UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday voiced deep concern over the recent and sharp escalation in the Yemen conflict, between Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels, said his spokesman Stephane Dujarric.


UN chief voices concern over escalation in Yemeni conflict


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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as Wall Street continued to digest US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.


US stocks rally after Trump's Iran n-deal decision


Rome, May 10 (IANS/AKI) Italy's Finance Ministry is investing six million euros in European Bank for Reconstruction and Development projects to promote economic inclusion in the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, the EBRD announced on Wednesday.


Italy earmarks 6 mn euros to help develop southeastern Mediterranean region


Rome, May 10 (IANS/AKI) Vulnerable smallholder famers will receive insurance payments totalling $1.5 million - the largest such payout to date - after poor rainfall triggered crop losses in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Senegal and Zambia, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Wednesday.


African small famers get record $1.5mn payout for drought-linked crop losses


Reflecting New Delhi's increasing engagements with Africa, India and Ethiopia on Wednesday reviewed bilateral ties during the second Joint Commission Meeting headed by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Ethiopian counterpart Workneh Gebeyehu here.


India, Ethiopia review bilateral ties


European leaders have pledged to remain committed to the Iran nuclear deal after US President Donald Trump dumped it as a "horrible, one-sided" agreement rooted in "fiction" and ordered the highest level of economic sanctions against Tehran.


European powers pledge to uphold Iran N-deal after US exit (Roundup)


US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said three US citizens jailed in North Korea have been released and are on their way back to the US.


US prisoners in N. Korea released, on way home: Trump


Being sensitive to each other's interests and aspirations is the key to progressive India-China ties, Indian envoy Gautam Bambawale said here on Wednesday.


India, China must be sensitive to each other's interests: Indian envoy


Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed on Wednesday for Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the coordination between the armies of the two countries in Syria.


Netanyahu leaves for Russia to discuss Syria


European powers have pledged their "continuing commitment" to the Iran nuclear deal after President Donald Trump announced the US' withdrawal from the 2015 "horrible, one-sided" pact rooted in "fiction".


European powers try to save Iran N-deal after US exit


Pakistan has invited neighbouring Iran to resume the stalled talks over the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline project, Pakistan's local media reports said on Tuesday.


Pakistan asks Iran to resume gas pipeline negotiations


Pakistan Army on Tuesday extended its border fencing with Afghanistan to southwestern Balochistan in its efforts to curb illegal cross-border movement of the militants.


Pakistan extends border fencing with Afghanistan: Army


Rome, May 8 (IANS/AKI) United Nations World Food Programme's Executive Director David Beasley on Tuesday began a four-day official visit to impoverished North Korea, WFP said in a statement.


WFP official visits North Korea


Rabat, May 8 (IANS/MAP) Spanish and Moroccan security services on Tuesday collaborated to dismantle a terror cell affiliated with the Islamic State group and operating in both countries, leading to the arrest of five people.


Spain, Morocco dismantle terror cell, 5 arrested


At a conclave here on Tuesday to discuss naval efficiency and combat readiness amid worries over an assertive China encircling India, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Indian Navy has emerged as a "dependable partner" for Indian Ocean Region littoral navies.


With China encircling India, top commanders assess Navy's combat efficiency


France's Defence Minister Florence Parly on Tuesday warned that challenging the 2015 Iran nuclear deal risks escalating tensions in "very eruptive region" and called for more efforts to improve the agreement.


Challenging Iran n-deal can escalate tensions: France


Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met surreptitiously for a second time in less than two months, a development which reflects growing proximity between the two countries ahead of Pyongyang ruler's crucial meet with US President Donald Trump this month.


Kim meets Xi for second time in China


Norway's Ambassador to India Nils Ragnar Kamsvag on Tuesday called on Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and expressed his country's keenness to invest in the state's hydroelectricity and tourism sectors.


Norway keen to invest in Himachal: Ambassador


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Cyprus' capital Nicosia on Tuesday for a trilateral meeting on energy cooperation.


Netanyahu flies to Cyprus for trilateral gas pipeline summit


Senior commanders of the Indian Navy began a four-day conclave here on Tuesday to discuss combat efficiency and military preparedness of the blue water force amid worries about an assertive China encircling India with its military and strategic assets in the Indian Ocean region and its neighbourhood.


Navy conclave assesses combat readiness amid Chinese presence in Indian Ocean


New tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on international imports of steel have led to a sharp rise in the supply of commodity on European markets, the Federation of the German Steel Industry warned on Monday.

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