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EU Foreign Policy Chief congratulates Israel’s newly-appointed FM Yair Lapid
Moscow, Jun 14 (Sputnik) - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has held talks with Israel’s newly-appointed Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
"Spoke to @yairlapid to warmly congratulate him for his…
Naftali Bennett sworn in as Israel’s PM, ends Netanyahu’s 12 yr rule
Jerusalem, June 14 Naftali Bennett, leader of the right-wing Yamina (United Right) party, was sworn in as new Israeli prime minister on Sunday night, sending Benjamin Netanyahu to the opposition after a record 12-year rule.
This came…
G7 pledges 870mn vaccine doses, half to be delivered by 2021-end
Geneva, June 14 Leaders of G7 countries have agreed in an agreement at their summit to share at least 870 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines directly, at least half of which are to be delivered by the end of 2021, the World Health…
Colombian President receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Bogota , June 14 Colombian President Ivan Duque confirmed on Sunday that he had received his first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 and said that the National Vaccination Plan is continuing its fight to immunize 35 million people…
NATO to change strategic concept referring to Russia as constructive partner
Washington, Jun 14 (Sputnik) - NATO will be updating its strategic concept after the Monday meeting and could change the reference to Russia as a "constructive partner," White House
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said. After…
Was very gracious, reminded me of my mother: Biden after meeting Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor…
London , June 14 US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle on Sunday.
The US President took part in an Inspection of the Guard of Honor and then joined the queen and first lady to watch…
Green Party approves Baerbock, Habeck for top German Chancellor post
Berlin, Jun 12 (Sputnik) The Green Party congress on Saturday approved Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck as top candidates for the German chancellor in the September 26 election.
The voting ended with a 98.5% result in favor of the two…
NATO may ban deployment of land-based nukes in Europe
Washington, Jun 13 (Sputnik) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) could formally oppose deploying ground-based nuclear missiles in Europe, ahead of the summit between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin,…
India to receive COVID vaccine doses under global distribution strategy ‘soon’: US
Washington , June 12 India is set to receive COVID vaccine doses "soon" through the US government's global distribution strategy, a State Department official said, however, adding that the number of doses and the timeline are still being…
Jaishankar calls on Kenyan FM Raychelle Omamo to discuss bilateral cooperation
Nairobi , June 12 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who arrived on a three-day visit to Kenya on Saturday called on his Kenyan counterpart Raychelle Omamo for a productive discussion on bilateral cooperation.
Taking to Twitter,…
Over 50 killed by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria
Moscow, Jun 13 (Sputnik) At least 53 people were killed by armed cattle thieves in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara, The Kuwait Times reports citing police.
The gunmen were on motorcycles and attacked farmers from at least six…
Russia, China discussed at Biden-Draghi meeting at G7 summit
Washington, Jun 13 (Sputnik) US President Joe Biden has discussed bilateral cooperation, as well as Russia and China, with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the ongoing G7 summit, the White House informs.
"President Biden pledged to…
Vietnam approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Moscow, Jun 13 (Sputnik) Vietnamese Health Ministry has green-lighted the emergency use of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, making it the fourth approved medicine against COVID-19 in the national vaccine portfolio, the government's…
Blinken presses China’s Yang for transparency from Beijing on COVID origins
WASHINGTON, Jun 11 (Sputnik) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a phone call with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on Monday stressed the need for cooperation and transparency in the effort to identify the source of the COVID-19…
Brazil, 4 others elected to join UN Security Council for 2-year term
United Nations, Jun 11 (Sputnik) Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were on Friday elected to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for a two-year term starting in January, UN General…
Biden to nominate Cuban-born ex-commander for Navy Chief
Washington, Jun 12 (UNI) US President Joe Biden named retired naval commander Carlos Del Toro as his nominee for US Navy Secretary, the White House said.
"Biden announced his intent to nominate... Carlos Del Toro... for Secretary of the…
Greece approves entry for travelers with Russian, Chinese Vaccines
Athens, Jun 12 (Sputnik) Greece’s National Vaccination Committee has approved the entry into the country of tourists vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and a slew of Chinese vaccines, Vana Papaevangelou, a member…
India, Kuwait ink MoU on safeguarding Indian workers
New Delhi, Jun 11 (UNI) India and Kuwait have signed a memorandum of understanding providing Indian workers in the Gulf nation protection under law.
The MoU was inked in the presence of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on…
US senator chides Apple, Nike for ‘using forced labour’ from China
Washington , June 11 (ANI): A US senator on Thursday slammed top American companies including Amazon, Nike and Apple for using forced labour from China, accusing them of making Americans complicit in Beijing crimes against Uyghurs.…
Japanese PM Suga refers to Taiwan as country, China hits back
Tokyo , June 11 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga referred to Taiwan as a country, drawing a sharp reaction from Beijing which regards the self-ruled island as its 'inalienable part'.
In his first one-on-one parliamentary…
