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Jaishankar visits Indian hospice in Jerusalem

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday visited Indian hospice renovated with the Indian government's support and said it represents a historical connection with Jerusalem.

2021-10-18T17:25:49.941412+00:00 IST

Nigerian security forces kill 10 gunmen in NW state

Lagos [Nigeria] October 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian security forces have killed 10 armed bandits and rescued one civilian in a recent operation against the hideouts of bandits in the northwest state Kaduna, an official said on Monday.

2021-10-18T16:30:36.920805+00:00 IST

Muraleedharan meets PM Abdalla Hamdok, reiterates India's support to Sudan's transitional government

Juba [South Sudan], October 18 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan on Monday met Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister of the transitional government of Sudan and reiterated India's support for Sudan's democratic transition and its development.

2021-10-18T16:29:30.150530+00:00 IST

India, Israel to resume FTA negotiations, talks will start in November: EAM Jaishankar

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 18 (ANI): Indian and Israeli officials have agreed on the resumption of Free Trade negotiations and talks will start in November this year, said External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday.

2021-10-18T15:12:14.914589+00:00 IST

Jaishankar holds 'productive talks' with Israeli counterpart, agrees in-principle on mutual recognition of Covid vaccination certification

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday said that he had "very productive talks" with Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, where they discussed a wide range of regional and global issues, including the in-principle agreement on mutual recognition of Covid vaccination certification.

2021-10-18T11:06:20.194098+00:00 IST

EAM Jaishankar, Israeli counterpart Lapid agree on mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certificates

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday agreed on mutual recognition of the COVID-19 vaccination certificates.

2021-10-18T10:33:01.954242+00:00 IST

Venezuela to fight for Saab's freedom through international organizations

Caracas [Venezuela], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says his government will seek the help of international organizations to achieve freedom for diplomat Alex Saab, who was extradited from Cape Verde to the United States.

2021-10-18T02:50:24.231909+00:00 IST

11 killed in Nigeria road accident

Kwara [Nigeria], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Eleven people were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in central Nigeria's Kwara state on Sunday afternoon.

2021-10-18T02:44:39.052594+00:00 IST

16 US missionaries, Canadian citizen among people kidnapped by gang members in Haiti

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], October 18 (ANI): As many as 16 Christian missionaries from the US and one Canadian citizen were kidnapped on Saturday by a gang in Port-au-Prince.

2021-10-18T00:24:49.528414+00:00 IST

South Sudan to roll out mass COVID-19 testing

Juba [South Sudan], October 18 (ANI/Xinhua): South Sudan's government said Sunday it plans to roll out mass testing and mandatory vaccination in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus.

2021-10-17T20:45:20.352215+00:00 IST

Tehran to start negotiations on JCPOA in Vienna this week: Lawmaker

Moscow [Russia], October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Iranian authorities will start negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna this week, Iranian lawmaker Behrouz Mohebbi Najmabadi said on Sunday.

2021-10-17T16:53:31.536630+00:00 IST

IAF's Mirage 2000 squadron takes part in Blue Flag exercise in Israel

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 17 (ANI): Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000 aircraft squadron is taking part in the Blue Flag 2021 international exercise which was launched in Israel on Sunday.

2021-10-17T16:18:49.933828+00:00 IST

Erdogan says US offered to sell F-16s to Turkey in return for investment in F-35 program

Ankara [Turkey], October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the United States had offered to sell F-16 fighter jets to his country as a return for its investment in the F-35 program.

2021-10-17T15:48:04.288432+00:00 IST

EAM Jaishankar visits WWI cemetery in Jerusalem, pays homage to Indian soldiers

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 17 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Sunday visited the Indian cemetery in Jerusalem and paid homage to the Indian soldiers who died during World War I.

2021-10-17T14:37:57.507278+00:00 IST

8 killed, over 20 injured in road accident in Peru

Lima [Peru], October 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Eight people were killed and more than 20 others were injured after a bus collided with two vehicles on Saturday in the southern department of Arequipa, Peru, local media reported.

2021-10-17T01:56:50.982397+00:00 IST

Turkey reports 28,537 daily COVID-19 cases

Ankara [Turkey], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Saturday confirmed 28,537 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,630,163, according to its Health Ministry.

2021-10-16T17:47:22.905759+00:00 IST

Displaced families in northeast Nigeria 'knocking on door of starvation': WFP

Abuja [Nigeria], October 16 (ANI): Displaced families in Nigeria's northeast are "knocking on the door of starvation", the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.

2021-10-16T17:43:29.117545+00:00 IST

Tanzania allocates 2.2 million USD for research on COVID-19 pandemic

Dodoma [Tanzania], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian government said on Saturday that it has allocated 5.1 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 2.2 million U.S. dollars) for research aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021-10-16T17:30:46.852523+00:00 IST

Rising poverty moral indictment of our times: Guterres

New York [US], October 16 (ANI): For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, UN chief Antonio Guterres said in his message released on Friday, marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, on October 17.

2021-10-16T17:17:52.398135+00:00 IST

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 8.42 mln

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,420,043 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2021-10-16T16:37:33.267287+00:00 IST

Two killed in blast in central Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia] October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people died and several others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated at a restaurant near a police station in Somalia's central town of Baledweyne, local police confirmed on Saturday.

2021-10-16T16:24:38.325612+00:00 IST