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Jaishankar meets Bangladeshi counterpart at Mexico's 200th independence day celebrations

Mexico City [Mexico], September 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Bangladesh's Minister of State (MoS) for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam in Mexico City during celebrations of Mexico's 200th anniversary of attaining Independence on Monday (local time).

2021-09-28T03:38:45.121260+00:00 IST

Jaishankar meets Belizean PM, FM, appreciates their warm words on Vaccine Maitri

Mexico City [Mexico], September 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Belize's Prime Minister Johnny Briceno and Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay at the celebrations of Mexico's 200th anniversary of attaining Independence on Monday (local time). Jaishankar also appreciated their warm words on India's Vaccine Maitri initiative.

2021-09-28T03:08:03.757023+00:00 IST

Insurgents who detained President of Guinea declare transitional charter

Conakry [Guinea], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The insurgents who detained Guinean President Alpha Conde declared a transitional charter, Guinee News reported.

2021-09-28T02:12:17.531933+00:00 IST

34 people killed in gunmen attack in northwest Nigeria

Lagos [Nigeria], September 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Unidentified gunmen killed 34 residents and injured seven others in an attack in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna state, a government official said Monday.

2021-09-27T16:35:34.763020+00:00 IST

Five people hospitalized in Australia after leak of unknown substance

Canberra [Australia], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Five people were hospitalized with dizziness and suffocation symptoms at a pharmacy in the village of Long Jetty in the Australian state of New South Wales, news agencies reported on Monday.

2021-09-27T14:24:53.135481+00:00 IST

Canberra-Taipei may develop strategic partnership amid Beijing's threat in Indo- Pacific

Taipei [Taiwan], September 27 (ANI): With China's rising military power and its assertiveness in the Indo Pacific region, may push Australia and Taiwan to develop bilateral strategic security cooperation, said a report.

2021-09-27T09:53:17.350075+00:00 IST

Ghani says his Facebook hacked after calls for Taliban recognition were posted

Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 27 (ANI): Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday warned about the hacking of his Facebook account, where a call for recognition of the Taliban was published minutes earlier.

2021-09-27T09:23:54.883666+00:00 IST

NASA, Boeing helping Russia in trying to find cause of cracks on space station

Moscow [Russia], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Engineers from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are helping Russia in its investigation into the possible causes of cracks and air leaks at the International Space Station (ISS).

2021-09-27T04:55:07.730202+00:00 IST

IAEA inspectors not allowed to service surveillance equipment in Iran's Karaj

Vienna [Austria], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says its inspectors were not given access to surveillance cameras at Iran's Karaj centrifuge assembly facility, despite an agreement reached by the IAEA and Iran on allowing inspectors to service the surveillance equipment.

2021-09-27T04:25:41.512149+00:00 IST

Will Mikati's government stop Lebanon's economic and political paralysis?

Nicosia [Cyprus], September 27 (ANI): Last Monday, Lebanese billionaire Najib Mikati, succeeded in winning in parliament a vote of confidence for his 24-member government.

2021-09-27T04:11:41.915363+00:00 IST

Sudan's empowerment removal committee condemns withdrawal of security forces guarding Committee headquarters

Khartoum [Sudan], September 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudan's Committee for Removal of Empowerment and Recovery of Public Funds on Sunday condemned the withdrawal of security forces guarding 22 of the committee headquarters.

2021-09-27T03:28:09.251663+00:00 IST

5 Palestinians killed, 2 Israelis injured in West Bank clashes

Tel Aviv [Israel] September 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's military said Sunday that two soldiers were seriously injured in shootouts with Palestinian gunmen during a West Bank raid in which Israeli forces killed five Palestinians.

2021-09-26T13:34:46.426703+00:00 IST

COVID-19: Canada lifts ban on passengers from India, flights to resume from tomorrow

Ottawa [Canada], September 26 (ANI): Justin Trudeau-led Canadian government on Sunday lifted a month-long ban on passenger flights from India. The ban was put in place in view of the enhanced COVID-19 protocols.

2021-09-26T04:15:27.201017+00:00 IST

3 killed on tragic day for Spanish motorsport

Madrid [Spain], September 26 (ANI/Xinhua): A driver and his co-pilot died in a rally in the north of Spain, while a 15-year-old motorcyclist also lost his life in a tragic day for motorsport in the country.

2021-09-26T02:15:04.915968+00:00 IST

40 injured in factory explosion in northern Tanzania

Dodoma [Tanzania] September 26 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 40 employees of a steel factory in Tanzania's northern region of Mwanza were injured on Friday afternoon following an explosion, police said on Saturday.

2021-09-25T19:15:09.833463+00:00 IST

Turkish, Russian cargo vessels collide in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait

Istanbul [Turkey], September 25 (ANI): Russian freighter Rusich-10 and Turkish freighter Tahsin Imamoglu collided in the Bosphorus Strait Saturday, TASS news reported citing Turkish Coast Guard.

2021-09-25T09:06:53.511819+00:00 IST

China releases 2 Canadians after Canada frees Huawei executive post deal with US

Ottawa [Canada], September 25 (ANI): Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who were arrested in China nearly three years ago have been released and are on a flight back home, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced.

2021-09-25T03:55:09.448838+00:00 IST

Number of people injured in Russia's Perm University shooting climbs to 47

Moscow [Russia], September 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people injured in the recent shooting in Russia's Perm State University reached 47, regional health ministry chief Anastasia Kruten said on Friday.

2021-09-24T19:21:19.875097+00:00 IST

PM Modi to deliver video address at 'Global Citizen Live' on Sep 25

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a video address at the event 'Global Citizen Live' on the evening of September 25, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) informed on Friday.

2021-09-24T13:36:19.712441+00:00 IST

India elected as External Auditor to IAEA from 2022-2027

Vienna [Austria], September 24 (ANI): India has been elected as the external auditor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the period 2022-2027, the Indian embassy in Austria informed on Friday.

2021-09-24T12:04:07.702279+00:00 IST

Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 8.21 million: Africa CDC

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], September 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,214,909 as of Friday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2021-09-24T09:36:29.243942+00:00 IST