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April 30, 2026 2:58 PM

EU kickstarts Mercosur pact to counter US trade hit

The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur will implement on Friday a contentious free trade agreement that the EU in particular hopes will benefit exporters and calm critics, even if it cannot fully offset the blow from U.S. tariffs. Backe...

April 30, 2026 2:47 PM

Trump welcomes United Arab Emirates exit from OPEC

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed the United Arab Emirates' move to pull out of OPEC and said he thinks the move could help lower oil prices. "I think it's great," Trump said when asked by reporters at the White House what he thought...

April 30, 2026 12:44 PM

Vietnamese President To Lam to visit India from May 5–7

Vietnamese President To Lam will undertake a State visit to India from May 5 to 7 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday. President To Lam, who also serves as the General Secre...

April 30, 2026 10:11 AM

Putin puts forward ideas on Iran in call with Trump, Kremlin says

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a phone call on Wednesday in which the Russian leader put forward ideas on resolving the conflict over Iran’s nuclear programme, a Kremlin aide said. Putin also proposed a repeat of a temporary ceasefire in Ukr...

April 30, 2026 10:13 AM

Iran Rial hits record low as US blockade tightens pressure

Tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate, with Washington signalling it is prepared to sustain a naval blockade of Iranian ports for an extended period, even as the financial cost to the US has crossed 25 billion dollars, acco...

April 30, 2026 9:23 AM

PM Modi expresses grief after Bengaluru wall collapse kills 7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a wall collapse incident in Bengaluru, which claimed seven lives, including three children. In a post on X, the Prime Minister described the incident as “unfortuna...

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