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China opposes any contact between US, Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): China opposes any military and official contacts between the United States and Taiwan, as well as Washington's interference in Taiwan's affairs, the foreign ministry's spokesman, Wang Wenbin, said on Thursday.
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Taliban delegation meets with Western, Japanese envoys in Doha
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 28 (ANI): Acting Afghan Foreign Minister from the Taliban government, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with German, Norwegian, Dutch and Japanese envoys in the Qatari capital of Doha, Sputnik reported citing a Taliban spokesman as saying on Wednesday.
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France to impose sanctions against UK for fisheries dispute
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): France will impose the first sanctions against the UK on November 2 for non-compliance with an agreement on licenses for French fishermen, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday.
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No travel bans will be introduced in Russia during non-working days: Kreml
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Closing the borders of Russia's regions is a last-resort measure that is unwanted, and no travel bans will be introduced during the non-working days despite epidemiologists' concerns, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
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Taliban not to participate in regional meeting on Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 25 (ANI): Taliban have said it will not be participating in an upcoming regional meeting on Afghanistan, however, added that the summit would be "good" for the country.
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Torkham border crossing point linking Afghanistan, Pakistan reopens
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Torkham border crossing point which links Afghanistan and Pakistan has been reopened and those having travel documents can cross it, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesman for Foreign Ministry, has said.
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7 people killed in Ryazan region plant fire: Russia's emergencies ministry
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven people were killed in the fire at a plant in Russia's Ryazan region, while the fate of nine more individuals remains uncertain, a spokesman for the ministry of emergency situations told Sputnik on Friday.
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Putin's big press conference planned for December: Kremlin
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The big press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin is planned for December, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Thursday.
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India ready to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, says Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 20 (ANI): Taliban's spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Wednesday said that India affirmed to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan at the Moscow Format Dialogue.
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TDP headquarters allegedly attacked by YSRCP workers in Andhra
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mangalagiri/Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 19 (ANI): Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) workers on Tuesday vandalized Telugu Desam Party (TDP)'s Central Office in Mangalagiri and TDP national spokesman K Pattabhi Ram's residence in Vijayawada.
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Japan to improve missile defence capabilities with eye on China
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 19 (ANI): Amid China's growing military assertiveness, Japan has indicated that the country will improve its missile defence capabilities, including the tracking and interception capabilities against possible threats from the air.
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Kremlin says Putin decided to join G20 Summit online due to coronavirus si
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to take part in the G20 summit online instead of travelling to Rome because of the growing COVID-19 incidence, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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