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April 8, 2024 10:17 AM

Three killed in explosion followed by fire in Paris apartment building

Three people were killed in an explosion followed by a blaze in an eight-storey building in Paris on Sunday evening, Le Parisien, a French daily newspaper, reported. The origin of the blast, however, remains unknown as of now. The building is locate...

April 6, 2024 1:11 PM

Mexico’s foreign minister announces suspension of ties with Ecuador

Mexico’s foreign minister on Friday (April 5) announced the immediate suspension of diplomatic relations with Ecuador just after Ecuadorean authorities seized former Vice President Jorge Glas from the Mexican embassy in Quito. Glas, convicted twic...

April 5, 2024 10:44 PM

German coalition agrees financing details of hydrogen network

Germany's ruling coalition on Friday agreed a financing mechanism for the country's future hydrogen network, extending a deadline for it to be built by five years to 2037 and offering protection for investors in case of bankruptcy. Many countrie...

April 5, 2024 8:59 PM

Iceland prime minister resigns to run for president

Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir announced her resignation on Friday and said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray. It was not immediately clear who would succeed her as prime m...

April 4, 2024 6:02 PM

NATO marks 75th anniversary with flags, cake, message to US on Ukraine

NATO foreign ministers celebrated the 75th anniversary of their alliance on Thursday with flags, cake and marching bands, while its secretary general reminded the United States that it needed its allies more than ever as the Ukraine war enters its th...

March 21, 2024 4:01 PM

Indian parliamentary delegation heads to Geneva for 148th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly

A seven-member parliamentary delegation led by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh departed on Thursday to attend the five-day 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) being organised in Geneva, Switzerland. The IPU has a membership o...

March 19, 2024 11:32 AM

Gaza faces mass death, food crisis surpasses famine levels, warns monitor

Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now imminent without an immediate ceasefire and surge of food to areas cut off by fighting, the global hunger monitor said on Monday. The Integr...

March 15, 2024 8:46 AM

Voting for presidential elections begins in Russia, 4.7 million people applied to vote online

Voting for presidential elections is taking place in Russia from March 15-17. Polling stations have already opened in Russia's Far Eastern regions, particularly the easternmost Kamchatka and Chukotka, TASS reported. Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solod...

March 8, 2024 9:39 AM

Foreign Minister Shrestha requests Russian counterpart to expedite repatriation of dead bodies

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha of Nepal has requested the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to expedite the repatriation of dead bodies of Nepalis, provide compensation to the deceased family and fac...

March 4, 2024 3:50 PM

Jaishankar meets with Secy General of French Foreign Affairs Ministry Anne-Marie Descotes

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had a productive meeting with Anne-Marie Descotes, the Secretary-General of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, on Monday. During their discussion, Jaishankar emphasized the strong and growing st...

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