G20: FAO urges all nations, partners to join alliance against hunger, poverty
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 19 (IANS) Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has urged all FAO members and partners to join the new Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, which was officially launched at the G20 Leader’s Summit in Brazil. The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, […]
604 migrants intercepted off Libyan coast in past week, says IOM
Tripoli, Nov 19 (IANS) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said 604 migrants were intercepted and returned off the coast of Libya in the past week. The migrants intercepted between November 10-16 include 34 women and 11 children, IOM said in a statement, adding that seven bodies of migrants were recovered while 54 others remain […]
New York homeless man kills two, injures one in stabbing spree
New York, Nov 19 (IANS) A homeless man killed two people and critically wounded another one in a series of random stabbing in Manhattan, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The 51-year-old man, who had been arrested eight times before, was arrested shortly after his attack on the third victim, Xinhua news agency reported. […]
10 killed, 25 injured in Israeli airstrike on Beirut
Beirut, Nov 19 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 25 others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential apartment in central Beirut, al-Jadeed local TV channel reported. The airstrike targeted an area densely populated in the Zkak Blat area. Ambulances rushed to transport victims to hospitals, calling upon citizens to donate blood […]
French farmers stage protests over EU-Mercosur trade deal
Paris, Nov 19 (IANS) Farmers took to the streets across France to protest against the trade agreement that the European Union (EU) plans to sign by the end of the year with the South American trade bloc Mercosur. France’s largest farmer union, the National Federation of Agricultural Holders’ Unions (FNSEA), announced on Monday evening that […]
UN chief calls for effort to establish nuclear-weapon-free zone in Middle East
United Nations, Nov 19 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East. In his video message to the fifth session of the conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, Guterres […]
Iran condemns Europe’s shipping sanctions on alleged military aid to Russia
Tehran, Nov 19 (IANS) A top Iranian maritime official strongly condemned the sanctions imposed earlier in the day by Britain and the European Union (EU) on Iran’s shipping sector over its alleged transfer of missiles and drones to Russia, the official news agency IRNA reported. The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), a new […]
Algerian president reshuffles cabinet, maintains PM Larbaoui
Algiers, Nov 19 (IANS) Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced a government reshuffle, retaining Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui. The reshuffle came as the Constitution stipulates that the cabinet must resign before the appointment of a new government, Xinhua news agency reported. According to a statement from the presidency’s spokesperson Samir Aggoune aired on state television, Larbaoui […]
Firmly focused on 2047 roadmap, PM Modi and Macron solidify Indo-French strategic partnership
Rio de Janeiro, November 19 (IANS) Working jointly towards completion of several key Indo-French goals all the way to 2047, the centenary year of India’s Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held extensive discussions on the sidelines of Rio G20 Summit to strengthen the India-France Strategic Partnership. During their meeting, the […]
Britain-India free trade talks will launch in 2025; will seek ‘new strategic partnership’: Starmer
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 19 (IANS) Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced the relaunch of the stalled talks for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India and said Britain will also seek a “new strategic partnership”. After his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Monday, Starmer […]
