International

Ottawa: Hours after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday raising tariffs from August 1 on Canadian goods to 35 per cent from 25 per cent earlier, Canada on Friday stated that “while the Canadian government was disappointed by this action", the...

Rome: Elon Musk may have tumbled from political grace in Washington, DC, but as he seeks to build a new political party, his power on X, where he commands the most popular account, remains unchecked. Musk is a kingmaker on the platform he acquired in...

Washington: The National Transportation Safety Board Friday enters its third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash between an Army helicopter and a commercial jet in January. Two previous days of testimony underscored a number of factors that likely contributed to...

Colombo: The US has announced a 20 per cent tariff on Sri Lankan exports, marking a 24 per cent reduction from the initial rate proposed for the island nation. As the deadline for tariff negotiations ends Friday, Sri Lankan officials were continuing talks to seek...

New York: As the deadline for tariffs neared, US President Donald Trump imposed the threatened tariff of 25 per cent on India starting Friday as the prolonged negotiations appeared to have stalled. His executive order, issued late Thursday, did not include penalty tariffs on buying...

New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor took a swipe at the US Thursday after it announced a deal for working with Pakistan to develop ‘massive oil reserves’ in the South Asian country, saying Washington may have ‘some illusions’ about finding oil in Pakistan and ‘I...

Moscow: Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev Thursday warned US President Donald Trump not to ignore the peril posed by those he labels "dead", as the two leaders exchanged barbs on social media. In a social media post Thursday, Trump mounted a sharp attack on India...

Lahore: A Pakistan court Thursday handed down a 10-year jail term each to 166 members, including some lawmakers, of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan's party in connection with the May 9, 2023 attack on ISI building and other military installations in Punjab province. The...

New York: US fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters wanted to make a splash with its new advertising campaign starring 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney. The ad blitz included “clever, even provocative language” and was “definitely going to push buttons”, the company's chief marketing officer told trade...

Tehran: Iran Thursday accused the United States of weaponising the economy and using sanctions as tools to "dictate its will on independent nations" such as Iran and India and impede their growth and development. "The United States continues to weaponise the economy and use sanctions...