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Beijing: China Friday raised its additional tariffs on imports from the US to 125 per cent in retaliation to the Trump administration's 145 per cent levies on Chinese exports. The Chinese Commerce Ministry here said China raised additional tariffs to 125 per cent on imported...

Seoul: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to leave the official residence in central Seoul later on Friday, a week after he was removed from office over his short-lived martial law declaration in December. The former President and First Lady Kim Keon...

Beijing: Indian Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat met Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong and exchanged views on bilateral ties and cooperation in various fields, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said. The meeting took place April 9, the ministry said in a press release...

New York: A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest US aviation disaster, officials said. The victims included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar,...

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday ‘formally arrested’ Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the key accused in the deadly 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, immediately after he landed at the Delhi airport following his extradition from the United States, according to an official statement. Rana was...

New Delhi: The US has announced the suspension of additional tariffs on India for 90 days until July 9 this year, according to the White House executive orders. April 2, US President Donald Trump slapped universal duties on about 60 countries exporting goods to America...

Yangon: As of Thursday, Myanmar has experienced 112 aftershocks ranging from magnitudes of 2.8 to 7.5, according to the country's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. The aftershocks followed a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the country March 28. The death toll from Myanmar's earthquake reached...

New Delhi: Thanking the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for its persistence in bringing terrorists to justice, Israel Thursday welcomed the extradition of 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana from the United States to India. "We are encouraged to hear about the extradition to India...

Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government's Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin Thursday said that his country will not face any problems due to the cancellation of trans-shipment facilities by India and Dhaka will try to overcome the situation on its own. His remarks came a day after...

Yangon: As of Thursday, Myanmar has experienced 112 aftershocks ranging from magnitudes of 2.8 to 7.5, according to the country's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. The aftershocks followed a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the country March 28. The death toll from Myanmar's earthquake reached...