Agencies

Ankara: The Turkish Broadcasting Authority (RTUK) has blocked the websites of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) and US-based radio broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) for broadcasting without license."Late on Thursday evening, the Internet services of German international broadcaster DW...

Berlin: The German government has approved a document on the ratification of the protocol on Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO, German cabinet spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said on Friday."The government agreed today to a document on the Bundestag draft...

London: The United Kingdom will allocate additional 9.8 million pounds ($11.9 million) to attract Ukrainian researchers to the country, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said in a statement on Tuesday."More than 130 Ukrainian academics will be brought to,...

Munich: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced in a wrap-up to the Group of Seven summit of advanced economies that the leaders had agreed to draw up a "Marshall plan" for Ukraine."We have been talking about long-term reconstruction, for which...

Brussels:  NATO countries at the summit in Madrid will discuss the strengthening of military contingents in Eastern Europe, as the region’s member states would like to double the number of military personnel, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Monday,...

Kyiv: Ukraine terminates two agreements with Russia in the field of nuclear safety, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine said on Monday."The state regulatory inspectorate terminates a number of agreements with Russia in the field of nuclear security,"...

Brussels: The European Council on Friday urged all countries seeking EU membership to join sanctions against Russia over its military operation in Ukraine."The adoption of the sixth package of EU sanctions further intensifies pressure on Russia to end its...

Brussels: The EU Council will unanimously support granting the European Union candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova during the upcoming summit, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday."Today’s Council has a special meaning as we are going to...

Brussels: Members of the European Parliament approved on Thursday the extension of the validity of the EU Digital Covid Certificate (EUDCC) for another year until June 30, 2023."The European Parliament plenary has endorsed the deal with member states to...

Colombo/New Delhi: A high-level delegation from India, led by Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra, is in Sri Lanka today and met with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, even as the island nation is grappling with...