In India, PM Narendra Modi’s new coalition needs all-embracing approach to minorities
During a six-week election campaign, ruling party leaders made toxic references, in particular to Muslims.
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Yellen: More Ukraine aid can be backed by frozen Russian assets after initial $50 billion loan
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the $50 billion loan to Ukraine that President Joe Biden and other leaders of Group of Seven highly developed nations have agreed to could be the first of multiple loans backed by frozen Russian assets.
Friday Briefing: A $50 Billion G7 Loan to Ukraine
At the G7 summit in Italy, the member countries agreed on a plan to give Ukraine a $50 billion loan to help it buy weapons and begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure. The new loan comes at a crucial moment in the war, when Russia has the momentum on the battlefield.
Microsoft employees' cybersecurity contributions will factor into their pay
Microsoft will evaluate its employees' cybersecurity contributions in reviews that will factor into their compensation, Brad Smith, the company's vice chair and president, said ahead of a Thursday U.S. House committee hearing on the software maker's security practices.
US lawmakers to meet Dalai Lama on India trip next week
McCaul, Pelosi and a group of other US lawmakers will visit Dharamsala – the town in the northern Indian Himalayas where the 88-year-old Tibetan monk lives in exile – on June 18 and 19, an official of the Tibetan government in-exile, known as the Central Tibetan Administration, told Reuters.
G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) -- A Group of Seven summit opened Thursday with agreement reached on a U.S. proposal to back a $50 billion loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets as collateral, giving Kyiv a strong show of support even as Europe's political chessboard shifts to the right.
Japan and Ukraine sign deal for long-term support at G7
FASANO, Italy (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed an agreement for Tokyo to provide long-term support for Kyiv amid Russia's prolonged war against its neighbor as they met in Italy on Thursday, Japan's government said.