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Madagascar FM arrives in India

New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Madagascar Foreign Minister Richard Randriamandrato arrived in India on Monday on his first visit to the country to discuss ways to expand bilateral ties with India.

2022-04-25T09:31:31.890951+00:00 IST

US announces re-opening of US embassy in Kyiv

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 25 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III announced the re-opening of the US embassy in Kyiv and fresh military aid for the war-torn country as they arrived in Kyiv on Sunday to show their support for Ukraine.

2022-04-25T09:29:47.383784+00:00 IST

India, EU launch Trade and Technology Council

New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks in New Delhi on Monday and agreed to launch the EU-India Trade and Technology Council while also committing to strengthen the strategic partnership.

2022-04-25T07:12:13.465776+00:00 IST

EU chief meets Jaishankar in New Delhi

New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday and discussed ways to take the India-EU partnership forward and exchanged views on the impact of the Ukraine conflict.

2022-04-25T06:16:53.196746+00:00 IST

US top diplomat, defence official meets Ukrainian President

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 25 (ANI): US secretary of State Antony J Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, becoming the first senior US officials who have visited Ukraine since Russia launched its military operation in Kyiv on February 24.

2022-04-25T03:26:05.017549+00:00 IST

World military expenditure surpasses USD 2tn

Stockholm [Sweden], April 25 (ANI): World military expenditure reached an all-time high of USD 2.1 trillion in 2021, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday, adding that the top three largest spenders were the United States, China and India.

2022-04-25T03:24:54.040427+00:00 IST

Biden congratulates Macron on re-election

Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday congratulated French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and expressed readiness for further cooperation on areas including the Ukraine issue and climate change.

2022-04-25T02:07:09.462701+00:00 IST

French police open fire at vehicle that failed to stop for check

Paris [France], April 25 (ANI/Sputnik): French police opened fire at a vehicle in central Paris that did not follow an order to stop for a law enforcement check; two people were killed as a result, the Actu17 news portal reports.

2022-04-24T23:41:26.115465+00:00 IST

Congratulations pour in for Emmanuel Macron

Paris [France], April 25 (ANI): Western leaders congratulated Emmanuel Macron for winning the French presidential election with 58.8 per cent of the votes on Sunday (local time).

2022-04-24T22:44:52.959532+00:00 IST

Police use tear gas against radicals protesting in Paris

Paris [France], April 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Clashes between radicals and law enforcement officers erupted in Paris after the announcement of preliminary presidential election results, with police having used tear gas against the demonstrators, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

2022-04-24T22:07:41.426649+00:00 IST

Emmanuel Macron wins second term as French President

Paris [France], April 25 (ANI): Emmanuel Macron on Sunday (local time) won a second term in France's presidential election with 58.2 per cent of the vote, local media reported.

2022-04-24T19:15:43.033020+00:00 IST

Bank of America blocks funds of Russian Consulate General in NY

Moscow [Russia], April 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The funds of the Russian Consulate General in New York at Bank of America have been blocked and the mission is operating on cash reserves, acting Consul General in New York, Vyacheslav Slavkin told Sputnik on Sunday.

2022-04-24T17:35:58.298462+00:00 IST

Voter turnout in French presidential runoff at 63.23pc

Moscow [Russia], April 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Voter turnout in the second round of the French presidential election has reached 63.23 per cent as of 15.00 GMT, the French Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

2022-04-24T16:41:22.949365+00:00 IST

Red Cross calls for immediate passage to leave Mariupol

Moscow [Russia], April 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday called for an "immediate and unimpeded" humanitarian access for the evacuation of civilians and the wounded from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

2022-04-24T14:27:31.486858+00:00 IST

Switzerland bans Berlin from re-exporting ammunition to Ukraine

Geneva [Switzerland], April 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland has vetoed requests by German authorities to re-export to Ukraine ammunition used in German Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), a representative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) told Swiss media.

2022-04-24T11:27:13.484903+00:00 IST

UK Minister backs coal mine opening to cut dependence on Russia

London [UK], April 24 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, is supporting plans to launch the first coal mine in the United Kingdom in decades, aiming to curtail the dependence on Russian energy supplies, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Sunday, citing sources in the UK Conservative Party.

2022-04-24T11:25:49.994318+00:00 IST

Work of Russian embassy in Washington blocked by US authorities

Moscow [Russia], April 24 (ANI): The work of the Russian Embassy in Washington is being blocked by US authorities, according to Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov on Sunday.

2022-04-24T11:16:56.538303+00:00 IST

French presidential runoff kicks off between Macron, Le Pen

Paris [France], April 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The 2022 French presidential runoff kicked off at 8 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday in Metropolitan France between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and candidate Marine Le Pen.

2022-04-24T08:44:59.190558+00:00 IST

WHO reports around 170 Hepatitis cases of unknown origin

Geneva [Switzerland], April 24 (ANI): Nearly 170 cases of Hepatitis of unknown origin among children have been reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), which says that there has been at least one death already.

2022-04-24T04:29:57.553404+00:00 IST

Finland's FM says no point in delaying NATO application

Moscow [Russia], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland should not delay applying for a NATO membership as it may become more difficult to join in the future, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said Saturday.

2022-04-23T17:33:18.792659+00:00 IST

Moscow demands justice for Russian national killed in Estonia

Moscow [Russia], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow demands that European institutions and specialized non-governmental organizations (NGOs) pressure Estonia into punishing those responsible for the murder of Russian citizen Dmitry Ganin and the desecration of Soviet World War II memorials in 2007, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Saturday.

2022-04-23T17:32:07.214643+00:00 IST