FGN9 US-JAISHANKAR-CONSUL
**** Jaishankar meets India’s Consul Generals in US
Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met India’s Consul Generals in the US for an in-depth discussion on India-US relations. ****
FGN26 US-BINANCE
**** Customers withdraw USD 3.6 bn after largest theft in Binance’s history
New York: Binance witnessed a massive increase in outflows, with customers withdrawing USD 3.6 billion from the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange after the largest theft in its history, which has been linked to North Korea. ****
FGN25 PAK-INDIA-TRADE
***** Pakistan suffered USD 40 bn in economic losses due to suspension of trade with India: PIBC chief
Lahore: Pakistan has suffered an estimated USD 40 billion in economic losses since trade with India was suspended in 2019 following the Pulwama terror attack and subsequent escalations, the head of a business advocacy group said Monday. ****
FGN21 VIETNAM-LD DOVAL
**** NSA Doval meets Vietnamese minister, discusses security cooperation
Hanoi: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Monday held high-level discussions with Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security, General Luong Tam Quang on ongoing cooperation in the security domain and agreed to further enhance the existing “multifaceted” ties. ****
FGN12 NEPAL-INDIANS-RESCUED
**** 6 Indian tourists stranded in Nepal’s national park rescued safely
Kathmandu: Six Indian tourists were rescued on Monday after they got stranded due to heavy snowfall in the Shey-Phoksundo National Park area of Nepal, police said. ****
FGN39 CHINA-XI-CORRUPTION
**** China’s Xi defends rigorous anti-graft drive, says it has ‘positive’ impact on economy
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has defended his 14-year-old rigorous anti-corruption campaign in which over eight million officials were punished, asserting that it has a “positive impact” on the country’s economic development. ****
FGN24 BANGLA-PROTESTS
**** Bangladesh garment workers’ protests turn violent for 2nd day; 670 factories shut
Dhaka: Garment workers in Bangladesh continued their violent protests on Monday for the second day in a row over their demand for higher pay, prompting authorities to deploy additional paramilitary forces after reports surfaced of vehicle vandalism and major roads being blocked. ****
FGN8 US-ELECTIONS-PATEL
**** Indian-American woman fights unlikely battle in former KKK county in US mid-term elections
Cumming: In an affluent part of Georgia state, where Ku Klux Klan once ruled the roost and racism was a way of life, an Indian-American woman is fighting an unlikely local leadership election — because she wanted to stand up to her “bully” Republican opponent and leave behind a better world for children. ****
FGN17 PAK-US-LNG
**** US consortium pushes for USD 4.4 billion LNG project in Pakistan: Report
Islamabad: A consortium of American companies, backed by US President Donald Trump’s administration, is seeking up to USD 4.4 billion in investment for an integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Pakistan, according to a media report on Monday. ****
FGN35 RUSSIA-UKRAINE-3RDLD CYBERATTACKS
**** Ukraine, Russia report fake emergency alerts after cyberattack targets apps
Kyiv: Authorities in Ukraine and Russia said their emergency alert mobile apps had been targeted by cyberattacks, with users in Ukraine receiving false warnings of an imminent nuclear threat.
(PTI News)
