WASHINGTON DC: Amid the tumbling stock market in the US, following the White House clarification of tariffs on China to be at least 145 per cent and an earlier announcement of a 90-day pause on tariffs for over 75 countries, US President Donald Trump addressed the challenges associated with his tariff policy, stating that there […]
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TOKYO: Japan’s government said Thursday it received “positively” US Donald Trump’s pause on new tariffs but still “strongly” demands that Washington reconsider other levies. “We received the latest US announcement positively,” chief government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told a regular briefing. But he added: “We continue to strongly demand that the United States reviews measures on […]
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CANADA: Following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs, Canada Prime Minister Mark Carmey said that the country will impose a 25 per cent tariff on all US vehicle imports that do not comply with the free trade agreement. The Canadian PM further said that the revenue generated from these tariffs would be directed […]
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TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that Donald Trump’s views on tariffs were “difficult to understand” after the US president announced 25 percent levies on imported cars and parts. Just weeks after Ishiba and Trump held apparently friendly talks, the duties came as a major blow to Japan, one of Washington’s closest economic […]
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MUMBAI: Indian markets opened under pressure on Thursday after Donald Trump announced 25 per cent flat tariffs on US auto imports effective April 2nd 2025. The Nifty 50 index opened at 23,422.45, dipping 64.40 points or -0.27 per cent, while the BSE Sensex opened at 77,089.12, losing 199.38 points or -0.26 per cent. Donald Trump […]
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WASHINGTON DC: A leaked Signal chat has revealed that senior Trump administration officials, including Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, shared details about an upcoming military strike on Yemen, The Atlantic reported. The messages, inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, have raised serious […]
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WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said the US president was trying to head off armed conflict with Iran by building trust with Tehran in remarks broadcast Friday. In an interview with online news anchor Tucker Carlson published on X, Witkoff said Trump’s recent letter to the Islamist government had not been intended […]
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WASHINGTON DC: Donald Trump has told Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States could own and run Ukraine’s nuclear power plants as part of his latest bid to secure a ceasefire in Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. The offer comes as some 30 military chiefs from countries keen to help protect an eventual ceasefire between Russia […]
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WASHIGTON DC: United States President Donald Trump has ordered the dismantling of the government-funded news agency Voice of America (VOA), accusing it of promoting biased media reports, as reported by Fox News. Voice of America has been out of step with America for years. It serves as the Voice for Radical America and has pushed […]
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SANAA: The first US strikes against Yemen’s Huthis since President Donald Trump took office in January killed at least 31 people, the rebels said Sunday, as Washington warned Iran to stop backing the group. The Huthis, who have attacked Israel and Red Sea shipping throughout the Gaza war, said children were among those killed by […]
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