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US lawmakers introduce bill to repeal China's preferential trade status

China is the US's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade hitting a record $690.6 billion in 2022

Sri Lanka government announces new rules, limits ministerial privileges

A circular issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday restricted Cabinet and deputy ministers to two official vehicles

Irritated with WADA, US Congress may give govt authority to stop payments

Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act would make permanent an already temporary ability to hold back the money

Micheal Martin returns as Prime Minister of Ireland for a second term

Martin, leader of the Fianna Fail party, received 95 votes in favor and 76 against his nomination, securing his return to the top office

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest level since 2008 at 0.5%

The hike is part of the BOJ's plan to gradually increase rates to a neutral level of around 1% to sustain economic stability

Kash Patel's confirmation hearing for FBI Director scheduled for Jan 30

If confirmed, Kash Patel would be the first-ever Indian American to lead the most powerful American investigation agency

Not sure if US should be spending anything on Nato, says Donald Trump

Washington finances 15.8 per cent of the 32-member military alliance's yearly expenditure of around $3.5 billion, joint-largest share, alongside Germany

Britain gives Rolls-Royce a $11 billion nuclear submarine contract

The eight-year deal will strengthen the Royal Navy's continuous at-sea deterrent - under which at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine patrols the seas at all times

What is birthright citizenship and why did a US judge block Trump's order?

Current laws allow almost everyone born in US to become an American citizen automatically, called 'birthright citizenship' and is based on the idea of jus soli, which means 'right of the soil' in Lati

Nearly 250 mn children missed school in 2024 due to extreme weather: Unicef

The report also outlined how some countries saw hundreds of their schools destroyed by weather, with low-income nations in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa hit especially hard

UNSC CTC agrees on guiding principles, takes forward Delhi Declaration vows

These are the non-binding guiding principles for member states on preventing, detecting and disrupting the use of new and emerging financial technologies for terrorist purposes

Trump inks executive order to form internal working group on crypto

Chaired by White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks, the working group would be tasked with developing a federal regulatory framework governing digital assets and evaluating creation of stockpile

Just want level playing field: Trump condemns unfair trade ties with China

US President Donald Trump also criticised the Biden administration for allowing the trade deficit with China to go 'out of hand'

Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

Abortion rights advocates slammed Trump's pardons as evidence of his opposition to abortion access, despite his vague, contradictory statements on the issue

US Supreme Court allows small business registration rule to take effect

Owners and part-owners of an estimated 32.6 million small businesses must register personal information with Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN

Senate confirms Ratcliffe to lead CIA, giving Trump second Cabinet member

Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump's first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the CIA, the nation's premier spy agency

California approves $2.5 bn for state response to Los Angeles-area fires

They also approved $4 million for local governments to streamline approvals for rebuilding homes, and $1 million to support school districts and help them rebuild facilities

On immigration, India has good reason to help shore up Donald Trump's wall

US leaders might be surprised at how unbothered most Indians or even Indian Americans are likely to be about the proposed repatriations

Trump's Cabinet picks: Where do they stand in confirmation process

It's been slow going in the procedure-heavy Senate since Monday's inauguration, with only two of Trump's top picks- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe- confirmed

Putin must make a deal, Zelenskyy ready for talks: Trump on Ukraine war

Earlier, US President Donald Trump warned his Russian counterpart to end the 'ridiculous war' in Ukraine or face high tariffs and further sanctions