Others

Saudi Arabia finally gets Patriot missile systems from US

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has transferred a "significant number" of Patriot missile systems to Saudi Arabia over the past month, The Wall Street Journal reports citing senior US officials.

2022-03-21T05:27:57.569724+00:00 IST

India, Australia to conclude early harvest deal by end of this month: Sources

New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): India and Australia will conclude an early harvest agreement by the end of this month, said sources on Sunday.

2022-03-20T11:28:14.393077+00:00 IST

PM Modi, Morrison to hold second India-Australia virtual summit on Monday

New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison will hold the second India-Australia Virtual Summit on Monday to lay the way forward on new initiatives and enhance cooperation in a diverse range of sectors between the two countries.

2022-03-20T08:23:36.644084+00:00 IST

Australia to give temporary visas to Ukrainians permitting work, study

Canberra [Australia], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia will be issuing temporary visas to Ukrainian refugees, allowing them to work in the country for three years, the Australian government said on Sunday.

2022-03-20T02:09:04.960599+00:00 IST

Tunisia retrieves 20 bodies off NE coast

Tunis [Tunisia], March 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of bodies recovered off the Nabeul coast in northeastern Tunisia has grown to 20, the private radio station Shems FM reported Saturday.

2022-03-20T00:18:11.510047+00:00 IST

UNHCR faces funding shortfall to meet needs of refugees, IDPs in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday said it only received 13 per cent of 205.4 million US dollars it wants to meet the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Ethiopia.

2022-03-19T17:34:11.940489+00:00 IST

UNEP joins global alliance to advance human, planetary health

Nairobi [Kenya], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has joined a multilateral initiative that aims to advance human, ecosystems, and animal health simultaneously in line with the sustainability agenda.

2022-03-19T12:43:46.345466+00:00 IST

Oil prices climb as traders assess supply risks

New York [US], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for April delivery added 1.72 US dollars, or 1.7 per cent, to settle at 104.70 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for May delivery increased 1.29 dollars, or 1.2 per cent, to close at 107.93 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange, as traders weighed supply risks.

2022-03-18T22:40:03.252567+00:00 IST

India, Australia to deepen trade ties at virtual annual leaders' meet

New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Announcing the Virtual Annual Leaders' Meeting with India, Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said the strong bilateral relationship between the two countries is based on a shared vision of an open, inclusive, and resilient Indo-Pacific.

2022-03-18T11:02:33.708716+00:00 IST

India, Australia to hold second virtual summit on March 21

New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison will hold the second India-Australia Virtual Summit on 21 March, informed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in its weekly briefing on Thursday.

2022-03-17T12:53:52.959341+00:00 IST

Oil prices end below USD 100 per barrel on Russia-Ukraine diplomacy efforts, China COVID fears

New York, March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Oil prices tumbled more than 6 per cent, adding to Monday's drop of more than 5 per cent, as both the New York- and London-traded benchmarks settled below the key USD 100 per barrel mark for the first time since the start of Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine.

2022-03-16T01:56:47.063838+00:00 IST

Canada imposes sanctions on 15 more Russian officials

Ottawa [Canada], March 16 (ANI): Canada has imposed sanctions against 15 more Russian government officials over the country's war with Ukraine, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau informed in a tweet on Tuesday (local time).

2022-03-16T01:32:14.523918+00:00 IST

UNCTAD Chief remembers Sushma Swaraj in International Women's Day address

Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan talked about India's former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj while addressing the International Women's Day event held by the Indian Permanent Mission in Geneva.

2022-03-15T22:34:49.986356+00:00 IST

IMF says unprecedented sanctions against Russia to impair financial intermediation, trade in Europe

Washington [US], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Extraordinary sanctions imposed against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis will weaken financial intermediation and trade and will surely lead to the recession, International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials said in a blog published on Tuesday.

2022-03-15T21:03:58.640165+00:00 IST

Oil prices continue to tumble on Russia-Ukraine diplomacy efforts, surge in COVID-19 cases in China

New York [US], March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Oil prices extended their tumble on Tuesday, falling more than 5 per cent for the second day in a row based on international efforts to mediate over the Russia-Ukraine conflict and on renewed COVID-19 measures implemented by China after an unexpected surge in Omicron cases.

2022-03-15T18:18:32.063923+00:00 IST

UN welcomes any progress toward ceasefire, humanitarian access in Ukraine: Spokesperson

New York [US], March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations will welcome any progress toward reaching a ceasefire and humanitarian access in Ukraine, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Tuesday in comments about Russia's initiative to propose its own draft resolution on Ukraine.

2022-03-15T17:43:15.234814+00:00 IST

Ukraine war 'most severe' test ever for European security body

New York [US], March 15 (ANI): The war in Ukraine is the most severe test the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has faced since its creation in 1975, the top UN political affairs official told the Security Council on Monday.

2022-03-15T02:59:55.683782+00:00 IST

Iranian Foreign Minister to hold talks on JCPOA in Moscow on Tuesday: Tehran

Tehran [Iran], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will arrive in Moscow on March 15 to discuss bilateral cooperation, as well as the Vienna-hosted talks to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday.

2022-03-14T08:39:09.846998+00:00 IST

EAM Jaishankar mourns passing away of 5 Indian students in Canada

New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday expressed grief over the passing away of five Indian students in an accident in Canada.

2022-03-14T05:21:29.371933+00:00 IST

Indian Social Enterprise Vembi among winners of Singapore International Foundation Grant

Singapore, March 14 (ANI): Inspired by her own experience where she faced challenges in her learning and education journey, Vidhya Y who is herself visually challenged, co-founded Vembi Technologies to increase access to content for the visually impaired.

2022-03-14T03:36:53.823476+00:00 IST

Middle East nations refrain from sanctioning Russia

Nicosia [Cyprus] March 14 (ANI): The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put several states in the Middle East in a very difficult position. On the one hand, they cannot openly condone aggression and the invasion of an independent country by a powerful neighbor and so they must speak against it (without angering Moscow), and on the other, they do not want to put at risk their mutually beneficial relations with Russia by imposing sanctions.

2022-03-14T03:35:27.982046+00:00 IST