Europe

Zelenskyy condemns Russia for violating Easter ceasefire

Following President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a 30-hour ceasefire in observance of Easter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Russian forces carried out attacks, citing a total of 387 shelling incidents and 19 assaults.

2025-04-20T06:03:11.971057+00:00 IST

"No trust in words coming from Moscow": Zelenskyy

Taking to X, Zelenskyy said that Russian assault operations are ongoing on several frontline sectors and there is no "trust" in Moscow's words.

2025-04-19T22:05:56.880261+00:00 IST

Iran says "movement forward" in nuclear talks with US

Saturday's negotiations followed the first round of talks held last week in Oman's capital, Muscat. The US delegation was led by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, while Iran was represented by Foreign Minister Aragchi. Oman once again played the role of mediator, as reported by CNN.

2025-04-19T19:54:45.302464+00:00 IST

This is how Russia began Good Friday: Zelenskyy condemns strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Russian attacks that struck multiple cities across Ukraine on Good Friday, including missile and drone strikes on Kharkiv and Sumy.

2025-04-18T11:09:26.241578+00:00 IST

US could withdraw Ukraine peace efforts within days, warns Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday warned that America may abandon its peace efforts in Ukraine within "days" if it is not possible to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, CNN reported.

2025-04-18T10:50:18.080313+00:00 IST

 Astronomers find planet in perpendicular orbit around stars

Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars.

2025-04-18T09:22:42.977556+00:00 IST

Defence Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh concludes UK visit

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh concluded his visit to the United Kingdom with a keynote address at the India-UK Defence Industry Roundtable, where he emphasised the importance of deepening bilateral cooperation. Singh also urged joint innovation in niche defence technologies to modernise armed forces in both nations, according to the Ministry of Defence.

2025-04-18T00:27:46.913302+00:00 IST

Russia denies missile strike on Indian pharma warehouse in Kyiv

Earlier, the Ukrainian Embassy in India had claimed that a Russian missile struck the Kusum Healthcare warehouse, accusing Moscow of "deliberately" targeting Indian businesses.

2025-04-17T22:17:52.803979+00:00 IST

James Webb Telescope detects signs of possible alien life

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet of potential life on an alien planet, identifying chemical gases in the atmosphere of K2-18 b that, on Earth, are produced only by living organisms.

2025-04-17T13:58:32.212586+00:00 IST

UK officials alarmed by Chinese-made drones surveying critical

National Grid Plc, which manages the country's electricity and gas distribution networks, employs drones produced by Shenzhen-based SZ DJI Technology Co. to record videos, take photographs, and capture thermal images of its electricity substations, according to details shared on its website as recently as September.

2025-04-17T09:41:05.547640+00:00 IST

UAE, Kenya discuss enhancing bilateral relations

Nusseibeh emphasised that "The UAE stressed again the essential role of the African Union to help bring about a ceasefire in Sudan between the warring parties and a transition to an independent civilian-led government."

2025-04-17T09:07:19.541964+00:00 IST

Pak minister claims multiple factions exist in Imran Khan's party

He made these remarks after his meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif in London.

2025-04-17T09:02:38.629930+00:00 IST

India, UK discuss advancing defence capability collaboration

David Williams welcomed Rajesh Kumar Singh to London for the 24th UK-India Defence Consultative Group.

2025-04-17T07:45:46.583006+00:00 IST

Temporary tariff pause mitigates trade contraction: WTO

The volume of world merchandise trade is expected to decline by 0.2 per cent in 2025 under current conditions, nearly three percentage points lower than what would have been expected under a "low tariff" baseline scenario, according to the WTO Secretariat's latest Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report released on April 16.

2025-04-16T20:10:52.098416+00:00 IST

EU lists seven ‘safe’ countries including India, Bangladesh

One of the main steps includes creating the first EU list of safe countries of origin, which includes India, Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.

2025-04-16T15:37:48.644658+00:00 IST

UK Supreme Court defines 'woman' on biological sex

In a unanimous ruling, the court clarified that the legal definition of "woman" in the context of the Equality Act (EA) 2010 is based on biological sex rather than gender identity.

2025-04-16T12:13:41.238598+00:00 IST

India-Italy defence cooperation strengthened

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh's visit to Rome includes discussions with Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto and the co-chairing of the 11th India-Italy Joint Defence Committee meeting. Key topics included technology collaboration, armament production, and fostering closer ties between defence industries of both nations.

2025-04-15T20:21:57.540952+00:00 IST

MQM founder warns of revived conspiracy to incite ethnic clashes

Hussain issued a serious warning during his 240th speech, streamed on TikTok, regarding what he referred to as a "revived conspiracy" intended to rekindle ethnic strife between Pashtuns and Mohajirs in Karachi.

2025-04-15T06:08:20.915382+00:00 IST

EU's exports of medicinal, pharma products up by 13.5 per cent

In 2024, EU exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products increased by 13.5 per cent compared with 2023, reaching Euro 313.4 billion. At the same time, imports only recorded a modest increase of 0.5 per cent, amounting to Euro 119.7 billion, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

2025-04-15T00:33:11.114046+00:00 IST

Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable dev'ng countries: UN

In a new report released on April 14, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is amping up calls that the poorest and most vulnerable economies be exempt from "reciprocal tariffs".

2025-04-15T00:32:48.100942+00:00 IST

EU unveils multiannual €1.6 billion programme for Palestine

The European Union on Monday announced a comprehensive multiannual support programme for Palestine, committing up to Euro 1.6 billion to bolster Palestinian recovery.

2025-04-14T14:21:10.495638+00:00 IST