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Trump administration detains Indian student over Hamas support in crackdown

Badar Khan Suri, an Indian student at Washington's Georgetown University, was arrested by federal agents outside his home in Rosslyn, Virginia, for alleged ties with the militant group Hamas

Amid US-Ukraine tensions, Starlink's European rival sees shares soar 500%

Eutelsat has the infrastructure to expand its role in Ukraine, whose troops rely on Starlink for internet connectivity to operate drones, secure messaging, and real-time coordination

Trump's u-turn on EVs: Promises to buy Tesla amid falling stocks, protests

Challenges grow for Elon Musk's Tesla, as stocks plummet, sales drop, and 'Tesla Takeover' protests erupt across US, with some owner defacing their own cars

India has agreed to cut tariffs, says Trump amid bilateral trade talks

India and the US are holding discussions on a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) aimed at reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers

'You have fired nobody': Elon Musk clashes with cabinet over govt cuts

Republicans pressure President Donald Trump to rein in Elon Musk's 'unchecked influence' and 'authority' amid sweeping cost-cutting measures

Donald Trump thanks Pakistan during address to US Congress: Here's why

Trump announced the arrest and imminent extradition of the suspect, Sharifullah, who was involved in the 2021 Kabul airport bombing

Trump lays out 'America First' plan: Tariffs, taxes, border control, gender

Donald Trump US Congress address: The President said his administration has done more in the 43 days than most administrations accomplished in four years or eight years

Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China take effect: How did they retaliate?

US trade wars: Tariff hikes have sparked volatility in financial markets, with North American stocks plunging on Monday in anticipation of trade disruptions

'Gold cards' can help firms hire Ivy League, other US univ grads: Trump

The president, who unveiled the proposed programme on Tuesday alongside Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, predicted that it would be well received by businesses

Trump's tariffs on China risk hurting US economy more than data suggests

There is little doubt that a harsher treatment of Chinese products under the first Trump administration, much of which was continued by the Biden White House, reduced China's share of US imports

President Trump's tariffs threat tests EU's resolve to hurt Apple and Meta

The US President warned last week that he'd strike back with heavy tariffs following any "disproportionate" penalties and said that the EU's Digital Markets Act is in his crosshairs

Trump directs govt to consider possible tariffs on copper in latest move

President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed the government to consider possible tariffs on copper, the latest move by the White House to tax a wide array of imports and reshape global trade. It will have a big impact, said Trump before signing the executive order to study copper imports. On a call with reporters, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro portrayed the move as an effort to stop China's build out of its copper sector and to address a broader national security vulnerability. There is also a desire to restore the domestic mining, smelting and refining of copper given potential military and technological needs. Trump has long said his trade goals are to ensure that imports are equal in size to exports, so that the United States doesn't run trade deficits. But America runs a surplus with copper and the administration sees a national security risk from the forecasts of supply and demand. Last year, the United States exported $11.3 billion of copper and imported $9.6 billion

Seattle judge blocks Trump's effort to halt refugee admissions system

A federal judge in Seattle blocked President Donald Trump's effort to halt the nation's refugee admissions system Tuesday. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by major refugee aid groups, who argued that Trump's executive order suspending the federal refugee resettlement program ran afoul of the system Congress created for moving refugees into the US. Lawyers for the administration argued that Trump's order was well within his authority to deny entry to foreigners whose admission to the US would be detrimental to the interests of the United States. US District Judge Jamal Whitehead said in his ruling after the hearing Tuesday that the president's actions amounted to an effective nullification of congressional will in setting up the nation's refugee admissions programme. The president has substantial discretion ... to suspend refugee admissions, Whitehead told the parties. But that authority is not limitless. The plaintiffs include the International Refugee Assistance Project on .

US presidency coverage is a 'privilege', not a right, says White House

According to CNN, AP filed the suit on Friday in US District Court in Washington, seeking an emergency hearing and a court order to declare the ban unconstitutional and require them to rescind it

Could US aid cuts open opportunities for China to expand global influence?

Experts argue that freezing foreign aid weakens USA's soft power, allowing China to strengthen its influence, especially in Southeast Asian countries

President Trump eyes giving taxpayers cut of DOGE savings amid uproar

The remarks were the latest signal that Trump is working to justify his DOGE effort, which has sent shockwaves through Washington as Musk's moves to slash the federal government's spending

Senate GOP budget bill back on track after Trump threw it into turmoil

Back on track, Senate Republicans pushed ahead on Wednesday with their USD 340 billion budget bill focused on funding the White House's mass deportations and border security agenda after Vice-President JD Vance gave a green light to proceed despite a morning dust-up caused by President Donald Trump. The package was in jeopardy after Trump publicly bashed the approach from the Senate Budget Committee chairman, Sen Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Trump said he favoured the "big beautiful bill" from House Republicans, a more politically fraught package that includes USD 4.5 trillion in tax cuts but slashes government programmes and services. Senators want to address those priorities later, in a second package. "We are moving forward," said Sen John Barrasso of Wyoming, the GOP whip, after a lunch meeting with Vance at the Capitol. The start-stop process is complicating what's already a heavy legislative lift for Republicans, who have a rare sweep of power with majority control of ...

UK PM Keir Starmer willing to send troops to Ukraine to 'safeguard peace'

Meanwhile, officials from US and Russia are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia in coming days to formally initiate the peace talks to bring the three-year long war to end

Trump threatens to cut aid to Jordan, Egypt if they refute Gaza relocation

US President Donald Trump doubled down on his redevelopment plan for Gaza, stating that Palestinians relocated would not be allowed to return

Trump's plan to ditch the penny comes with a twist, it may not save much

The penny, a staple of US currency since since 1793, costs more than 3 cents to make, costing the government a net loss of $85 million, per the US Mint's 2024 annual report