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Trump wants to displace Palestinians from Gaza temporarily, say officials
Trump on Tuesday had called for permanently resettling Palestinians from war-torn Gaza and left open the door to deploying American troops
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Pam Bondi sworn in as US attorney general as DOJ braces for major shakeup
Bondi is expected to radically reshape the department, which in recent days has seen the firing of career prosecutors and FBI officials
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Trump's tariffs and Russian oil woes deepen crisis for Indian OMCs
A sharp rise in LNG prices threatens to unravel India's projected 12% growth in demand for the fuel this financial year
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Tiktok China owner appears to be slow-rolling negotiations for sale: Report
China is likely to take a hard-line approach, letting TikTok's US operations die rather than approving a sale, as it holds out for a "grand deal" with Trump's administration
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India open to revive US trade deal talks during PM Modi's upcoming visit
Inter-departmental meetings being held to identify key trade-related proposals
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Will remain status-quo: Judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
Boardman, an appointee of Trump's Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking Trump's order from going into effect as planned on Feb. 19
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Best of BS Opinion: How policy moves can trigger a cascading effect
Our editorials and columns look at the consequences of policy actions, and how they can have far-reaching impacts
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Budget tweaks Customs duties to boost local manufacturing amid US tariffs
Average tariff levels: India's average import tariff stands at 17 per cent, while the trade-weighted rate is lower at 12 per cent, according to the World Trade Organization's 2024 report
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News updates: Nepal ends solo expeditions on Mt Everest, other 8000-metre peaks
Catch all the latest news updates from around the world here
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Iran calls for Opec to unite against potential US crude sanctions
Iran's oil minister Mohsen Paknejad told Al Ghais that imposing unilateral sanctions on crude producers would destabilise energy markets
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Canada to host summit on boosting economy after Trump tariff threat
Trudeau said the one-day meeting would group leaders in trade, business, public policy, and organized labor to build what he called a long-term prosperity agenda
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Illegal Indian immigrants in US: Any escape from deportation under Trump?
"There are not many legal pathways for those on illegal status, especially the ones with criminal records", say experts
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'Trump may be interested in Indian firms signing contracts for US LNG'
US LNG is usually sold with a Henry Hub plus formulae, which has been used since Cheniere started exporting in 2016
 "'Trump may be interested in Indian firms signing contracts for US LNG'")
US allies, adversaries reject Trump's proposal to 'take over' Gaza Strip
Trump's suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who smiled several times as the president detailed a plan to build new settlements
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Palestinians fear repeat of 1948 expulsion in wake of Trump's Gaza remarks
Some 700,000 Palestinians a majority of the prewar population fled or were driven from their homes before and during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that followed Israel's establishment
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US flight carrying 104 deported Indian migrants lands in Amritsar
The deportation comes after US President Donald Trump, who took office last month, intensified efforts to clamp down on illegal immigration
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US postal service suspends incoming packages from China, Hong Kong
The Trump administration imposed an additional 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods that came into effect on Tuesday
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Iran praises US cuts on foreign aid funding, looks forward to nuclear talks
Iranian officials appear to be signalling that they are waiting for a message from Trump on whether he wants to negotiate over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme
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Trump to sign executive order, ban trans female athletes from competing
Trump put out a sweeping order on his first day in office last month that called for the federal government to define sex as only male or female and for that to be reflected on official documents
Trump wants Ukraine to supply US with rare earths in exchange for war aid
Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said Ukraine was willing, adding that he wants equalisation from Ukraine for Washington's close to $300 billion in support