Pakistan one step away from exiting FATF grey list

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan is one step away from exiting the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as it has successfully complied with all points of the 2018 action plan items, securing approval from the global watchdog and initiating…

UK Home Secy approves Julian Assange's extradition to the US

London (IANS) UK's Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the US, noting that the courts found that the measure would not be "incompatible with his human rights", reports said on Friday.

Cambodia to host ASEAN Defence Ministers' meeting on June 22

Phnom Penh (IANS) Cambodia is ready to host the 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) on June 22 in Phnom Penh, which will be chaired by the country's Defence Minister Gen. Tea Banh, an official statement said on Friday.

According…

Aus states introduce extra year of early education

Sydney (IANS) Children in Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) will get an extra year of early education as part of major generational reform in both states.

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews and NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet…

Qualcomm wins battle against EU regulator's $1 bn anti-trust fine

London (IANS) Europe's second-highest court on Wednesday sided with chip-maker Qualcomm that had appealed 1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) anti-trust fine from the European Union (EU) regulators over payments made to Apple to use its chips.

First summit of 'West Asia Quad' with India, Israel and UAE next month: US

Washington (IANS) The United States has said that the first summit of the leaders of a new group of four nations -- the US, India, Israel, and the UAE -- will be held virtually during President Joe Biden's visit next month to West Asia.

The…

5 soldiers killed in Yemen despite truce

Sanaa (IANS) The government in Yemen announced that five soldiers were killed and 15 others injured by the Houthi militia despite the ongoing UN-brokered truce in the war-torn nation.

According to a statement released by the Defence Ministry,…

US Senate foreign panel head praises India's role, asks Quad to help Sri Lanka

New York (IANS) US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez has asked the Quad to help Sri Lanka to avoid "an economic implosion".

In a letter to India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, he acknowledged India's…

Mongolia to build 'green wall' to combat desertification

Ulan Bator (IANS) Mongolia will build a "green wall" along its borders by planting at least 16 million trees by 2030 to combat desertification, the presidential office said in a statement on Monday.

To achieve the goal, professional agronomists…

US Senators reach narrow deal on gun safety

Washington (IANS) A group of bipartisan US Senators announced a narrow gun safety deal amid public disappointment about political inaction against the rising gun violence.

The plan, endorsed by 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans, includes measures…