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Donald Trump's 15% tariffs on Chinese goods worth $112 bn take effect

After Sunday's tariff hike, 87% of textiles and clothing from China and 52% of shoes will be subject to import taxes

Iran's Hassan Rouhani warns Emmanuel Macron of taking next nuclear step

Macron has been leading efforts to de-escalate the situation and he expressed hopes of bringing together Rouhani and Trump for a meeting during a G7 summit days ago

Over 1.9 mn applicants left out of NRC, parties call the list 'faulty'

The Assam government has ruled out detention of people who do not figure in the list "in any circumstances", until the tribunals declare them foreigners

Twitter CEO account hacked, racial tweets supporting Nazi Germany posted

A barrage of comments fired off on the platform questioned why the Twitter co-founder didn't secure his account with two-factor authentication

Hackers may have accessed photos, data on iPhones for over 2 years: Google

Google had informed Apple of the attacks in February, and Apple subsequently released a security patch for the iOS 12.1

Airbus says Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia X places $5 billion order

The deal takes to 78 the total number of A330neo ordered by AirAsia X

US doesn't have a 'tariff problem', it has 'a Fed problem': Donald Trump

"We don't have a Tariff problem.... we have a Fed problem," Trump said on Twitter

Boris Johnson's plan to suspend Parliament survives early court test

Former PM John Major, a strong supporter of EU membership, has said he will seek to join the London legal action

Our position on South China Sea non-negotiable: Beijing to Philippines Prez

China invokes the so-called 'nine-dash line' to mark its historic rights to the territory, which is based on a vague map that emerged in the 1940s

No single 'gay gene' defines sexuality, finds largest-ever DNA analysis

The new statistical analysis revealed five points in our chromosomes, called loci, which appear closely linked to sexuality, though each individually has a 'very small' influence

US firms hurt by trade war, but 97% of them still find China ops profitable

But they still aren't ready to give up on the Chinese market. Nearly 88 per cent say they have no plans to move out of China

Aramco eyes two-stage IPO, favours Tokyo for international listing: Report

If confirmed, that would be a setback for London, New York and Hong Kong, which have all vied for a slice of the much-touted IPO

US to keep 8,600 troops in Afghanistan after deal with Taliban: Trump

The comments provided some clarity on US intentions after lengthy negotiations with the Afghan guerrilla group over finding an exit from a war that has lasted two decades

Security at ports on high alert over possible terrorist infiltration

The move comes days after the Navy warned of a possible terror attack from the seaside

Jack Ma takes on Elon Musk over future of Artificial Intelligence

The Chinese co-founder of Alibaba and the maverick industrialist behind Tesla and SpaceX frequently pulled pained expressions and raised eyebrows as they kicked off an AI conference

S Korea SC orders retrial for Samsung heir in bribery, embezzlement case

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong was convicted of offences including bribery and embezzlement in connection with the scandal that brought down former president Park Geun-hye

China's Hong Kong-stationed troops complete new rotation: State media

Nearly three months of fiery pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong have sparked concerns that the military will be deployed in the semi-autonomous Chinese city

Colonialist mentality: Brazil hits out at Macron over Amazon fire criticism

Macron had tweeted that fires burning in the Amazon amount to an international crisis

G7 summit: Emmanuel Macron, Donald Tusk sound alarm over trade war risks

"Trade wars will lead to recession, while trade deals will boost the economy," Tusk said as leaders of the G7 countries descended on the French resort town of Biarritz for a three-day summit

China escalates trade war, hikes tariffs on $75 billion of American goods

The tariffs of 10 per cent and 5 per cent take effect on two batches of goods on September 1 and December 15, the official Xinhua News Agency said