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August 8, 2025 4:47 PM

Mike Pence says US companies and consumers paying the cost of Trump’s tariffs

Former US Vice President Mike Pence, in a scathing attack on President Donald Trump’s trade policy, said on Thursday that American companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of US-imposed tariffs. Pence took to X (formerly Twitter) to highlight...

August 8, 2025 4:00 PM

World food prices at 2-year high on rising meat and edible oils, FAO says

World food commodity prices rose in July to their highest in over two years, as a jump for vegetable oils and record levels for meat outweighed falling cereal, dairy and sugar prices, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said. The F...

August 8, 2025 4:19 PM

Trump doesn’t know what’s happening in Asia and India: Jim Rogers on US tariffs

Veteran American investor Jim Rogers said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump “doesn't understand what's happening in Asia and India,” after Washington imposed a 25% tariff on Indian goods, with another 25% expected from August 27. In an ...

August 8, 2025 3:19 PM

Dubai Mallathon turns shopping malls into Summer Fitness Hubs

The city of Dubai has transformed its iconic shopping destinations into fitness tracks for an innovative month-long initiative called the Dubai Mallathon, capturing the imagination of residents and visitors alike. Now in full swing, the fitness progr...

August 8, 2025 2:02 PM

NSA Doval, Russian Security Chief Shoigu discuss strengthening strategic partnership

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, in Moscow to discuss ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership between India-Russia. “We have now established very good relations, whi...

August 8, 2025 10:28 AM

Trump signs memo requiring universities to disclose admissions data on race

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum that requires universities to collect admissions data to prove they are not engaged in efforts to shape their student bodies along racial lines, according to the White House. But the larges...

August 8, 2025 10:18 AM

US increases reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro to $50 million

The United States has doubled its reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to $50 million over allegations of drug trafficking and links to criminal groups, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced ...

August 8, 2025 10:21 AM

Trump asks US Supreme Court to lift limits on immigration raids

President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court order that barred U.S. government agents from making immigration-related arrests in Los Angeles based on tactics that critics have called racial ...

August 8, 2025 9:53 AM

UN chief “disheartened” by Trump’s tariffs, warns of impact on poor

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “disheartened” by the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump that came into effect on Thursday, his deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said. Guterres, who has repeatedly warned against trade wars, belie...