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UNHRC to discuss Human Right state in Venezuela during 40th session

Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 25 (ANI): The United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) is expected to discuss the state of human rights and freedoms in violence-hit countries including Venezuela during its 40th session commencing on Monday (local time) in Geneva.

2019-02-25T08:41:36.788406+00:00 IST

Colombian President visits border with Venezuela following clashes

Bogota [Colombia], Feb 25 (ANI): Colombian President Ivan Duque visited the Simon Bolivar international bridge at the Colombia-Venezuela border on Sunday (local time) to assess the state of affairs following violent clashes.

2019-02-25T00:45:11.632780+00:00 IST

Russia to deploy military police on Syria-Turkey' border

Moscow [Russia] Feb 24 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday said that the government is considering deploying military police in the buffer zone that is currently being created on the border between Syria and Turkey.

2019-02-24T11:10:58.164106+00:00 IST

Maduro severs diplomatic ties with Columbia

Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 24 (ANI): Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday (local time) severed diplomatic relations with Colombia in the wake of the violence along the two countries' border.

2019-02-24T08:26:02.453769+00:00 IST

Guaido hails entry of aid into Venezuela

Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 24 (ANI): Opposition leader and self-proclaimed President Juan Guaido hailed the entry of aid into Venezuela, outlining the people's rejection of embattled President Nicolas Maduro.

2019-02-23T22:46:40.771546+00:00 IST

Trump bashes socialism, extends support for violence-hit Venezuela

Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump, on Saturday, slammed socialism, extending his support to the people of Venezuela amid reports of raging violence in the Latin American nation due to the standoff on aid.

2019-02-23T21:49:56.971939+00:00 IST

Maduro stands firm despite further military defections, violence

Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 24 (ANI): Venezuela's embattled President Nicolas Maduro has reaffirmed that he is still "governing" the nation and will continue doing so, despite self-proclaimed President Juan Guaido claiming that international aid had entered Venezuelan territory on Saturday amid violence at Urena and Gran Sabana.

2019-02-23T20:26:54.299768+00:00 IST

Venezuela: China strategising a way to deal with Guaido

Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 23 (ANI): China, which has invested US $50 billion through oil-for-loan agreements in Venezuela over the past decade, is strategising a way to deal best with self-proclaimed Venezuela President Juan Guaido, reports South China Morning Post.

2019-02-23T10:49:36.220183+00:00 IST

British Ambassador to Vietnam optimistic over US-North Korea talks

Hanoi [Vietnam] Feb 23 (ANI): British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward on Saturday expressed optimism over the upcoming United States and North Korea Summit.

2019-02-23T10:24:31.729921+00:00 IST

Year-long emergency declared in Sudan

Khartoum [Sudan], Feb 23 (ANI): A year-long emergency has been declared in Sudan by President Omar al-Bashir on Friday (local time) following continued anti-government protests in the nation since December.

2019-02-22T20:52:56.280850+00:00 IST

3,00,000 people attend Venezuela Aid Live concert in Colombia amid standoff

Cucuta [Colombia], Feb 23 (ANI): Around 3,00,000 people turned up for the Venezuela Aid Live concert here on Friday (local time), which is being organised by British business mogul Sir Richard Branson to raise USD 100 million in aid for crisis-hit Venezuela.

2019-02-22T20:30:35.237363+00:00 IST

Maduro shuts down border with Brazil

Caracas [Venezuela] Feb 22 (ANI): Venezuelan on Thursday shut down its border with Brazil "until further notice" in the wake of the President Nicolas Maduro standoff with self-proclaimed interim President Juan Guaido over allowing humanitarian aid.

2019-02-21T23:38:47.765324+00:00 IST

Kulbushan Jadhav case: ICJ rejects five pleas by Pakistan

The Hague [Netherland] Feb 21 (ANI): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has rejected five pleas made by Pakistan during the hearing of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, including playing of so-called "confessional statement" of the Indian national and a request to adjourn the hearing citing illness of its ad-hoc judge.

2019-02-20T20:14:07.729292+00:00 IST

New Zealand Parliament passes motion condemning Pulwama terror attack

Wellington [New Zealand], Feb 20 (ANI): The New Zealand Parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion condemning the terror attack on India's Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14.

2019-02-20T08:41:11.681667+00:00 IST

Cuba refutes Trump's claims of troops in Venezuela

Havana [Cuba] Feb 20 (ANI): Cuba on Tuesday rejected claims of United States President Donald Trump about an alleged deployment of Cuban troops in Venezuela.

2019-02-20T01:36:09.566548+00:00 IST

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov condems Facebook ban on TV channel

Moscow [Russia] Dec 20 (ANI): A day after Facebook blocked a page run by state-funded RT television, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday denounced the act by citing it as another example of pressure against the country's media and free speech but restrained from taking action against foreign media in the country.

2019-02-19T23:30:18.935391+00:00 IST

Maduro slams Trump for giving orders to Venezuelan military

Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 19 (ANI): Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Monday (local time) lashed out at United States President Donald Trump for giving orders to the military of a foreign country, local media reported.

2019-02-19T05:30:13.311663+00:00 IST

Twitter CEO may participate in international 'fake news' hearing

Ottawa [Canada] Feb 19 (ANI): Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey could be participating in the International Grand Committee (IGC), which is a collection of lawmakers from around the world who have come together to investigate into fake news, for the second gathering of public hearing later this year in May in Ottawa, Canada.

2019-02-19T00:38:00.261656+00:00 IST

Sushma Swaraj arrives in Spain on last leg of 3-nation tour

Madrid [Spain] Feb 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who arrived in Madrid on Tuesday interacted with the Indian diaspora here and thanked them for their contribution, in diverse fields, in promoting relations between India and Spain.

2019-02-18T23:16:00.652242+00:00 IST

India-Argentina make special declaration to fight terrorism together

New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): In a special declaration, India and Argentina on Monday expressed their resolve to fight terrorism together.

2019-02-18T18:00:33.323486+00:00 IST

Bilateral trade between India and Morocco increased to US $ 1.5 billion: Swaraj

Rabat [Morocco], Feb 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday stated that bilateral trade between India and Morocco has increased to 1.5 billion USD.

2019-02-18T17:56:07.619286+00:00 IST