Europe

Tibetan community in Italy hold protest against Chinese atrocities in Tibet

Milan [Italy], March 11 (ANI): A large number of Tibetans in Milan, Italy held a demonstration outside the Chinese Consulate General to mark the Tibet Uprising Day on March 10.

2022-03-11T06:25:43.806208+00:00 IST

EU increases investment plan for Africa to counter China: Report

Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): European Union recently pledged a USD 170 billion aid package to African countries with the aim to counter growing Chinese influence in Africa, a media report said.

2022-03-11T03:37:15.888451+00:00 IST

Russian embassy in Canada calls Mariupol hospital attack 'blatant lie'

Toronto [Canada], March 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The allegations by the Canadian government that Russia is behind an attack on a hospital ward in the city of Mariupol is based on a fabrication permeated by Kyiv, the Russian Embassy in Ottawa said.

2022-03-11T01:49:43.194027+00:00 IST

China chooses Russia over Ukraine despite sharing history of military trade with latter

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 11 (ANI): Despite Ukraine providing military technology to China, Beijing seems more inclined towards Russia in the ongoing war between Moscow and Kyiv.

2022-03-11T01:39:28.313698+00:00 IST

Ukraine's Zelenskyy accuses Russia of attack on humanitarian corridor in Mariupol

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 11 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that around 40,000 people had been evacuated from a number of Ukrainian cities on Thursday but accused Russian forces of targeting a humanitarian corridor in the city of Mariupol.

2022-03-11T01:27:00.640759+00:00 IST

Ukraine has lost connection with Chernobyl nuclear plant, says IAEA

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 11 (ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday that Ukraine had lost all communication with the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), a day after the Russian-controlled site lost all external power supplies, IAEA reported on Thursday.

2022-03-10T23:02:06.798724+00:00 IST

Russia never wanted war, says Foreign Minister Lavrov

Moscow [Russia], March 11 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Moscow has never wanted war and seeks to end the ongoing conflict.

2022-03-10T21:43:10.294104+00:00 IST

UNESCO launches project to boost literacy in South Sudan

Juba [South Sudan], March 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and South Sudan's Ministry of General Education on Thursday launched a project to strengthen technical, vocational education and training programs in the country.

2022-03-10T19:21:52.662285+00:00 IST

Tibetans stage protest in Austria against Chinese atrocities

Vienna [Austria], March 11 (ANI): Tibetan diaspora in Austria has protested against China over the human rights violations and atrocities faced by the religious and ethnic minorities including Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hongkongers.

2022-03-10T19:21:26.664480+00:00 IST

Russia-Ukraine war Day 15 highlights: Moscow may use chemical weapons in Kyiv

Paris [France], March 10 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday said that Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine terming it's "straight out of their playbook".

2022-03-10T18:08:51.506124+00:00 IST

Putin, Lukashenko to meet in Friday in Moscow: Kremlin

Moscow [Russia], March 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will meet in Moscow on Friday.

2022-03-10T11:45:16.112505+00:00 IST

EU, Canada fully aligned in standing up to Putin's war, says EU President Leyen

Brussels [Belgium], March 10 (ANI): President of EU commission Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday reiterated the Western Powers' commitment to supporting Ukraine against Russian President Vladimir Putin's war.

2022-03-10T11:31:11.000987+00:00 IST

UK imposes sanctions against Russian oligarchs Abramovich, Sechin, Deripaska

London [UK], March 10 (ANI): The UK on Thursday imposed sanctions on seven Russian oligarchs, including Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich and Oleg Deripaska, among others under which their assets have been frozen.

2022-03-10T10:54:14.922228+00:00 IST

Stoltenberg to meet with Erdogan, Cavusoglu on Friday in Antalya

Brussels [Belgium], March 10 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavosoglu on March 11, the alliance said on Thursday.

2022-03-10T10:09:43.570114+00:00 IST

Ukraine crisis: 3 dead, 17 injured in Mariupol hospital attack

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 10 (ANI): Three people, including a child, were killed and at least 17 were injured as a result of the Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital in the coastal city of Mariupol, reported local media citing Mariupol City Council.

2022-03-10T09:29:52.049449+00:00 IST

Russia may freeze assets of foreign companies leaving its market: Report

Moscow [Russia], March 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Assets of foreign companies that are suspending or terminating their services in Russia may be frozen, and property rights restricted, Andrey Klishas, the chairman of the Russian upper chamber's Committee on Constitutional Legislation, told Sputnik on Thursday.

2022-03-10T09:11:00.123213+00:00 IST

Ukraine says it is opening new humanitarian corridor

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 10 (ANI): The Ukrainian government said it will open humanitarian corridors in Ukrainian cities on Thursday, media reports said.

2022-03-10T09:08:47.103322+00:00 IST

Ukraine conflict: UN expresses 'horror' at Mariupol hospital attack

New York [US], March 10 (ANI): The head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, expressed her horror over the reported destruction of a maternity hospital in the coastal city of Mariupol, which has been reportedly under heavy bombardment for days.

2022-03-10T05:41:50.994794+00:00 IST

Johnson promises Zelenskyy to boost sanctions against Russia

London [UK], March 10 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that London would boost sanctions against Russia over the military operation in Ukraine, the Downing Street said on Wednesday.

2022-03-10T05:00:40.749044+00:00 IST

Russia Ukraine war: Air strike injures 17 people at children's hospital in Mariupol

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 10 (ANI): At least 17 people were injured in an airstrike at a paediatric and maternity hospital in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol as part of Russia's military operations.

2022-03-09T23:22:32.363987+00:00 IST

Ukrainian President discusses with EU members on various sanction against Russia

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 10 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy consulted with EU members and talked to Charles Michel, President of the European Council to discuss various sanctions against Russia to ensure the security of civilians.

2022-03-09T22:13:00.173563+00:00 IST