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China imposes new tariffs on US products, probes Google
Beijing: China’s Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday it was implementing counter tariffs against the US on multiple products, while announcing other trade-related measures, including an investigation into Google. The government said it…
- World
WHO chief asks countries to push US to reconsider its withdrawal
Geneva: The World Health Organisation chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the UN health agency, insisting in a closed-door meeting with…
- Middle East
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…
- Photos
Photos: Plane crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze, unleashing fireball
Philadelphia: A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighbourhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several…
- World
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…
- World
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…
- World
US birthright citizenship was for children of slaves: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that birthright citizenship was primarily intended for the children of slaves and not for the whole world to “come in and pile” into the US. On…
- World
Bill introduced in US Senate to restrict birthright citizenship
Washington: A group of Republican Senators has introduced a bill in the US Senate to restrict birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants and non-immigrants on temporary visas. According to Senators…
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Fed hold rates steady, says job market is ‘solid’
Washington: The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a sign of a more cautious approach as the Fed seeks…
- World
Hundreds of US visa appointments cancelled in Colombia
Bogota: Visa appointments at the US Embassy in Colombia were cancelled Monday following a dispute over deportation flights from the US that nearly turned into a costly trade war between the two…
- World
Nvidia sinks nearly 17 percent
New York: Wall Street’s superstars are tumbling as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they’ve been feasting on. The S&P 500 fell 1.5 per cent Monday. Big Tech…
- World
Earthquake rattles houses in US
Scarborough: A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centred near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away. The earthquake took…
- Featured News
Trump’s wild card on Canada, Panama and Greenland catches Western establishment off guard
If the over-ambitious Trump Empire engulfs Canada, Panama, and Greenland it would not be surprising. The United States had not long back, snatched California, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and parts…
- World
It is responsibility of each nation to take back their citizens who are illegally living in US: Trump
Washington: The Trump administration on Monday said that it is the responsibility of each nation to take back their citizens who are illegally present in the United States in a serious and…
- Technology
US-based AI company Perplexity submits revised bid for TikTok: Report
New Delhi: US-based artificial intelligence (AI) company Perplexity has reportedly submitted a revised proposal to merge with Chinese short-form video platform TikTok. US President Donald Trump last week signed an executive action…