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Trump warns 100pc tariff on China as rare earths row deepens
Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100 per cent tax on Chinese imports starting on November 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that…
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Trump declines China meeting, pledges massive tariffs after rare-earth move
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Friday that “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea after China…
- Middle East
US to send about 200 troops to ‘oversee’ Gaza ceasefire deal
Washington: The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to “oversee” the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, US media reported. The task force will “oversee, observe, make sure…
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Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize, unlikely to win this year: Experts
Stavanger: US President Donald Trump’s bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be. Longtime Nobel watchers say…
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Arrivals of international students to US dropped almost fifth in August
Washington: The number of international student arrivals in the US dropped by nearly a fifth in August as American universities started the new academic year, according to federal data. The dip is…
- India
Texas man arrested over fatal shooting of Indian student in US
Houston: A 23-year-old Texas man has been arrested over the murder of an Indian student at a Fort Worth gas station on Friday night, leaving the local Indian-American community shocked and fearful.…
- Hyderabad
Second Hyderabad student dies in US within 48 hours
Hyderabad: A 25-year-old student from Hyderabad allegedly died in a road accident in Chicago, United States on Sunday, October 5, marking the second death in the last 48 hours. Sheraz Mehtab Mohammed,…
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Indian-origin man extradited to Canada after arrest in Texas over assault case
Ontario: An Indian-origin man, arrested in Texas over an assault case by the United States Marshals Service, has been extradited to Canada, local media reported. Sukhpreet Singh, 25, is one of the…
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Judge blocks Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon
Portland: A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. US District Judge…
- Middle East
Hamas agrees to parts of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Gaza Strip: Hamas said Friday that it has accepted some elements of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan, including the release of all remaining hostages, but that others require further negotiations. US…
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Two Delta planes collide on New York airport runway; one injured
Two Delta planes on Wednesday night collided during taxiing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, resulting in one plane’s wing being detached in the process. Videos of the incident are widely circulating on…
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Trump administration plans to fire federal workers as shutdown begins
Washington: The White House has stated that federal job layoffs are “imminent” as a consequence of the government shutdown that began on October 1. In a press conference on Wednesday (local time),…
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US pledges security guarantees to Qatar after Israeli strike
Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order granting Qatar expanded security guarantees, declaring that any attack on the Gulf nation’s sovereignty or territory will be treated as a direct…
- Middle East
Israeli kill at least 31 Palestinians in Gaza amid Trump’s peace plan
Cairo: Israeli forces killed at least 31 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local hospitals said, as questions churned about US President Donald Trump’s peace plan aimed at ending the nearly…
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H1B visa: US Commerce Secy signals ‘significant’ number of changes before 2026
New York: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said there will be “a significant number of changes” in the H1B visa process before February 2026, when the new fee of USD 100,000 goes…