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Trump's tariffs against China major test for Xi's leadership: Ex-US envoy

US President Donald Trump slapped 145 per cent tariffs against Chinese exports and China retaliated with 125 per cent levies on its imports from America

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari re-elected as PPP chairman for another four years

The elections were conducted according to the PPP's constitution and finalised key leadership positions for the next four years.

Ukraine talks going 'ok', but it's time to 'put up or shut up', says Trump

Trump has shown signs of losing patience and has spoken of imposing secondary sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil if he feels Moscow is dragging its feet on a deal

Apple narrowly escapes major crisis after Trump grants tariff exemption

Donald Trump's 125% tariffs on Chinese goods threatened Apple's supply chain as severely as Covid disruptions. But on Friday, the US president gave Apple relief by exempting key consumer electronics

UK govt takes over British steel operations from Chinese owner Jingye

Jingye has said the Scunthorpe plant is losing 700,000 pounds ($910,000) a day as a result of challenging market conditions and increased environmental costs

At least 100 people killed in attacks on famine-hit camps in Sudan: UN

The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias launched an offensive on the Zamzam and Abu Shorouk camps and the nearby city of el-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province

Trump exempts China-made smartphones, chips from reciprocal tariff plan

Beyond economic considerations, the exclusions appear to be part of a broader strategy to reduce inflation concerns and mitigate disruptions in supply chains

Court orders Trump admin to restore Maine funds over 'gender bias law'

A US District Court judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal aid to Maine to comply with requirements under a law aimed at prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education.

Iran, US begin indirect talks over Tehran's advancing nuclear programme

No overall agreement is immediately likely, but the stakes of the negotiations couldn't be higher for these two nations closing in on half a century of enmity

Uganda gears up to roll out of Aadhaar-like ID system, eyes UPI adoption

MOSIP is an open-source digital identity platform developed in India to help governments build secure and inclusive Aadhaar-like national ID systems

EU Special Envoy for Space says keen to deepen cooperation with India

Deelan noted that India and the EU can do a lot of things together as they are both top-tier space-faring nations

Deadly crash sparks new concerns over safety of New York's helicopter tours

Since 2005, five helicopters on commercial sightseeing flights have fallen into the Hudson and East rivers as a result of mechanical failures, pilot errors or collisions, killing 20 people

Donald Trump's viral 'fist-pump' portrait replaces Obama's in White House

US President Donald Trump's new portrait features his 'fight, fight, fight!' moment after the 2024 assassination attempt

Gold soars past $3,200 as trade war deepens, dollar loses ground

Spot gold was up nearly 2 per cent at $3,235.89 an ounce at 2:32 p.m. ET (1832 GMT), after hitting a record high of $3,245.28 earlier in the session

Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy party moves to disband as freedoms shrink

Pro-democracy protests that paralysed Hong Kong in 2019 sparked a crackdown, effectively silencing dissent through restricted elections, media censorship, and a national security law imposed by China

Taiwan detects 34 Chinese sorties, 6 naval vessels around its territory

According to the MND, 19 out of the 34 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwestern and eastern Air Defence Identification Zones (ADIZ)

Global trade could shrink by 3% due to tariffs imposed by US: UN economist

US President Trump announced major tariffs last week, but later announced a 90-day pause for most nations. China, excluded from the pause, responded with 125% tariffs on US imports

'Good heart, very good soul': Trump boasts health, but report's a no-show

US President Donald Trump undergoes nearly five-hour physical, says he aced cognitive test, but official medical report yet to be released

Trump says he passed cognitive test again, declares health 'very good'

Trump passed a cognitive test with a perfect score during his annual physical exam, declaring his health 'very good'

Immigration judge rules Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

Khalil's lawyers have challenged the legality of his detention, saying the Trump administration is trying to crack down on free speech protected by the US Constitution