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Russia to launch mass production of Checkmate fighter jet in 2026: UAC

Dubai [UAE], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia will begin mass-producing its new single-engine, fifth-generation fighter jet Checkmate in 2026, Yury Slyusar, the general director of the Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), said on Sunday.

2021-11-14T17:09:09.399699+00:00 IST

Hardeep Puri to visit UAE tomorrow for int'l petroleum exhibition, conference in Abu Dhabi

New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will lead an official and business delegation to UAE from November 15-17 to attend the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas informed on Sunday.

2021-11-14T16:08:24.979873+00:00 IST

Austria announces lockdown on unvaccinated amid rising COVID cases

Vienna [Austria], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Austria will start from Monday to impose a lockdown on those who have not been vaccinated, the Austrian government announced on Sunday.

2021-11-14T14:27:41.247585+00:00 IST

Gunmen kill 4 at funeral in central Nigeria: police

Lagos [Nigeria], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Four persons were killed when a group of gunmen attacked mourners who were assembled at a funeral in central Nigeria's Benue state, the police said on Sunday.

2021-11-14T13:40:47.455890+00:00 IST

Tehran to participate Vienna talks in good faith despite US breaches of commitments: Iranian FM

Tehran [Iran], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran will participate in the upcoming talks in Vienna in good faith despite Washington's breach of its commitments to the 2015 nuclear agreement, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Saturday evening.

2021-11-14T12:06:04.023206+00:00 IST

UN warns food insecurity to worsen in Somalia by May 2022

Mogadishu [Somalia], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Food insecurity is likely to worsen significantly through May 2022 in Somalia, with many households experiencing widening food consumption gaps and erosion of their coping capacity, the United Nations relief agency warned on Sunday.

2021-11-14T12:05:05.344702+00:00 IST

Son of slain Libyan dictator Gaddafi to run for president, says official

Tripoli [Libya], November 14 (ANI): Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, son of Libya's former dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi will be running for the post of president, according to officials.

2021-11-14T11:47:55.092784+00:00 IST

Iraq to send emergency flight to evacuate stranded Iraqi migrants in Belarus

Baghdad [Iraq], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi authorities on Saturday decided to send emergency flights to evacuate stranded Iraqi migrants who want to return voluntarily from Belarus to Iraq.

2021-11-14T10:18:12.729021+00:00 IST

Australian COVID-19 cases fall to recent low amid battle against 3rd wave

Canberra [Australia], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has reported its fewest daily COVID-19 cases in recent weeks as the country continues to battle the third wave of infections.

2021-11-14T09:34:45.658353+00:00 IST

Bulgaria to elect president, new parliament

Sofia [Bulgaria], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Bulgarians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president and a National Assembly.

2021-11-14T09:21:48.429953+00:00 IST

New Zealand reports 209 new cases of COVID-19

Wellington [New Zealand], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 209 new cases of COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.

2021-11-14T07:17:38.475124+00:00 IST

Death toll from prison clashes in Ecuador rises to 68

Quito [Ecuador], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the clashes at the Litoral Penitentiary in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has risen to 68, the State Attorney General's Office reported on Saturday.

2021-11-14T02:05:10.734667+00:00 IST

Eritrea slams US sanctions against country's Military

Asmara [Eritrea], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Eritrea decries the sanctions imposed by the United States against its armed forces, describing them as a blatant violation of its sovereignty, the Eritrean Ministry of Information said on Saturday.

2021-11-13T17:01:03.560031+00:00 IST

Belarus-Poland crisis: UN urges all parties to respect human rights

New York [US], November 13 (ANI): Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends.

2021-11-13T09:01:02.656632+00:00 IST

New Zealand PM calls for solidarity against regional challenges at APEC meeting

Wellington [New Zealand], November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reaffirmed her confidence in multilateral cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region and called for consistent joint efforts to tackle the most important regional challenges at the 28th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting on Saturday (local time).

2021-11-13T06:06:49.741518+00:00 IST

Libya elections 'essential next step' towards peace, stability: Guterres

New York [US], November 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Libyans to forge a spirit of national unity and overcome any remaining differences ahead of landmark presidential and parliamentary elections next month.

2021-11-13T05:55:38.819197+00:00 IST

New Zealand reports 177 new cases of COVID-19

Wellington [New Zealand], November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 177 new COVID-19 cases, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Saturday, with a total of 8,121 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.

2021-11-13T05:08:49.181584+00:00 IST

14 road workers kidnapped in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region

Yaounde [Cameroon], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Gunmen abducted at least 14 road construction workers in Cameroon's war-torn Anglophone region of Northwest on Friday, according to a local official.

2021-11-12T17:15:23.758662+00:00 IST

Namibia to start vaccinating teens against COVID-19

Windhoek [Namibia], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Namibia will start administering the COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents aged between 12 and 17, Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula said Friday.

2021-11-12T16:04:26.190422+00:00 IST

UN official urges reform measures amid crisis in Lebanon

Beirut [Lebanon], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): A senior UN official on Friday warned that Lebanon may be turned into a "failing state" if the government does not succeed in implementing quick and serious reform measures amid the current unprecedented financial crisis.

2021-11-12T14:10:13.764071+00:00 IST

APEC kicks off virtual Economic Leaders' Meeting focusing on COVID-19 recovery, new vision

Wellington [New Zealand], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The 28th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting, under New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's chairmanship, kicked off virtually on Friday night.

2021-11-12T13:45:52.123516+00:00 IST