Europe

Pope Francis arrives on Greek Island of Lesbos, visits refugee camp: Reports

Lesbos [Greece], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Pope Francis on Sunday arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos where he, together with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, EU Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi visited a refugee camp.

2021-12-05T13:02:58.181502+00:00 IST

Afghans lodge most asylum applications in EU: report

Brussels [Belgium], December 5 (ANI): The asylum requests by Afghan people to Europe have increased dramatically and is now the biggest country that lodges the highest number of asylum requests in Europe, according to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO).

2021-12-05T10:28:40.284479+00:00 IST

Russia confirms 32,602 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 32,602 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,801,613, the federal response center said on Sunday.

2021-12-05T09:26:15.906175+00:00 IST

UK reports 42,848 coronavirus cases

London [UK], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain registered 42,848 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,04,21,104, according to official figures released Saturday.

2021-12-04T18:11:14.670387+00:00 IST

Russia confirms 32,974 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia] December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 32,974 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,769,011, the federal response center said on Saturday.

2021-12-04T08:58:08.909088+00:00 IST

France evacuates over 300 people from Afghanistan

Paris [France], December 4 (ANI): France has evacuated more than 300 people from Afghanistan, said the French Foreign Ministry.

2021-12-04T08:36:22.320989+00:00 IST

Russia, India to sign 10 bilateral agreements including semi-confidential ones, says Russian Presidential aide

Moscow [Russia], December 4 (ANI): Russia and India will sign 10 bilateral agreements in various areas including some semi-confidential ones following the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov.

2021-12-04T04:07:43.364366+00:00 IST

UNHRC calls for humanitarian aid for 3.5 million Afghans to avoid starvation

Geneva [Switzerland], December 4 (ANI): UN Human Rights Council has appealed to increase humanitarian support to 3.5 million people including 700,000 from 2021 alone who were displaced due to the conflict in Afghanistan, the United Nations body said in a statement.

2021-12-04T03:07:04.091663+00:00 IST

China accuses MI6 chief of pushing 'fake news' after comments that it targets poor countries with debt trap

London [UK], December 3 (ANI): The Chinese embassy in the UK has targetted the head of Britain's secret intelligence service, accusing Richard Moore of "peddling fake news" after the MI6 chief claimed Beijing targets poor countries with "debt" and "data" traps, a media report said.

2021-12-03T17:59:16.386360+00:00 IST

UK records more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases

London [UK], December 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain registered 50,584 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,379,647, according to official figures released Friday.

2021-12-03T17:53:56.565445+00:00 IST

France announces new travel restrictions

Paris [France], December 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The French government announced new travel restrictions on Friday that will enter into force on December 4.

2021-12-03T17:52:45.740344+00:00 IST

Macron allegedly calling Johnson 'clown' reflects difficult relations between two: Expert

Brussels [Belgium], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): If reports of French President Emmanuel Macron calling UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a clown is true, than it is nothing new, as difficult personal relations between the world leaders are a common occurrence, with the Macron-Johnson spat being the latest example, Pierre Vercauteren, a political scientist from UCLouvain university in Belgium, told Sputnik.

2021-12-03T17:52:23.033183+00:00 IST

Omicron detected in 38 countries but Delta remains dominant COVID-19 variant, says WHO

Geneva [Switzerland], December 3 (ANI): Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead of COVID-19 response at WHO's Emergency Diseases Unit, said on Friday that the Omicron strain of coronavirus has been identified in 38 countries, but Delta remains the dominant variant of COVID-19, reported Sputnik.

2021-12-03T17:14:03.973694+00:00 IST

India's trade growth accelerated both in goods, services in 3rd quarter: UN agency

Geneva [Switzerland], December 3 (ANI): India's trade growth accelerated both in goods and services in the 3rd quarter even as overall trend showed a stronger COVID-19 recovery for goods than services, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Friday.

2021-12-03T14:39:53.569593+00:00 IST

Russia confirms 32,930 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hrs

Moscow [Russia] December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 32,930 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,736,037, the federal response center said on Friday.

2021-12-03T08:17:18.501691+00:00 IST

France confirms 8 Omicron variant cases: Health agency

Paris [France], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has reached eight, the French public health agency said.

2021-12-03T06:23:54.268172+00:00 IST

New coalition in Germany outlines closer ties with India and expects China to play responsible role for peace, stability in neighbourhood

Berlin [Germany], December 3 (ANI): Germany will continue to have a deep relationship with India, said the newly elected tripartite coalition led by Olaf Scholz formed among Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals that finalised how it will govern the country and outlined the way ahead in a coalition document released in Berlin in late November.

2021-12-03T01:15:49.281991+00:00 IST

Angela Merkel announces new curbs for unvaccinated, backs mandatory shots

Berlin [Germany], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The outgoing German chancellor and her successor announced sweeping new restrictions for the unvaccinated and backed mandatory anti-coronavirus shots on Thursday.

2021-12-02T19:06:18.341666+00:00 IST

EU Council restores COVID-19 travel restrictions for Jordan, Namibia

Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Council said on Thursday it has removed Jordan and Namibia from the list of countries for which COVID-19 travel restrictions should be lifted by member states.

2021-12-02T18:15:18.814907+00:00 IST

Muslim Brotherhood has complex network in Europe: Report

Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI): The Muslim Brotherhood has a complex network in Europe and understanding the group in the region is difficult due to deliberate secrecy surrounding the organisation, the Policy Research Group (POREG) said citing a report by the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR).

2021-12-02T17:37:41.954805+00:00 IST

IOC holds second call with Peng Shuai, defends its 'person-centred' approach

Lausanne [Switzerland], December 2 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday informed that it had held a second video call with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and she confirmed that she is "safe and in good condition".

2021-12-02T11:07:22.043665+00:00 IST