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Trump says US must lead in crypto
Washington: US President Donald Trump described cryptocurrency as a strategic industry that the United States must dominate, arguing that failure to embrace digital assets would allow China to seize the lead in…
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500 cities to emerge as economic hubs: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday, July 3, described the middle class as the growth engine of India and said nearly 500 cities are poised to emerge as the country’s…
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Owaisi says India-China ties cannot be on Beijing’s terms
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday, June 24, said that every Indian citizen wants normal and peaceful ties with China, but it cannot be solely on Chinese terms. The Hyderabad MP,…
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Chinese supercomputer is world’s fastest, pushes US to second
A supercomputer in China now outranks its US counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a…
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‘Imperative’ for India, China to respect each other’s interests: Wang
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that it is “imperative” for India and China to respect each other’s “core interests” and take concrete actions to implement the “important consensus” reached…
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Trump calls Modi a ‘great leader’, ‘very tough guy’
Washington: US President Donald Trump lavished praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a “great leader” and “tough guy” who has been in power for more than 12 years. In an…
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India among top gainers in global energy transition: WEF
New Delhi: Global energy transition readiness has declined for the first time in more than a decade amid a surge in geopolitical risks, but India has registered one of the strongest improvements,…
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China welcomes West Asia deal
Beijing: China on Monday, June 15, welcomed the understanding reached between the US and Iran on ending the conflict in West Asia and called for the early opening of the Strait of…
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Talks with China necessary for peace: Taiwan opposition leader
Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly opposition leader said Friday that her party is committed to the defense of the self-ruled island that China views as its own but that peace is possible by taking permanent…
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China arrests US scholar with history of activism in Myanmar
An American scholar who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy was arrested by authorities in China on suspicion of spying, China’s foreign ministry said Friday. The scholar, Min Zin, was suspected…
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India 5th largest military spender in world, has 190 warheads
Stockholm: India was the fifth largest military spender in the world, with an expenditure of USD 92.1 billion in 2025, according to a report by an international think-tank, which also mentioned the…
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Xi Jinping pledges unwavering support to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Beijing: China’s President Xi Jinping, on a rare visit to long-term ally North Korea, on Monday, June 8, pledged Beijing’s “unwavering” support to its leader Kim Jong Un. Xi’s comments during his…
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North Korea: Kim shows new warship ahead of visit by China’s Xi
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed sea trials of a new warship repaired after a failed launch last year and vowed to accelerate efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy, state media…
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Putin: Russia-India ties don’t affect links with China
St Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow will not interfere in the “delicate” bilateral relations between India and China, expressing confidence that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President…
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US journalist pleads guilty to acting as illegal Chinese agent
Washington: An American journalist who has lived in China since 2010 and worked for several state media organisations there pleaded guilty in a US court to acting as an illegal agent for…