Europe

Germany allows entry to 2,000 vulnerable Afghans: Reports

Berlin [Germany], September 14 (ANI): Germany has allowed entry to 2,000 rights activists, artists, scientists and journalists from Afghanistan who are at risk of retribution from the Taliban, media said Monday.

2021-09-13T23:39:40.144307+00:00 IST

Brussels: Afghan diaspora protest against Taliban takeover, Pakistan

Brussels [Belgium], September 13 (ANI): Afghan diaspora living in Belgium held a protest at Luxembourg Square against the Taliban's hostile takeover of Afghanistan and its formation of a non-inclusive government.

2021-09-13T17:10:37.856671+00:00 IST

Germany launches national COVID-19 "vaccine action week"

Berlin [Germany], September 13 (ANI/Xinhua): To counter the slowdown in the COVID-19 vaccine take-up, Germany started a national "vaccine action week" on Monday, offering jabs free of charge and without an appointment at easily accessible public sites.

2021-09-13T16:07:10.045463+00:00 IST

First component of Sputnik V shows 78.6-83.7 pc general efficacy against COVID-19 in elderly subjects: Study in Argentina

Moscow [Russia], September 13 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) has announced the publication of a study in EClinicalMedicine (an open access peer-reviewed clinical journal published by The Lancet, one of the world's most respected medical journals) on the efficacy of Russian Sputnik Light coronavirus vaccine (the first component of Sputnik V vaccine) among the elderly in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2021-09-13T13:51:59.202282+00:00 IST

Johnson expected to hold bilateral talks with Biden during UNGA

London [UK], September 13 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to meet with US President Joe Biden at the end of this month, during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

2021-09-13T03:37:37.908106+00:00 IST

UK records another 29,173 coronavirus cases

London [UK], September 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 29,173 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,226,276, according to official figures released Sunday.

2021-09-12T18:37:31.089143+00:00 IST

Israeli fighter jets strike Hamas facilities in response to rocket attacks

Gaza [Palestine], September 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli fighter jets early on Sunday attacked military posts and facilities that belong to the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip, but no injuries were reported, according to security sources.

2021-09-12T14:52:41.281572+00:00 IST

Germany: Free Balochistan Movement holds protest against Pakistan in Hanover

Berlin [Germany], September 12 (ANI): The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) held a protest rally in Hanover, Germany against the "fake encounters" in Balochistan province staged by Pakistani forces.

2021-09-12T13:58:33.026346+00:00 IST

France refuses to have any ties with Taliban government: Foreign Minister Le Drian

Paris [France], September 12 (ANI): France refuses to recognise the government of the Taliban and have any relations with it, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said.

2021-09-12T12:49:18.886112+00:00 IST

Russia registers 18,554 COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 18,554 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, down from 18,891 cases the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,140,070, the federal response center said on Sunday.

2021-09-12T11:01:57.564671+00:00 IST

Afghan diaspora living in Germany hold protests against Taliban

Hamburg [Germany] September 12 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans living in Germany held demonstrations in Hamburg against the Taliban and urged the international community to put pressure on the group to ensure women rights in Afghanistan and to protect the country's honour.

2021-09-12T03:33:50.703249+00:00 IST

UK Foreign Office honours memory of victims of 9/11 attacks

London [United Kingdom], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office commemorated all those killed in the 9/11 attacks in the US 20 years ago and those who bravely rushed to help.

2021-09-11T14:23:37.057086+00:00 IST

Tributes paid to Afghanistan's Ahmed Shah Massoud in Rome on 20th death anniversary

Rome [Italy], September 11 (ANI): A high-level symposium was organised to commemorate the 20th death anniversary of Afghanistan's guerrilla commander Ahmed Shah Massoud in Rome, Italy. The event was organised on Friday by the Embassy of Afghanistan in Rome, in collaboration with several other groups.

2021-09-11T14:15:56.889399+00:00 IST

Meenakshi Lekhi to visit Portugal, Spain from September 12-17

New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi is set to visit Portugal and Spain from September 12-17, informed the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement.

2021-09-11T08:02:09.384726+00:00 IST

Afghans to stage protest outside UN office in Geneva against persecution of minorities by Taliban

Geneva [Switzerland], September 10 (ANI): Afghans will organise a protest outside the UN office in Geneva on International Day of Peace on September 21 against "illegal takeover of Afghanistan" and "persecution of religious and ethnic minorities" by the Taliban regime, a rights activist said.

2021-09-10T18:26:05.687338+00:00 IST

Russia registers 18,341 COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], September 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 18,341 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 7,102,625, the federal response center said on Friday.

2021-09-10T08:51:14.562123+00:00 IST

Protest held in Canada against University Of Toronto over anti-Hindu conference

Toronto [Canada], September 10 (ANI): Indian community in Toronto staged a protest outside the University of Toronto on Thursday to press the administration to withdraw the university's endorsement towards an anti-Hindu conference known as "Dismantling Global Hindutva".

2021-09-10T06:30:42.620822+00:00 IST

'We must fight terrorism together', says Tirumurti on 20th anniversary of 9/11 terror attack

Washington [US] September 10 (ANI): On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack, India's Permanent Representative to United Nations TS Tirumurti on Thursday (local time) said the world must fight against terrorism together as there are no bad or good terrorists.

2021-09-10T05:35:15.573245+00:00 IST

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman meets Head of Iran Inter-Parliamentary Union in Vienna

Vienna [Austria] September 10 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Thursday met with the Iranian Parliamentary Delegation to discuss Parliamentary Diplomacy and Cooperation.

2021-09-09T21:52:21.979249+00:00 IST

Kazakhstan: Researcher on Xinjiang crimes banned

Berlin [Germany], September 9 (ANI): Kazakh authorities have banned a Russian-American researcher from the country for five years in apparent efforts to stymie his work documenting abuses of ethnic minorities in neighboring China, according to a rights group.

2021-09-09T14:26:38.966899+00:00 IST

No compromise on counter-terrorism despite cooling relations between Russia, US, says Russia's Dy Foreign Minister

Moscow [Russia], September 9 (ANI): The cooperation between the United States and Russia on counter-terrorism for the past 20 years will not be compromised despite the cooling relations between the two countries, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov.

2021-09-09T12:57:29.997582+00:00 IST