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Vladimir Putin's war strategic failure for Kremlin: Janet Yellen
Yellen was addressing the media ahead of the first G20 finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting set to begin here from Friday. The US Treasury Secretary said that the twin goals of degrading Russia's military-industrial complex and reducing the revenues that it can use to fund its war are succeeding.
Nirmala Sitharaman meets US Treasury Secy ahead of FMCBG meeting
The two exchanged views on G20 Finance Track priorities under G20 India's presidency in 2023. They leaders discussed their perspectives on strengthening multilateral development banks, global debt vulnerabilities, crypto assets and health, besides the Just Energy Transition Partnership and possible takeaways for the two sides. Sitharaman and Yellen further agreed that lessons.
Vaddakencherry revs up with Vivek Ramaswamy in US presidential race
With this announcement, the ancestral home of Vivek has become the centre of attraction for many in and around the district. His cousins too are elated. Describing him as an achiever, Ramaswamy's cousin V.M.Prasad said right from his college days he was a brilliant orator and was educated at Harvard and later at Yale where he pursued law.
Israeli Parliament advances bill aiming to override top court
The "Supreme Court override bill", which passed in a preliminary vote in Parliament with a 61-52 majority, still needs three full rounds of votes before becoming law, reports Xinhua news agency. If approved, the law will enable a narrow majority of 61 lawmakers in the 120-seat Parliament to re-enact laws that have been struck down by the Supreme Court, even if the court finds them unconstitutional.
Blinken extends wishes on Losar, reiterates support on selecting religious leaders
According to the Tibetan lunar calendar, Losar is the first day of the New Year. Traditionally, it is celebrated in a big way. This year the festival began on February 21. At this time of year, Tibetan families will decorate their homes, exchange gifts, and cherish time with friends and family. Fireworks will light the night sky. Tibetans everywhere will strive to embody the Buddha's teachings.
Boycott the parties formed illegally by military dictators, Hasina urges people
It is impossible to assume power by lobbying foreigners. It seems like someone coming from outside will take the BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) to power.... It (BNP) has been dreaming so. Once upon a time, they could make it happen by acting as a broker (of foreigners). But there is no scope left in Bangladesh to come to power through the acts of an agent.
Japan says US mistakenly issues G7 statement on Russia
Japan did not issue such a statement and the Ministry has communicated the apparent error to the US State Department, said the Ministry on Wednesday. According to the Ministry, the US State Department mistakenly sent a G7 foreign ministers' statement, presumably from October 2022, to the press Multiple local media, including Kyodo News, retracted articles based.
New NATO talks with Turkey to resume in mid-March: Swedish PM
"We have just confirmed this today," Kristersson told Swedish public television broadcaster SVT on Wednesday, without specifying the date for such talks. Turkey has postponed a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland on their NATO bids slated for February following the burning of a copy of the Quran in Stockholm, Xinhua news agency reported.
'IS Bride' loses appeal over loss of British citizenship
Begum and two other east London schoolgirls left Britain for Syria in early 2015 to join the IS. They married jihadi fighters and lived under IS rule, Xinhua news agency reported. She was stripped of her British citizenship on national security grounds in 2019, shortly after she was found in a displacement camp in Syria. Begum, now 23, is living in a refugee camp controlled by armed guards in northern Syria.
Salaries cut, unnecessary trips prohibited as Pakistan PM Shehbaz unveils austerity measures
Pakistan is desperate to unlock the next tranche worth $1.1 billion loan facility with the IMF but is struggling to meet tough conditions set by the global financier, Geo News reported. The IMF is demanding that Pakistan boosts its pitifully low tax base, end exemptions for the export sector, and raise artificially low energy prices that are meant to help poor families.
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