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06/11/20 - HR/VP blog – Last Tuesday we held the 5th EU-Pakistan strategic dialogue. With the prolonged and worsening COVID-19 crisis, the fight against terrorism and radicalisation, and the growing international tensions in the region and worldwide, it is more important than ever for the EU to deepen its ties with a country like ... from International News https://ift.tt/2ItaWqb

Berlin-German investigators said Wednesday they had launched a manhunt for suspects who made off with 6.5 million euros ($7.6 million) in cash after breaking into a customs office.“The break-in was professionally planned and carried out: three as yet unidentified perpetrators used a drill to get to the vault from an adjoining room in the ... from International News https://ift.tt/3nh8Ecm

Moscow-Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92 percent effective according to initial test results, its developers said on Wednesday, as Moscow races against its competitors in the West. The calculations were based on results from 16,000 individuals who received both doses of the vaccine, Russia’s health ministry, the state-run ... from International News https://ift.tt/2IrLD7W

Berlin - German police on Wednesday said they had arrested a nurse for allegedly trying to give overdoses to at least three patients in his care. Police and prosecutors told reporters that the 24-year-old suspect tried to play the saviour by taking the patients to the brink of death before reviving them. The case recalled that of Niels Hoegel, a ... from International News https://ift.tt/35o8qdv

Jerusalem-Israeli warplanes struck suspected Hamas military targets in the Gaza Strip before dawn on Friday following rocket fire from the blockaded Palestinian territory.Fighter jets and other aircraft struck a “weapons manufacturing site and underground infrastructures” operated by Hamas, which has controlled the territory since ... from International News https://ift.tt/3ofymiO

Beirut-The US army said Thursday it carried out a drone strike against Al-Qaeda leaders in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border, killing 17 terrorists, according to a war monitor.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said five civilians were also among those killed.“US Forces conducted a strike against a group of Al-Qaeda in Syria ... from International News https://ift.tt/3jy7rvj

The head of the Iranian Commission of National-Security and Foreign-Policy, Mojtaba Zonnour, asked support from members of parliament to begin a dismissal investigation of President Hassan Rouhani. Zonnour made the request by claiming Rouhani is responsible for the problems in Iran. He said studies for Rouhani’s dismissal is still ... from International News https://ift.tt/359lthx

Geneva- Health workers have since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic been disproportionately affected by the crisis, but the WHO said Tuesday their high infection levels had finally begun to subside. While the coronavirus crisis has taken a heavy toll overall, data from many countries and regions show that healthcare workers have been ... from International News https://ift.tt/316ReGR

Bremerhaven, Germany-Researchers on the world’s biggest mission to the North Pole returned to Germany on Monday, bringing home devastating proof of a dying Arctic Ocean and warnings of ice-free summers in just decades.The German Alfred Wegener Institute’s Polarstern ship returned to the port of Bremerhaven after 389 days spent drifting ... from International News https://ift.tt/3dk3p8d

Moscow-Russia said on Monday it was expelling two Bulgarian diplomats in a tit-for-tat move after two Russians were ordered out of the EU country on accusations of spying for the military.The foreign ministry said in a statement that Bulgarian ambassador Atanas Krystin was summoned to be informed that the two Moscow-based diplomats had been ... from International News https://ift.tt/33RXLHe

Rennes- Four people were killed and one was missing after a tourist plane and a microlight aircraft collided in western France on Sunday, local authorities said.The small microlight carrying two people collided with a DA40 tourist plane with three people onboard around 4:30pm (1430 GMT) in Loches in the Indre-et-Loire department, local government ... from International News https://ift.tt/30XvVrd

Baku - Azerbaijan said Sunday that shelling by Armenian forces on the country’s second largest city had left seven people dead, one day after a ceasefire between the two sides had been due to take effect. A “new nightly missile attack by Armenian forces on (a) residential area of Ganja,” left seven dead and 33 wounded including ... from International News https://ift.tt/36VGzTh

 Washington- President Donald Trump rallied hundreds of supporters for a comeback event at the White House, jumping back into the election race nine days after being stopped in his tracks by Covid-19 -- a disease his doctor says he is no longer at risk of spreading.“I am feeling great!” Trump declared as he stepped out to a White ... from International News https://ift.tt/2SIwuAN

Earlier in the day, Azeri Ministry of Defence said that the city of Ganja has been attacked by the Armenian forces. Before that, Nagorno-Karabakh unrecognized republic asserted that several large villages were attacked by the Azeri army, despite the ceasefire brokered by Moscow on 10 October. Azeri Prosecutor General's Office stated Sunday that at ... from International News https://ift.tt/34RjbUm

US President Donald Trump announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 on October 2, entering the Walter Reed hospital with his wife to receive treatment. Several days later, the president repeatedly stated that he felt "great" and expressed enthusiasm to get back to campaigning and public events. The US president's personal physician, Sean ... from International News https://ift.tt/2GSeS2z

Seoul-North Korea showed off a gigantic new intercontinental ballistic missile Saturday that analysts described as the largest of its kind in the world, as the nuclear-armed country defied the coronavirus threat with thousands of maskless troops taking part in a military parade.The ICBM, carried on a transporter-erector-launcher with no fewer than ... from International News https://ift.tt/36QktBu

London - Mayors representing millions across northern England vented their anger on Saturday as the government readied to impose a new three-tier coronavirus lockdown regime which critics charge will leave the poorest workers even worse off. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to outline the new regime on Monday as rates of Covid 19 infection ... from International News https://ift.tt/2SKLxda

Stepanakert Azerbaijan-At first sight, the city appears to be almost deserted. But underground, in cellars, garages and depots hidden from sight, Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh is fully mobilised to support troops fighting Azerbaijani forces at the front.As air raid sirens sound for several minutes, warning of the next salvo of ... from International News https://ift.tt/3nF06Np

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad said Friday that Washington’s unilateral sanctions on his country are inhumane and an attack against Iran.   Ahmedinejad told Mehmet Koc of the Ankara-based Center for Iranian Studies (IRAM) that the US has been against Iran's nuclear program from the very beginning. He said the 2015 ... from International News https://ift.tt/3dd5PWd

Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed Saturday to a cease-fire that will begin Saturday. Hostilities will be halted at midday (0800GMT) to allow an exchange of prisoners and the recovery of dead bodies in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Red Cross will act as an intermediary in the humanitarian operation as part of the cease-fire and talks will begin between the two ... from International News https://ift.tt/3nwwkL3