Europe

"Very well put", says German envoy on PM Modi's remark to Putin on Ukraine conflict

New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Germany on Monday became the latest country to endorse Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine conflict.

2022-09-26T09:33:42+00:00 IST

Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni claims election victory

Rome [Italy], September 26 (ANI): Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has claimed victory in Italy's election, and is on course to become the country's first female prime minister.

2022-09-26T07:46:05.028067+00:00 IST

Khamenei's health issues raise succession bogey in Iran

Tehran [Iran], September 25 (ANI): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first public appearance last week since falling ill earlier this month, however, it has now triggered fresh rumours about Khamenei's ill health prompting a round of questions about who might eventually succeed him, media reports said.

2022-09-25T15:30:49.434907+00:00 IST

Putin's mobilization, referendum decision influenced by Xi

Berlin [Germany], September 25 (ANI): Former Russian President Vladimir Putin's economic advisor, Andrei Illarionov, said it was likely Chinese President Xi Jinping and not Ukraine's counteroffensive that pushed the Russian President Vladimir Putin to make his recent announcements on mobilization, referendums, in the four occupied regions of Ukraine.

2022-09-25T14:32:24.650917+00:00 IST

Polls open as Italians vote in general election

Rome [Italy], September 25 (ANI): Italy on Sunday started voting for the general election that could yield the nation's first female Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.

2022-09-25T11:53:43.211756+00:00 IST

2nd suspect involved in deadly Oslo shooting in Pakistan

Oslo [Norway], September 24 (ANI): Norwegian police said on Friday they had issued an international arrest warrant for a second suspect who is now thought to be in Pakistan over a shooting in June that killed two people near a gay bar in central Oslo.

2022-09-24T10:25:52.105268+00:00 IST

UK YouTuber is instigator-in-chief in Leicester violence: Report

Leicester [UK], September 24 (ANI): A famous UK YouTuber named Mohammed Hijab has come across as instigator-in-chief in violent incidents in the UK city of Leicester that saw targeted attacks on Hindu community members, Global Order reported.

2022-09-24T10:23:05.956923+00:00 IST

Labour Party debunks baseless narratives on Leicester violence

London [UK], September 23 (ANI): UK's opposition Labour Party has debunked baseless narratives pushed out by radical groups behind the recent clashes involving some Muslims and Hindus in the city of Leicester, including baseless allegations of interference by political forces in India.

2022-09-23T17:34:14.649774+00:00 IST

India reiterates end of hostilities in Ukraine: Envoy in Geneva

Geneva [Switzerland], September 23 (ANI): India strongly reiterates the need for an immediate cessation of all hostilities in Ukraine and a return to diplomacy, said envoy to UN in Geneva, Indra Mani Pandey and added that the trajectory of the conflict is a matter of "profound concern."

2022-09-23T17:13:38.587704+00:00 IST

Uyghur community holds exhibition to highlight abuses in China

Vienna [Austria], September 23 (ANI): A photo exhibition was organised by the Uyghur Association in Vienna on September 22 to showcase ongoing human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang province.

2022-09-23T08:06:06.498753+00:00 IST

At UNGA, Portuguese PM calls for India's inclusion in security council

New York [US], September 23 (ANI): Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa on Thursday called for UNSC reform that should include representation of India, Brazil and Africa continent at the UN Security Council.

2022-09-23T07:27:31+00:00 IST

Global Human Rights Defence raises Pakistan's "Silent Genocide"

Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) delegation in Geneva raised the issue of human rights violations in Pakistan mainly focused on enforced disappearances and genocide including women's rights violations.

2022-09-22T17:14:36.660914+00:00 IST

Danish queen tests positive for COVID-19

Copenhagen [Denmark], September 22 (ANI): Danish queen Margrethe II tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday evening, the Royal House announced on its website Wednesday.

2022-09-22T09:57:18.199117+00:00 IST

Activists hold anti-Pakistan protest outside UN office in Geneva

Geneva [Switzerland], September 21 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) organised a massive anti-Pakistan protest in front of the United Nations office in Geneva during the ongoing 51st session of the Human Rights Council.

2022-09-21T13:37:51.519827+00:00 IST

VHP raises concern over violence against Hindus in UK

New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday stressed on the need to take prompt action against the continued violence against Hindus in Leicester and Birmingham.

2022-09-21T13:27:31.388040+00:00 IST

China clashes with AUKUS over supply of nuclear-powered submarine

Vienna [Austria], September 21 (ANI): China raised concern over AUKUS (Australia, US and UK) countries over their plans to to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.

2022-09-21T13:18:11.191896+00:00 IST

Protests outside Hindu temple in UK's Smethwick

London [UK], September 21 (ANI): A mob staged a violent demonstration outside the Durga Bhawan temple in United Kingdom's Smethwick on Tuesday triggering fears of clashes that erupted in the country's eastern city of Leicester over the past weeks following an India-Pakistan cricket match.

2022-09-21T08:59:34.356468+00:00 IST

Ebola outbreak reported in Uganda, WHO says in close contact to

Geneva [Switzerland], September 20 (ANI): World Health Organisation on Tuesday said that it is in close contact with the Ministry of Health Uganda to provide a rapid response after it confirmed the outbreak of case Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Central Region of the country.

2022-09-20T17:06:52.116814+00:00 IST

India-UK FTA to bring economic development to India over next 25

New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): India and the United Kingdom have the high ambition of completing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by Diwali this year, which will increase employment and bring economic development to India over the next 25 years, British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis said on Tuesday.

2022-09-20T11:42:53.727241+00:00 IST

UK to replace Chinese language schools with Taiwanese teachers

London [UK], September 20 (ANI): A group of cross-party British lawmakers is in talks with Taiwan to provide Chinese-language teachers to the United Kingdon as the government seeks to phase out Confucius Institutes, according to media reports.

2022-09-20T08:52:20.702805+00:00 IST

Activists raise grim human rights situation in Balochistan

Berlin [Germany], September 20 (ANI): The Baloch human rights activists and those living in exile have raised the issue of the grim human rights situation in Pakistan's poorest but resource-rich province of Balochistan at a day-long conference held in Berlin on September 17.

2022-09-19T20:19:22.308689+00:00 IST