Europe

Ukraine to submit "accelerated" application to join NATO

Kyiv [Ukraine], September 30 (ANI): Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said that his country is submitting an "accelerated" application to join the NATO military alliance after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of four partially-occupied Ukrainian regions.

2022-09-30T17:11:42.720500+00:00 IST

EU condemns Russia's 'illegal' annexation of Ukraine territories

Brussels [Belgium], September 30 (ANI): European Union leaders condemned Russia's "illegal" annexation of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions and vowed that they will "never recognise" these areas.

2022-09-30T13:45:44.864057+00:00 IST

China wary of Italy's new leader Giorgia Meloni

Rome [Italy], September 30 (ANI): The victory of Giorgia Meloni in the Italian general election has drawn widespread public attention, owing to questions about the new Italian government's position on China.

2022-09-30T08:45:38.732956+00:00 IST

Rights group condemn Pakistan for backing Chinese regime in Tibet

London [UK], September 30 (ANI): The Global Alliance for Tibet and Persecuted Minorities, a UK-based rights group condemned Pakistan and China-puppet countries for supporting China over human rights violations in Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang.

2022-09-30T06:49:25.353654+00:00 IST

Danish Queen Margrethe strips four grandchildren of royal titles

Copenhagen [Denmark], September 30 (ANI): Danish Queen Margrethe II stripped four of her eight grandchildren of their royal titles.

2022-09-30T06:21:48.584106+00:00 IST

UK's Labour Party reaches out to Indian diaspora

London [UK], September 30 (ANI): The Labour Convention of Indian Organisations (LCIO) is aiming to close the gap between British Indians and the Labour Party by boosting the Indian diaspora connection.

2022-09-30T05:30:54.413576+00:00 IST

Dutch group raises issue of fixing blame of Xinjiang on China

Geneva [Switzerland], September 30 (ANI): Netherlands-based group, the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has raised in the UNHRC, the issue of Uyghurs, the ethnic Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, and pushed to attribute blame on Chinese government authorities for human rights violations.

2022-09-30T04:05:41.881542+00:00 IST

UK 'working intensly' with India for FTAs: UK Foreign Secy

London [UK], September 29 (ANI): UK is "working intensely" with India to achieve the Free Trade Agreements soon, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said.

2022-09-29T15:23:49.989738+00:00 IST

Italy, Meloni advised to appoint a watchdog for China affairs

Rome [Italy], September 29 (ANI): It has been a few days since the high-drama Italian elections resulted in the win of Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) party and its right-wing coalition. Meloni, in all likelihood, will be Italy's first female Prime Minister breaking the glass barrier.

2022-09-29T09:30:29.137418+00:00 IST

Germany to not accept referendums by Russia: Scholz

Berlin [Germany], September 28 (ANI): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany will never accept the results of "sham" referendums on joining Russia in occupied regions of Ukraine, media reports said citing a government spokesperson.

2022-09-28T16:17:51.388724+00:00 IST

European Commission proposes additional sanctions on Russia

Brussels [Belgium], September 28 (ANI): European Commission on Wednesday proposed a new package of sanctions against Russia which includes "new listing of individuals and entities as well as new trade bans on Russian products depriving the country's economy of 7 billion euros in revenues."

2022-09-28T15:56:46.523312+00:00 IST

World does not need lessons on democracy from Pakistan: India

Geneva [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): Slamming Pakistan for atrocities against its minorities, India said that the world does not need lessons on democracy and human rights from a country whose contribution to the globalisation of terror is unparalleled.

2022-09-28T12:42:51.179013+00:00 IST

EU warns of "united response" after damage to Nord Stream 1, 2

Brussels [Belgium], September 28 (ANI): European Union Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell on Wednesday expressed deep concern about damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, the strategic infrastructure that links Russia to Europe.

2022-09-28T09:21:45.164467+00:00 IST

Pak Army, Taliban involved in narco trade: NATO investigation

Brussels [Belgium], September 28 (ANI): The unholy nexus of the Pakistan Army and the Taliban's involvement in the narco trade was revealed by the NATO Defence Education Enhancement Program (DEEP) report.

2022-09-28T04:38:47.703488+00:00 IST

PM Modi congratulates Italian leader Meloni on victory in polls

New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Giorgia Meloni, the leader of a right-wing coalition for winning the Italian general elections. The prime minister said he looks forward to working together to strengthen bilateral relations.

2022-09-28T04:38:24.898054+00:00 IST

Pakistani Minister uses state media to fuel enmity: Report

Geneva [Switzerland], September 27 (ANI): A Federal Minister and Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Mian Javed Latif has launched a fresh hate-filled campaign against the persecuted Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan, using religion to score political points, a press release by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights read.

2022-09-27T16:00:12.607539+00:00 IST

Kashmiri activist raises Pak attempts to change PoK's status

Geneva [Switzerland], September 27 (ANI): A Kashmiri intellectual and human rights activist raised the issue of Islamabad's repeated attempts to change the status of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by amending the 1974 Interim Constitution.

2022-09-27T15:48:23.301023+00:00 IST

MoS Chauhan hold talks with Russian Minister for Communications

Bucharest [Romania], September 27 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan held a bilateral talk with Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, Bella Cherkesova and highlighted India's success in spreading the digital infrastructure across the country, especially in rural and remote areas.

2022-09-26T19:27:19.525712+00:00 IST

Experts discuss terrorism, its effects on human rights

Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): Experts and human rights activists discussed the proliferation of terrorist organizations in the region of South Asia during the 51th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

2022-09-26T14:16:23.334295+00:00 IST

Pashtuns hold anti-Pakistan protest outside UN in Geneva

Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): A large number of Pashtuns participated in a protest outside the United Nations to raise the human rights violations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

2022-09-26T12:24:50.015041+00:00 IST

London protests over death of Amini, Iran's violent suppression

London [UK], September 26 (ANI): Hundreds of people protested in London this weekend over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran's strict rules on women's dress by wearing an "improper hijab".

2022-09-26T10:42:58.200365+00:00 IST