IMF approves 2nd financial review, releases $330 mn to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Colombo, June 13 - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved Sri Lanka's second review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) paving the way for the crisis-hit Indian Ocean Island to receive the third tranche of around $330 million.
US Fed keeps interest rate unchanged
Washington, June 12 - The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept the interest rate unchanged but hinted that there could be one cut between now and the end of the year as they continue the fight against inflation.
2019 Easter Sunday bombings: Lanka to probe why prior info from Indian intel was ignored
Colombo, June 12 - Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a Committee of Inquiry (CoI) to investigate the actions taken by the Lankan intelligence services on the prior information received from their Indian counterparts regarding the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings which killed
Taliban courts deliver punishments for sodomy, ‘moral corruption’
Islamabad, June 12 - The Taliban's Supreme Court said on Wednesday that three convicts have been separately punished in two Afghan provinces for allegedly committing sodomy and "moral corruption".
Death toll in Kuwait building blaze climbs to 49
Kuwait City, June 12 - The death toll in a fire that erupted on Wednesday in a building housing workers in Kuwait has risen to 49, the Gulf country's state news agency Kuna reported, citing the Interior Ministry.
South Africa on high alert after five confirmed cases of monkeypox
Johannesburg, June 12 - South Africa is on high alert following the outbreak of monkeypox in May, with five laboratory-confirmed cases including one death, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Wednesday.
Kuwait’s Emir directs officials to find cause behind deadly fire incident
Kuwait City, June 12 - Kuwait's Emir, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, has directed the country's authorities to find the cause behind Wednesday's tragic fire in a building in Kuwait City's Mangaf area which has reportedly killed over 40 people, including many Indian workers.
MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh leaving for Kuwait to oversee assistance after tragic fire incident
New Delhi, June 12 - Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, is leaving for Kuwait after several Indian workers were feared dead in a tragic building fire in the Mangaf area of Kuwait City on Wednesday.
Report highlights worsening human rights situation in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar, June 12 - A security report prepared by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province paints a suffering tale of public unrest, killings, terrorism, climate crisis, and health severity during the year 2023, calling on the
Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in Gaza: UN
Geneva, June 12 - Both Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip have committed war crimes since the conflict there erupted on October 7 last year, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday.
EU slaps extra tariffs of up to 38 per cent on Chinese EVs
New Delhi, June 12 - The European Commission on Wednesday announced to impose provisional duties of up to 38.1 per cent on the import of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs).
Germany bans local Salafist Muslim group with large internet reach
Berlin, June 12 - Authorities in Germany have moved to ban a Muslim association based in the central city of Braunschweig, accusing the group of spreading extremist views.
Kuwait building fire: Indian Ambassador meets injured in hospital
New Delhi, June 12 - Adarsh Swaika, Ambassador of India to Kuwait, visited the Farwaniya Hospital in Kuwait city where many Indian workers injured in Wednesday's fire incident have been admitted.
Google, Apple fined for allegedly violating location data law in South Korea
Seoul, June 12 - The South Korean units of Google and Apple were among firms fined for allegedly violating a law on location data collection, the telecom regulator here said on Wednesday.
160 rockets fired at northern Israel: Israeli Army
Jerusalem, June 12 - About 160 rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel on Wednesday morning, said the Israeli army, after Israeli airstrikes killed four Hezbollah officials, including a senior commander.
Dozens, including several Indian workers, dead in Kuwait building fire
New Delhi, June 12 - External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday expressed deep shock over the tragic fire incident in Kuwait city which has resulted in dozens of deaths, including of many Indian nationals.
More than 35 killed in fire in Kuwait
Kuwait City, June 12 - More than 35 people died when a fire broke out in a building housing workers in Kuwait early on Wednesday, officials said.
Weapons, ammunition caches seized in Afghanistan
Kabul, June 12 - Afghanistan's security forces have discovered weapons and ammunition caches in northern Takhtar and Baghlan provinces, the country's Ministry of National Defense said in a statement on Wednesday.
South Korea: Doctors at major hospitals decide to stage indefinite walkouts
Seoul, June 12 - Doctors at major hospitals in the South Korean capital Seoul and its neighboring areas have decided to stage indefinite walkouts, while medical professors are expected to join a planned strike by community doctors next week.
Hong Kong passports of six ‘absconders’ cancelled using new law
Shenzhen, China, June 12 - Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday said they are cancelling the passports of six activists who "absconded" to the UK, using powers from a controversial new national security bill in the Chinese special administrative region.