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Two earthquakes hit Turkey fortnight after deadly tremors

"Today a Magnitude 6.4 #earthquake (#deprem) hit #Antioch (#Turkey) at 20:04:29 local time (UTC 17:04:29). Shaking was felt over 400km by approximately 30M people in Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, Syrian Arab Republic and Israel," EMSC quake tweeted.

2023-02-20T18:56:54.027753+00:00 IST

UAE: Global Summit of Women 2023 to discuss female leaders' role

This two-day Summit will be held on February 21 and 22 in Abu Dhabi at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort and attended by stateswomen, faith leaders, entrepreneurs, social activists, cultural personalities, media celebrities, and scholars from more than 100 countries, as per the official Mission statement.

2023-02-20T16:27:11.540113+00:00 IST

We have so many plans in energy sector with India: Saudi minister

The Minister made the statement while speaking to the ANI on the sidelines of the two-day 2nd edition of the Saudi Media Forum which began in the capital Riyadh with over 1,500 media professionals and industry leaders from Arab and foreign countries joining to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the media industry.

2023-02-20T10:38:01.626225+00:00 IST

One-fifth of NEOM Saudi futuristic mega city completed

Al-Nasr declared: "At NEOM, we are addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity by bringing together a community of the brightest minds committed to reimagining what a sustainable future will look like in 20 to 30 years and building it today. We are redefining the future now. NEOM is open for business."

2023-02-20T01:18:44.023391+00:00 IST

5 killed, 15 injured in Israeli air strikes on Syria's Damascus

According to the Syrian news agency, the raids occurred on early Sunday when the Israeli jet hit a building in central Damascus's Kafr Sousa neighbourhood near a large, heavily guarded security complex close to Iranian installations, witnesses said.

2023-02-19T23:17:42.579021+00:00 IST

Blinken warns China against aiding Russia in Ukraine

After the meeting with the top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on the sidelines of the annual Munich Security Conference, Blinked said that China has to face implications and consequences if they provide material support to Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.

2023-02-19T02:03:47.725756+00:00 IST

'Unthinkable, hysterical' action by US "damaged relations": China

"Unfortunately, the US ignored the basic facts and brazenly sent a fighter jet to shoot down the non-threatening airship with a missile," he said. "Such an unthinkable and hysterical action is, without doubt, excessive use of force, and clearly violates common practice and relevant international law," Wang added.

2023-02-19T01:48:43.622815+00:00 IST

Netherlands expels Russian diplomats after spy smuggling claim

Netherlands Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra tweeted, "Russia's continued attempts to place intelligence officers into the Netherlands under diplomatic cover are unacceptable. That is why we are limiting the number of Russian diplomats in the Netherlands."

2023-02-18T19:27:53.188328+00:00 IST

India to benefit from China-Aus trade war

Despite recent signs of a diplomatic thaw, nothing has changed in the policies of either China or Australia, reports the Diplomat.

2023-02-18T10:21:30.025355+00:00 IST

"Australia strongest supporter of India's G20 presidencyp"

"There is no stronger supporter of G20 chairmanship by India than Australia. We will support you in every way possible," Bowen said at the Raisina @ Sydney/Keynote speech and conversation in Australia.

2023-02-18T06:56:26.492246+00:00 IST

"Old, rich and dangerous..."Jaishankar taken on George Soros

Addressing a session with Australian Minister Chris Brown at the Raisina@Sydney Dialogue , Jaishankar said," Mr Soros is an old, rich opinionated person sitting in New York who still thinks that his views should determine how the entire world works...such people actually invest resources in shaping narratives."

2023-02-18T05:32:45.013517+00:00 IST

"Of course, discussed cricket," Jaishankar calls on Australia PM

"Our discussions reflected the full spirit of our strategic partnership. Apprised @AlboMP of recent developments in that regard," Jaishankar said.

2023-02-18T04:04:44.011457+00:00 IST

18 migrants found dead in abandoned truck in Bulgaria

"Police actions were taken in connection with a report received today, around 2:15 p.m., about an abandoned truck in the land of the village of Lokorsko and a group of people around it," the Ministry of the Interior announced.

2023-02-17T21:51:23.709802+00:00 IST

Death toll in Turkey-Syria quake surpasses 41,000

On Thursday, two women were pulled from the debris in Turkey's southern city of Kahramanmaras, and a mother and two children were rescued in Antakya nine days after the earthquake. The rescue in Antakya came 228 hours after the earthquake, VOA reported citing the state-owned Anadolu news agency reported.

2023-02-17T02:16:22.186380+00:00 IST

"Bad manners...": Fiji PM on discussing China with Jaishankar

Rabuka stressed that India and Fiji have built a "robust multifaceted partnership" which covers cooperation in all major sectors of nation-building

2023-02-16T13:53:54.696866+00:00 IST

African nations wary of China's soft loan trap

Witnessing the living example of Sri Lanka's economic crisis, African countries, which are caught in China's soft loan trap, are fearing that Beijing won't bail them out, Pardafas.com reported.

2023-02-15T22:03:13.707999+00:00 IST

World Hindi Conference "celebration of culture": EAM

Jaishankar said that tomorrow he will travel to Suva and hold meetings with Fiji leadership.

2023-02-15T17:58:33.996560+00:00 IST

'India, Fiji ties historical, fostered by heritage, tradition'

Jaishankar stated the cultural performances by the two countries showcased their heritage and tradition and stressed that their confluence is a "notable aspect" of the historical ties between the two nations.

2023-02-15T14:43:05.514912+00:00 IST

Jaishankar visits Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami Temple in Nadi, Fiji

"Visited the Sri Siva Subrahmanya Swami temple in Nadi and had a darshan. Along with my Parliamentary colleagues, could see first-hand, our vibrant culture and traditions flourishing in Fiji," Jaishankar tweeted.

2023-02-15T06:56:12.659201+00:00 IST

Jaishankar, Fiji Deputy PM discuss India-Fiji ties

"Great to meet @FijiGovernment DPM @bimanprasad in Nadi shortly after our meeting in New Delhi. Discussed further advancing our long-standing ties through our development cooperation," Jaishankar tweeted on Wednesday.

2023-02-15T04:03:29.164611+00:00 IST

Turkey earthquake: 2000-year-old Gaziantep castle in ruins

The castle, which stood strong and remained intact even in the face of invasion and conquest, was destroyed after more than two millennia by the devastating earthquake.

2023-02-14T08:48:30.404752+00:00 IST