India expands U.K. footprint as £41 billion partnership boosts growth

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy (L) meets with the Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during a bilateral meeting at Chevening House on March 5, 2025 in Sevenoaks, England. They will be holding bilateral talks on the U.K.-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The India-U.K. partnership is set to strengthen significantly as … Read more

U.K. pre-travel entry scheme opens to Europeans

Migration Minister Seema Malhotra said that by digitising the immigration system, they are paving the way for a contactless U.K. border. File | Photo Credit: @SeemaMalhotra1 European nationals can apply for a digital travel permit to enter the U.K. starting Wednesday (March 5, 2025), in the latest step taken by Britain to digitise its borders. … Read more

Canada files WTO complaint against U.S. tariffs

President Donald Trump with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. File. | Photo Credit: AP Canada has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the United States over President Donald Trump’s dramatic tariff increases, the WTO confirmed on Wednesday (March 5, 2025). Also Read | U.S. to impose reciprocal tariffs against India, China from … Read more

Aid freeze in Gaza threatens progress, leading to soaring prices and dire humanitarian consequences

Israel’s cut-off of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza’s 2 million people has sent prices soaring and humanitarian groups into overdrive trying to distribute dwindling stocks to the most vulnerable. The aid freeze has imperilled the tenuous progress aid workers say they have made to stave off famine over the past six weeks … Read more

Democratic Rep. Al Green ejected from the House for disrupting Donald Trump’s speech to U.S. Congress

U.S. Rep. Al Green is removed from the chamber as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. | Photo Credit: Reuters Democratic congressman Rep. Al Green was ejected from the chamber within minutes for disrupting Donald Trump’s first major speech to the … Read more

Suspect in Kabul airport bombing during Afghanistan pullout is caught and heading to U.S., Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a joint session of Congress, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 American service members during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has … Read more