MUMBAI (Reuters) – The central banks of India, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines are working together to start an instant cross-border retail payments platform by 2026, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) said on Monday. BIS, dubbed the central bankers’ central bank, said it aims to link each country’s instant digital payment system — […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Intensified cross-border fire from Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement into Israel could trigger serious escalation, the Israeli military said on Sunday. “Hezbollah’s increasing aggression is bringing us to the brink of what could be a wider escalation, one that could have devastating consequences for Lebanon and the entire region,” Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel […]
By Max Hunder and Margaryta Chornokondratenko KYIV (Reuters) – Armed fighters purporting to be Russian citizens who oppose the Kremlin said they carried out cross-border incursions into western Russia from Ukraine using tanks on Tuesday, but Moscow said it had repelled the attacks. Ukraine said the groups were acting independently. But the border raids, carried […]
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A Durham, North Carolina man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for his role in the attempted delivery of 59 kilograms of cocaine. Court documents show that on July 26, 2023, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations seized a load of cocaine as […]
The air smells burnt in Lahore, a city in Pakistan’s east that used to be famous for its gardens but has become infamous for its terrible air quality. Toxic smog has caused ill health among tens of thousands of people in recent months as Lahore sits in an airshed – an area where pollutants from […]
Israel and Lebanon-based Hizbullah have traded fire in one of the heaviest days of cross-border fighting in recent weeks. The clashes come a day after the militia’s leader urged retaliation over the targeted killing, presumably by Israel, of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon’s capital. Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that if his group […]
Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah have traded fire in one of the heaviest days of cross-border fighting in recent weeks. The clashes come a day after the militia’s leader urged retaliation over the targeted killing, presumably by Israel, of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon’s capital. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that if his group […]
Polish President Andrzej Duda is convening an urgent meeting because of an “unknown object” that was spotted in the country’s airspace during Russia’s massive missile attack on Ukraine on Dec. 29, the President’s Office press team reported. The head of state will meet with the defense minister, chief of the general staff, and other military officers. The meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. local time […]