Ukraine’s attack on Iranian commercial vessel is to drag Europe into Israel’s war: Iran FM
Tehran, July 26 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the attack on an Iranian commercial vessel by Ukraine, which killed a sailor, was done at the ‘behest’ of Israel to drag Europe into its war. “(Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky has attacked an Iranian commercial vessel, killing a sailor. A blatant […]
Devbhoomi’s litchis are Italy’s favourite, says Piyush Goyal as first consignment heads to Europe
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday welcomed the inaugural export of Uttarakhand’s famous litchis to Italy and said that this will open new gateways for the entry of Indian agricultural products into European markets. Piyush Goyal’s praise for the Devbhoomi litchis came on the back of […]
Ukraine receives drones from UK’s biggest ever package, Russia says Europe escalating conflict
Kyiv, April 16 (IANS) Ukraine has started receiving drones from the biggest ever drone package announced by Britain, the Ukrainian Defence Ministry said. “We are grateful to the UK for the largest ever batch of drones for Ukraine… They have already begun arriving and are strengthening our front line,” the ministry said in a statement […]
China’s coercion in Europe alarms US panel
Washington, March 5 (IANS) US lawmakers, foreign leaders, and experts have warned that China is expanding its influence in Europe. They said Beijing uses investment, pressure, and covert tactics, and urged closer US-Europe coordination on technology, supply chains, and security. At a hearing on “China’s increasing infiltration in Europe” on Wednesday (local time), Congressman Jake […]
Istanbul gaining fast on Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport
PARIS(RAHNUMA): London Heathrow remained the busiest aviation hub in Europe last year but Istanbul Airport was nearly neck-and-neck and is likely to overtake it soon, an industry group said Thursday. With 84.48 million passengers, Heathrow had a 0.7 percent increase in traffic last year, ACI Europe reported, citing the use of larger planes by airlines […]
Greenland tensions ‘strategic wake-up call’ for Europe: French President Macron
Paris, Jan 28 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that the escalating tensions with the United States over Greenland constitute a strategic wake-up call for Europe as a whole, while reiterating France’s solidarity with Denmark and Greenland. “Recent events confirm that the situation in Greenland is a strategic wake-up call for all of […]
Canada concludes negotiations to join EU’s Security Action for Europe
Ottawa, Dec 2 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the conclusion of negotiations for Canada’s participation in the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE). In a news release from the prime minister’s official website, on Monday, Carney said Canada and the EU will work to swiftly ratify the bilateral SAFE agreement with the goal […]
Ending Ukraine crisis requires consent of Ukraine, Europe: German Chancellor Merz
Berlin, Nov 23 (IANS) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that ending the crisis in Ukraine requires the consent of both Ukraine and its European partners, rather than major powers. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, Merz said that the conflict unfolding on the European continent and its outcome […]
Europe’s major military powers reaffirm support for Ukraine
Paris, March 13 (IANS) Defence Ministers from Europe’s top five military powers, France, Germany, Britain, Italy and Poland, met in Paris and voiced support for the Ukrainian army. In a joint declaration published after the meeting, the ministers agreed to strengthen European support for peace in Ukraine, including accelerating defence industrial cooperation projects with Ukraine, […]
Baltic States synchronise power grids with Europe
Vilnius, Feb 9 (IANS) Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia synchronised their power grids with Western Europe on Sunday noon, media reported. The three Baltic countries disconnected from the BRELL energy network, which comprises Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on Saturday morning and operated in isolated mode until Sunday noon. They are now linked to the […]
