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Trump demands withdrawal of India’s ‘unacceptable’ tariff hike

NEW DELHI – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded India withdraw retaliatory tariffs imposed by New Delhi this month, calling the duties “unacceptable” in a stern message that signals trade ties between the two countries are fast deteriorating. India slapped higher duties on 28 U.S. products after […]

Iran ‘never seeks war’ with US, says Rouhani

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran “never seeks war” with the US, state media reported Wednesday amid a spike in tensions between the two countries. “Iran has no interest to increase tension in the region and it never seeks war with any country, including (the) US,” the president said, […]

US Secretary of State, Mr. Michael R. Pompeo calling on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

open view news desk The US Secretary of State, Mr. Michael R. Pompeo calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on June 26, 2019. June 26, 2019

Pompeo faces thorny issues on India visit from trade to Russia arms deals

NEW DELHI – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will tackle a host of delicate issues when he gets into New Delhi on Tuesday for talks with Indian leaders, from trade to India’s long standing defence and energy ties to Russia and Iran. Relations between the United States […]

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit China in July first week

Beijing, Jun 25: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit China in July first week, the first trip to Beijing after her re-election, during which the Asian giant may press for speeding up of the Bangladesh-China- India-Myanmar (BCIM) economic corridor which has failed to take off. With an estimated […]

UN fears Myanmar human rights abuses in internet shutdown

Yangon, Jun 25: An internet blackout in parts of Myanmar could be cover for “gross human rights violations” in an area where a brutal army crackdown has already forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya to flee, a UN rights investigator said. The military is locked in battle with the […]

Unauthorised drone flying hit Changi airport operations

Singapore, Jun 25: Flight operations at the busy Changi Airport here were hit due to unauthorised drone activities, days after one of its runways was shut down due to unmanned aircraft sightings, the country’s civil aviation authorities said. The Civil Aviation Authorities of Singapore (CAAS) said that approximately 15 […]

Trump to meet Modi, Xi on sidelines of G-20 summit in Japan

Washington, Jun 25: US President Donald Trump will hold a number of meetings with world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of G-20 meeting in Japan this week and is expected to discuss several issues, including trade. Trump is scheduled to […]

Harry and Meghan’s new home cost $3 million to refit

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s new home in Windsor cost £2.4 million ($3.05 million, 2.7 million euros) to renovate before they moved in, royal accounts showed Tuesday. Queen Elizabeth II’s grandson and his wife moved into Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor Castle estate before the birth of […]

Russian, North American astronauts return to earth

The first crew to blast off to the International Space Station following a launch accident that deepened doubts over Russia’s space programme returned to earth safely on Tuesday. NASA astronaut Anne McClain, veteran cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Canadian Space Agency record-holder David Saint-Jacques emerged from the […]

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