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'Harvard is a disgrace', says Trump as federal funding freeze row escalate

Trump calls Harvard a 'disgrace' as administration freezes $2.3 billion funding, threatens tax-exempt status; university pushes back, warns of impact on aid, research

US military veteran hijacks plane in Belize, shot before plane lands safely

Belize police commissioner, said that Taylor wielded a knife and stabbed two passengers and a pilot on the plane

Zelenskyy accuses China of arming Russia, vows to present proof soon

Zelenskyy said Ukraine's intelligence services had information that Beijing had supplied gunpowder and artillery ammunition to Moscow

Netflix reports record profit, unaffected by economic uncertainty, tariffs

First-quarter earnings rose 25 per cent to $6.61 a share, the company said, easily beating analysts' estimates. Sales grew to $10.5 billion, in line with projections

Trump threat to foreign enrolment puts Harvard's finances at risk

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued the threat, saying anti-American, pro-Hamas ideology was poisoning the university

US, Ukraine to sign critical minerals deal next Thursday, says Trump

The partnership accord would grant the US first claim on profits transferred into a special reconstruction investment fund that would be controlled by Washington

Reluctant to keep raising trade tariffs on China, says Donald Trump

Trump, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, said officials he believed represented the Chinese leader Xi Jinping had sought to start talks

WH proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

While Congress often ignores a president's budget request, the proposed elimination of Head Start highlights the administration's priorities

Trump '100%' confident of trade deal with EU during Meloni's US visit

Trump has paused the imposition of 20 per cent reciprocal tariffs on more 75 countries, including the EU

SC to hear arguments on Trump's birthright citizenship order in May

Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the US illegally has been halted nationwide by three district courts around the country

US to pull 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to fight IS

US troops have been critical not only in the operations against the Islamic State but as a buffer for the Kurdish forces against Turkey

'We're going to make a very good trade deal with China', says Trump

According to a White House fact sheet, China's retaliatory actions have resulted in up to a 245 per cent tariff on imports to the United States

US tariffs to weaken global economy, trigger inflation, not recession: IMF

The IMF's Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, said Thursday that the Trump administration's sharp increases in duties have caused global uncertainty to spike

Russia denies strike on Indian pharma warehouse in Kyiv, blames Ukraine

The Russian Embassy in India suggested that it was likely one of Ukraine's own air defence missiles that hit the facility operated by Kusum Healthcare

Court calls Trump admin's defiance over mistakenly deported man 'shocking'

A three-judge panel from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously refused to suspend a judge's decision to order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials

2 killed, 5 injured in FSU shooting, suspect identified as deputy's son

The shooting occurred near the university's student union when a 20-year-old opened fire on students

In 'no rush' to end tariffs, says Trump in talks with Italy's Meloni

Trump played down the likelihood of an accelerated timeline to wrap up deals, saying any agreements would come at a certain point

Shooting at Florida State University leaves several injured, FBI responds

Hundreds of students streamed away from the direction of the student union. Students were glued to their phones, some visibly emotional

Nvidia CEO highlights China market's role during Beijing trip amid US ban

China, with vast potential for investment and consumption, has always been fertile ground for investment and trade by foreign enterprises, He was quoted as saying by Xinhua

Pak's current account posts record surplus of $1.2 bn, says central bank

Data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed that the surplus on a year-on-year basis surged 230 per cent from $363 million recorded in March 2024