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EU reopens borders to 14 nations; India, US, Russia, Brazil excluded

The EU said China is subject to confirmation of reciprocity, meaning it must lift all restrictions on European citizens entering China before it will allow Chinese citizens back in.

OPEC has cut oil output by 1.25 mbpd in June, says Petro-Logistics

OPEC has cut oil output in June as it works to implement a supply restraint agreement with Russia and other allies, according to estimates from tanker-tracking company Petro-Logistics

Trump's denial over Russia, Taliban conspiracy briefing remarkable: Bolton

Trump on Sunday denied ever being briefed on this matter, adding that Vice President Mike Pence and Chief of Staff Mark Meadows were also not given information about the allegations

Structures like UNSC have teeth but little or no appetite to bite: UN chief

UNSC has teeth but "show little or no appetite to bite, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said as he underlined the need for "effective and inclusive" multilateralism.

Jaishankar stresses on need to follow ethos of intl relations at RIC meet

His comments in presence of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi came in the midst of an escalating border row between India and China

Rajnath leaves for Russia amid China row; to press for S-400 delivery

Singh is primarily visiting Russia to attend a grand military parade in Moscow on June 24 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in the Second World War.

S Jaishankar to join Russia-India-China trilateral virtual conference

People familiar with the matter said India was initially reluctant to join the Russia-India-China trilateral foreign ministers' meeting but agreed to participate in it following a request from Moscow

World coronavirus dispatch: UK debt outgrows economy in a first since 1963

UK debt is bigger than economy, Beijing outbreak tops 180, Germany Wants to Bolster EU, and other Covid-19 related news from across the globe

World coronavirus dispatch: Foreign direct investment to plunge 40%

Richest soccer league is back, Oscars delayed until April, and Travis Perkins to slash 2,500 jobs

China, Pakistan have more nuclear warheads than India: Think tank SIPRI

According to the SIPRI Yearbook 2020, India possesses 150 nuclear warheads, while China and Pakistan have 320 and 160 warheads respectively

Trump plans to punish 'delinquent' Germany, reduce US troops to 25,000

Since his election in 2016, Trump has pushed for the 2 per cent as a hard target, and he has repeatedly singled out Germany as a major offender, though many others are also below the goal

Russia to partly reopen borders after easing Covid-19 restrictions

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters there is "no set date" yet for resuming international flights, which were halted in late March

OPEC+ to meet Saturday on extending cuts, push Iraq and Nigeria to comply

The producers known as OPEC+ previously agreed to cut supply by 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd) during May and June to prop up prices which collapsed due to the coronavirus crisis

Covid-19: After Russia clears, India looks to expedite Favipiravir approval

India is working out ways to grant approval for Favipiravir expeditiously

Donald Trump talks China with Narendra Modi, calls him to expanded G7 meet

PM shares concerns with US President over the violent protests across US

Russia backing antiviral drug Avifavir for Covid fight good news for India

Avifavir, described by its developers in Russia as perhaps the most promising anti-Covid-19 drug in the world, is derived from Favipiravir.

India ninth on global Covid-19 list, overtakes China on death count

India added 7,466 cases, a record number in a single day, according to data shared on Friday morning. China has confirmed 84,106 infections and 4,638 deaths from Covid-19 so far

Russia postpones SCO, BRICS summits; new dates to be announced later

A high-ranking source familiar with preparations has recently told Sputnik that Russia has decided to postpone the SCO summit

Oil slides as US crude, gasoline, oil inventories rise more than expected

The decline extended losses from Wednesday on uncertainty about Russia's commitment to deep oil production cuts in the lead-up to a June 9 meeting of OPEC+

Covid-19 Factoid: India's cases rose from 100,000 to 150,000 in just 8 days

Four Indian districts - Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai - account for more than 50% of all cases reported so far in their respective states