Brussels, July 9 (IANS) The European Parliament has approved an amendment that slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to change the name of an elite Ukrainian military unit after the second World War era Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a move that has sparked a diplomatic dispute between Warsaw and Kyiv, a report has said. Most of the members of the European Parliament voted in favour of the amendment, which expressed regret over Zelensky’s “recent unnecessary and unprovoked e…
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Ankara, July 8 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a surge in NATO defence spending was fuelling a manufacturing boom in the United States, with European allies increasingly buying American-made weapons and major defence companies expanding production to meet unprecedented global demand. Addressing a news conference after the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump said alliance members had embraced a new benchmark of spending five per cent of gross domestic product on defence, creating what he…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India has transformed its toy industry into a fast-growing manufacturing and export sector, with toy exports rising from $152.7 million in 2017-18 to $384.7 million in 2025-26, marking a growth of more than 151.9 per cent, according to the government on Tuesday.The government said the sector is benefiting from a combination of strong domestic demand, policy support, traditional craftsmanship and increasing global acceptance of Indian-made toys.The biggest jump was record…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India has improved its position by two ranks to become the world’s 11th largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI), with inflows surging nearly 44 per cent to $38.89 billion in 2025, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) ‘World Investment Report’ released on Tuesday.The country was placed at the 13th position among global FDI recipients in 2024, with inflows of $27.09 billion.“India continued to strengthen its posi…
Amaravati, July 6 (IANS) Strengthening its European base, the YSR Congress Party led by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has formed new committees. The formation of several new committees across Europe was announced during a programme held at Ingolstadt in Germany to mark the 77th birth anniversary of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR).Organisers noted that this expansion reflects the growing support for the party among the overseas …
Washington, July 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will use this week’s North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit in Ankara to press alliance members to accelerate defence spending and move faster towards the agreed target of spending five per cent of their GDP on defence, according to senior White House officials.Trump will depart Washington on Monday (July 6) evening and arrive in Ankara on Tuesday (July 7) afternoon, where he will be welcomed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
Rome, June 29 (IANS) The number of ‘red alert’ cities in Italy continues to increase due to extreme heat. On Monday, 22 cities were put on maximum alert and on Tuesday, the number would rise to 25, Italian news agency Adnkronos reported.Record heat is not letting go of Italy for now, nor Europe. Even if forecasts speak of thunderstorms and falling temperatures starting from Wednesday, July 1, the heat continues to hit the country,According to the latest update of the Ministry of Health’s heatwav…
Warsaw, June 26 (IANS) Five people were injured on Friday after a multi-vehicle collision on Poland’s A8 motorway bypass around Wroclaw, in southwest Poland, according to Polish media RMF24, citing local authorities. The accident, which involved five passenger cars, occurred on Friday afternoon on the carriageway heading towards Warsaw between the Wroclaw West and Wroclaw Airport interchanges, according to the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways.Local police and emergency servic…
Washington, June 25 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte credited President Donald Trump with driving a sharp increase in defence spending across the alliance, saying European allies and Canada were investing hundreds of billions of dollars more in security while creating thousands of jobs in the United States.Standing alongside Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday (local time), Rutte used a series of charts to argue that the President’s sustained pressure on allies had transformed NATO’s a…
Paris, June 23 (IANS) The night from Monday to Tuesday was the hottest recorded in France since national meteorological records began in 1947, with the national nighttime heat indicator, calculated from data at 30 meteorological stations across the country, reaching 21.6 degrees Celsius, Meteo-France said on Tuesday.According to the meteorological institute, 54 departments in mainland France were placed under red heatwave alert, the highest alert level, on Tuesday, while 35 departments were plac…