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Putin not bluffing about nuclear weapons, EU says
Sat Sep 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The EU must take Vladimir Putin's threats he could use nuclear weapons in the conflict in Ukraine seriously, the bloc's foreign policy chief has said....
Turkey pushes to end UN veto
Sat Sep 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Turkey wants the UN Security Council to be “more inclusive” and to eliminate the veto power of the permanent members, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters on Friday. ...
Rishikesh resort set on fire
Sat Sep 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after the administration bulldozed parts of the Uttarakhand resort where a senior BJP leader's son murdered a 19-year-old woman who worked as a receptionist, angry locals hav...
US to ease internet curbs for Iranians
Sat Sep 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US says it will ease internet curbs on Iran to counter Tehran's clampdown on protests which were sparked by a woman's death in police custody....
In CBI's Biggest Crackdown On Child Porn, "Operation Meghchakra"
Sat Sep 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today conducted raids at 56 locations across 19 states and a Union Territory in connection with the online circulation of child sexual abu...
Palestine slams UK over Jerusalem embassy plans
Sat Sep 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The head of the Palestinian mission to London has blasted a recent promise made by British Prime Minister Liz Truss to Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid as “immoral, illegal and ir...
Hurricane Fiona: Canada braces for 'historic, extreme event'
Sat Sep 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Residents along Canada's Atlantic Coast have been warned by officials to brace for impact as Hurricane Fiona heads north after pummelling Bermuda....
21-Hour Haryana Highway Blockade Ends After Farmers' Demands Met
Sat Sep 24 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Haryana farmers who had blocked a key national highway for over 21 hours demanding early procurement of paddy have lifted the blockade after the state government relented. ...
India Cautions Students In Canada On Hate Crimes
Fri Sep 23 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government today cautioned Indian nationals in Canada and students heading to the country against what it called a "sharp increase in hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-I...
Russians flee to border after military call-up
Fri Sep 23 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russian men are attempting to leave the country to avoid a military call-up for the Ukraine war. ...
Swiss hospitals advised to cut power use
Fri Sep 23 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Swiss medical institutions should consider reducing electricity consumption amid the worsening energy crisis, Bastian Schwark, head of the energy department at the country’s Federa...
Saudi Arabia Announces Discovery Of Huge Gold And Copper Deposits In Medina
Fri Sep 23 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Saudi Arabia recently announced the discovery of new sites for gold and copper ore deposits in the holy city of Medina. ...
Japan to lift restrictions on foreign tourists
Fri Sep 23 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Japan will open its doors back up to foreign tourists, after more than two years of closed borders due to the Covid pandemic....
Pak F-16 Package Not "A Message To India" Over Its Russia Stand: US
Fri Sep 23 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Biden administration's green light for key spares for Pakistan's F-16 fighter jets "is not designed as a message to India", a top American defence official has said. ...
Iran to join drills with Russia and China
Fri Sep 23 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Iranian navy will take part in joint exercises with Russian and Chinese warships “this autumn,” Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri announced on Thursday in Tehran....
Boeing to pay $200m over charges it misled investors
Fri Sep 23 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Boeing is to pay out $200m (£177.5m) over charges that it misled investors about two fatal 737 Max crashes....
Finland to bar entry to all Russian tourists
Thu Sep 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Finland is working on new regulations that would further tighten restrictions on Russian tourists, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told journalists on Wednesday on the sidelines of...
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Visits Mosque In Delhi
Thu Sep 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who has been meeting Muslim leaders in an unprecedented outreach, visited a mosque in Delhi and held a meeting with its chief cleric....
North Korea denies supplying weapons to Russia
Thu Sep 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korea says it has never sold weapons to Russia and has no plans to do so, following US reports that Moscow was turning to Pyongyang to replenish stockpiles....
Chinese imports of Russian coal hit five-year high
Thu Sep 22 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chinese purchases of Russian coal reached 8.54 million tons, up from 7.42 million tons in July, marking a significant year-on-year growth of 57%, according to data released by the ...