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New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Even as India has accepted an invite to attend the Moscow Format talks in the Russian capital, where a Taliban delegation will be present, New Delhi is reportedly to hold talks at the National Security Advisor level…

Cairo, Oct 17 (UNI/Sputnik) The Syrian government has accused the Israeli military of shooting dead Midhat Saleh al-Saleh, the head of the office of the occupied Syrian Golan affairs at the Syrian cabinet, the state-run SANA news agency…

Paris, Oct 17 (UNI/Sputnik) French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced the brutal actions of the police during the suppression of the protest of immigrants from Algeria in Paris in 1961, as "inexcusable for the republic," marking the…

London, Oct 15 (UNI/Sputnik) A big gap still remains between the United Kingdom and the European Union over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol regulating post-Brexit trade in the UK province, UK Brexit Minister David Frost…

New Delhi, Oct 15 (UNI) The Centre on Friday rejected the Global Hunger Index saying it was shocking that the rank of India was lowered, adding that the methodology used by FAO is 'unscientific'. A statement issued by the Ministry of Women…

Male, Oct 15 (PTI) Having endured a topsy-turvy beginning to their campaign before a fine turnaround, seven-time champions India will start title favourites when they take on first-time finalists Nepal in the summit clash of the SAFF…

Pakistan emerged as “one of the best teams in the world” playing in UAE and Babar Azam and his men will fare well in the men’s T20 World Cup due to familiarity with the conditions, says the country’s former women’s skipper Sana Mir. The…

Gaza/Tel Aviv, Oct 16 (UNI/Sputnik) More than 40 Palestinians were injured on Friday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. "44 Palestinians have been injured today in clashes with Israeli…

Washington, Oct 16 (UNI/Sputnik) US President Joe Biden spoke by phone with former President Bill Clinton, who has been hospitalized in California, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said. "President Biden spoke by phone…

Washington, Oct 16 (UNI/Sputnik) Starting November 8, the United States will allow entry only to those foreign nationals who have been fully immunized with a coronavirus vaccine that has been approved by either the Food and Drug…

Oslo, Oct 14 (UNI/Sputnik) Jonas Gahr Store, the leader of Norway's Labor Party, which won the elections in September, became the country's new prime minister, according to the official statement published by the Norwegian government on…

Tokyo, Oct 14 (UNI/Sputnik) Japan's largest steelmaker, Nippon Steel, said on Thursday that it had filed lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corporation and Chinese steelmaker Baoshan Iron and Steel over their use of a steel product protected by…

Washington, Oct 14, (UNI/Sputnik) The United States intends to resume evacuation flights from Afghanistan by the end of this year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a State Department official. A specific date to resume…

US climate envoy John Kerry is tempering expectations for a UN climate summit sometimes billed as make-or-break for the Earth’s future, conceding next month’s talks likely will end with nations still short of the target of cuts in coal and…

Russia reported the highest daily coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic in 2020, while Australia saw a surge in infections even as its Victoria state towards easing COVID-19 restrictions. The UK, meanwhile, reported over 45,000…

US former president Bill Clinton was in a California hospital on Thursday with an infection and responding well to two days of treatment, his doctors said. Clinton, 75, was admitted on Tuesday evening to the UCI Medical Center in Irvine…

The death toll from a fire in southern Taiwan that engulfed a building overnight has further risen to 46 killed, according to local officials Thursday who said at least another 41 people were injured. The 13-story building caught fire…

Indian football’s torch-bearer for the last 10 years and talismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri on Thursday said “it is going to end soon” while reflecting on his career but at the same time, also asserted that he is “not going anywhere for the…

Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said those behind vandalising Durga Puja pandals and Hindu temples in Cumilla will be hunted down to hand out appropriate punishments to them to stop the recurrence of such…

Geneva/New Delhi, Oct 14 (UNI) India on Thursday was elected for a record sixth term to the Human Rights Council by an overwhelming endorsement of UN member states. “India elected for the record 6th term of the Human Rights Council by an…