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Wall Street points to losses as Trump’s tariff deadline nears

New York: Wall Street is pointing to a lower open Monday as the Trump administration steps up pressure on trading partners to quickly make deals before a Wednesday deadline. The US will…
PM Modi welcomes Indonesia as full BRICS member

Brasilia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally welcomed Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto into the BRICS grouping as a full member during the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Ministry…

Donald Trump slams Musk for announcing new party

Washington: US President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on his former ally and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, describing him as a “train wreck” who has gone completely “off the rails” over…
Trump announces 10 pc tariff on nations backing BRICS’ ‘anti-American policies’

Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced that an additional 10 per cent tariff will be imposed on countries that “align themselves with the anti-American policies of BRICS”. He said this after…
Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82

Kerrville: Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed…
BRICS voices ‘grave concern’ over tariff hikes by US

Rio de Janeiro: Embroiled in a trade war launched by the United States, BRICS leaders say they view with “grave concern” the “indiscriminate rising of tariffs”, but do not name Washington in…
Immature political child: PTI slams Bilawal over extradition remarks

Islamabad: Describing former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari as an “immature political child”, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has slammed him for suggesting that Islamabad could extradite “individuals of concern” to India as a confidence-building…

Dalai Lama turns 90, global support grows amid China’s resistance

Dharamshala: A heavy rain Sunday morning did little to dispirit the thousands who gathered in the main courtyard of Tsuglagkhang, the Dalai Lama temple, to observe the 90th birth anniversary of the…
PM Modi arrives in Brazil to take part in BRICS Summit

Rio de Janeiro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived here in Brazil on a four-day visit, during which he will participate in the 17th BRICS Summit and undertake a state visit. PM…
Elon Musk launches new political party in US

New York: Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, announced the formation of a new political party in the US, which he calls the “America Party,” aiming to upend what he labels as the nation’s…
Around 27 people dead in Texas floods as search continues for many missing

Kerrville: Rescuers were searching Saturday for more than two dozen children from a girls’ camp and many others still missing after a wall of water rushed down a river in the Texas…
Student-led NCP demands Bangladesh election wait until ‘justice & reform’ done

Dhaka: Newly floated influential National Citizen Party (NCP) on Saturday demanded Bangladesh’s planned election in February next year be halted until the two other major agenda of Muhammad Yunus’ interim government —…
Israeli airstrikes kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza, another 10 people die seeking food

Deir al-Balah: Israeli airstrikes killed 14 people in the Gaza Strip, while another 10 Palestinians were killed separately as they sought food in the embattled enclave, hospital officials in Gaza told The…
India lead by 357 runs at lunch on Day 4 against England in second Test

Birmingham: India’s overall lead surged to 357 as they reached 177 for three at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test against England, here on Saturday. Skipper Shubman Gill was…
Trump signs ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ into law

Washington: US President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law during the Independence Day ceremony at the White House. This came a day after the House of Representatives passed…