Ramping up pressure on India before US negotiators are expected to reach India on August 25, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled the tariffs on India to 50 per cent, but there is a 21-day window before the additional tariff of 25 per cent comes into effect, offering India a window to strike a...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday (August 3, 2025) to aid hostages in Gaza, as outrage built at videos showing two of them emaciated. The premier’s office said he spoke to the ICRC coordinator for the region, Julien Lerisson, and “requested his involvement...
In a dramatic turn of global events, President Donald Trump has ordered two U.S. nuclear submarines to be strategically deployed near Russian waters. This powerful move comes after Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev, former president and current deputy chairman of the Security Council, made what Trump called “foolish and inflammatory” threats, evoking Cold War-era nuclear rhetoric. The...
A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Pacific coast, triggering tsunami warnings and evacuations of coastal areas in Hawaii and alerts along the United States’ West Coast. The intense quake — about 85 miles off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula — was one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, and the world’s largest since...
Hours after US President Donald Trump announced a 25 per cent tariff “plus a penalty” on Indian goods, the government responded, saying it had taken note of the statement and was studying its implications. Responding to the post, the Government of India said in a statement: “India and the US have been engaged in negotiations on concluding...
Gaza faces the severe risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert. The IPC Alert highlights that two out of the three famine thresholds have now been breached in parts of...
The United States and the European Union have reached a last-minute trade agreement that will impose a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the US, replacing the previously threatened 30% rate. The deal, reached just ahead of the August 1 deadline, was announced by President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after a high-stakes meeting...
The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion Wednesday said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, and nations harmed by its effects could be entitled to reparations. Advocates immediately cheered the International Court of Justice opinion on nations’...
The White House expressed disagreements with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, known as “Bibi”, over Israel’s recent bomb strike on Syria, including the shelling of the Catholic church in Gaza last week, Axios reported. Trump administration reportedly believes he has been acting like a “madman” with ‘political agenda’ and did a huge mistake. “Bibi acted like a...
The Israeli military has killed at least 67 people waiting for UN aid lorries in northern Gaza, the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry says. The UN World Food Programme said its 25-truck convoy “encountered massive crowds of hungry civilians which came under gunfire”, soon after it crossed from Israel and cleared checkpoints. The Israel Defense Forces...