Europe

New Zealand logs 7,627 new COVID-19 community cases

Wellington [New Zealand], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 7,627 new community cases of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday.

2022-07-28T10:10:15.950212+00:00 IST

Russian forces starts re-deployment of troops in Kherson

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 28 (ANI): Amid intense fighting between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian forces have started massive redeployment of troops to Ukraine's occupied Kherson and partially occupied Zaporizhia regions, Kyiv adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said in a statement.

2022-07-28T09:51:48.705386+00:00 IST

New wildfires in SE France burn 900 hectares of land

Paris [France], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Wildfires in southeast France's department of Ardeche that broke out Wednesday morning have burnt 900 hectares of land and forced evacuation in different cities, French daily newspaper Le Figaro reported.

2022-07-27T23:35:29.114017+00:00 IST

Monkeypox hits Europe, Americas hardest: WHO

Geneva [Switzerland], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Europe and the Americas have been affected the most by the monkeypox outbreak, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists here on Wednesday.

2022-07-27T20:39:20.718131+00:00 IST

Three Ukrainian Black Sea ports resume operation

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Operations have resumed in three Ukrainian Black Sea ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdenny in line with a grain exports deal signed last week in Turkiye, the press service of the Ukrainian Naval Forces said in a statement on Wednesday.

2022-07-27T17:38:02.248174+00:00 IST

Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped: WHO chief

Geneva [Switzerland], July 27 (ANI): The Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, if the world takes the risks seriously, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday amid the rising number of cases.

2022-07-27T16:44:53.070370+00:00 IST

Debate between Sunak, Truss cancelled after presenter faints

London [UK], July 27 (ANI): The Tory leadership debate between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss was cancelled on Tuesday (local time) after presenter Kate McCann fainted and collapsed live on air.

2022-07-26T20:19:56.911571+00:00 IST

"We believe Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped": WHO

Geneva [Switzerland], July 26 (ANI): A high-level World Health Organization (WHO) official on Tuesday said the rapidly spreading Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped with the right strategies.

2022-07-26T16:40:16.451944+00:00 IST

Lufthansa cancels over 1,000 flights over planned strike

Frankfurt [Germany], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): German flag carrier Lufthansa has cancelled more than 1,000 flights due to a strike organized by a union for July 27, the company said on Tuesday.

2022-07-26T15:40:51.952805+00:00 IST

Sunak, Truss clash in heated TV debate

London [UK], July 26 (ANI): In a quest to succeed Boris Johnson as UK's next Prime Minister, the former chancellor Rishi Sunak and British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss traded blows at each other over economic policy, foreign relations in the first-ever TV debate on Monday night.

2022-07-26T05:03:17.006106+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy denounces Russia's "overt gas war" against Europe

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 26 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday denounced Russia's "overt gas war" against Europe and urged them to boost sanctions against Moscow.

2022-07-26T00:24:36.310510+00:00 IST

Pak diplomats involved in illegal migration of Pakistanis

Geneva [Switzerland], July 26 (ANI): The activities of illegal Pak migrants had seriously damaged the reputation of Pakistanis in South Africa, but more than the illegal human trafficking operators, it was the role of Pakistan's own officials employed in its various missions abroad which is tarnishing the country's image.

2022-07-25T23:36:34.127510+00:00 IST

Ukrainian president appoints new commander of special operations

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday signed a decree to appoint a new commander of the Special Operations Forces (SOF), a branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

2022-07-25T20:07:08.585441+00:00 IST

PM Modi congratulates new Kuwait PM

New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmed Al-Sabah, on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Kuwait.

2022-07-25T17:56:20.543255+00:00 IST

UK PM race: Rishi Sunak talks tough on China

London [UK], July 25 (ANI): Amid the ongoing bid for Tory leadership and the race to become the next British Prime Minister, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has come out all guns blazing against China.

2022-07-25T14:43:12.501781+00:00 IST

Russian troops bombard Kharkiv: Ukrainian officials

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 25 (ANI): Russian troops bombarded the Chuhuiv town in Ukraine's Kharkiv region as a result of which two persons sustained injuries while many others were suspected buried under rubble, Ukrainian officials claimed.

2022-07-25T11:03:51.544147+00:00 IST

Begaj takes oath as new president of Albania

Tirana [Albania], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The newly-elected President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj, took oath here on Sunday at a swearing-in ceremony in the parliament.

2022-07-25T01:37:38.510944+00:00 IST

Is the Ukraine-Russia grain deal a "beacon of hope" ?

Nicosia[Cyprus], July 25 (ANI): Are the two separate agreements signed in Istanbul last Friday by Russia and Ukraine with the United Nations and Turkey that pave the way for the export of 22 million of Ukrainian grain which remained blockaded in three Black Sea ports, as well as the export of Russian grain and fertilizer, really a "beacon of hope" for millions of starving people, or just an illusory dream?

2022-07-25T01:16:11.914674+00:00 IST

Pope Francis to apologize for Indigenous children abuse

Rome [Italy], July 25 (ANI): Pope Francis will be visiting Canada to apologize for Indigenous abuse in Catholic residential schools.

2022-07-25T00:40:01.688660+00:00 IST

Europe needs new strategy aimed at peace in Ukraine: Hungarian PM

Budapest [Hungary], July 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban said on Saturday that Europe needs a new strategy aimed at peace in the Ukrainian conflict.

2022-07-24T00:51:42.429376+00:00 IST

2 die in airplane crash in Bosnia

Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], July 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people died when a small aeroplane crashed near a sports airfield in Nisici, some 30 kilometres north of the capital Sarajevo, said the Prosecutor's office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Saturday.

2022-07-23T22:10:53.977849+00:00 IST