Morning news brief: Trump to testify, FATF removes Pakistan from grey list and more
Morning news brief
A US House of Representativescommittee on Friday summoned former US President Donald Trump to appear before it and testify under oath, in relation to the events of January 6. In other news, Pakistan has been removed fromFinancial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list after spending several years there.
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Former US President Donald Trump on Friday was served a subpoena by a nine-member House of Representatives committee to testify and provide documents related to the January 6 US Capitol riots, allegedly started by his supporters.
Days after launching the application portal for student-loan forgiveness, the Biden administration has been dealt a blow. Reportedly, a US appeals court on Friday issued a stay on the plan, temporarily blocking the federal government from cancelling any loans.
FATF removes Pakistan from its 'grey list' after four years, slams Russia for ongoing war in Ukraine
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed Pakistan from thelist of countries under “increased monitoring” — also known as the “grey List”. Since June 2018, Pakistan has been on the FATF's grey list for “shortcomings in its counter-terrorist funding and anti-money laundering regimes”.
A prominent human rights group said on Friday that around 12,500 people have been arrested and more than 250killed in the protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran.
The resignation of British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has triggered yet another Tory leadership race and there is only one question on everybody's mind- who will be UK's next Prime Minister and who is going to succeed Liz Truss.