Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The upcoming presidential election in Syria is neither free nor fair, the top diplomats of the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Beijing [China], May 25 (ANI): After Lithuania decided to opt out of Beijing's '17+1' grouping, China on Monday said such 'isolated incidents' will not affect its cooperation with Central and Eastern European countries.
Brussels [Belgium], May 25 (ANI/Sputnik): EU leaders welcome the Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire and reaffirm their unwavering commitment to a settlement based on the so-called two-state solution formula, European Council President Charles Michel said on Tuesday.
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) welcomed the European Union's call for sanctions against Belarus over the Ryanair flight's emergency landing and he has instructed his administration to craft options to hold Minsk accountable.
Brussels [Belgium], May 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Leaders of the European Union (EU) member states on Monday agreed to cut the bloc's air links with Belarus following Sunday's Ryanair flight diversion incident.
Brussels [Belgium], May 25 (ANI/Sputnik): European Council President Charles Michel asked the European leaders to hold a discussion of the issues of Belarus and Russia without electronic devices to ensure confidentiality, Michel's spokesperson Barend Leyts said on Monday.
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): World number one in Women's 10m air rifle Elavenil Valarivan, and world number two in Men's 10m air pistol, Saurabh Chaudhary, put up strong shows in the ongoing European Championship Shooting competition in Osijek.
Singapore, May 24 (ANI): Fitch Solutions has revised up its global steel price short-term forecast to an average of USD 800 per tonne compared with USD 660 per tonne previously as the persisting mismatch between supply and demand continues to edge prices higher.
Washington DC [US], May 24 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said that Washington is calling for a full probe into the Ryanair flight emergency landing in Minsk and is working closely with the European Union (EU) on unraveling the incident.
Brussels [Belgium], May 24 (ANI/Sputnik): President of the European Council Charles Michel called for an International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) probe into an emergency landing of a Ryanair passenger plane in Minsk Airport over a bomb threat that later turned out to be fake.
Brussels [Belgium], May 24 (ANI): The European Union has issued a statement warning the Myanmar military against the dissolution of the National League for Democracy (NLD), the party that won the November elections, as such a decision would be a "blatant disregard" for the will of the people
North Kivu [Congo], May 23 (ANI/Sputnik): President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi en route to the country from Europe to oversee the relief efforts amid the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano.