Brexit preps cost UK govt over $5 bn

London (IANS) Departments of the UK government have spent more than 4 billion pounds ($5 billion) on preparations for leaving the European Union (EU), according to country's public spending watchdog.

In a report, the National Audit Office…

Senator Warren drops out of Democratic presidential nomination race

New York (IANS) Senator Elizabeth Warren has quit the Democratic race for the party's presidential nomination setting the field for a straight ideological contest between two septuagenarians, centrist former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator…

Top court backs Afghan war crimes probe

The Hague (IANS) The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday ruled that an investigation into the alleged war crimes committed by the US and others in the Afghan war could go ahead.

Thursday's development comes The Hague-based ICC…

US committed to facilitating prisoner exchange: Khalilzad

Kabul (IANS) Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, on Thursday said that Washington was still committed to facilitating the prisoner exchange that was agreed on in the landmark peace deal signed with the Taliban.

Afghan experts cast doubt on US-Taliban peace deal

Kabul (IANS) Afghan experts have cast doubts over the outcome of the historic US-Taliban peace accord, which was signed in Doha on February 29 after 18 months of negotiations,
saying that the accord won't lead to ending the war in Afghanistan…

Biden sweeps early wins in 'Super Tuesday' primaries

Washington (IANS) Former US Vice President Joe Biden has scored early victories in Super Tuesday's Democratic primaries of the 2020 presidential election.

Biden has already been seen as winner in North Carolina, Virginia, and Alabama, where…

EU raises risk level of coronavirus infection

Brussels (IANS) The risk for people living or travelling in Europe to be infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been levelled up by the European Centre for Disease Prevention Control (ECDC), European Commission President Ursula von der…

COVID-19: Hong Kong reports new confirmed case; total 96

Hong Kong (IANS) Hong Kong on Sunday reported one confirmed case of COVID-19, which was related to a Buddhist worship hall that had been suspected of multiple infections.

The new confirmed case took the total number in Hong Kong to 96, with…

China's GDP decline at highest in 3 decades on '2020 Black Swan' event

New York (IANS) As a knock on effect of the coronavirus outbreak, China is expected to see the largest decline in the quarter-on-quarter GDP in over three decades.

Calling it "2020's Black Swan", according to a report by marquee fund house…

2 Amazon workers infected with COVID-19, Twitter restricts travel

San Francisco (IANS) Amazon has confirmed that two of its employees have been infected with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy.

Amazon spokesperson Drew Herdener said that the company was "supporting the affected employees, who were in…