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More than 550 confirmed monkeypox cases reported: UN

Geneva [Switzerland], June 2 (ANI): Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

2022-06-02T06:58:30.354239+00:00 IST

Russia-Ukraine war must stop: German Envoy Lindner

New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Talking about the impact of the European Union's sanction packages in a press conference on Wednesday, outgoing German ambassador to India, Walter J Lindner, urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the ongoing war with Ukraine.

2022-06-01T17:37:08.765052+00:00 IST

100 days of Ukraine war leave 5.2 mn children in need of aid

Kyiv [Ukraine], June 1 (ANI): Nearly 100 days of war in Ukraine have brought devastating consequences for children at a scale and speed not seen since World War II, UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund), said on Wednesday.

2022-06-01T16:02:00.557297+00:00 IST

Singapore reports 3,577 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 3,577 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total tally to 1,306,871.

2022-06-01T14:59:57.025930+00:00 IST

Spain confirms 12 more monkeypox cases

Madrid [Spain], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Spanish Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed 12 new monkeypox cases, raising the total caseload to 132.

2022-06-01T09:28:55.886404+00:00 IST

Pakistan dispatches consignment of 7.5 tons to Ukraine

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): Pakistan on Tuesday sent a consignment of 7.5 tons of items as humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian military operation in the country.

2022-06-01T03:04:06.009806+00:00 IST

Strike in Belgium hits public transport, services

Brussels [Belgium], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Public services in Belgium, including schools and transport networks, were disrupted on Tuesday after trade unions staged a one-day nationwide strike, local media reported.

2022-05-31T18:01:32.015144+00:00 IST

Russian forces control 'part' of Ukraine's Severodonetsk

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 31 (ANI): The Russian Army has already controlled a part of Ukraine's eastern city Severodonetsk and is gradually moving towards the downtown of the city.

2022-05-31T09:00:57.278806+00:00 IST

Protest staged in Germany, Britain against Pak's 1998 nuke tests

Berlin [Germany], May 31 (ANI): Free Balochistan Movement organized protests in Germany and Britain against Pakistan's nuclear tests in Balochistan that have resulted in the people of Chaghai suffering from diseases and facing several other problems even today.

2022-05-31T06:34:56.136416+00:00 IST

UN expresses concerns over resurgence of fighting in DR Congo

Geneva [Switzerland], May 31 (ANI): The UN Refugee Agency have expressed deep concerns about the urgent and large-scale needs of more than 72,000 people who have been displaced by fighting in recent days in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

2022-05-31T05:50:32.107876+00:00 IST

EU agrees to ban 'more than 2/3' of Russian oil imports

Brussels [Belgium], May 31 (ANI): The EU leaders, on the first day of the summit in Brussels, agreed to ban "more than 2/3rd" of Russian oil imports, European Council President Charles Michel said on Tuesday.

2022-05-30T23:16:38.411040+00:00 IST

Boris, Shehbaz Sharif discuss trade, Ukraine over phone

London [UK], May 31 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday and discussed a range of issues including trade, the human rights situation in Afghanistan and the Ukraine conflict.

2022-05-30T21:43:26.759679+00:00 IST

Dutch Gas Terra refuses to pay Gazprom in Rubles, gas deliveries

Moscow [Russia], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Dutch energy company GasTerra said on Monday it had refused to pay for Russian gas in rubles, after which Gazprom notified it deliveries would stop from May 31 resulting in about 2 billion cubic meters of gas not received under the current contract.

2022-05-30T17:36:47.355521+00:00 IST

French journalist Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff killed in Ukraine

Paris [France], May 30 (ANI): French journalist Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff was killed in Ukraine on Monday while covering the conflict-torn country.

2022-05-30T17:18:02.160021+00:00 IST

Hungarian Prime Minister says no agreement on EU oil embargo

Brussels [Belgium], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday that "there is no agreement at all" on European Union's oil embargo against Russia.

2022-05-30T15:20:08.641220+00:00 IST

Baloch activists hold protest against 1998 nuclear blasts s

Amsterdam [Netherlands], May 30 (ANI): The Baloch National Movement, Netherlands Zone organised a protest against the nuclear test in Balochistan that has led to people of Chaghai suffering from disease and other issues even today.

2022-05-30T11:53:02.774114+00:00 IST

Vienna: Uyghur community holds protest against China

Vienna [Austria], May 30 (ANI): A demonstration was organized by the Uyghur community at Herbert-Von-Karajan-Platz, next to the State Opera House, in Vienna, Austria against Chinese atrocities in Xinjiang.

2022-05-30T08:27:18.779052+00:00 IST

Lavrov says West unlikely to lift latest sanctions against Russia

Moscow [Russia], May 30 (ANI): The latest Western sanctions against Russia were prepared long ago and are unlikely to be lifted, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday.

2022-05-29T20:54:59.064032+00:00 IST

'Pakistani press prince of Kyiv' urges world to support Ukraine

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 29 (ANI): Criticizing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pakistani billionaire, Mohammad Zahoor aka "Pakistani press prince of Kyiv" has called on the international community to support Kyiv, as Russian forces step up attacks on cities and nuclear facilities.

2022-05-29T17:35:52.985427+00:00 IST

Russia promises stable gas supply to Serbia

Moscow [Russia], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that his country will continue to supply natural gas to Serbia uninterruptedly, during a phone call with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

2022-05-29T16:20:07.198806+00:00 IST

Putin plans to talk with Erdogan on Monday

Moscow [Russia], May 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to hold a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Sunday.

2022-05-29T14:51:16.452575+00:00 IST