Rome, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Italy's new European Union Commissioner will concentrate on businesses and on employment, Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini vowed on Tuesday.


Italy's next EU Commissioner to focus on jobs: Deputy PM


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Tripoli, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Scores of civilians are among at least 691 people killed and 4,012 injured in the battle for control of Tripoli since eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar began an assault on the Libyan capital in early April, according to the United Nations.


Almost 700 dead, over 4,000 wounded in Tripoli clashes


Rome, June 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy one of the staunchest believers in Europe and its exit from the single European currency is out of the question, Italy's populist Premier Giuseppe Conte said in an interview on Tuesday.


No 'Italexit' from euro, says Italian PM


Describing itself as a "true partner", France on Tuesday said its aviation and defence industries have chosen India for investment and strengthening the strategic partnership which has "full political support".


French aviation, defence industries have chosen India: Envoy


The US is exploring the possibility of rejoining the UN tourism body to create jobs for Americans and help promote tourist destinations in the country, the State Department said.


US mulls rejoining UN tourism body to create more jobs


India on Monday assured the global community that it would reject 'blood diamonds' stained by even a single conflict, and would actively help in the evolution and transformation of the Kimberley Process (KP), transiting from 'conflict diamonds' to 'peace diamonds'.


India vows to shun 'blood diamonds'


India on Monday assured the global community that it would reject "blood diamonds" stained by even a single conflict, and would actively help in the evolution and transformation of the Kimberley Process transiting from "conflict diamonds" to "peace diamonds".


India makes commitment to shun 'blood diamonds'


Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ishtaye has accused the US administration of waging a financial and political war against the Palestinian Authority.


'US waging war against Palestinians'


U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the US considers "a full range of options" to respond to the attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.


US considering military response: Pompeo on Iran


The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned British Ambassador to Tehran Robert Macaire over the accusations by London against Tehran concerning the recent attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Tehran Times daily reported.


Gulf tanker attacks: Iran says UK's stance 'unacceptable'


Hitting back at the Trump administration for withdrawing trade privileges for certain Indian goods, the Indian government on Saturday raised custom duty on various items, including walnut and apples, exported from the US.


India raises duty on US exports as retaliatory action


The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned the attack against two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and called for refraining from making hasty accusations.


Russia condemns attack on oil tankers in Gulf of Oman


India and Kyrgyz Republic on Friday raised their bilateral relationship to level of a "strategic partnership" and signed a slew of agreements including on a bilateral investment treaty.


India, Krygyz Republic raise ties to strategic partnership


India might finally go ahead to impose retaliatory import tariffs against some US goods, sources said on Friday.


India might impose retaliatory import tariffs on 29 US items


The SCO on Friday called for closer coordination among the international community over terrorism's cross-border threat and sought comprehensive measures to intensify efforts against terrorism and its ideology and to eliminate the factors that promote it.


SCO members for concerted effort against cross-border terror


Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators from Punjab on Friday met officials of the Ministry of External Affairs, urging them to ensure the safe return of two Punjabi women "trapped" in Australia and Kuwait.


AAP asks MEA to ensure return of two women from Punjab stranded abroad


Japan has decided to invest Rs 13,000 crore (205.784 billion Yen) in several ongoing and new projects in different Northeastern states of India, an official release said here on Friday.


Japan to invest Rs 13,000 cr in various Northeast projects


Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that strategic communication had improved between India and China which has led to resolution of some long-pending issues including declaring JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. He also hoped that there will be a significant uptake in India's exports to China due to ease in regulatory processes.


Strategic communication has improved, Modi tells Xi


Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the two countries should not pose a threat to each other and step up cooperation in various fields, including the construction of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor.


China, India should not pose threat to each other: Xi


The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of legal metrology between India and Kyrgyzstan.


Cabinet approves agreement with Kyrgyzstan


Turkey on Wednesday slammed Washington for sending a letter which threatened to remove Ankara from the F-35 fighter jet programme, saying the language used was "not in the spirit of the alliance".