US Fed keeps interest rate unchanged (Ld)

IANS | June 13, 2024 1:01 AM

Washington, June 12 (IANS) 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.

Report highlights worsening human rights situation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Hamza Ameer | June 12, 2024 6:22 PM

Peshawar, June 12 (IANS) 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 government to take immediate and emergency steps for the protection of human rights and human lives in the region.

US to provide another Patriot system to Ukraine: Report

IANS | June 12, 2024 7:36 AM

Washington, June 12 (IANS/DPA) US President Joe Biden is planning to make another Patriot air defence system available to Ukraine to fend off Russian aerial attacks, the media reported, citing unnamed US government sources.

French President Macron calls snap elections after EU poll defeat

IANS | June 10, 2024 3:23 AM

Paris, June 10 (IANS/DPA) French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that he will dissolve the Parliament and hold snap elections, following his party's clear defeat by the far-right National Rally in European Parliament elections earlier in the day.