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Blinken, Greek PM discuss additional ways to assist Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have discussed additional ways to support Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a readout of the conversation on Thursday.
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1 killed, 13 injured in bus explosion in Turkey's Bursa
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A bus carrying prison guards exploded in the northwestern Turkish city of Bursa, leaving one person dead and 13 others injured, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday.
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Unacceptable to throw any country overboard ship world is sailing on: Xi J
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The entire world is sailing on the same ship with a common future, and it is unacceptable to try to throw any country overboard, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a video message for the Asian Economic Forum, which is being held in Boao on the C
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Death toll from tropical storm in Philippines rises to 224
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of deaths caused by the tropical storm Agaton in the Philippines has risen to 224, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Thursday.
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Japanese Defense Minister plans to visit US in early May
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi plans to visit the United States in early May, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing sources.
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Israel carries out airstrikes on military facilities in Gaza strip
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli Air Force has struck several military facilities of the Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the site.
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German defence ministry cuts weapons supply list for Ukraine by half: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The German Defense Ministry has cut by half the list of weaponry that can be supplied to Ukraine drafted by the German defense industry, striking off all heavy weapons, the German newspaper BILD reported on Wednesday, citing a copy of the final docum
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US places visa restrictions on 635 Russian nationals, 3 officials
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is imposing visa restrictions on 635 Russian nationals for alleged activities that threaten Ukraine as well as on three Russian officials for purported involvement in human rights abuses in Donbas, the Treasury Department said on Wed
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Talks with Ukraine depend on Kyiv's readiness for Russia's demands: Lavrov
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, during their phone conversation that the outcome of negotiations with Ukraine depended on Kyiv's readiness to take into account Moscow's legitimate demands, the R
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Russia properly notified US of ICBM Test, US does not deem it threat: Pent
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia properly notified the United States of its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test launch, and Washington does not deem it a threat to its security, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing the Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.
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End of Ukraine conflict would have most positive effect on global recovery
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): An end to the conflict in Ukraine would become the most positive development for the recovery of the global economy at present, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday.
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EU to extend digital COVID-19 certificates: European Commission
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is not planning to abandon the digital coronavirus certificate just yet, although most countries have lifted sanitary restrictions related to COVID-19, a European Commission spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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