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Free Balochistan Movement commemorates Baloch Martyrs Day

London [UK], November 16 (ANI): The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) held events in different cities of Europe, the US, Canada and the UK to commemorate the Baloch Martyrs' Day on Saturday, November 13.

2021-11-16T01:24:51.824794+00:00 IST

UK will never give in those who seek to divide country: Johnson on Liverpool blast

London [UK], November 16 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the UK will never give in to those who seek to divide the country as on Sunday the deadly blast took place in a taxi outside a hospital in Liverpool. The British officials are treating the blast as a terror incident.

2021-11-15T20:46:20.498660+00:00 IST

Georgia reports 1,820 new COVID-19 cases

Tbilisi [Georgia], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Monday reported 1,820 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 785,911, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).

2021-11-15T16:46:37.008170+00:00 IST

India, France joint military exercise EX-SHAKTI 2021 commences at Frejus

Paris [France], November 15 (ANI): The sixth-edition of India-France joint military exercise 'EX-SHAKTI2021' commenced on Monday at the southeastern French port town of Frejus.

2021-11-15T16:09:04.920718+00:00 IST

New variant of COVID-19 Delta strain detected in Norway

Oslo [Norway], Russia, November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A new variant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus has been detected in Norway, which is assumed to be no more infectious than other strains, the NRK broadcaster reported Monday, citing the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH).

2021-11-15T12:40:36.810460+00:00 IST

UK police treating deadly taxi blast as 'terrorist incident'

London [UK], November 15 (ANI): The UK police on Monday said that it is treating the deadly blast in a taxi outside a hospital in Liverpool on Sunday as a "terrorist incident".

2021-11-15T12:24:07.658641+00:00 IST

UK extends COVID-19 booster vaccine to people over 40 years old

London [UK], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) on Monday announced that people over 40 years old living in the United Kingdom will now be eligible to receive a booster COVID-19 vaccine six months after having their second dose, as a new study showed that boosters give over 90% protection in adults over 50.

2021-11-15T12:23:36.318703+00:00 IST

Army Chief MM Naravane discusses bilateral military co-operation with Israeli Ground Forces Chief

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 15 (ANI): Army Chief General MM Naravane has discussed aspects of bilateral military co-operation with Chief of the Ground Forces, Israel Defence Forces, Major General Tamir Yadai, said Indian Army on Monday.

2021-11-15T12:20:55.972669+00:00 IST

Belarus tells EU about measures to curb refugee flow

Minsk [Belarus], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei has told the European Union (EU) that his country would try to reduce the migrant flows from Asia, Africa and the Middle East to the EU.

2021-11-15T09:18:55.745953+00:00 IST

Migration flows to Belarus under control: Josep Borrell

Brussels [Belgium], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Migration flows to Belarus are under control after the European Union held negotiations with countries of origin, airlines, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on Monday.

2021-11-15T08:42:28.618350+00:00 IST

Stoltenberg says no consensus on having Ukraine become full NATO member

Brussels [Belgium], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members have no consensus on inviting Ukraine to become a full member, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says.

2021-11-15T05:53:34.401604+00:00 IST

Afghans, Iranians hold protest against Taliban in front of UN's Vienna office

Vienna [Austria], November 15 (ANI): Some 100 Afghans and Iranians gathered in front of the UN office in Vienna on Sunday to condemn the Taliban amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

2021-11-15T05:09:06.774903+00:00 IST

Johnson calls COP-26 deal game-changing but 'tinged with disappointment'

Glasgow [UK], November 15 (ANI): Despite calling the deal reached at COP-26 a game-changing international pact, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson voiced some dismay over the result of the conference, reported The Hill.

2021-11-15T01:46:12.823070+00:00 IST

UK police say arrested 3 people after Liverpool car explosion under terror act

London [UK] November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Three people have been arrested during the investigation into the car explosion in Liverpool, the UK police said on Sunday.

2021-11-14T22:09:17.482315+00:00 IST

Borrell says discussed humanitarian situation at EU-Belarusian border with Minsk's Makei

Madrid [Spain], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell announced on Sunday having discussed the humanitarian situation at the border between European Union and Belarus with Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei.

2021-11-14T17:03:00.320965+00:00 IST

UK: One dead, another injured in vehicle blast in Liverpool

Liverpool [UK], November 14 (ANI): One person died while another reported injuries after a car explosion outside Liverpool Women's Hospital in England on Sunday.

2021-11-14T16:58:18.079231+00:00 IST

UK observes 2 minutes of silence on Remembrance Sunday

London [UK], November 14 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Sunday observed two minutes of silence at war memorials and services across the country at 11:00 am (local time) to commemorate Remembrance Sunday.

2021-11-14T16:36:24.567421+00:00 IST

EU policy chief Borrell says wall unlikely to settle migration crisis at Polish-Belarusian border

Madrid [Spain], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in an interview on Sunday that the migration crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border cannot be resolved with a wall.

2021-11-14T14:45:07.206198+00:00 IST

Belarusian Foreign Minister, EU diplomacy chief discuss border crisis

Minsk [Belarus], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei on Sunday discussed the Polish-Belarusian border crisis and sanctions in a phone conversation with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said.

2021-11-14T13:58:43.514709+00:00 IST

Russia welcomes COP26 adoption of rules of how to implement Paris deal: Envoy for climate

Glasgow [UK], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Adoption of Article 6 of the 2015 Paris agreement by COP26 member countries is the main achievement of the 26th UN Conference on Climate Change, Ruslan Edelgeriyev, the Russian president's special envoy for climate, said on Sunday.

2021-11-14T12:47:36.836261+00:00 IST

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia discuss possible call of NATO council meeting over border crisis

Warsaw [Poland], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland is discussing the option of convening the North Atlantic Council with Lithuania and Latvia over the situation with migrants at the border with Belarus, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told media on Sunday.

2021-11-14T12:31:59.904714+00:00 IST