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UN chief regrets WH announcement to withdraw US from global organisations

United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday voiced regret over the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the US from several UN entities, vowing that the world body will continue to carry its mandates “with determination.” President Donald Trump on Wednesday withdrew the US from over 60 international organisations, including 31 UN bodies and…

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Trump ‘greenlit’ bill that could impose high tariffs on China, India for buying Russian oil: Senator

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has “greenlit” a sanctions bill that could impose 500 per cent tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, giving him “tremendous leverage” against countries like China and India to stop them from purchasing cheap oil from Moscow. Senator Lindsey Graham said he had a “very productive meeting” with Trump at…

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B’desh interim govt plans ordinance to protect ‘July warriors’ from prosecution

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government plans to proclaim an ordinance to protect from prosecution the 2024 “July warriors” whose violent street protests toppled then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League regime, media reports said on Tuesday. The mass circulation Prothom Alo and Ittefaq newspapers said that initiatives were underway to proclaim the ordinance to protect the…

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US will receive USD 600 bn in tariffs: Trump

New York: President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US will be receiving more than USD 600 billion in tariffs, asserting that America is “far stronger” in national security and financially because of the levies it has imposed on countries around the world. “We have taken in, and will soon be receiving, more than…

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