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US-Russia dialogue on strategic stability questionable

Moscow [Russia] August 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia does not consider the possibility of resuming dialogue with the United States on strategic stability obvious, given Washington's aggressive policy, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.

2022-08-22T02:38:42.219972+00:00 IST

Berlin supplies Kyiv with enough weapons: German Chancellor

Berlin [Germany], August 22 (ANI/Sputnik): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that Berlin has been regularly supplying Kyiv with "very effective" weapons and vowed to continue the deliveries if there is no escalation.

2022-08-22T01:01:48.468928+00:00 IST

Road accident in Russia's Ulyanovsk region kills 14

Moscow [Russia], August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A truck drove into the opposite lane and crashed with a passenger bus in the Russian region of Ulyanovsk on Sunday, leaving 14 people killed and three injured, the Russian ministry of the interior said.

2022-08-21T18:23:36.250995+00:00 IST

Nearly 2,000 dock workers begin 8-day strike

Moscow [Russia], August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 2,000 dock workers started an eight-day strike in the United Kingdom's largest container port -- Felixstowe -- on Sunday demanding higher wages amid record inflation in the country, media reported.

2022-08-21T14:44:08.365446+00:00 IST

Putin's close aide Aleksander Dugin might be target of explosion

Moscow [Russia], August 21 (ANI): After the daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin's close aide killed in a car explosion in Moscow, several reports have pointed out that Aleksander Dugin himself could have been the target of the explosion in place of his daughter Daria Dugina.  

2022-08-21T05:58:10.447364+00:00 IST

UK to investigate reports of positive discrimination in air force

London [UK], August 20 (ANI/Sputnik): All reports of positive discrimination in the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) will be investigated, the Minister of State at the UK Ministry of Defence, James Heappey, said on Saturday.

2022-08-20T17:26:14.833534+00:00 IST

'It will need more than Lord Krishna for ManU to win'

New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): The dry British humour was on its best display at Delhi's Iskcon temple on Friday as UK High Commissioner Alex Ellis made fun of a Manchester United fan who was praying for divine intervention on Janmashtami for the struggling English Premier League (EPL) side.

2022-08-19T23:12:14.739999+00:00 IST

UK museum repatriates seven Indian artefacts

Glasgow [UK], August 20 (ANI): A Glasgow-based museum has signed a historic agreement with the Indian government to repatriate seven artefacts including a 14th-century Indo-Persian sword, a first such move by the UK museums service.

2022-08-19T22:05:59.589647+00:00 IST

MoS Lekhi meets Icelandic Parliament Speaker

Reykjavik [Iceland], August 19 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi, who arrived in Iceland on an official visit, met with Birgir Armannsson, Speaker of the Icelandic Parliament and discussed parliamentary cooperation between the two nations.

2022-08-19T12:59:22.134783+00:00 IST

Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violate Finnish airspace

Helsinki [Finland], August 19 (ANI): Two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets reportedly violated the Finnish airspace near the coastal city of Porvoo on the Gulf of Finland on Thursday.

2022-08-19T09:35:31.193497+00:00 IST

UN Chief Guterres calls for demilitarising Ukraine's nuke plant

Lviv [Ukraine], August 19 (ANI): After holding trilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ukraine's Lviv, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a demilitarization of the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant stating that any damage to the largest nuclear power station of Europe would be "suicide."

2022-08-19T06:26:40.453664+00:00 IST

Rishi Sunak visits temple with wife to celebrate Janmashtami

London [UK], August 19 (ANI): Tory leadership contender and British Prime Minister hopeful Rishi Sunak on Thursday visited a temple to celebrate popular Hindu festival Janmashtami.

2022-08-18T21:55:23.258282+00:00 IST

Finnish PM says she is ready to take drug test

Helsinki [Finland], August 19 (ANI): After her party videos landed the Finnish Prime Minister into trouble, Sanna Marin on Thursday said that she was ready to take a drug test.

2022-08-18T21:06:30.543071+00:00 IST

Russia expects US to issue visa to Lavrov, delegation for UNGA

Moscow [Russia], August 18 (ANI): Russia expects that the United States will issue visas to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his delegation for their participation in the high-level meetings during the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, a senior diplomat told Sputnik on Thursday.

2022-08-18T10:08:21.593958+00:00 IST

Erdogan to offer Zelenskyy to organize talks with Putin

Moscow [Russia], August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will offer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to arrange a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Lviv, Turkish TV channel A Haber reported on Thursday, citing diplomatic sources.

2022-08-18T10:08:01.759156+00:00 IST

WHO says Monkeypox vaccines efficacy below 100 per cent

Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): Vaccines against monkeypox are not 100 per cent effective and that is why, people must reduce their own risks of infection, WHO technical lead Rosamund Lewis said on Wednesday.

2022-08-17T23:15:32.725808+00:00 IST

Liz Truss continues to race ahead of Rishi Sunak in UK PM bid

London [UK], August 18 (ANI): UK Foreign secretary Liz Truss has consolidated her lead over former chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race to become the British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, according to a new survey of Tory voters.

2022-08-17T21:20:38.993549+00:00 IST

UK, Pakistan agreement for repatriation of criminals

London [UK], August 18 (ANI): The United Kingdom and Pakistan on Wednesday signed an agreement that would enable London to repatriate Pakistani criminals, failed asylum seekers and immigration offenders.

2022-08-17T21:05:47.898993+00:00 IST

Netaji Bose exhibition unveiled in Munich

Munich [Germany], August 18 (ANI): An exhibition on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was unveiled at the Chancery in Munich on Wednesday as part of a special week of Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, coinciding with Independence Day 2022.

2022-08-17T20:02:38.432069+00:00 IST

Over 35,000 cases of monkeypox detected globally: WHO

Geneva [Switzerland], August 17 (ANI): More than 35,000 cases of monkeypox have now been reported from 92 countries and territories, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday.

2022-08-17T17:15:51.016851+00:00 IST

Fire breaks out under railway arches in Union Street in London

London [UK], August 17 (ANI): A fire was broked out under the railway arches on Union Street in Southwark on Wednesday morning, according to London Fire Brigade.

2022-08-17T11:00:46.990125+00:00 IST