Trump fires Kamala Harris鈥檚 husband from Holocaust board
US president Donald Trump has removed Doug Emhoff, husband of his former rival Kamala Harris, from the Holocaust Memorial Council board, drawing an angry reaction...
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Pope Francis laid to rest as 4,00,000 mourn
Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome Saturday after a Vatican funeral for the 鈥榩ope among the people鈥� attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump...
Trump says India, Pakistan to settle dispute one way or another
US President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed concerns over mounting tensions between India and Pakistan, saying the dispute between the nuclear-armed neighbours will get 鈥榝igured out, one way or another.鈥�
Claims of ongoing US-China trade talks 鈥榞roundless鈥�: Beijing
Beijing said on Thursday any claims of ongoing trade talks with Washington were 鈥榞roundless鈥� after US president Donald Trump played up the prospects of a deal to lower hefty tariffs he imposed on China...
Global stocks rally fades
A rally on global stock markets fizzled Thursday as China poured cold water on US president Donald Trump鈥檚 comments talking up the prospects of a deal to end their trade war...
Zelensky calls for 鈥榰nconditional ceasefire鈥� after Russian attack kills nine
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky called on Wednesday for an 鈥榠mmediate, full, and unconditional ceasefire鈥�, hours after a Russian drone strike on a bus killed nine and as his top aide met Kyiv鈥檚 allies in London...
China open to trade talks after Trump signals tariffs will fall
China said on Wednesday the door was 鈥榳ide open鈥� for trade talks with Washington, a day after US president Donald Trump signalled the possibility of a 鈥榮ubstantial鈥� lowering of tariffs on Beijing...
Harvard sues Trump over US federal funding cuts
Harvard sued US President Donald Trump's administration Monday in a sharp escalation of the fight between the prestigious university and the Republican, who has threatened its funding and sought to impose outside political supervision.
HC seeks list of prisoners pardoned by president
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the list of the convicts whose imprisonment or punishment had been commuted or suspended by the president under section 49 of the constitution over the past 33 years should not be published...
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Easter truce
Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian president Vladimir Putin...
Republicans launch probe into top US university Harvard
Republicans in the US Congress announced an investigation into Harvard University on Thursday, accusing it of flouting civil rights law in an escalation of president Donald Trump鈥檚 attacks on elite institutions.
Zelensky urges pressure on Russia to end war
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged 鈥榩ressure鈥� on Russia to end the three-year war as his top aides visited Paris for talks with US and EU officials on the conflict...
Xi meets Malaysian leaders in diplomatic charm offensive
Chinese president Xi Jinping met Malaysia鈥檚 king on Wednesday in a state visit analysts said was aimed at burnishing Beijing鈥檚 credentials as a reliable partner and 鈥榥ot a hegemon鈥�...
Trump move to revoke 5,00,000 immigrants鈥� legal status halted
A federal judge on Monday blocked US president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration from quickly revoking the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti...
Russia, US swap prisoners in push for closer ties
The United States on Thursday exchanged a sanctions-busting suspect for a ballet dancer held by Russia, the second swap under US president Donald Trump as Moscow and Washington push to rebuild ties...
TSMC says Q1 revenue up 42pc
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a better-than-expected revenue for the first quarter on strong demand for AI technology, after tariffs slapped onto major economies by US President Donald Trump caused global uncertainty...
Trump鈥檚 new tariffs take effect
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 punishing tariffs on dozens of economies came into force Wednesday, including 104 per cent in levies against Chinese goods, sending markets into a tailspin again...
US decides to deny visas, green cards over social media posts
US immigration authorities said Wednesday they will look at social media accounts and deny visas or residence permits to people who post content considered anti-Semitic by President Donald Trump's administration.
China urges citizens to avoid war zones
China on Wednesday urged its citizens to avoid conflict zones and participating in wars, after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said his troops had captured two Chinese citizens fighting with Russia...
US researchers eye exit from Trump's America
In the halls of US universities and research labs, one question has become increasingly common as President Donald Trump tightens his grip on the field: whether to move abroad.
What to consider in negotiation
LET鈥橲 skip the lengthy introduction because it鈥檚 time for action. The US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff is on and Bangladesh, like almost every other country in the world, needs to do something about it. There are a few things we need to understand to craft an effective response...
Thousands march in US against Trump
Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of president Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House...
Iran rejects Trump call for direct nuclear talks
Iran鈥檚 top diplomat has dismissed direct negotiations with the United States as pointless, his office said Sunday, after US president Donald Trump said he preferred face-to-face talks over its nuclear programme...
Nobody wins in a trade war, says UN chief
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned that 鈥榥obody wins in a trade war,鈥� according to his spokesperson on Friday...
California to defy Trump鈥檚 tariffs
California governor Gavin Newsom said Friday that he will seek agreements with the rest of the world to avoid the expected retaliations against US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs...
A dangerous economic experiment
US president聽Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement of sweeping reciprocal tariffs, branded as Liberation Day, signals a tectonic shift in global trade dynamics. The plan, which enforces a baseline 10 per cent tariff on all imports to the United States and imposes even steeper rates on specific trading partners, underscores his adherence to a 20th-century economic...
Trump's tariffs: A tax on American consumers
As global financial markets plunge in the wake of US President Donald Trump's 鈥楲iberation Day鈥� tariffs, Americans must also grapple with the potentially long-lasting impact of the move on household budgets.
Cambodia commerce ministry says US tariffs 鈥榥ot reasonable鈥�
Harsh new trade tariffs imposed on Cambodia by US president Donald Trump are 鈥榥ot reasonable鈥�, the Southeast Asian country鈥檚 commerce ministry said Thursday...
US business groups voice dismay at Trump鈥檚 tariffs
President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff announcement on Wednesday was widely panned by US business lobbying groups, who voiced concern about the impact of the sweeping new duties on their operations...
Major economies vow retaliation as Trump set to unleash tariffs
US president Donald Trump was poised to unveil sweeping new 鈥楲iberation Day鈥� tariffs on Wednesday, but kept the world guessing until the last minute about the scope of an onslaught that could spark a global trade war...