Queen Elizabeth took part in her first public video conference call to mark Carers Week.&nbsp;

The Queen and her daughter Anne spoke to four cares learning about their experience and lives during the coronavirus outbreak despite their primary responsibility of looking after family members.&nbsp;

"Interesting listening to all your tales and stories," the 94-year-old queen said. "I'm very impressed by what you have achieved already. I'm very glad to have been able to join you today."

The video of this meet was released on Thursday to mark Carers Week, highlighting all the sacrifices made by approximately 7 million unpaid carers in the United Kingdom, many of whom have had to take on extra roles during the lockdown brought about by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

In May, the Buckingham Palace released an audio of the Queen's telephone conversation with nurses, where she thanked them for their services to the country.&nbsp;

Britain's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 151 to 41,279 as of 1600 GMT on June 10, according to government data released on Thursday.

(Inputs from Reuters)

Queen Elizabeth took part in her first public video conference call to mark Carers Week. The Queen and her daughter Anne spoke to four cares learning about their experience and lives during the coronavirus outbreak despite their primary responsibility of looking after family members.

Queen Elizabeth took part in her first public video conference call to mark Carers Week. The Queen and her daughter Anne spoke to four cares learning about their experience and lives during the coronavirus outbreak despite their primary responsibility of looking after family members. "Interesting listening to all your tales and stories," the 94-year-old queen said. "I'm very impressed by what you have achieved already. I'm very glad to have been able to join you today." The video of this meet was released on Thursday to mark Carers Week, highlighting all the sacrifices made by approximately 7 million unpaid carers in the United Kingdom, many of whom have had to take on extra roles during the lockdown brought about by the novel coronavirus pandemic. In May, the Buckingham Palace released an audio of the Queen's telephone conversation with nurses, where she thanked them for their services to the country. Britain's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 151 to 41,279 as of 1600 GMT on June 10, according to government data released on Thursday. (Inputs from Reuters)

Queen Elizabeth takes part in first public video conference call to mark Carers Week

World leaders are "unlikely" to participate in the annual UN general assembly that will be held in New York in September due to coronavirus pandemic, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.&nbsp;

With an interview with a French magazine,&nbsp;UN chief said that he has been looking at "various alternatives" possible due to digital technology and he will present it to the member states.&nbsp;

According to many UN envoys, the meeting is most likely to be held by a videoconference. This year will also mark the 75th anniversary for the United Nations.&nbsp;

One of the anonymous ambassadors told the AFP that this year "the procedures are certainly going to be atypical, hybrid, different" and "much lighter in terms of a physical presence."

The ambassador also said that he does not understand how the United Nations will manage such an "enormous" mass gathering in New York.&nbsp;

New York has been the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States since mid-March. UN employees and diplomats have worked from home.&nbsp;

Despite the UN headquarters is open to all but very few people are working there and the Security Council and the General Assembly meet via videoconferencing. These working conditions are predicted to stay at least till June end.&nbsp;

The annual General Assembly is scheduled to begin on September 15 and the world leaders will begin their respective speeches on September 22.&nbsp;

It is the largest annual diplomatic gathering in the world and it features events on the sidelines of New York, as well as thousands of bilateral and multilateral meetings.

The meeting has never been cancelled since 1945, but it has been delayed. It has been delayed twice, once during the 1964 financial crisis within the organization and because several members were facing the loss of their voting rights. The second time when it got delayed was during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.&nbsp;

World leaders are "unlikely" to participate in the annual UN general assembly that will be held in New York in September due to coronavirus pandemic, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

World leaders are "unlikely" to participate in the annual UN general assembly that will be held in New York in September due to coronavirus pandemic, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. With an interview with a French magazine, UN chief said that he has been looking at "various alternatives" possible due to digital technology and he will present it to the member states. According to many UN envoys, the meeting is most likely to be held by a videoconference. This year will also mark the 75th anniversary for the United Nations. One of the anonymous ambassadors told the AFP that this year "the procedures are certainly going to be atypical, hybrid, different" and "much lighter in terms of a physical presence." The ambassador also said that he does not understand how the United Nations will manage such an "enormous" mass gathering in New York. New York has been the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States since mid-March. UN employees and diplomats have worked from home. Despite the UN headquarters is open to all but very few people are working there and the Security Council and the General Assembly meet via videoconferencing. These working conditions are predicted to stay at least till June end. The annual General Assembly is scheduled to begin on September 15 and the world leaders will begin their respective speeches on September 22. It is the largest annual diplomatic gathering in the world and it features events on the sidelines of New York, as well as thousands of bilateral and multilateral meetings. The meeting has never been cancelled since 1945, but it has been delayed. It has been delayed twice, once during the 1964 financial crisis within the organization and because several members were facing the loss of their voting rights. The second time when it got delayed was during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.

World leaders 'unlikely' to meet at UN General Assembly in September: Antonio Guterres

BRICS Foreign minister will meet today via video conference at 4.30 pm IST to discuss COVID crisis. The meet is expected to discuss a possible joint BRICS strategy to deal with the crisis that has engulfed the world.

The meet has been organised by Russia that is the chair of the grouping this year and will host all the BRICS meets this year.&nbsp;

It comes as a multilateral organisation such as G20 have seen activity on a globally coordinated approach to deal with COVID crisis.&nbsp;

The matter was discussed during the conversation between Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov. During the talks, both sides also talked about the close bilateral cooperation in ensuring the welfare of each other’s stranded citizens in their respective countries due to COVID crisis. About 15,000 Indian students in Russia and about 5000 Russian tourists are in India.&nbsp;

&nbsp;Meanwhile, Russia has called Indian decision to send medicines as a "noble" one, saying it will be reciprocated. Speaking to WION, Russian envoy to India Nikolay Kudashev said,"The generous decision of the government of India to lift the ban on the export of important medicines to treat COVID-19 patients despite the increased demand in this country was very much appreciated in Russia. Be sure, it will be reciprocated."

He also lauded India's "Comprehensive efforts" that resulted in significant "decrease in the rate of infection". Last month Indian PM Modi and Russian President Putin had spoken on the COVID crisis issue.

&nbsp;Meanwhile, the Russian Government's main defence export body, Rosoboronexport has donated $2 million for PM CARES Fund formed to deal with the COVID crisis. &nbsp;Rosoboronexport is the first foreign donor to acknowledge its contribution to PM CARES fund.

BRICS Foreign minister will meet today via video conference at 4.30 pm IST to discuss COVID crisis. The meet is expected to discuss a possible joint BRICS strategy to deal with the crisis that has engulfed the world.

BRICS Foreign minister will meet today via video conference at 4.30 pm IST to discuss COVID crisis. The meet is expected to discuss a possible joint BRICS strategy to deal with the crisis that has engulfed the world. The meet has been organised by Russia that is the chair of the grouping this year and will host all the BRICS meets this year. It comes as a multilateral organisation such as G20 have seen activity on a globally coordinated approach to deal with COVID crisis. The matter was discussed during the conversation between Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov. During the talks, both sides also talked about the close bilateral cooperation in ensuring the welfare of each other’s stranded citizens in their respective countries due to COVID crisis. About 15,000 Indian students in Russia and about 5000 Russian tourists are in India. Meanwhile, Russia has called Indian decision to send medicines as a "noble" one, saying it will be reciprocated. Speaking to WION, Russian envoy to India Nikolay Kudashev said,"The generous decision of the government of India to lift the ban on the export of important medicines to treat COVID-19 patients despite the increased demand in this country was very much appreciated in Russia. Be sure, it will be reciprocated." He also lauded India's "Comprehensive efforts" that resulted in significant "decrease in the rate of infection". Last month Indian PM Modi and Russian President Putin had spoken on the COVID crisis issue. Meanwhile, the Russian Government's main defence export body, Rosoboronexport has donated $2 million for PM CARES Fund formed to deal with the COVID crisis. Rosoboronexport is the first foreign donor to acknowledge its contribution to PM CARES fund.

BRICS Foreign Ministers video conference meet on COVID-19 today