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[ad_1] Canadian authorities are scrambling to find ways to end the 12-day-long occupation of the national capital’s downtown, hoping a combination of criminal charges, traffic tickets and the prospect of losing access to fuel will end the blockades. The number of protesters in Ottawa against public health measures to fight COVID-19 is dropping, police say,

[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Poland and NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday amid tensions over the security situation in Ukraine. Johnson will visit British soldiers stationed in Poland together with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and will also meet President Andrzej Duda, a Polish foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. Johnson

[ad_1] Pope Francis hoped that tensions between that country and Russia could be overcome through multi-lateral dialogue. (Image Credits: AFP) Francis thanked those who took part in his Jan. 26 international day of prayer for peace in Ukraine. Reuters Last Updated:February 09, 2022, 16:12 IST FOLLOW US ON: Pope Francis said on Wednesday that war

[ad_1] North Korea boasted on Tuesday that it is one of only a handful of countries in the world to field nuclear weapons and advanced missiles and the only one standing up to the United States by “shaking the world” with missile tests. International tension has been rising over a recent series of North Korean

[ad_1] Senior Republican lawmaker Mitch McConnell lashed out at his own party members days after the Republican National Committee (RNC) censured Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for not toeing the party line with regard to the January 6 attack on Capitol Hill. The senior GOP leader also joined them in decrying the attacks of Capitol

[ad_1] The European Union (EU) will push for a global deal that might see a ban on wildlife markets and incentives for nations in situations where they quickly report a new virus or variants, EU officials familiar with the matter told news agency Reuters. The news agency citing the aforementioned people said that the EU

[ad_1] Streaks of light are seen as Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts a rocket towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel (Image by Reuters. Used For Representative Purposes Only) Israel said that the strike was in retaliation to an alleged missile strike from Syria AFP Jerusalem Last Updated:February 09, 2022, 13:12 IST FOLLOW US

[ad_1] Latest news from around the world, with focus on all that’s happening in global politics, on the Covid-19 pandemic front, and from India’s neighbourhood. Jaishankar To Embark On Australia Visit For Quad Meeting, Enhancing India-Aus Ties Union minister for external affairs S Jaishankar will join his American, Australian and Japanese counterparts in Australia for

[ad_1] S Jaishankar is scheduled to meet QUAD member-nations’ foreign ministers for the fourth annual meeting during his visit to Australia (Image: Reuters File) Union minister S Jaishankar will attend the Quad meeting, speak to Australian counterparts on enhancing ties and head to Philippines in his maiden visit News18.com Last Updated:February 09, 2022, 11:48 IST