Europe

UN rights chief slams Israel's failure to grant visas for staff

Geneva [Switzerland], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday denounced Israel's refusal to issue or extend visas for UN staff to monitor the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.

2022-08-30T17:40:17.936776+00:00 IST

'Half global healthcare facilities lack basic hygiene services'

Geneva [Switzerland]/ New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Half of health care facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with water and soap or alcohol-based hand rub where patients receive care and at toilets in these facilities, according to the latest Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report by WHO and UNICEF.

2022-08-30T09:54:39.228430+00:00 IST

Ukraine: Shelling at Zaporizhzhia plant underlines nuclear risk

Vienna [Austria], August 29 (ANI): Recent fighting near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine has again highlighted the potential risk of a disaster, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Sunday.

2022-08-29T04:27:09.179271+00:00 IST

UK aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, breaks down

London [UK], August 29 (ANI): The British HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier, the United Kingdom's largest warship, broke down soon after leaving the Portsmouth port in southern England, UK media reports said.

2022-08-29T04:12:35.860732+00:00 IST

First BrahMos missiles deliveries to Philippines expected in 2023

Moscow, [Russia] August 29 (ANI): The first deliveries of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines will begin in 2023, co-director of the joint Russian-Indian venture BrahMos Aerospace Alexander Maksichev said, as per local media.

2022-08-29T01:10:56.163876+00:00 IST

Shelling of Enerhodar by Ukraine leaves nine injured

Moscow, August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The shelling of the city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region has left nine people injured, two of whom are in serious condition, the head of the regional military-civil administration Yevgeny Balitsky (Yevhen Balytskyi) said.

2022-08-28T23:47:19.487859+00:00 IST

Two Air France pilots suspended for mid-air brawl

Paris [France], August 29 (ANI): Two Air France pilots were suspended after fighting in the cockpit on a Geneva-Paris flight in June, New York Post reported citing an airline official on Sunday.

2022-08-28T23:46:31.712075+00:00 IST

Ukraine shells Zaporizhzhia NPP again to create threat of nuclear

Moscow, August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Kiev has shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) again to create a threat of a nuclear disaster, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

2022-08-28T20:21:17.299513+00:00 IST

UK likely to run out of financial support for Ukraine

London [UK], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK's financial support for the Ukrainian military will run low by the end of the year, local media reported citing a source in the UK Defence Ministry.

2022-08-28T18:09:31.167821+00:00 IST

France, Germany send fighter jets to Indo-Pacific region

Berlin [Germany], August 28 (ANI): France and Germany have sent fighter jets to the Indo-Pacific region amid rising tensions with China.

2022-08-28T17:15:19.678495+00:00 IST

Austria cannot confirm reports of Natalia Vovk murder

Vienna [Austria], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Austrian Interior Ministry told Sputnik it could not confirm reports about the alleged murder of Ukrainian citizen Natalia Vovk, a suspect in the killing of Daria Dugina.

2022-08-28T16:08:09.109863+00:00 IST

EU receives guarantees from Pristina on entry documents for Serbs

Brussels [Belgium], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti has guaranteed to the European Union that Serbs will be able to freely move across the border while using their identification documents, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Saturday.

2022-08-28T01:31:24.489357+00:00 IST

Pope Francis appoints 20 new cardinals of Catholic church: Report

Rome [Italy], August 28 (ANI): Pope Francis elevated 20 churchmen to the rank of cardinal during a public consistory in the Vatican on Saturday, according to media reports.

2022-08-27T23:04:54.054572+00:00 IST

Drought in Spain may halve olive harvest, lead to large losses

Moscow, August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The ongoing drought may reduce the olive harvest in Spanish Cordoba region by 50 per cent this year and lead to massive financial losses, the Europa Press news agency reported, citing Spanish Young Farmers' Association (Asaja).

2022-08-27T21:49:53.261518+00:00 IST

Experts, students agree US higher education needs reform

Moscow, August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Kirill Krasilnikov-US President Joe Biden's initiative to forgive at least USD 10,000 in student debt for each eligible borrower will not be enough to improve the situation with higher education in the United States, experts and citizens surveyed by Sputnik believe.

2022-08-27T09:50:50.673917+00:00 IST

Russia demands changes to NPT document concerning Zaporizhzhia

New York [US], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia demanded amendments to the paragraphs of the final document of the 10th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which concerned the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) and the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, president of the conference Gustavo Zlauvinen said on Saturday.

2022-08-27T08:45:29.090669+00:00 IST

Turkey, Sweden, Finland to hold new round of talks on NATO

Helsinki [Finland], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Representatives from Turkey, Sweden and Finland met on Friday in the Finnish city of Vantaa and agreed to continue talks on the Nordic countries' ascension to NATO at the expert level in the coming fall, the Finnish government said.

2022-08-27T01:14:53.584764+00:00 IST

EAM Jaishankar co-chairs Joint Commission Meeting with Argentina

Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar co-chaired a Joint Commission Meeting with the Foreign Minister of Argentina, Santiago Cafiero today and discussed wide-ranging issues like defence, space and nuclear issues as well as people to people ties.

2022-08-26T22:28:22.124608+00:00 IST

UK to announce new support measures for population in September

London [UK], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that the government will announce new measures to support the population next month amid the pressure of rising energy bills.

2022-08-26T17:18:10.362234+00:00 IST

Bachelet signals delay in Xinjiang's human rights report

Geneva [Switzerland], August 26 (ANI): UN rights human chief Michelle Bachelet has signalled that she might not release a long-awaited report on human rights abuses in China's far western region of Xinjiang before she leaves office next week, as she had promised.

2022-08-26T17:06:38.904826+00:00 IST

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reconnected

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 26 (ANI): A day after Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was disconnected for the first time in its history, it has now been reconnected to the country's power grid, media reports said citing the nuclear operator.

2022-08-26T15:32:55.627403+00:00 IST