After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts at a risky moment for the U.S. and global economy. More than a month after House Republicans surprised Washington by advancing their framework for Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package, Senate Republicans … Read more
Cultural event performance at a stage set up in the venue of CPI(M) 24th party congress in Madurai on Wednesday, April 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: ASHOK R An improving China-India relationship serves the common interests of both countries and the region at a time the international landscape and world order are now in a … Read more
The impact of an explosion is visible on the roof of a hangar following an Israeli strike on a military airbase near Hama, Syria, Thursday, April 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli strikes in Syria reportedly killed at least nine people in the southwest of the country on Thursday (April 4, 2025), as Israel … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced “25% tariffs on all vehicles imported from the United States that are not compliant with CUSMA,” using the Canadian acronym for an existing North American free trade agreement. | Photo Credit: AP Canada said it would impose a 25% tariff on tens of thousands of vehicles imported from the United … Read more
Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, said he was “holding meetings in Washington with representatives of President Donald Trump’s administration”, without elaborating. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s top economic negotiator announced Thursday (April 3, 2025) that he was in Washington for talks on improving ties, the highest-level visit by a Kremlin … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The tiny southern African kingdom of Lesotho has been hit with a 50% reciprocal trade tariff by U.S. President Donald Trump, the highest levy of any single State on his long list of target economies. Lesotho, which Mr. Trump had ridiculed in March as a country … Read more
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) speaks with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) after posing for the official press photo during the NATO defense ministers’ meeting. | Photo Credit: Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told nervous NATO members on Thursday (April 3, 2025) that Washington remained committed to the … Read more
Overnight strikes by Israel killed at least 55 people across the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said Thursday (April 2, 2025), a day after senior government officials said Israel would seize large areas of Gaza and establish a new security corridor across the Palestinian territory. Israel has vowed to escalate the nearly 18-month war with Hamas … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump launched a full-scale trade war on Thursday (Wednesday, by U.S. time), announcing massive “reciprocal tariffs”, ranging from 10% to 49%, on U.S. … Read more
President Donald Trump departs after signing an executive order at an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | Photo Credit: Evan Vucci The story so far: “I am not joking,” said US President Donald Trump on Sunday (March 29, 2025), … Read more