Taiwan launches Combat Readiness Exercise against possible Chinese threat

IANS | June 22, 2026 12:38 PM

Taipei, June 22 (IANS) Taiwan's military on Monday began a five-day "Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise" across the country to ensure that its soldiers are prepared to respond swiftly if China intensifies its gray-zone activities into a full-scale military attack, local media reported on Monday.

Pakistan: Rights body raises health, safety concerns as BYC leaders continue Quetta jail protest

IANS | June 22, 2026 12:12 PM

Quetta, June 22 (IANS) As the sit-in protest by leaders of the human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) inside Huda jail in Balochistan’s Quetta, continued, the BYC expressed grave concern over the health and safety of all the detained leaders, saying they were enduring harsh conditions while seeking the protection of their "constitutional and legal rights."

India, US line up multiple talks this week to advance trade deal: Sergio Gor

IANS | June 22, 2026 9:16 AM

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India and the United States are set to intensify negotiations on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor announcing on Monday that US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will hold multiple meetings with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal here to advance the trade deal ahead of a key tariff deadline next month.