Europe

Austrian Chancellor, Vladimir Putin to have one-on-one talk

Vienna [Austria], April 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Journalists will not be allowed to the meeting between Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Russian President Vladimir Putin and no press conference is expected after the talks, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg told reporters on Monday.

2022-04-11T12:16:23.428693+00:00 IST

Europe turns to Middle East, Mediterranean for gas imports

Nicosia (Cyprus) 11 April (ANI): As the war in Ukraine rages on, leaders of European countries, notably Germany, have come to realize that they made a serious mistake by becoming so dependent on Russian energy. Currently, Europe depends on Russia for roughly 40 percent of its natural gas needs, and European leaders have vowed to reduce their dependence by two-thirds.

2022-04-11T02:20:31.257541+00:00 IST

Macron ahead in first round of presidential polls with over 27 pc

Paris [France], April 11 (ANI/Sputnik): France's Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron maintains his lead in the first round of the presidential election after over 95 per cent of the ballots were processed, according to interim results published by the Interior Ministry.

2022-04-11T01:12:55.205613+00:00 IST

Roscosmos to convey its stance on ISS cooperation to Putin

Moscow [Russia], April 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, will inform Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future of its opinion on whether to continue cooperating with Western partners on the International Space Station (ISS), Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin told Sputnik.

2022-04-11T00:16:04.407963+00:00 IST

Le Pen pulls ahead in French presidential election: results

Paris [France], April 11 (ANI/Sputnik): French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen garnered 27.96% of the vote in the first round of the election on Sunday, interim official results published by the Interior Ministry showed.

2022-04-10T21:14:31.621781+00:00 IST

PTI supporters agitate outside ex Nawaz Sharif's London residence

London [UK], April 10 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday agitated outside former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's residence in London after Imran Khan was voted out of power by opposition parties.

2022-04-10T18:02:26.542166+00:00 IST

Protestors burn effigies at anti-govt protest in Italy

Milan [Italy], April 10 (ANI): Some 1000 Sri Lankan nationals staged an anti-government protest at Central Railway Station in Milan, Italy.

2022-04-10T17:24:10.767489+00:00 IST

Three killed in light aircraft crash in France: Report

Paris [France], April 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were killed in the crash of a light aircraft on Sunday near Saint-Brieuc Airport in France's northwestern region of Brittany, local media reported.

2022-04-10T17:06:56.814179+00:00 IST

Macron casts vote in French Presidential election

Paris [France], April 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron was the last among the candidates to cast a vote in the first round of the French presidential election, held on Sunday.

2022-04-10T16:57:09.537776+00:00 IST

PTI, PML-N workers clash outside Nawaz Sharif's house in London

London [UK], April 10 (ANI): Confrontation between supporters of Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz turned into an arena of slurs and slogans against each party's leadership outside Avenfield flats in London, the residence of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

2022-04-10T16:27:40.917163+00:00 IST

Russia increases spending fund to ensure economic stability

Moscow [Russia], April 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Russian government said Sunday that it has raised its reserve fund by 273.4 billion rubles (3.4 billion US dollars) to ensure economic stability in the face of external sanctions.

2022-04-10T16:14:24.102205+00:00 IST

France conducts first round of Presidential elections

Paris [France], April 10 (ANI/Sputnik): France is holding the first round of the Presidential elections on Sunday from 08:00 local time [06:00 GMT] till 19:00, with the polling places operating until 20:00 in bigger cities such as Paris, Lyon, Nice, Toulouse, Bordeaux, and others, expecting the voting turnout of about 49 million people.

2022-04-10T10:36:24.141478+00:00 IST

UK PM, Ukrainian President walk through streets of Kyiv

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 10 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson walked alongside the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the street of Kyiv during Johnson's surprise visit to the war-hit nation.

2022-04-10T10:16:23.897025+00:00 IST

Macron faces serious challenge from Le Pen

Paris [France], April 10 (ANI): As France votes today for the presidential election, Emmanuel Macron faces stiff competition from far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

2022-04-10T09:30:52.904320+00:00 IST

Russian Air Force hit 86 Ukrainian military facilities

Moscow [Russia], April 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian combat air force has destroyed 86 Ukrainian military facilities since the evening of April 9, Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.

2022-04-10T09:24:05.327281+00:00 IST

China's revisionist, revanchist policies now eyes IOR

London [UK], April 10 (ANI): China, whose revisionist and revanchist policies are universal, now has an eye on the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) including the nations on the East-African coast.

2022-04-10T09:03:08.944473+00:00 IST

Putin appoints new Commander to lead war in Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], April 10 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a new Army General Alexander Dvornikov, commander of Russia's Southern Military District, to lead the war in Ukraine as Moscow's military failed to capture Kyiv.

2022-04-10T05:09:00.639405+00:00 IST

Stoltenberg says NATO undergoing 'fundamental transformation'

Brussels [Belgium], April 10 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO is going to beef up its military forces on the eastern flank as part of a fundamental reset of the alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with The Telegraph.

2022-04-10T00:42:03.061108+00:00 IST

EU diplomat calls for military resolution of Ukrainian conflict

Brussels [Belgium], April 9 (ANI/Sputnik): EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell said on Saturday that the Ukrainian conflict will end on the battlefield and pledged additional 500 million euro (USD 543 million) from the European Peace Facility (EPF) to Kyiv.

2022-04-09T17:46:28.939495+00:00 IST

UK PM Johnson meets Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 9 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Saturday.

2022-04-09T16:05:08.182235+00:00 IST

Senior Russian diplomat says Ukraine must be demilitarized

Moscow [Russia], April 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov on Saturday said that the objective of the Russian military operation in Ukraine is to demilitarize it to make sure that it poses no threat to Russia.

2022-04-09T15:45:38.366313+00:00 IST