New York [US], February 24 (ANI): An emergency session of the UN Security Council on the prevailing situation in Ukraine will begin at 09.30 pm (New York time) on Wednesday, as per Russia's Permanent Mission to the UN.
Ottawa [Canada], February 24 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revoked the use of the Emergencies Act on Wednesday which he imposed during massive protests in Ottawa over covid restrictions.
Kiev [Ukraine], February 24 (ANI): Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada, approved declaring a state of emergency in the whole country except for Donetsk and Luhansk regions on Wednesday amid the escalating situation at the country's borders.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 23 (ANI): Soon after the arrest of Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik in a money laundering case, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday called an emergency meeting of party leaders at his residence in Mumbai.
Kiev [Ukraine], February 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has decided to declare a state of emergency across the country, except for the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said on Wednesday.
Ottawa [Canada], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada's House of Commons on Monday night voted to pass the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act in response to the convoy blockades in Ottawa and at border crossings.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 22 (ANI): The Mechanical Engineering Department of the Jammu and Kashmir administration has set up a snow control room in Srinagar to monitor the level of snowfall and respond to any emergency calls in case of a snowstorm.
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 21 (ANI): The Afghan health ministry on Monday launched a campaign to innoculate millions of children in Afghanistan against polio.
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E on Monday received emergency use authorisation from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for the 12 to 18 age group.
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 250 temporary accommodation centres in Russia with a total capacity of over 28,000 people are ready to host refugees from Donbas, the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations said on Sunday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 20 (ANI): As part of efforts to ensure all school-age girls and boys in Afghanistan go to school and learn, the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and partners are providing emergency cash support to all public education teachers for t
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): Skype has announced that its US users can now use the platform to dial 911 from their home computer and that its software can share their location with emergency services if required.