T00:27:17.611093+00:00 IST

India, UK held discussions on 11 policy areas during FTA talks

The seventh round of official-level FTA negotiations is due to take place in early 2023.

2022-12-22T12:54:00.512424+00:00 IST

"Climate change initiatives should also focus on the Himalayas"

Remote areas such as the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau are too often sidelined during discussions on climate change, according to a report by the Europe Asia Foundation.

2022-12-22T08:58:51.255301+00:00 IST

UK: Man found dead in undercarriage of plane at Gatwick airport

A man was found dead in the undercarriage of a plane at Gatwick Airport, Sussex, earlier this month, police have confirmed. The aircraft had arrived from Gambia when the discovery was made on December 7, reported New York Post (NYP).

2022-12-21T18:52:08.623985+00:00 IST

'China's territorial disputes are outlets for domestic torments'

China's territorial disputes from the Himalayas to Taiwan are outlets for domestic torments, the Chinese army is in the battle to forget national frustrations, writes Oliver Guillard in the French publication, Asialyst.

2022-12-19T23:40:07.040054+00:00 IST

Two injured, property damaged in Russian drone attacks in Kyiv

There was critical damage to infrastructure facilities. The Mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko said on Telegram that technicians were working to stabilize the heat and power supply of the area impacted by the attack.

2022-12-19T09:53:05.646005+00:00 IST

India's CEC Rajiv Kumar leads ECI delegation to Greece

The Embassy tweet also shared pictures of Kumar being welcomed by Cd'A S. Rajendran on his arrival in Athens.

2022-12-19T09:13:39.351960+00:00 IST

French police use tear gas on fans on Champs-Elysees in Paris

French police used tear gas to disperse crowds of fans who gathered on the Champs-Elysees in Paris after their national team's defeat at the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar, Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported on Sunday.

2022-12-19T01:36:20.054876+00:00 IST

Canadian Minister responds to World Sindhi Congress petition

Canada's MP Garnett Genuis presented the petition in the parliament about the Notan Lal case, misuse of blasphemy law against minorities, abduction, and forced conversion of young girls.

2022-12-18T07:57:06.565150+00:00 IST

Russian missiles, drones attack Ukrainian energy systems

Explosions shook cities and towns across Ukraine in the second-largest attack this week.

2022-12-17T04:50:04.190087+00:00 IST

UN experts call on Taliban to halt public floggings

UN experts are deeply aggrieved about a public execution and that flogging has resumed in Afghanistan and call on the de facto authorities to halt immediately all forms of torturous, cruel and degrading forms of punishments.

2022-12-16T16:52:34.052738+00:00 IST

4 people in critical condition after crush at UK concert venue

According to the Metropolitan Police, the security officials were called around 9:35 pm on Thursday (local time) at the O2 Academy on Stockwell Road, SW9 following reports that a large number of people were attempting to force entry to the venue.

2022-12-16T09:41:04.752921+00:00 IST

Indo-Pacific region remains future engine of global economy

British Parliamentarians and experts have called the Indo-Pacific region one of the greatest current and future engines of the global economy at an event titled Indo-Pacific APPG Dialogue at the House of Commons in London on Wednesday.

2022-12-15T16:33:25.588489+00:00 IST

Nirav Modi loses bid to take extradition fight to UK top court

In a setback to fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, his plea to move the UK Supreme Court against his extradition to India on charges of fraud and money laundering was denied on Thursday.

2022-12-15T11:17:15.732014+00:00 IST

Jaishankar discusses India's G20 Presidency with UN chief

The external affairs minister landed in the US on Tuesday for a two-day visit to preside over two high-level ministerial signature events of India's ongoing Presidency of the UN Security Council on December 14 and 15.

2022-12-14T21:04:24.045057+00:00 IST

6 Chinese diplomats leave UK over Manchester protester attack

In yet another low point in UK-China relations, China has removed six officials from Britain - including one of its most senior UK diplomats - two months after the violence at its Manchester consulate, reported Politico.

2022-12-14T15:18:33.047530+00:00 IST

Blasts heard in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district: City Mayor

According to TASS, an air raid alert was declared in the Ukrainian capital at 05:55 (06:55 Moscow time). Sirens also went off in the Kyiv, Vinnitsa and Zhitomir regions.

2022-12-14T11:24:58.363834+00:00 IST

India, Finland sign joint declaration on migration and mobility

The Declaration underlines the resolve of both countries to work jointly towards developing a common framework of arrangement and cooperation to facilitate mobility of students, academics, researchers, business people and professionals and to combat irregular migration.

2022-12-13T17:53:22.217174+00:00 IST