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UN chief condemns coup in Sudan, urges release of Prime Minister

New York [US], October 25 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the military coup in Sudan and called for the immediate release of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.

2021-10-25T15:04:51.378877+00:00 IST

Indian embassy celebrates International Day of Diplomats in Madagascar

Antananarivo [Madagascar], October 25 (ANI): Indian Embassy in Madagascar celebrated the fifth International Day of Diplomats in the capital Antananarivo on October 24. A number of diplomats, celebrities and journalists attended the event.

2021-10-25T12:10:44.208445+00:00 IST

Head of Sudanese sovereign council declares emergency, dissolves government

Khartoum [Sudan], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The head of Sudan's Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, declared a state of emergency and dissolution of the council and the government on Monday.

2021-10-25T10:49:08.657028+00:00 IST

UN expresses concerns over Sudan coup reports, calls for immediate release of detained

Khartoum [Sudan], October 25 (ANI): The United Nations on has expressed concern over reports of a military coup in Sudan and has called on the security forces of the North African country to "immediately" release those reported to have been detained.

2021-10-25T09:09:20.043432+00:00 IST

Sudan's opposition union coalition calls on people to protest against military coup

Khartoum [Sudan], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), a coalition of labor unions opposed to the country's military, is calling on people to go out into the streets and stand up against the military coup.

2021-10-25T07:29:11.908557+00:00 IST

Fuel shortages in Haiti put lives of children, women at risk, UNICEF warns

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of women and children in Haiti are at risk of dying if the fuel shortage crisis in the country is not resolved, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned.

2021-10-25T04:01:14.129987+00:00 IST

Palestine condemns Israeli plan to build new settlement homes

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Palestine on Sunday condemned Israel for issuing tenders to construct 1,355 new housing units in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

2021-10-25T00:33:21.196756+00:00 IST

Clashes between Somalian Army, terrorists leave at least 30 dead, 70 injured

Mogadishu [Somalia] October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 30 people were killed and 70 were injured in the clashes between the Somalian armed forces and terrorists of the Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa group, previously cooperating with the government in fighting Al-Shabaab terrorists, the Somali Guardian reported.

2021-10-24T17:14:23.320931+00:00 IST

116 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast

Tripoli [Libya], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said that 116 illegal migrants, including women and children, have been rescued and returned to Libya.

2021-10-24T16:28:56.998718+00:00 IST

Israeli PM says meeting with Putin 'good, in depth'

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that the five-hour meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Sochi was "very good and in-depth."

2021-10-24T15:30:52.834505+00:00 IST

Sudanese police fire tear gas at protesters demanding transfer of power to civilian govt

Khartoum [Sudan], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Police have deployed tear gas against demonstrators demanding a transfer of power from the military to the civilian government in the Sudanese capital, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday.

2021-10-24T14:27:04.297005+00:00 IST

Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 8.46 mln

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,464,280 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2021-10-24T14:12:39.928023+00:00 IST

Kyrgyzstan not to host U.S. military base: President

Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): There will be no U.S. military base in Kyrgyzstan, President Sadyr Zhaparov said here Saturday.

2021-10-24T12:29:33.037749+00:00 IST

Ethiopia tops 362,000 COVID-19 cases

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia registered 441 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 362,088 as of Saturday evening, the country's health ministry said.

2021-10-24T10:53:49.368096+00:00 IST

Turkish Opposition says Erdogan's move to expel 10 Envoys linked to domestic agenda

Tankara [Turkey], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision to declare personae non grata ambassadors of 10 countries that have called on Ankara to release human rights activist Osman Kavala is designed to justify Turkey's economic crisis, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said on Sunday.

2021-10-24T10:34:00.621925+00:00 IST

Libya holds first forum on securing elections

Tripoli [Libya], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Interior Ministry of Libya on Saturday held the first forum on securing the elections slated for December.

2021-10-24T06:57:23.761969+00:00 IST

Mine explosion kills 6 people in southern Senegal

Dakar [Senegal], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): At least six people died and five others were injured in an explosion in Senegal's southern Casamance region, local media report.

2021-10-23T22:08:50.069837+00:00 IST

At least 20 killed in clashes in central Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 20 people were killed and more than 40 others injured in clashes between regional Galmudug forces backed by the Somali National Army (SNA) and a paramilitary group in central Somalia on Saturday, officials confirmed late Saturday.

2021-10-23T21:29:52.777324+00:00 IST

Ugandan police confirm bomb blast in Kampala, two dead

Kampala [Uganda], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Ugandan police have confirmed that there was a bomb blast in the capital Kampala on Saturday, leaving two people dead and others injured.

2021-10-23T21:29:32.795588+00:00 IST

Turkey's Erdogan orders to expel envoys of 10 countries including US

Ankara [Turkey], October 24 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he had told his foreign ministry to expel the ambassadors of the United States and nine other Western countries for calling to release human rights activist Osman Kavala.

2021-10-23T20:54:24.190372+00:00 IST

Saudi-led coalition says destroys Houthi vessels, bomb-laden boats site

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced on Saturday that it destroyed four Houthi vessels in the Red Sea and a site for bomb-laden boats in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah.

2021-10-23T16:34:13.789956+00:00 IST