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If India comes under attack, US will help: Trump at briefing with PM Modi

Trump also offered condolences over the deaths of three Indian sailors in recent US military strikes

India-EU free trade deal to be inked by year-end: Ursula von der Leyen

In the meeting, held on the sidelines of the G7 summit in this French commune, the two sides also resolved to step up security and defence cooperation

G7 exchange between Modi, Starmer hints at breakthrough in trade deal

Starmer and Modi had a formal bilateral meeting at the G7 summit in Evian on Tuesday, but neither of the readouts from the British or Indian sides made any mention of the steel dispute

Trump on Iran truce: 'If I don't like it, we'll go back to shooting'

G7 leaders welcome interim accord, call for Lebanon ceasefire and back efforts to reduce reliance on Strait of Hormuz

At G7, PM Modi calls for Global South support fund, skills partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said growth must be judged by who benefits, while pitching support mechanisms, connectivity projects and trusted skilled mobility for Global South nations

From Russia, Iran, China to India: Why governments keep targeting Telegram

India's temporary restriction on Telegram ahead of the Neet-UG re-examination puts the spotlight on a platform that has repeatedly faced government action across the world

G7 leaders support Ukraine, agree to increase pressure on Russia amid war

G7 leaders also welcomed the preliminary peace deal between the United States and Iran - which Trump signed on the eve of the summit - and said they are ready to contribute to its implementation

Iran fires drones at commercial ships in Hormuz after peace deal: Report

The firing took place after the signing of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Sunday, and the drones were intercepted by the US military

US to give $300 bn to Iran: Does Trump's deal mirror Obama's nuclear pact?

According to the memorandum, the US, with its regional partners, will provide at least $300 billion in reconstruction funds to Iran "for the rehabilitation and economic development."

Iran deal includes $300 bn fund, more than half of which already committed

Iran has attracted almost no significant foreign direct investment in the past four decades, frozen out of global capital markets by successive waves of US and international sanctions

Why G7 nations are concerned about mounting global economic imbalances

G7 finance ministers agreed last month coordinated action, long elusive in the broader G20 grouping, was needed and warned imbalances could otherwise unwind in a financial crisis

Pizza Hut sold to LongRange Capital and Yum China for $2.7 billion

LongRange Capital will acquire Pizza Hut's operations outside mainland China for roughly $1.5 billion. Yum China will acquire the remaining franchise rights for about $1.2 billion

Iran now has powers to shut Strait of Hormuz at will, warns US Intel report

Iran's ability to hurt the economy using the critical waterway can crop up again regardless of the framework agreement to be signed on Friday, the assessment revealed

Fifa World Cup 2026: Counter-drone systems deployed at all US match venues

Giuliani said all 78 World Cup matches in the United States, along with fan festivals in every host city, will be protected by counter-drone systems throughout the tournament

Messi becomes 2nd player to score in 5 World Cups, joins Ronaldo in club

Messi joins Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal as the only players with goals in five World Cups

'Restoring legacy': US renames Indo-Pacific Command back to Pacific Command

The US Department of Defence announced the decision on Tuesday, stating that the designation honours the Command's deep historical roots, established in 1947 by then-President Harry Truman

US set to offer broad financial incentives to Iran in peace agreement

The two sides agreed to the deal on Sunday and plan to formally sign it on June 19 in Switzerland, clearing the way for 60 days of talks intended to end the war for good

Fifa World Cup 2026 exposes growing global prediction market rift

The World Cup could generate roughly $3 billion in additional wagers and drive as much as $10 billion in betting volume across sports-betting and prediction-market platforms, according to analysts

SpaceX deal with Cursor turns four MIT classmates into billionaires

SpaceX formally agreed to buy Cursor Tuesday in an all-stock deal that values the company at $60 billion

Howard Lutnick's letter to Anthropic warned of curbs on top AI models

The letter ordered Anthropic not to give its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models to foreign nationals anywhere in the world without a license from the Commerce Department