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Tibetans in France hold protest demanding justice for Tsultrim Ts

Fecamp [France], July 19 (ANI): Several hundred people from the Tibetan community gathered on Monday in Fecamp, for a protest march to pay tribute to 32-year-old Tsultrim Nomjour Tsang, an employee of an Asian restaurant allegedly killed by three Chinese men.

2022-07-19T09:33:19.232372+00:00 IST

Britain's government wins confidence vote

London [UK], July 19 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Monday (local time) won a confidence vote as members of the UK Parliament did not support the vote of no-confidence in the government of the outgoing Prime Minister.

2022-07-18T23:16:59.612037+00:00 IST

Several French towns record high temperatures amid heatwave

Paris [France], July 19 (ANI): France recorded the highest-ever temperatures on Monday as the country continues to battle wildfires burning in its southwestern region of Gironde, CNN reported.

2022-07-18T22:40:17.102418+00:00 IST

One killed, four injured in bar shooting in Paris

Paris [France], July 19 (ANI): At least one person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting that occurred at a bar in Paris, media reports stated adding that one of the two attackers has been caught by the police.

2022-07-18T22:02:25.908561+00:00 IST

Four candidates left in UK leadership race

London [UK], July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Four candidates made it to the next ballot round in the race to be the leader of the Conservative Party and replace outgoing Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) after the third round of voting concluded on Monday.

2022-07-18T21:03:51.450161+00:00 IST

Five injured in bar shooting in Marbella, southern Spain

Madrid [Spain], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five people were injured when a shooting and knife fight broke out early on Monday at the open-air Opium nightclub in Marbella in southern Spain.

2022-07-18T19:01:53.013918+00:00 IST

New EU sanctions target 48 people, including Russian Dy PM

Budapest [Hungary], July 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union's new package of sanctions against Russia will target 48 people, including a Deputy Prime Minister, and nine organizations, among them Sberbank, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.

2022-07-18T18:18:31.929624+00:00 IST

Luxembourg PM Bettel tests positive for coronavirus again

Luxembourg City [Luxembourg], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): During a rapid self-test, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. A positive PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test later confirmed the result, local media reported.

2022-07-18T15:46:32.389075+00:00 IST

Nearly half of EU territory 'at risk' of drought

Brussels [Belgium], July 18 (ANI): Nearly half of the area in Europe is 'at risk' of drought, said the European Commission on Monday as the bloc warned that water and heat stress is driving crop yields down from a previously already negative outlook for cereals and other crops.

2022-07-18T13:01:10.609629+00:00 IST

Wildfires stretching across Spain as heatwave continues

Madrid [Spain], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Wildfires have so far burnt more than 22,000 hectares of woodland and scrub in Spain since the start of the heatwave over a week ago, emergency services stated.

2022-07-18T10:08:43.313410+00:00 IST

Protest in Paris over killing of Tibetan national by Chinese men

Paris [France], July 18 (ANI): Following the killing of a Tibetan National by three men from the Chinese community on July 11 in Normandy, representatives of the Tibetan community gathered in France on July 17, Sunday to perform a white march and pay a tribute to the deceased.

2022-07-18T09:30:30.054533+00:00 IST

Possible supply of Iranian drones to Russia may have repercussion

Nicosia [Cyprus] July 18 (ANI): US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan caused a sensation during a White House briefing on Monday when he said that, according to US information, the Iranian government was preparing to supply Russia with several hundred drones, including weapons-capable drones.

2022-07-18T01:30:48.423039+00:00 IST

RaHDIt hackers single out Russian citizens working with Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], July 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The RaHDIt Russian hacker group has handed over information on Russian citizens who have been collaborating with Ukrainian military intelligence to competent authorities, a RaHDIt member told Sputnik on condition of anonymity.

2022-07-18T01:16:00.288420+00:00 IST

Russian Journalist who protested war on-air detained: Report

Moscow [Russia], July 18 (ANI): Russian journalist who in March interrupted a live TV broadcast to denounce military action in Ukraine has been arrested near her house in Moscow, according to media reports.

2022-07-18T00:38:32.952650+00:00 IST

NATO experts seem to be directing Ukraine's servicemen on ground

Moscow [Russia], July 18 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO's multiple rocket launcher (MRL) experts appear to be directing the actions of Ukrainian troops "on the ground," which is fraught with certain consequences, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

2022-07-17T23:28:03.716639+00:00 IST

Ukraine: President Zelenskyy fires domestic intelligence chief

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 18 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday fired the chief of country's domestic intelligence and security agency and its prosecutor general.

2022-07-17T23:20:14.512748+00:00 IST

Eight crew members dead in Ukrainian cargo plane crash in Greece

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 17 (ANI): All eight crew members were killed after a Ukrainian cargo plane crashed in northern Greece, Xinhua reported citing an official statement.

2022-07-17T16:24:51.761710+00:00 IST

'Arms trafficking in Ukraine will feed violence in EU'

Brussels [Belgium], July 17 (ANI): In the wake of rising arms smuggling in Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia, the European Union [EU] Home Affairs Commissioner, Ylva Johansson announced said that arms smuggling will "feed into violence in the criminal networks in European Union as she announced a support hub in Moldova on July 11 to tackle the situation.

2022-07-17T16:13:50.050106+00:00 IST

EU announces hub in Moldova to combat Ukraine arms smuggling

Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): The European Union has announced the creation of a hub in Moldova to combat the crime and arms trade from war-torn Ukraine, the Defense Post reported citing an official.

2022-07-17T15:08:21.049875+00:00 IST

Plane crashes in northern Greece: Report

Athens [Greece], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): An Antonov-type airplane which had departed from Serbia and was on its way to Jordan, crashed near Kavala city in northern Greece on Saturday evening, local media reported.

2022-07-16T22:23:06.661235+00:00 IST

German health minister recommends 4th COVID-19 dose for under 60s

Berlin [Germany], July 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach on Friday recommended a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people under the age of 60, contradicting the advice from a relevant national commission

2022-07-16T17:45:09.274491+00:00 IST