Xi announces straight third term as China's leader

Beijing (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday announced his straight third term in power.

Xi was elected general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the committee's first plenary session,…

Pakistan hopeful to exit FATF's 'grey list'

Islamabad (IANS) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog, is set to take up removal of Pakistan from a list of countries under "increased monitoring" when its plenary session will conclude…

Protests erupt across Pakistan following Imran's disqualification

Islamabad (IANS) Following the disqualification of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan from the Toshakhana reference, PTI activists took to the streets across the country to record their protest against the verdict issued by the Election Commission…

Japan logs record trade deficit

Tokyo (IANS) Japan logged a record trade deficit in the six months to September, owing to soaring prices for energy and raw material imports being further inflated by the yen's steep decline against the US dollar, the government said in a report…

Truss resigns; MP Baker says Sunak would make a good PM

London (IANS) With UK's beleaguered Prime Minister Liz Truss resigning, Conservative MP and Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker has said that former British Chancellor of Indian-origin Rishi Sunak will make a good Prime Minister.

"I feel…

In a snub to India, US Congress clears Pak's F-16 package

Islamabad (IANS) Ignoring India's objections to Pakistans F-16 package, the US Congress cleared a proposed foreign military sale valued at $450 million for maintenance and sustainment services of the fighter jet, a media report said Wednesday.

Death toll rises to 13 in Russian fighter jet crash

Moscow (IANS) The death toll due to the crash of a Russian Su-34 fighter jet in the Krasnodar region has increased to 13, local media reported on Tuesday.

Citing the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the state-run TASS News Agency said that…

Pak likely to exit FATF's grey list this week

Islamabad (IANS) After almost 52 months, Pakistan is expected to exit the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list during a plenary slated to take place this week, the Paris-based global terror financing watchdog announced.

In a statement,…

Kiev attacked by kamakaze drones: Official

Kiev (IANS) A top Ukrainian official on Monday claimed that Russia used kamakaze drones to attack Kiev, the latest in a series of recent strikes targeting the capital city.

Taking to Twitter on Monday morning, Andriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian…

Conservatives to discuss replacing Truss with a joint ticket of Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt

London (IANS) Senior Conservatives will this week hold talks on a "rescue mission" that would see the swift removal of Liz Truss as leader, after the new chancellor Jeremy Hunt dramatically tore up her economic package and signalled a new era of austerity,…