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Sitharaman, Yellen discuss fighting money laundering, combating terror funding; importance of effective implementation of FATF standards
Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her American counterpart Janet Yellen have discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in fighting...
Taiwan tensions raise fears of US-China conflict in Asia
Bangkok: After sending a record number of military aircraft to harass Taiwan over China's National Day holiday, Beijing has toned...
US, Israel say they are exploring a ‘Plan B’ for Iran
Washington: The United States and Israel said Wednesday they are exploring a “Plan B” for dealing with Iran if the...
Overnight building blaze in Taiwan leaves 46 dead
Taipei: A building fire that raged out of control for hours overnight in a major city in southern Taiwan left...
Jaishankar stresses on connectivity, proposes Chabahar Port be included in the North-South Transport Corridor
Yerevan (Armenia): Stressing on the need for enhanced connectivity, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday proposed that the strategic...
Global debt jumps to a new high of USD 226 trillion: IMF
Washington: Due to the COVID-19 and policies put in place to respond to it, the global debt has jumped to...
UN told failure to deal with diversity is root cause of wars
By Edith M Lederer United Nations: One by one, South Africa's former president listed African countries Tuesday where the failure...
Afghanistan faces `make-or-break moment’: UN chief
United Nations: Warning that Afghanistan is facing “a make-or-break moment,” the United Nations chief on Monday urged the world to...
Israel PM urges UN to hold Iran to account for nuclear moves
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called Tuesday on the United Nations Security Council to take action against Iran...
India asks int’l community to unite against terrorism as seriously as it does on issues like climate change and pandemics
Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan): In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India said on Tuesday that cross-border terrorism is not statecraft but simply...