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Biden urges Americans to get vaccinated against COVID 'as soon as possible
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 15 (ANI): Raising concern over the COVID-19 situation in the country, US President Biden on Monday (local time) urged Americans who have not yet gotten vaccinated against the coronavirus to do so as soon as possible, pointing that the country has lost nearly 600,000
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Biden expected to put emphasis on China, Russia during NATO summit
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday arrived in-person at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, where he is expected to urge western allies to better align themselves against China and Russia, the chief foreign policy concerns of his administration.
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Important to 'strengthen' common policy on China, says NATO chief
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 14 (ANI): NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has said that leaders of the transatlantic alliance should forge a stronger common policy towards China that does not share the group's values.
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Over 80 pc residents in NATO countries support alliance, reveals study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The majority of people living in NATO member-countries support the alliance with only 14 per cent saying they would vote against membership if the issue were put up for a referendum, a new study conducted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization re
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EU parliament adopts resolution on Sri Lanka, propose GSP withdrawal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 11 (ANI): The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the repeal of Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) as the law is deemed incompatible with the conventions that the country has to implement under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GS
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'Patience wearing thin': EU threatens UK with tariffs over implementation
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 9 (ANI): The European Union's (EU) patience with the United Kingdom over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol is "wearing very, very thin", said European Commission's Vice President Maros Sefcovic on Wednesday.
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Decision to ban flights over Belarus not political, says European Commissi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Commission does not believe that the decision of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to ban flights over Belarus was politically motivated, a commission spokesperson told Sputnik on Monday.
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US, EU condemn Nigeria's Twitter ban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 6 (ANI): The US and the European Union (EU) have raised concern over Nigeria's announcement suspending Twitter and proposing registration requirements for other social media.
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Belgium announces new travel rules for summer holidays
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Consultative Committee in Belgium has agreed on new travel rules and relaxation plans on Friday to allow people to travel safely for their summer holidays.
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EU promises to promote multilateral cooperation, work on global challenges
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 4 (ANI): European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday said the European bloc will promote multilateral cooperation, work on global challenges, from the pandemic to climate, and will deepen its security arrangement in the Indo-Pacific.
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NATO agrees on continued support in Afghanistan after military withdrawal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 2 (ANI): At a NATO Foreign Minister's virtual meeting at Brussels on Tuesday (local time), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the organisation will continue to support Afghanistan's security forces even after the planned withdrawal this year of the alliance
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NATO chief says security situation in Afghanistan remains challenging
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 1 (ANI): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the security situation in Afghanistan remains "very difficult and challenging." reiterating that as the US and coalition forces are leaving, at some stage, Afghans should take full responsibility for thei
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