Europe

Russian Embassy in Poland closes V-Day events for public

Warsaw [Poland], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian embassy in Poland had to limit the number of people invited to the Victory Day celebrations to senior diplomatic personnel due to widespread calls for violence against the attendees, Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreev told Sputnik on Saturday.

2022-05-07T18:29:16.118349+00:00 IST

UK health authorities report Monkeypox case in England

London [UK], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A case of monkeypox has been confirmed in England, in a patient who recently travelled from Nigeria, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Saturday.

2022-05-07T17:47:48.095232+00:00 IST

Ukraine receives 12 Turkish drones, orders another 24: Reports

Ankara [Turkey], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukraine has received 12 Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones and has placed an order for another 24 drones, reported a Turkish news website on Saturday.

2022-05-07T14:48:26.442258+00:00 IST

Kishida warns replication of invasion of Ukraine in Taiwan

London [UK], May 7 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned that the invasion of Ukraine could be replicated in Taiwan by China if leading powers do not respond as one.

2022-05-07T00:16:06.430733+00:00 IST

Ukraine evacuates 50 civilians from Mariupol's Azovstal

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine evacuated 50 civilians from the Azovstal plant in the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Friday.

2022-05-06T21:56:32.497898+00:00 IST

Ukraine evacuates 500 civilians from Mariupol: Official

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine has evacuated about 500 civilians from the city of Mariupol, head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak said on Friday.

2022-05-06T18:56:28.731321+00:00 IST

FISU postpones Summer World University Games in China's Chengdu

Moscow [Russia], May 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The Summer World University Games in Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan province have been postponed to 2023, the International Federation of University Sports (FISU) said on Friday.

2022-05-06T18:52:11.839960+00:00 IST

Massive explosion hits a hotel in Havana

Havana [Cuba], May 6 (ANI): A massive explosion hit a hotel in Cuba's capital Havana on Friday, according to a media report.

2022-05-06T17:55:52.240350+00:00 IST

PM Modi's Paris visit deepens India-France strategic partnership

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to France on May 4 and held discussions with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron on his way back from the 2nd India-Nordic Summit in Copenhagen.

2022-05-06T09:27:12.231665+00:00 IST

Belarus will not participate in Russian military operation

Minsk [Belarus], May 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Belarus will not participate in Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press.

2022-05-06T07:42:46.661005+00:00 IST

Tirumurti slams Netherlands diplomat over 'patronizing' remark

New York [US], May 6 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the UN TS Tirumurti has slammed the Netherlands Ambassador to the UK after the envoy said that India should not have abstained in the UN General Assembly on Ukraine.

2022-05-06T06:29:57.289739+00:00 IST

World War taking place at economic level: Russian Envoy to UN

New York [US], May 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian envoy to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said during a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine that a world war is currently taking place at an economic level in light of the measures taken against Russia in response to its special military operation in Ukraine.

2022-05-06T01:43:45.367513+00:00 IST

IAEA says restored remote transfer of data from Chornobyl

Chornobyl [Ukraine], May 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday that it has restored the remote transfer of the safeguards data from its monitoring systems installed at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant to monitor nuclear material.

2022-05-06T01:11:03.329022+00:00 IST

Canada, Sweden committed to amping up EU-NATO cooperation

Ottawa [Canada], May 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada and Sweden are committed to strengthening bilateral ties and EU-NATO cooperation, the Foreign Ministers of the two countries said at the conclusion of a meeting in Ottawa.

2022-05-05T23:13:16.803758+00:00 IST

Macron announces 2-bln-USD aid for Ukraine

Paris [France], May 5 (ANI/Xinhua): French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that France will offer a 2-billion-U.S.- dollar aid for Ukraine during the international donors conference held in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, French presidential palace the Elysee announced.

2022-05-05T17:32:47.537734+00:00 IST

Putin congratulates Bennett on Israeli Independence Day

Moscow [Russia], May 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on the occasion of Israeli Independence Day during a phone conversation on Thursday, the Kremlin said.

2022-05-05T16:43:52.851553+00:00 IST

German President holds talks with Zelenskyy

Berlin [Germany], May 5 (ANI/Sputnik): German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier held a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which the counterparts discussed "misunderstandings of the past," media reported on Thursday, citing the German president's office.

2022-05-05T13:46:45.632177+00:00 IST

EU pledges USD 55 mn in funding for Moldova's economic reforms

Brussels [Belgium], May 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Commission announced on Thursday a plan to spend 52 million euros (USD 55 million) on Moldova's economic reforms to raise its investment and business profile.

2022-05-05T13:25:59.468329+00:00 IST

UK and Japan set to accelerate defence ties

London [UK], May 5 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Thursday to deepen the UK's relationship with the Asian security partner and rapidly accelerate collaboration across defence, trade and green energy.

2022-05-05T13:24:50.108120+00:00 IST

'EU to decide on Moldova's request to join bloc in late June'

Brussels [Belgium], May 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is set to adopt an opinion on Moldova's request to join the bloc by the end of June, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Oliver Varhelyi said on Thursday.

2022-05-05T10:49:51.826927+00:00 IST

Illegal Pakistani migrants creating chaos in European countries

Ljubljana [Slovenia], May 5 (ANI): Illegal Pakistani migrants creating chaos in European countries by fomenting extremism and security challenges in the host countries.

2022-05-05T08:52:16.998165+00:00 IST