Europe

Boris Johnson appoints new team to help deliver on people's priorities

London [UK], February 6 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed new faces for Downing Street operations to improve and deliver the change necessary to get on with the job, as per a press statement from the UK Prime Minister's Office on Saturday.

2022-02-06T03:34:46.396307+00:00 IST

Greek Prime Minister wishes Erdogan swift recovery from coronavirus infection

Athens [Greece], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has wished Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a speedy recovery from COVID-19.

2022-02-06T01:20:51.409449+00:00 IST

British Queen Elizabeth II wants Camilla to be known as Queen Consort when Charles becomes King

London [UK], February 6 (ANI): Using the historic milestone of her Platinum Jubilee, British Queen Elizabeth II redefined the future of the monarchy, calling for the Duchess of Cornwall to be known as Queen Camilla when Charles becomes King.

2022-02-05T23:31:04.677693+00:00 IST

Chinese authorities drag-off Dutch journalist, forcibly shut down his camera during live broadcast about Winter Olympics

Beijing [China], February 6 (ANI): A Dutch journalist, who was reporting about the Winter Olympics in Beijing, was dragged off by local authorities during a live show and his camera was also shut down forcibly by the authorities.

2022-02-05T21:19:04.861916+00:00 IST

'Democracy in Pakistan immature, real power lies with army'

London [UK], February 5 (ANI): A 12-member jury in Kingston Crown Court in London, which is hearing the case of Muttahida Qaumi Moment (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain for inciting people to violence, was told on Friday that "democracy in Pakistan is immature and the real power lies with the Pakistani army".

2022-02-05T17:46:57.114924+00:00 IST

Germany warns Ukraine against lashing out over arms export ban

Berlin [Germany], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The head of the German parliament's defense committee warned Ukraine on Saturday that it should stop throwing around criticism about what it sees as Berlin's unfair refusal to supply it with weapons.

2022-02-05T14:05:11.422721+00:00 IST

First group of US troops lands in Poland in response to Ukraine crisis: Reports

Warsaw [Poland], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The first group of American soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division arrived in Poland on Saturday following Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby's announcement about 1,700 additional troops from the United States to be sent to the country, Polish media reported.

2022-02-05T13:17:15.663294+00:00 IST

Spain to revoke outdoor facemask mandate

Madrid [Spain], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Spanish government will next week revoke the mandate for wearing facemasks against the infection from COVID-19, Spanish Health Minister Carolina Darias said on Friday.

2022-02-05T07:57:31.519054+00:00 IST

Imran's China visit underlines Pakistan's financial dependence on Beijing as West ignores Islamabad

Berlin [Germany], February 5 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's China visit -- first in the last two years -- points to Islamabad's financial dependence on Beijing, especially as the West continues to ignore Pakistan, according to a media report.

2022-02-05T01:10:04.874029+00:00 IST

UK public becoming less worried about COVID-19 pandemic: Report

London [UK], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): People in the UK are becoming less worried about the COVID-19 pandemic following the government's decision to lift most coronavirus restrictions, including mandatory face masks and COVID-19 passes, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday.

2022-02-04T17:04:36.556616+00:00 IST

UK competition watchdog fines Facebook's parent company Meta for second time

London [UK], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Competition and Market Authority (CMA) on Friday announced that it has fined Facebook's parent company Meta £1.5 million ($2 million) for breaching an initial enforcement order from the watchdog.

2022-02-04T15:38:43.970687+00:00 IST

Macron fully coordinates with EU over messages delivered to Putin: EU Spokesman

Brussels [Belgium], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Messages delivered by French President Macron to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a series of calls were fully coordinated with member states of the European Union, given the tense situation around Ukraine, Peter Stano, the lead spokesman for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, said on Friday.

2022-02-04T15:36:54.250797+00:00 IST

Olympics Games should not be held in today's repressive China: Tibetan leader

London [UK], February 4 (ANI): The 2022 Winter Olympics should not be held in today's repressive China where gross human rights violations are taking place, said Tsering Tsampa, leader of the Global Alliance for Tibetans and Persecuted Minorities.

2022-02-04T13:06:50.545158+00:00 IST

Ukraine conflict affecting children's mental health: UNICEF

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 4 (ANI): The grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine is increasingly affecting the mental health of boys and girls, causing nightmares, social isolation and panic attacks, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported.

2022-02-04T11:52:02.664009+00:00 IST

Truss describes US claims about alleged Russian provocation against Ukraine as shocking

London [UK], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has described the Pentagon's statement about Russia's alleged preparations for releasing a fake video as a pretext for an invasion of Ukraine as "shocking."

2022-02-04T07:13:25.612531+00:00 IST

French National Assembly to debate bill on forced organ harvesting in China

Paris [France], February 4 (ANI): France will be debating a bill today regarding forced organ harvesting in China in the lower house of parliament.

2022-02-04T06:07:05.700714+00:00 IST

Belgian authorities sanction EU DisinfoLab, executive of Saper Vedere for unlawful activity

Brussels [Belgium], February 4 (ANI): The Belgian authorities on January 27, 2022, on the eve of the international day for the protection of data privacy, sanctioned EU DisinfoLab and the executive of Saper Vedere for unlawful activity.

2022-02-04T04:37:10.742287+00:00 IST

Beijing Winter Olympics: Tibetans hold protest march at IOC headquarters

Lausanne [Switzerland], February 4 (ANI): Around 300 Tibetan protestors marched on to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne to protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics.

2022-02-04T03:16:47.053152+00:00 IST

Omicron BA.2 sub-lineage insufficiently studied to measure difference from original: EMA

Brussels [Belgium], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The subvariant of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus dubbed BA.2 requires further study to understand to what extent it is distinct from its original - the Omicron - regarding contagiousness and other factors, Marco Cavaleri, the head of Biological Health Threats and Vaccines Strategy at the European Medicines Agency (EMA), said on Thursday.

2022-02-03T17:35:54.735950+00:00 IST

India, UK hold UN Consultations in New Delhi

New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): India and the UK held UN Consultations in New Delhi and briefed each other on their respective priorities in the UN Security Council, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.

2022-02-03T16:54:36.259592+00:00 IST

German chancellor says won't go to Beijing Winter Olympics

Berlin [Germany], February 3 (ANI): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he will not travel to Beijing for the Winter Olympics, ending weeks-long speculation about his plans to attend the Games.

2022-02-03T14:00:50.942416+00:00 IST