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US lawmakers urge Trump to seek lower Indian tariffs on pulse crops
New York: Two US lawmakers have urged President Donald Trump to push for favourable provisions for pulse crop in any future trade deal with India, saying American producers face a “significant competitive…
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US, Pakistani troops conclude joint training exercise ‘Inspired Gambit 2026’
Islamabad: American and Pakistani troops concluded joint training at the National Counter-Terrorism Centre in Pabbi during exercise “Inspired Gambit 2026”. Training exercises like this between the US and Pakistan strengthen our long-standing…
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Trump warns of tariffs for countries opposing US Greenland bid
Copenhagen: US President Donald Trump has suggested that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought…
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US judges order release of three detained Indians
Washington: US federal judges in California have ordered immigration authorities to release three Indian citizens, saying they were detained without hearings or proper notice after earlier being allowed to live in the…
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Indian businessman jailed in US for illegal export of aviation parts to Russia
Washington: A Delhi-based businessman has been sentenced to 30 months in US federal prison for conspiring to illegally export controlled aviation components from Oregon to Russia, violating American export control laws, the…
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Trump repeats claim of stopping India-Pakistan conflict
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has again claimed that he stopped the fighting between India and Pakistan and saved millions of lives, describing it as an “honour”. Addressing an event in…
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Machado says Venezuela is at ‘threshold of freedom’
Washington: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said that her country has reached the “threshold of freedom,” declaring that a transition toward democracy has already begun following recent political developments and US…
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Ukrainian, US teams to hold next round of talks on January 17
Kyiv: Ukrainian and US teams will hold another round of negotiations on Saturday, January 17, in Miami, Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Olga Stefanishyna announced. The delegations are expected to refine agreements…
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Thank you, Trump tells Iran for halting execution of political prisoners
Washington: President Donald Trump took the unusual step on Friday, January 16, of thanking the Iranian government for not following through on executions of what he said were meant to be hundreds…
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman undergoes medical tests
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz is undergoing medical tests at a hospital in Riyadh. Citing a statement from the Royal Court on Friday, January 16, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said the Custodian…
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South Korea’s ex-president Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison
Seoul: Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, January 16, on charges that included the obstruction of investigators’ attempt to detain him last…
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Teacher’s home set ablaze in Bangladesh amid rising attacks on minorities
Dhaka: As violence against minorities continues to escalate in Bangladesh, the home of a school teacher, a Hindu, was set ablaze in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district. The incident took place at…
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Slowing economy No 1 worry for US businesses in China: Survey
US businesses are more concerned about China’s slowing economy than trade friction, according to a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in China released on Friday. Of 368 companies responding to…
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UN chief lashes out at countries violating international law
United Nations: The United Nations chief lashed out on Thursday, January 15, at countries that violate international law and called the concentration of power and wealth by the world’s richest 1 per…
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Venezuela’s acting president signals a new era of US ties
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez used her first state of the union message on Thursday to advocate for opening the crucial state-run oil industry to more foreign investment following the Trump administration’s…
