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April 12, 2025 9:42 AM

Iran, US to start talks in Oman under shadow of regional conflict

Iran and the United States will hold high-level talks in Oman on Saturday aimed at jump-starting negotiations over Tehran's fast-advancing nuclear programme, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening military action if there is no deal. Iran is a...

April 11, 2025 7:37 PM

Italy eyes deeper investment ties with India, boost in bilateral trade

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, on Friday expressed strong interest in expanding economic cooperation with India. Speaking at the "Italy-India Business, Science and Technology Forum," Tajani said Italy...

April 11, 2025 4:17 PM

Impact of tariffs on developing countries could be ‘catastrophic’, says UN trade agency

Sweeping tariffs on imports imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and countermeasures could have a "catastrophic" impact on developing countries, hitting even harder than foreign aid cuts, the director of the United Nations trade agency said on Frid...

April 11, 2025 2:22 PM

Russia and US bring ballerina and tech smuggler back home in prisoner swap

A Russian-American ballerina who was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Russia for donating to a charity aiding Ukraine landed in Washington on Thursday after being freed in exchange for a man the U.S. had accused of forming a global smuggling ring t...

April 11, 2025 3:43 PM

Trump’s week of tariff turmoil rings recession alarm

A week of turbulence unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs showed little sign of easing on Friday, with financial markets again whipsawing and foreign leaders grappling with how to respond to a dismantling of the world trade order....

April 11, 2025 2:43 PM

Iran is giving talks with US a ‘genuine chance’, foreign ministry says

Iran said on Friday it was giving high-level nuclear talks with the United States on Saturday "a genuine chance", after President Donald Trump threatened bombing if discussions failed. Trump made a surprise announcement on Monday that Washington and...

April 11, 2025 11:52 AM

Trump’s tariff pause brings little relief as recession risk lingers

A week of turmoil unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs showed little sign of easing on Friday, with markets again tumbling and foreign leaders trying to work out how to respond to a dismantling of the world trade order. Battered financ...

April 11, 2025 9:04 AM

26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana sent to 18-Day NIA custody by special court

A special NIA court on Friday sent Tahawwur Rana to 18-day custody of the National Investigation Agency following his extradition from the United States. Rana, 64, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin who had been living in Chicago, was flown t...

April 11, 2025 8:41 AM

Tourist helicopter crashes into New York’s Hudson River, killing all six aboard

A tourist helicopter plummeted upside down into New York City's Hudson River on Thursday killing all six people on board, including a Spanish family with three children and the pilot, Mayor Eric Adams said. Agustin Escobar, an executive at Germany-b...

April 10, 2025 9:14 PM

ASEAN bloc seeks dialogue with US on tariffs but won’t retaliate

Southeast Asian countries are pressing for dialogue with the United States on trade tariffs and will not impose retaliatory measures, economic ministers of the regional bloc ASEAN said on Thursday. Before a 90-day pause was announced by U.S. Preside...

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