ISLAMABAD -- A policeman and two paramilitary troops were killed and seven others injured in two separate attacks in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the wee hours of Friday morning, police sources said.
In one incident, two paramilitary troops of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) were killed and six others, including five FC personnel and a policeman, were injured when militants attacked their joint check post in Khyber tribal district of the province, the sources told Xinhua. (Pakistan-Troops-Casualties)
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ATHENS -- Fitch Ratings, an American credit rating agency, sets a positive outlook for four Greek banks on Thursday, following the upgrade of Greek debt and a credit rating raised to investment grade.
The move reflects Fitch's view that the credit rating recovery will benefit the operating environment of Greek banks by improving the country's business climate and supporting banks to increase their turnover without compromising their risk profiles. (Greece-Bank-Fitch)
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BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's new Economy Minister Luis Caputo acknowledged the government's "fiscal shock" therapy to fix the ailing economy will make life "tough" for average Argentineans in the coming months.
In a televised interview Wednesday night, Caputo defended a package of measures unveiled earlier this week since President Javier Milei took office Sunday. (Argentina-Shock Therapy-Devaluation)
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SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell 1 percentage point to 31 percent this week compared to the previous week, a weekly poll showed Friday.
The negative assessment on Yoon's conduct of state affairs gained 3 percentage points to 62 percent, according to local pollster Gallup Korea. (South Korea-President-Approval Rating) ■
