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July 18, 2025 10:30 AM

Piyush Goyal holds talks with Saudi investment minister to boost India-Saudi trade ties

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held talks on Thursday with Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment, Khalid Al-Falih, to strengthen trade and investment relations between the two countries. The virtual discussion focused on enhanc...

July 18, 2025 10:01 AM

Torrential rain pounds South Korea for third day as thousands take shelter

More than 5,000 people in South Korea have been forced into shelters as heavy rain pounded parts of the country for a third day, with the deluge killing at least four people and destroying property and infrastructure, the safety ministry said on Frid...

July 18, 2025 10:24 AM

US House Republicans pass Trump plan to cut foreign aid, public broadcasting

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives early on Friday passed President Donald Trump's $9 billion funding cut to public media and foreign aid, sending it to the White House to be signed into law. The chamber voted 216 to 213 in favo...

July 18, 2025 9:40 AM

Lula says he won’t take orders from foreigner Trump, calls tariffs blackmail

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said he would not take orders over tariffs from a foreigner, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump, and later called the United States' threatened duty "unacceptable blackmail." The commen...

July 18, 2025 9:31 AM

US does not support Israel’s Syria strikes, Sharaa vows to protect Druze

The United States said on Thursday it did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria and had made clear its displeasure, while Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture his country and promised to protect its Druze minority....

July 17, 2025 11:53 PM

Syria’s Sharaa vows to protect Druze as truce strained by Bedouin offensive

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on Thursday after U.S. intervention to help achieve a truce in fighting between government forces and Druze fighters. Overnight, the ...

July 17, 2025 11:32 PM

Iceland to launch negotiations on security, defence partnership with EU

Iceland will launch talks on a security and defence partnership with the European Union, Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir said on Thursday at a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Keflavik. ...

July 17, 2025 10:48 PM

US strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites, NBC News reports

A new U.S. assessment has found that U.S. strikes in June mostly destroyed one of three targeted Iranian nuclear sites, but the other two were not as badly damaged, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing current and former U.S. officials. The report ...

July 17, 2025 7:13 PM

India and Indonesia discuss statistical collaboration in bilateral meeting

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) held a bilateral meeting with a delegation from the Republic of Indonesia on Thursday at Khurshid Lal Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi, to explore collaboration in official statistics. The In...

July 17, 2025 5:43 PM

China threatens to block Panama ports deal unless its shipping giant gets stake, WSJ reports

China is threatening to block the sale of more than 40 ports, owned by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, to BlackRock BLK.N and MediteAAACrranean Shipping Company (MSC) if Chinese shipping company Cosco does not get a stake, the Wall Street Journal repor...

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