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Pope Francis says visit to Ukraine 'is on the table'

Rome [Italy], April 2 (ANI): As Ukrainian cities continue to be decimated under heavy bombardments and shelling, Pope Francis while speaking with the journalists said that a trip to Ukraine "is on the table."

2022-04-02T14:34:31.562267+00:00 IST

New COVID mutant 'XE' Found in UK

Geneva [Switzerland], April 2 (ANI): A new COVID mutant 'XE' has been found in the UK, the World Health Organisation has said in its latest report and noted that it may be more transmissible than the BA.2 sublineage of COVID-19.

2022-04-02T13:38:39.777333+00:00 IST

Russia registers nasal version of Sputnik V

Moscow [Russia], April 2 (ANI): Russian Health Ministry has registered the nasal version of Sputnik V, the world's first nasal vaccine against COVID-19.

2022-04-02T08:06:57.606792+00:00 IST

Fire at Belgorod fuel depot, Russia alleges Ukraine attack

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 2 (ANI): Russia has accused Ukraine of a fire that broke out at a fuel depot in Belgorod, a Russian city near the Ukrainian border, even as war continues to rage in Ukraine and both countries are in the midst of peace talks to reach a ceasefire agreement.

2022-04-02T04:54:02.824404+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy refuses to discuss 'attack' on fuel depot in Russia

Kyiv [Russia], April 2 (ANI): Responding to Russian accusations that Ukraine mounted a helicopter attack on a fuel depot inside Russian territory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said 'I do not discuss any of my orders.'

2022-04-02T04:43:50.730738+00:00 IST

IAEA chief to head mission to Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], April 1 (ANI/Xinhua): International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said Friday that he would head an assistance and support mission to Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant "as soon as possible" to help ensure the facility's safety.

2022-04-01T18:08:23.518735+00:00 IST

4.1 million Ukrainians fled country since Russian invasion: UN

Geneva [Switzerland], April 1 (ANI): The UN agency for refugees on Thursday said that around 4.1 million have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion.

2022-04-01T17:25:52.493277+00:00 IST

Germany charges former reserve officer with spying for Russia

Berlin [Germany], April 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The German Public Prosecutor General said on Friday that it had filed charges against a former Bundeswehr reserve officer who allegedly supplied a Russian intelligence agency with information between 2014 and 2020.

2022-04-01T16:55:51.548875+00:00 IST

British Air Force NATO air policing mission in Romania

Brussels [Belgium], April 1 (ANI): In a bid to reinforce European Security, British Air Force conducts a NATO air policing mission at Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase in Romania.

2022-04-01T16:08:58.983827+00:00 IST

UK media regulator Ofcom suspends KTV's licence

London [UK], April 1 (ANI): The UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) on Friday suspended Khalsa Television Limited's licence to broadcast after an investigation found the KTV channel in breach of broadcasting rules.

2022-04-01T13:31:07.812853+00:00 IST

Russia-Ukraine resume talks online

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 1 (ANI): As the war in Eastern Europe entered its sixth-week talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators resumed online on Friday after meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.

2022-04-01T12:23:21.870936+00:00 IST

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake registered near Southern Kuril Islands

Moscow [Russia], April 1 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.3 magnitude earthquake was registered on Friday near Russia's Southern Kuril Islands, the regional branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS) told Sputnik.

2022-03-31T23:22:45.897146+00:00 IST

German weapon supplies to Ukraine not coordinated with local govt

Berlin [Germany], April 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The German list of weapons for Ukraine has not been agreed "with anyone" in Kyiv, German newspaper Die Welt reported on Thursday, citing a source in the Ukrainian government.

2022-03-31T23:22:19.953805+00:00 IST

Why is London money laundering capital of the world?

London [UK], April 1 (ANI): An expert on corruption studies and Central Asia politics in a webinar on Wednesday talked about 'why London is the money laundering capital of the world' and said, "there is a lack of political will to tackle this issue..."

2022-03-31T18:49:48.867398+00:00 IST

Lavrov arrives in India as Russian leaders battle sanctions

Moscow [Russia], March 31 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in New Delhi on Thursday. It is the first high-level visit from Russia since the Ukraine crisis that triggered sanctions by western countries.

2022-03-31T15:35:03.644080+00:00 IST

Russian forces strike military base in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 23 (ANI): Russian forces on Thursday attacked a Ukrainian military base in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

2022-03-31T12:41:23.746506+00:00 IST

UK announces new sanctions on Russian state media

London [UK], March 31 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has announced 14 new sanctions on Thursday on Russian propagandists and state media who spread lies and deceit about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

2022-03-31T12:15:35.388585+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy urges new sanctions against Russia in address

Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for further sanctions on Russia during a virtual address to the Australian parliament on Thursday, according to media report.

2022-03-31T08:53:40.740728+00:00 IST

UK Secy Truss' India visit to counter Russia's Ukraine aggression

London [UK], March 31 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss, who arrived in India on Thursday on an official visit will convey to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar that Russia's actions on Ukraine, underlining the importance of democracies to work together to deter "aggressors" and "reduce vulnerability to coercion," the British High Commission said.

2022-03-31T07:27:30.880102+00:00 IST

21,000 passengers affected, 136 flights canceled in Colombia

Bogota [Colombia], March 31 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 21,000 passengers were affected and 136 flights were cancelled in Colombia, following the emergency landing of a commercial plane at a major airport near the city of Medellin, Civil Aviation Director Jair Orlando Fajardo said Wednesday.

2022-03-31T05:07:17.254721+00:00 IST

UK Foreign Secy to discuss Russia-Ukraine crisis with Jaishankar

New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Alex Ellis, the British High Commissioner to India on Wednesday indicated that talks between UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar may include the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

2022-03-30T23:45:46.179957+00:00 IST