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Russia to flex muscles with navy drills involving all its fleets to showcase its military might

Moscow [Russia], January 21 (ANI): Russia has announced its navy will conduct exercises from the Pacific to the Atlantic involving all its fleets in an effort to show its strength in proportion.

2022-01-21T15:54:53.096197+00:00 IST

US is 'fully prepared' for another Biden-Putin summit, says Blinken

Geneva [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday (local time) said that President Joe Biden is ready to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin if progress is made on Ukraine.

2022-01-21T14:53:29.623288+00:00 IST

Afghanistan: People face myriad challenges, concur experts during virtual summit

London [UK], January 21 (ANI): The people in Afghanistan are facing numerous challenges - be it the drought, COVID-19, an impounding economy and declining rights under the new regime, says experts during a recently held virtual summit.

2022-01-21T14:47:23.101271+00:00 IST

US suggests Lithuania rename Taiwan's representative office to deescalate tensions with China

Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): The Biden administration has suggested the Lithuanian government rename Taiwan's representative office in the Baltic nation in an effort to deescalate tension between Vilnius and China, reported Sputnik on Friday.

2022-01-21T10:46:57.025840+00:00 IST

UK dispatches 30 elite troops to Ukraine amid escalation fears

London [UK], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom has sent a group of around 30 elite troops to Ukraine to train the country's armed forces on anti-tank weapons transferred to Kiev by London amid concerns about the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, Sky News reported.

2022-01-21T09:03:51.272878+00:00 IST

East Turkistan govt in exile praises France for recognizing Uyghur 'genocide', urges boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Brussels [Belgium], January 21 (ANI): The East Turkistan Government in Exile praised the French people and their National Assembly for recognizing the Chinese Government's atrocities against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan as genocide and called out for a full boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, according to a press release.

2022-01-21T08:28:13.294113+00:00 IST

Austria: Tibetans organize rally demanding boycott of winter Olympics over human rights violations

Vienna [Austria], January 21 (ANI): A rally was organized by the Save Tibet organisation in Austria for boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights violations.

2022-01-21T06:17:15.820134+00:00 IST

Prince Andrew's social media accounts deactivated

London [UK], January 21 (ANI): Some of Prince Andrew's social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube channel have been deactivated, days after Queen Elizabeth stripped him of his military ties and patronages during a judicial battle over allegations of sexual assault, reported Wall Street Journal.

2022-01-21T03:50:04.281618+00:00 IST

Dutch university stops accepting donations from China

Amsterdam [Netherlands], January 21 (ANI): The VU University in Amsterdam, a university that was under government radar for the possibility of spying for the Chinese government, will no longer accept donations from China to support a human rights centre. This comes after the revelation by a Dutch public service broadcaster NOS.

2022-01-21T03:07:29.359369+00:00 IST

France to ease COVID-19 restrictions in February

Paris [France], January 21 (ANI/Xinhua): French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday evening that the government will proceed to ease certain COVID-19 related restrictions in February.

2022-01-21T02:04:43.360557+00:00 IST

China fumes over France's Xinjiang resolution, says it could cause damage to bilateral ties

Paris [France], January 21 (ANI): The Chinese embassy in France on Thursday opposed a resolution that the French Parliament adopted over human rights issues in China's Xinjiang province, and expressed concerns over the "damage" it could cause to bilateral relations.

2022-01-21T00:00:55.710733+00:00 IST

French Parliament bans China's pogrom of Uyghur Muslims

Paris [France], January 20 (ANI): France parliament slammed China's "genocide" of its Uyghur Muslim people on Thursday, in a resolution that could sour relations between Paris and Beijing only two weeks before the Winter Olympics.

2022-01-20T17:06:00.310647+00:00 IST

German COVID-19 infections hit record high amid Omicron wave

Berlin [Germany], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's seven-day COVID-19 incidence rate exceeded 600 for the first time as 638.8 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants were recorded, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Thursday.

2022-01-20T16:59:11.147666+00:00 IST

University of Oulu announces 6G collaboration with Jio

Helsinki [Finland], January 20 (ANI): The University of Oulu announced its 6G collaboration with Jio on Thursday to explore digital opportunities.

2022-01-20T12:43:56.506442+00:00 IST

Fifth day of trial in blogger's murder case: British-Pakistani man's relationship with middleman in focus

London [UK], January 20 (ANI): On the fifth day of trial in the case of the British-Pakistani man Muhammad Gohir Khan, charged for conspiring to kill Netherlands-based blogger and activist, Ahmad Waqass Goraya, on Wednesday, Khan took the stand and gave evidence of his relationship with the Pakistan-based middleman.

2022-01-20T11:16:17.416701+00:00 IST

Two men arrested in UK over Texas Synagogue attack

London [UK], January 20 (ANI): Two men were arrested on Thursday in Manchester and Birmingham as part of an ongoing investigation into the attack on a Texas synagogue by a British national who held four people hostage for several hours before he was shot dead by the police, the UK counter-terror police have announced.

2022-01-20T09:12:23.649652+00:00 IST

Pakistani man gets 7-year sentence for assaulting 16 women in Crete

Athens [Greece], January 20 (ANI): A 32-year-old Pakistani man was sentenced to seven years in prison for a series of violent attacks on women in Crete, according to local media reports.

2022-01-20T08:52:04.135126+00:00 IST

Lavrov, Blinken to decide on next steps in security talks during Geneva meeting

Moscow [Russia], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make efforts to determine the next possible steps in negotiations on security guarantees during the upcoming meeting in Geneva, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

2022-01-20T08:38:45.003487+00:00 IST

US speaks about Russia's alleged invasion of Ukraine to cover its provocations: Moscow

Moscow [Russia], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): US statements about Russia allegedly preparing an offensive against Ukraine are needed to create a backdrop for its own large-scale military provocations, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

2022-01-20T08:33:57.409064+00:00 IST

Further deliveries of small arms by Russia to CAR depend on bilateral agreements: Diplomat

Moscow [Russia], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Further deliveries of small arms by Russia to the Central African Republic (CAR) will depend on bilateral agreements, new Russian Ambassador Alexander Bikantov to the CAR said in an interview with Sputnik.

2022-01-20T07:06:14.253855+00:00 IST

Germany registers record 133,536 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours: Institute

Berlin [Germany], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany has registered 133,536 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, marking thus the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, Robert Koch Institute said on Thursday.

2022-01-20T04:19:49.950366+00:00 IST