Trump places 25 per cent tariff on imported autos
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was placing 25 per cent tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains. “This will continue to spur growth. We’ll effectively be...
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IMF approves loan for Pakistan to address climate change
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Jay Bhattacharya confirmed as NIH head
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Wildfires ravage southern South Korea, killing 24 people
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Syria can return to violence or to peace says UN envoy
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Sri Lanka slams Britain’s ‘unilateral action’
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France, Indonesia vow to boost safety in Indo-Pacific
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Russia convicts 23 captured Ukrainians on terrorism charges
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Ukraine ready to proceed with ceasefire: Zelenskyy
Ukraine is ready to proceed with a ceasefire prohibiting attacks on energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, in line with a deal that was brokered by the United States during three days of negotiations with Ukrainian and Russian officials in the Saudi capital. Speaking in a video address late Tuesday, Zelenskyy...
US intelligence officials to appear at House hearing
President Donald Trump's top intelligence officials will brief House lawmakers Wednesday on global threats facing the US - though they'll likely be questioned again over their use of a group text to discuss plans for military strikes in Yemen. CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and FBI...
Palestinians protest Hamas in rare public show
Palestinians chanted against Hamas during an anti-war protest in the Gaza Strip, according to videos circulating online in a rare show of public anger against the militant group, which has long repressed dissent and still rules the territory 17 months into the war with Israel. The videos, which appeared to be...
Awaiting India's response to Yunus-Modi meeting: Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Tuesday said it was awaiting a response from India to its proposal for a meeting between Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Bangkok next week. "From our side,...
Motorcyclist found dead in Seoul sinkhole tragedy
A motorcyclist who fell into a cavernous sinkhole that opened on a Seoul street was found dead after an overnight search, officials in South Korea's capital said on Tuesday. The roughly 20-metre-wide, the 20-metre-deep sinkhole appeared at an intersection in the Myeongil-dong neighbourhood in eastern Seoul on Monday afternoon, swallowing the...
Pakistan continues to illegally occupy territory of J&K: India
India slammed Pakistan at the UN, saying the country continues to illegally occupy the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which it must vacate. These remarks were made on Monday by India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish during remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Advancing Adaptability...
UK sanctions Sri Lankans for 2009 war abuses
The United Kingdom (UK) has imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankans, including three former military commanders who led the campaign that crushed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009, for human rights violations. A UK foreign office statement on Monday said General Shavendra Silva, former head of the Sri...
