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Farce elections in Pakistan occupied Kashmir

London [UK], August 2 (ANI): The recent elections in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are over now. How were these elections conducted and how have the previous elections been conducted. I will be presenting a brief overview for those who just observe these elections from outside, never having been a part of it but they make analysis based on hearsay or by reading newspaper reports and currently the social media information/misinformation.

2021-08-02T13:12:40.296514+00:00 IST

Manpreet Vohra appointed as next High Commissioner to Nauru

New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Manpreet Vohra, presently High Commissioner of India to Australia, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Nauru, with residence in Canberra, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday.

2021-08-02T09:22:55.882059+00:00 IST

Pressure is increasing on Israel to explain its relationship with Pegasus spyware

Nicosia [Cyprus], August 2 (ANI): Diplomatic pressure is increasing on the state of Israel to give convincing explanations on the nature of its relationship with the NSO Pegasus spyware system, following the revelations of an international investigative report by a team of 80 journalists working for 17 media organizations in ten countries. Pegasus makes it possible to break into mobile telephones and computers and to listen to them, without their owners knowing.

2021-08-02T04:13:41.018871+00:00 IST

Israeli PM says Iran behind deadly drone attack on oil tanker

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that Iran was behind the deadly drone attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman last week.

2021-08-01T14:42:02.337570+00:00 IST

Indian soldiers arrive in Russia for Indra-2021 drills

Rostov-on-Don [Russia], August 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Indian soldiers have arrived in Russia for the Indra-2021 drills in the Volgograd Region, a spokesman for the Southern Military District (SMD) told reporters on Sunday.

2021-08-01T14:40:57.955541+00:00 IST

Uzbekistan extends support for India's permanent membership at UNSC

New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): As India assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Sunday, Uzbekistan Ambassador to India Dilshod Akhatov extended support to Indian candidature to obtain the status of a permanent member of UNSC.

2021-08-01T10:52:50.767806+00:00 IST

Brazil reports 910 more COVID-19 deaths

Brasilia [Brazil], August 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 910 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 556,370, the health ministry said on Saturday.

2021-08-01T02:40:07.985249+00:00 IST

Turkey reports 22,332 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

Ankara [Turkey] August 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Saturday registered 22,332 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,727,045, according to its health ministry.

2021-08-01T00:55:43.387705+00:00 IST

Person suspected of starting forest fires in Turkey arrested

Ankara [Turkey] August 1 (ANI): President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said that Turkey has arrested a person allegedly responsible for starting the ongoing forest fires in the country.

2021-07-31T21:18:41.962993+00:00 IST

Russian Su-35S fighter crashes, pilot ejects safely

Moscow [Russia] August 1 (ANI/Xinhua): A Su-35S fighter suffered an engine failure in the Khabarovsk Territory in Russia's far east, but the pilot ejected safely, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.

2021-07-31T18:48:00.679643+00:00 IST

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 6.67 million: Africa CDC

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,678,949 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2021-07-31T17:16:23.679115+00:00 IST

Reporters Without Borders denounces China's 'hypocritical stance' over attacks on scribes

Paris [France], July 31 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced Beijing for taking a "hypocritical stance" after the Chinese authorities accused the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) of broadcasting "fake news" while covering Henan floods.

2021-07-31T09:06:33.496369+00:00 IST

Australia imposes 3-day lockdown in Brisbane, other areas in Queensland

Canberra [Australia], July 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia has introduced emergency lockdown for at least three days in more than 10 territories in the state of Queensland, including its capital, Brisbane, Queensland's Deputy Premier Steven Miles announced on Saturday.

2021-07-31T06:35:48.508918+00:00 IST

Argentina sees 13,483 new COVID-19 cases, 474 deaths

Buenos Aires (Argentina), July 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Friday reported 13,483 new COVID-19 infections and 474 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 4,919,408 cases and 105,586 deaths.

2021-07-31T03:36:22.086980+00:00 IST

6.1 magnitude quake hits Peru's Sullana

New York [US], July 31 (ANI/Xinhua): A 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted eight kilometer east of Sullana, Peru at 17.10.19 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.

2021-07-31T00:14:55.301661+00:00 IST

Four killed, over 180 injured in wildfires in Turkey

Ankara [Turkey] July 31 (ANI): At least four people have been killed so far and 183 injured in wildfires in southern Turkey, forcing the evacuation of villages and hotels, said reports.

2021-07-31T00:10:41.436351+00:00 IST

Nearly 13 killed in IS attack on funeral north of Baghdad

Baghdad [Iraq], July 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Around 13 people were killed and 45 others injured on Friday in an attack by terrorists of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group on a funeral and a nearby checkpoint in Salahudin province in Iraq, a provincial police source said.

2021-07-30T22:49:29.407143+00:00 IST

Israel bans travel to four more countries over COVID-19 concerns

Jerusalem [Palestine], July 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel decided to ban its citizens from travelling to Britain, Georgia, Cyprus and Turkey starting on Friday for fear of the high level of COVID-19 morbidity there, the Israeli Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transport said.

2021-07-30T19:14:36.919508+00:00 IST

Japan expands state of emergency from Tokyo to other prefectures

Tokyo [Japan], July 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government declared Friday to expand the COVID-19 state of emergency to Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama, as well as the western prefecture of Osaka, after the country confirmed over 10,000 cases for the first time on Thursday.

2021-07-30T09:30:37.129636+00:00 IST

Russia records 23,564 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], July 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 23,564 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 23,270 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,242,066, the federal response center said on Friday.

2021-07-30T09:16:31.574941+00:00 IST

Evacuation of Russian tourists underway after wildfires in southern Turkey

Moscow [Russia], July 30 (ANI): The evacuation of 100 Russian tourists is underway from the Titanic Deluxe Bodrum Hotel in Turkey after a forest fire, the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) said on Thursday.

2021-07-30T00:27:48.156425+00:00 IST