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July 17, 2025 5:01 PM

Fire at mall in Iraq leaves at least 69 dead: Report

A massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in eastern Iraq has left at least 69 people dead and 11 others missing, Reuters reported citing city's health authorities and two police sources on Thursday. Reuters' footage of the aftermath of the ove...

July 17, 2025 5:03 PM

Trump says Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar in US

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Coca-Cola had agreed to use cane sugar in its beverages in the U.S. after his discussions with the company. "I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the...

July 17, 2025 12:19 PM

Trump says he’s not planning to fire Fed’s Powell

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is not planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but he kept the door open to the possibility and renewed his criticism of the central bank chief for not lowering interest rates. A Bloomberg ...

July 17, 2025 4:59 PM

G20 finance chiefs meet under tariff cloud in South Africa

South Africa urged G20 countries to provide global and cooperative leadership to tackle challenges including rising trade barriers as the club's finance chiefs met on Thursday under the shadow of President Donald Trump's tariff threats. The G20, whi...

July 17, 2025 4:36 PM

Syria’s Sharaa vows to protect Druze rights as ceasefire holds

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 helped end deadly fighting between government forces and Druze fighters in the south. Overnight,...

July 17, 2025 4:33 PM

Trump says India trade agreement is close, Europe deal possible

The United States is very close to a trade deal with India, while an agreement could possibly be reached with Europe as well, but it is too soon to say whether a deal can be agreed with Canada, President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Rea...

July 17, 2025 4:33 PM

UK lifts ban on Pakistani airlines after five years

Britain has lifted a five-year ban on Pakistani airlines, allowing them to apply to resume UK flights just as Islamabad steps up efforts to privatise its national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines.  The ban was imposed in 2020, days after Pa...

 

Last updated on: 27th Jul 2025