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British Airways announces additional flights from India to London

New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): British Airways has increased flights from India to the UK from 10 to 20 per week from 16 August. The decision came as the UK government moved India to an amber list.

2021-08-17T18:52:13.967461+00:00 IST

Taliban's Afghanistan takeover 'terrible', says German Chancellor Merkel

Berlin [Germany], August 17 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday described the Taliban's Afghanistan takeover as "bitter, dramatic and terrible", a media report said.

2021-08-16T21:29:35.211390+00:00 IST

French President says Afghanistan must not become safe haven for terrorists as Taliban seize power

Paris [France], August 17 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Afghanistan must not become a safe haven for terrorists again as the Taliban seize control in the country after the collapse of Ashraf Ghani-led government.

2021-08-16T19:50:50.874774+00:00 IST

'Not on the cards': UK Defence Secretary on whether British forces will return to Afghanistan

London [UK], August 16 (ANI): British Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace said on Monday that British forces will not be returning to Afghanistan after the Taliban seized the Afghan capital city of Kabul.

2021-08-16T15:56:39.751730+00:00 IST

Belgium suspends deportation of illegal Afghan migrants: Migration Secretary

Brussels [Belgium] August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration, Sammy Mahdi, said on Monday that his country would not be deporting failed asylum seekers back to Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country.

2021-08-16T13:03:19.207321+00:00 IST

Russia's ambassador to Afghanistan to meet Taliban in Kabul on Tuesday

Moscow [Russia], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian ambassador in Afghanistan will hold a meeting with a senior coordinator of the Taliban (terrorist group, banned in Russia) on Tuesday to discuss embassy security, Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Monday.

2021-08-16T08:28:15.771063+00:00 IST

French Foreign Minister, Antony Blinken discuss 'dramatic situation' in Kabul over phone

Paris [France], August 16 (ANI): French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had a telephonic conversation with his US counterpart Antony Blinken on the "dramatic situation" in Kabul.

2021-08-15T23:43:18.993646+00:00 IST

Indian envoy inaugurates photo exhibition on occasion of 75th Independence Day

Moscow [Russia], August 16 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to Russia, Bala Venkatesh Varma on Sunday extended greetings on the country's 75th Independence Day and inaugurated a photo exhibition on "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav", said the Embassy of India in Russia on Sunday.

2021-08-15T18:56:26.885124+00:00 IST

British Airways orders pilots to avoid Afghan airspace as Ashraf Ghani govt collapses

London [UK], August 16 (ANI): British Airways has ordered its pilots to avoid Afghan airspace as Ashraf Ghani's government collapsed and Kabul fell to the Taliban.

2021-08-15T18:32:19.766680+00:00 IST

Anti-Pakistan protest erupts across world against its proxy role in Afghanistan, helping Taliban

Berlin [Germany], August 15 (ANI): Anti-Pakistan protests across the globe were organised and the demonstrators raised their voices against Islamabad's role in the Afghanistan debacle and blamed the country for helping the Taliban.

2021-08-15T16:17:26.526310+00:00 IST

Russia records 21,624 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 21,624 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 22,144 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,600,836, the federal response center said on Sunday.

2021-08-15T10:37:11.408759+00:00 IST

Belgium's iconic building lights up in tri-colour to mark India's 75th Independence Day

Brussels [Belgium] August 15 (ANI): Belgium's iconic building 'Chateau de Petite Somme' also known as 'Radhadesh' illuminated in Tricolour on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day.

2021-08-15T10:30:09.176870+00:00 IST

UK records another 29,520 coronavirus cases

London [UK], August 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 29,520 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,241,011, according to official figures released Saturday.

2021-08-14T16:52:02.017254+00:00 IST

8 killed after Russian firefighter plane crashes in Turkey

Ankara [Turkey], August 14 (ANI): Five crew members from the Russian military and three Turkish specialists who were on board the Russian Be-200 aircraft died in the crash in Turkey, local media reported on Saturday.

2021-08-14T15:12:46.091660+00:00 IST

Death toll from floods in Turkey's Black Sea region rises to 43

Ankara [Turkey], August 14 (ANI): The death toll from flooding caused by downpours in Turkey's Kastamonu and Sinop provinces rose to 43, local media reported on Saturday.

2021-08-14T15:03:34.238508+00:00 IST

Firefighting plane crashes in southern Turkey

Ankara [Turkey], August 14 (ANI): A firefighting plane, that was rented from Russia, crashed in southern Turkey on Saturday, local media reported.

2021-08-14T13:58:43.458629+00:00 IST

Lounging cocktail sipping rat, dancing couple on bus stop roof- Banksy reveals artworks at UK seaside resorts

London [UK], August 14 (ANI): Secretive graffiti artist Banksy has confirmed that he is behind the 10 pieces of street art that have appeared along UK's east coast of Suffolk and Norfolk.

2021-08-14T05:51:11.671478+00:00 IST

Sweden to reduce number of staff at Kabul embassy due to safety concerns

Stockholm [Sweden] August 14 (ANI): Sweden will reduce the number of staff at its embassy in Kabul due to safety concerns as the Taliban is inching closer to the capital of Afghanistan after capturing over half of the 34 provincial capital.

2021-08-14T01:13:08.089008+00:00 IST

Germany's 7-day COVID-19 incidence rises above 30 again

Berlin [Germany], August 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The nationwide seven-day COVID-19 incidence in Germany rose above 30 again, almost five times as high as one month ago, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Friday.

2021-08-13T22:02:01.539441+00:00 IST

Switzerland to withdraw 3 remaining staff from Kabul 'as soon as possible'

Zurich [Switzerland], August 14 (ANI): Switzerland will withdraw its three remaining staff in Kabul "as soon as possible" as the security situation in Afghanistan worsens, said the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday (local time).

2021-08-13T20:50:30.610264+00:00 IST

'Vast bulk' of evacuation of UK embassy staff, officials from Afghanistan in coming days: PM Johnson

London [UK], August 14 (ANI): Underlining that situation in Afghanistan has "deteriorated", British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday (local time) apprised that there would be the "vast bulk" of the evacuation of UK embassy staff and officials from the war-torn country in the next few days.

2021-08-13T19:15:23.172849+00:00 IST