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Video: "STOPPED, STOPPED, STOPPED": Rishi Sunak Posts Video On Reducing Migration

NDTV News Desk | Thursday May 16, 2024, New Delhi

Two weeks after Britain's King Charles gave his assent to legislation central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's move to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, Mr Sunak posted a video on X highlighting some of the steps he has taken to reduce migration.

France Bans TikTok, Deploys Troops At Airport Amid Riots In New Caledonia

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 16, 2024, Noumea, France

France deployed troops to New Caledonia's ports and international airport, banned TikTok and imposed a state of emergency on Thursday after three nights of clashes that have left four dead and hundreds wounded.

Emergency Declared In French Territory New Caledonia. Here's Why

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Thursday May 16, 2024

The French government has declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia, the semi-autonomous French Pacific territory, after three nights of deadly clashes resulted in four deaths and hundreds of injuries.

Video: 2 Minutes Of "Extreme Violence" In French Prison Van Escape

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Incarville, France

The attack on a prison van in northern France that left two guards dead and three wounded began at 10:57 am (0857 GMT) and lasted just two minutes.

Video: Moments After Assassination Bid On Slovak PM, As Crowd Held Shooter

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday May 15, 2024, New Delhi

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and hospitalised after a cabinet meeting in the central town of Handlova today.

Cardiovascular Diseases Take 4 Million Lives In Europe Early: WHO

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark

Cardiovascular disease is responsible for 40 percent of deaths in Europe, the WHO said on Wednesday, urging Europeans to cut their salt intake. That amounts to 10,000 deaths a day, or four million a year.

1 Dead, Hundreds Injured As Riots Sweep New Caledonia

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Noumea, France

One person was killed, hundreds more were injured, shops were looted and public buildings torched during a second night of rioting in New Caledonia, authorities said Wednesday, as anger over constitutional reforms from Paris boiled over.

French Climber Dies After Climbing World's 5th Highest Peak In Nepal

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 14, 2024, Kathmandu

A French climber died on Mount Makalu, the world's fifth-highest peak, expedition organisers said Tuesday, the second fatality of this year's spring climbing season and both on the same mountain.

Is History Repeating? Germany Debates Return Of Compulsory Military Service

Edited by Nikhil Pandey | Tuesday May 14, 2024

In a bid to strengthen its military forces, Germany is considering the reintroduction of mandatory military service for its youth.

Who Is Russia's New Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, Putin's Surprise Pick

Reuters | Monday May 13, 2024, Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a surprise new defence minister, nominating civilian Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics, for the job more than two years into the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said.

Explained: Why Vladimir Putin Changed His Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu

Agence France-Presse | Monday May 13, 2024, Moscow, Russia

Sergei Shoigu, who is being replaced as Russia's defence minister, spearheaded Moscow's offensive in Ukraine and has been the country's longest-serving minister, as well as being one of Vladimir Putin's few close friends.

Vladimir Putin Replaces His Defence Minister In Surprise Reshuffle

Reuters | Monday May 13, 2024, Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a new defence minister, nominating civilian Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics, for the job more than two years into the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said on Sunday.

Russia Says Captured 5 Villages In Ukraine's Kharkiv During Surprise Ground Offensive

Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 12, 2024, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Russia on Saturday said it had captured five villages in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region during a surprise ground offensive that prompted mass evacuations, as President Volodymyr Zelensky made an urgent call for military aid.

Glimpses Of Northern Lights After Strongest Solar Storm In 2 Decades

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Saturday May 11, 2024

The event was attributed to an "extreme" geomagnetic storm, which struck Earth making the Northern Lights visible in certain parts of the world.

2 Women Make "MeToo" Graffiti On Nude Painting At Paris Museum, Case Filed

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 11, 2024, Paris

A top French museum has filed a police complaint after two women spray-painted a famous 19th-century painting by Gustave Courbet which it had loaned to another gallery, official said Friday.

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