U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. and Chinese military officials have met for their first working-level talks since President Donald Trump took office for the second time, with the two sides sharing their respective concerns over military safety on the seas. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that … Read more
File photo of U.S President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States has revised downwards the import duties to be imposed on India from 27% to 26%, according to a White House document. These duties will come into force from April 9. While announcing the reciprocal tariffs against different countries on Wednesday, he … Read more
A file photo of a Virgin Atlantic Aircraft. Representational image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu A Virgin Atlantic flight (VS358) that took off from London’s Heathrow Airport to Mumbai on April 2 was diverted to Diyarbakir Airport in Turkey after a medical emergency on board. Also read: American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nepal Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the dinner hosted by Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for leaders of the BIMSTEC grouping, in Bangkok on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus were seated together at … Read more
Participants react after hearing the news that South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. File | Photo Credit: AP South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday (April 4, 2025), four months after he threw South Korean politics … Read more
Megacap U.S. tech companies including Apple and retail giants Walmart and Nike led a global market meltdown as President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs heightened fears of a spike in costs across a wide swath of industries. The tariffs, which threaten to destabilise the world trade order and unsettle businesses, mark a sharp reversal from … Read more
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen | Photo Credit: REUTERS The story so far: After Greenland’s March elections, Jens-Frederik Nielsen was elected as the new Prime Minister. The election results, announced on March 12, saw the Demokraatit party gain seven seats, rising from three to ten seats in Parliament, while the ruling Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) and … Read more
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 100 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday (April 3, 2025), including 27 or more sheltering at a school, according to Palestinian medical authorities, in a stepped-up offensive that Israel’s military said is intended to pressure Hamas and eventually expel the militant group. The bodies of 14 children and five … Read more
The head of Myanmar’s military government arrived in Thailand on Thursday (April 3, 2025) for a regional summit, making a rare international trip as his country recovers from a devastating earthquake that killed thousands. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The head of Myanmar’s military government arrived in Thailand on Thursday (April 3, 2025) for a regional … Read more
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sweeping tariffs announced on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) by U.S. President Donald Trump pose a significant risk to the global economy at a time when growth has been sluggish, the head of the International Monetary Fund said in a statement on Thursday … Read more