Busan (South Korea): US President Donald Trump said he will lower his tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, here, Thursday. Trump also announced that the meeting yielded an extendable one-year deal on the supply of crucial rare earths, as the meeting set the stage for the…
United Nations: India has strongly rejected “baseless observations” made by a UN expert on Myanmar that refugees from the Southeast Asian nation were “under severe pressure” following the Pahalgam terror attack, with Delhi denouncing this “prejudiced and blinkered” analysis. “I express serious objection to the baseless and biased observations in the report regarding my country….
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said he feared forces “from home and abroad” to thwart planned general elections over barring deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League from contesting. “Many forces from inside and outside the country will work to spoil the election. Many powerful forces, not minor ones, will attempt…
Peshawar: At least six soldiers, including a Captain, were killed in an IED blast targeting a convoy of the security forces in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said. The convoy came under attack in the Sultani area in the restive Kurram tribal district…
Washington: Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra discussed increasing bilateral trade in hydrocarbons, the scope of AI cooperation, and counter-terrorism efforts with US Senator Jacky Rosen, in the backdrop of trade negotiations between the two countries. The Indian envoy said that he had an engaging conversation with Senator Rosen, who is also…
Jerusalem: Israel carried out air strikes on Gaza on Tuesday despite an ongoing ceasefire, Gaza’s civil defence agency said, after accusing Hamas of violating the US-brokered truce by attacking its troops. At least two people were killed when one of the strikes hit a house in Gaza City, the agency, which operates as a rescue…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s economy has expanded by three per cent in fiscal year 2025 (FY25), and the growth rate is expected to remain the same in the next fiscal year, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The bank launched its latest report called ‘Pakistan Development Update: Staying the Course for Growth and Jobs’, highlighting the hopes…
Colombo: The cabinet has approved to implement projects under an Indian grant for developmental projects in the eastern province of Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said Tuesday. “The Public Administration ministry is currently preparing the relevant agreements to be signed with the Indian High Commission”, Herath told reporters here. According to an MoU signed…
Kuala Lumpur: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held separate meetings with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon for wide-ranging discussions on bilateral ties. Jaishankar also met Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, apart from his counterparts Mohamad Haji Hasan from Malaysia, Mauro Vieira of Brazil, and Dato Erywan…
London: A 20-year-old woman, locally identified as being of Indian heritage, was attacked in a “racially aggravated” rape in the West Midlands region of England over the weekend. A police manhunt is on for a white male suspect following the attack on Saturday evening. The West Midlands Police said they were called to the Park…
