Europe

Macron, Xi discuss Afghanistan situation in phone call

Paris [Italy], October 27 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a phone conversation on Tuesday during which they discussed Iran, the situation in Afghanistan and access to the Chinese market, the French presidency said.

2021-10-26T21:44:36.429602+00:00 IST

UK records another 40,954 new coronavirus cases

London [UK], October 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 40,954 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,853,227, according to official figures released Tuesday.

2021-10-26T18:36:47.021070+00:00 IST

WHO says decision on Covaxin's emergency use listing recommendation expected within 24 hrs

Geneva [Switzerland], October 26 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) official Dr Margaret Harris has said that the decision on Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin's emergency use listing recommendation is expected within 24 hours.

2021-10-26T16:44:27.819799+00:00 IST

UK spy agencies sign deal with Amazon's cloud computing arm

London [UK], October 26 (ANI/Sputnik): UK intelligence and security agencies have sealed a multimillion-dollar deal with Amazon to host classified information on the US internet giant's on-demand cloud computing service, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.

2021-10-26T11:55:28.173225+00:00 IST

Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2020: World Meteorological Organization report

Geneva [Switzerland], October 26 (ANI): The abundance of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere once again reached a new record last year, with the annual rate of increase above the 2011-2020 average.

2021-10-26T09:06:56.580268+00:00 IST

First sign of trouble between Pakistan, Turkey over Ankara's softened stand on Kashmir

Rome [Italy], October 26 (ANI): Despite a show of solidarity and goodwill between Pakistan and Turkey all is indeed not well between the two countries as Ankara has softened its stand on Kashmir.

2021-10-26T08:38:38.505400+00:00 IST

German court sentences IS bride to 10 years in prison over war crime

Munich [Germany], October 26 (ANI): A German woman who had joined the Islamic State group in 2013, was sentenced to ten years in prison over a war crime by a Munich court on Monday.

2021-10-26T05:18:39.536871+00:00 IST

Italy hopes for return to democratic transition process in Sudan, says Foreign Ministry

Rome [Italy], October 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Italy expressed concern over the developments in Sudan and hope for the soonest possible return to the process of democratic transformation in that African country, the Italian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

2021-10-26T05:14:10.977920+00:00 IST

Decades of violence by Pak terrorist groups killed thousands in Kashmir: Expert

New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): The recent killings in Jammu and Kashmir have served as a reminder of how for more than three decades, Pakistan terrorist groups have been making life difficult in the region.

2021-10-25T18:29:18.931013+00:00 IST

Baloch National Movement holds worldwide protests against Pakistani 'atrocities'

Amsterdam [Netherlands]/Busan [South Korea], October 25 (ANI): The Baloch National Movement organised a series of protests in major cities of the world to make the international community aware of Pakistani "atrocities" in Balochistan.

2021-10-25T14:50:29.165831+00:00 IST

Italy: Afghan community hold protest against Pak for creating chaos in Afghanistan

Matera [Italy], October 25 (ANI): Several members of the Afghan community in Italy led by its President Kaihan Mashriqwal has organized a demonstration against the Pakistan government and Army for creating chaos in Afghanistan.

2021-10-25T06:00:02.345325+00:00 IST

Sudan PM detained along with 4 ministers: Reports

Khartoum [Sudan], October 25 (ANI): Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has been put under house arrest after an unidentified military force besieged his house early on Monday, reported various media outlets.

2021-10-25T04:00:55.091410+00:00 IST

Pandemic Will End When World Chooses to End It, says WHO Chief

Geneva [Switzerland], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic will come to an end when all the countries start using the available health tools effectively, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.

2021-10-25T02:09:54.603886+00:00 IST

UK records another 39,962 new coronavirus cases

London [UK], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 39,962 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,773,674, according to official figures released Sunday.

2021-10-24T17:08:52.993260+00:00 IST

Indian diaspora associations protest in Paris against Pakistan's state-sponsored terrorism in J-K

Paris [France], October 24 (ANI): Indian diaspora associations and friends of India in France staged a protest in front of the Pakistan Embassy in Paris against Pakistan's state-sponsored terrorism recently.

2021-10-24T12:13:21.249574+00:00 IST

PM Modi to visit Italy, UK for G-20 Summit, COP-26 from Oct 29

New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to Rome, Italy and Glasgow, the United Kingdom from October 29 to November 2 to attend the 16th G-20 Summit and the World Leaders' Summit of COP-26 respectively, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday.

2021-10-24T10:47:56.470103+00:00 IST

Russia's St. Petersburg goes into lockdown from Oct 30-Nov 7

Moscow [Russia], October 24 (ANI): Following the COVID-19 situation in Russia, restaurants, cafes and non-essential shops will be closed in St. Petersburg city of the country from October 30 until November 7, according to the decree signed by Governor Alexander Beglov on Saturday.

2021-10-24T02:24:50.706206+00:00 IST

198 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast

Tripoli [Libya], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said that 198 illegal migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya.

2021-10-24T02:02:06.198935+00:00 IST

British military brings over 100 people who had left Afghanistan to UK

London [UK], October 24 (ANI): The British Military has flown over 100 people who had fled from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom.

2021-10-24T01:00:11.993928+00:00 IST

Director of hospital: More and more young people and children suffer a severe COVID-19

Sofia [Bulgaria], October 23 (ANI/Novinite): More and more young people and children are suffering heavily from COVID-19. This was explained in the studio of "Wake Up" by the director of Alexandrovska Hospital, Dr Atanas Atanasov.

2021-10-23T17:41:40.394303+00:00 IST

UK Foreign Secy lays wreath at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel in remembrance of 2008 terrorist attack

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 23 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Saturday laid a wreath at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, in remembrance of lives lost during the 2008 terrorist attack.

2021-10-23T17:23:36.985472+00:00 IST