World
-
Trump’s trade war among allies triggers retaliation from Canada, Mexico
Toronto: Canada’s prime minister and Mexico’s president ordered retaliatory tariffs on goods from the US, following through with their threats after US President Donald Trump sparked a trade war by imposing sweeping…
-
Trump says Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from his new tariffs that are triggering trade war
Palm Beach: President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, and claimed that Canada would…
-
Netanyahu heads to US to renew relationship with Trump administration
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington on Sunday, February 2 to renew relations with the Trump administration and discuss the future of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. He is…
-
Canada to levy 25 per cent tariffs against American goods: Trudeau
Canada has hit back strongly against US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes stating it will levy 25 per cent tariffs on select American goods, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday. The Canadian…
-
Indian students killed in Ireland car crash, two others injured
In a tragic incident, two Indian students have lost their lives and two others sustained injuries in a car accident in Co Carlow, Ireland. The victims have been identified as Bhargav Chitturi…
-
Mexico hits back at US after Trump’s decision to impose tariffs
Mexico City: In response to former US President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 25 per cent tariff on Mexican imports, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced counter-tariffs on American goods, further escalating…
-
US, Egyptian presidents discuss Gaza ceasefire over phone
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi received a phone call from US President Donald Trump, having “a positive discussion” on the ongoing Israel-Hamas ceasefire in the Gaza Strip brokered by the two countries…
-
Trump tariff hikes go into effect, presaging a global trade war
Washington: US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes on Canada, Mexico and China went into effect Saturday evening with an announcement from the White House marking the start of a trade war that…
-
Bangladesh receives another 16,000 tonnes of rice from India
Dhaka: Notwithstanding the tense relations between India and Bangladesh ever since the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year, a second consignment of rice from India arrived at…
-
Pakistan’s interior minister warns PTI against Feb 8 protest plans
Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday that the government will request jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party to reconsider its planned protest on February 8, but if the…
-
Leaked UK report exposes ‘Hindutva extremism’ linked to 2022 Leicester riots
A leaked UK Home Office report declared Hindu nationalist extremism as a major contributor to the 2022 Leicester riots which serves as the initial acknowledgement of this Hindu-based ideology as a security…
-
WHO donates over 2000 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda following new outbreak
Kampala: The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 2,160 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda to evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine in combating the virus which in the recent outbreak…
-
US: Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to begin on Saturday
Washington: President Donald Trump will put in place 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10 per cent tariffs on goods from China effective on Saturday, the White…
-
Killing of Quran burner Salwan Momika: Sweden releases 5 suspects
Stockholm: Swedish prosecutors said Friday they have ordered the release of five men who were arrested after the fatal shooting of an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings. Salwan Momika…
-
Plane crashes near mall in US setting homes on fire; multiple deaths feared
Washington: As the US was recovering from a mid-air collision in Washington DC that left 67 people dead, it was hit Friday evening by another plane crash when a small aircraft crashed…
