Washington: The United States on Thursday imposed a 10% tariff on imports from India and more than a dozen other countries following a months-long investigation into forced labour practices, with New Delhi securing a lower rate than the 12.5% tariff originally proposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The 10% tariff places…
Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to add a condition to the newly signed agreement with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program, saying the deal would require the kingdom to normalize its relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords. When the deal was announced Wednesday, neither the U.S. Energy Department nor the Saudi…
Dubai/Washington: The U.S. military has announced another night of strikes on Iran on Wednesday as both sides are increasingly targeting civilian infrastructure. The U.S. Central Command once again said the strikes are designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters.” Earlier Wednesday, President Donald Trump warned Iran…
Tehran: President Donald Trump warned that the United States was “not finished” attacking Iran as strikes continued Tuesday, as Tehran broadened its offensive against Gulf states after its Houthi allies threatened to blockade Saudi ports. Two weeks after fighting resumed between the decades-old foes, Trump said Iran would need more than 20 years to recover from…
Manila: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday underlined the need for stronger cooperation between India and ASEAN in the face of growing global uncertainty, saying that no country or regional grouping can effectively tackle today’s challenges on its own. Delivering his opening remarks at the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with India 2026 in Manila, Jaishankar…
The United States is set to impose new tariffs that could hit dozens of countries soon, trade envoy Jamieson Greer signaled Tuesday, with President Donald Trump’s temporary global levies due to expire this week. The Trump administration has prepared fresh tariffs targeting 60 trading partners over their alleged failures to act against forced labor, as…
Dubai: Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship even as the United States conducted yet another round of airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic over control of the key waterway. The 10 consecutive nights of US airstrikes haven’t compelled Tehran to loosen its grip on…
Iran: New violence shook the Middle East early Monday as the United States announced another wave of attacks on Iran, Kuwait said it was intercepting drones, and Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed to have hit an “enemy command centre” in Syria. Bahrain’s interior ministry also said that its air raid sirens had sounded and urged citizens…
Dubai: India on Sunday advised its nationals to postpone travel to Iran until the security situation improves and urged those already in the country to consider leaving through available commercial flights amid rising instability and conflict. In a revised travel advisory, the Indian Embassy in Tehran underlined that “recent days have seen an increase in levels…
Lahore: Pakistan’s anti-cybercrime body has issued summons to Noreen Niazi, sister of former prime minister Imran Khan, accusing her of disseminating “false, offensive and inflammatory” content on social media to defame state institutions and spread “fake narratives”. The summons came after an interview of Niazi was widely circulated on social media, in which she claimed…
