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- Middle East
US sanctions over 30 linked to Iran’s shadow fleet, arms networks
Washington: The US has imposed sanctions on more than 30 individuals, companies, and vessels linked to Iran’s oil trade and weapons programmes. The Treasury Department on Wednesday, February 25, said the action…
- Middle East
Iran resists Trump pressure as US deploys troops ahead of Geneva talks
Dubai: Iran pushed back on Wednesday, February 25, against United States (US) President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear programme, alternating between calling his remarks…
- World
‘We’re winning so much’: Trump seeks to calm economic jitters ahead of midterms
Washington: President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday’s State of the Union that “we’re winning so much,” saying he’d sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world order…
- World
IRS can continue to share immigrants’ taxpayer data with ICE: US Court
A Washington, DC, federal court on Tuesday rejected a request from an immigrant rights group to temporarily block the IRS from sharing certain taxpayer data that could make it easier to identify…
- India
Kharge accuses PM Modi of succumbing to pressure from US
Bhopal: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday, February 24, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not stand firm when threatened with tariffs by the United States. Speaking at a farmers’ ‘Mahachaupal’…
- Stock Market
Markets slump nearly 1 pc; Trump tariff worries hit investor sentiment
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped nearly 1 per cent in early trade on Tuesday, February 24, dragged down by a sharp selloff in IT stocks amid rising fears of…
- World
SC ruling against Trump’s tariffs is unlikely to mean end to trade policy chaos
Washington: The Supreme Court’s stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs means he can’t conjure up new import taxes on a whim anymore. But the justices’ ruling on Friday is…
- Middle East
Iran’s Supreme Leader assigns Larijani key role in case of war, assassination
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has entrusted senior security official Ali Larijani with a central role in managing the country in case of an attack or assassination targeting the leadership, according…
- India
India asks nationals to leave Iran immediately amid US attack threat
Hyderabad: The Indian Embassy in Tehran on Monday, February 23, asked all Indian nationals currently in Iran to leave the country immediately by any available means of transport, including commercial flights, an advisory…
- World
US futures, bitcoin fall, Asian markets mixed after SC nixes Trump’s tariffs
Bangkok: US futures dropped and Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday, February 23, after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Bitcoin tumbled as much as…
- World
Mexican army kills drug cartel leader during operation to capture him
Mexico City: The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho, ” on Sunday, February 22, decapitating what had become Mexico’s most powerful…
- World
US: Gunman killed after breaching Mar-a-Lago security perimeter
Washington: An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday, February 23, morning, according to a…
- World
EU seeks clarity after US top court strikes down Trump tariffs
Brussels: The European Union’s executive arm requested “full clarity” from the United States and asked its trade partner to fulfill its commitments after the US Supreme Court struck down some of President…
- India
US trade deal proof of ‘Abki baar Trump se haar’: Cong’s swipe at govt
New Delhi: Taking a swipe at the government over the interim US trade deal, the Congress on Sunday, February 22, said it was reflective of “Abki baar Trump se haar” and must…
- India
India, US reschedule chief negotiators meeting on interim trade deal: Sources
New Delhi: India and the US have decided to reschedule the proposed meeting of their chief negotiators, supposed to be held in Washington from Monday, February 23, to finalise the text for…
