US President Donald Trump has denied that he is planning to withdraw the US from the World Trade Organisation. MrTrump, however, accused the global trade…
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Canada has announced billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs against the US in response to Trump administration’s duties on Canadian steel and aluminum. Prime Minister…
Iraq has executed at least 12 people convicted of terrorism offences. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered the “immediate application” of death sentences against convicted terrorists.…
In the United States, five people were killed and several others injured in a shooting in the eastern state of Maryland. Police said the incident…
European Union leaders agreed at a summit in Brussels today to extend economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine for a further six…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, the US will not stop until human trafficking, which is a global problem, becomes a thing of…
In the United States, five people were killed in a shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette, a daily newspaper published in Annapolis, a…
US President Donald Trump has said the country’s growth rate is likely to touch five per cent as against the existing 3.2 per cent, on…
Bali closed its Ngurah Rai International Airport following a volcanic eruption on the Indonesian resort island that sent thick smoke and ash billowing 2,000 metres…
US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Nikki Haley has said, India and US will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder to maintain stability in…
The United States has urged its fellow UN Security Council members to punish and impose sanctions on Iran for its, what it termed, malign behaviour…
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Trump administration’s travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countries. Lower courts had deemed the…
The world’s largest multilateral naval exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) will begin today off Hawaii in the Western Pacific Ocean. The two-month long biennial…
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth granted royal assent to Prime Minister Theresa May’s flagship Brexit legislation today, ending months of debate over the legislation that will formally…
China will cut import tariffs on soybean and some other goods from India and four other Asian nations from July 1, China’s Cabinet announced today,…
Iran has banned imports of over 1,300 products, preparing its economy to resist threatened US sanctions, following public protests against the plunge of its currency…
No time line on negotiations for North Korea’s denuclearisation: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he will not put a time line on negotiations for North Korea’s denuclearisation. Speaking to CNN in…
The United States has temporarily stopped launching criminal prosecutions of migrants who illegally enter the country with children. According to news agency Associated Press, Commissioner…
Traders at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar have taken part in a big protest against rising prices and the plummeting value of Iran’s currency, the rial. Shops…
Malaysian authorities have arrested a former aide to ex-premier Najib Razak after reopening an investigation into the 1MDB scandal. State media reported today, the new…