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February 3, 2025 3:42 PM

Trump says Americans may feel ‘pain’ in trade war with Mexico, Canada, China

President Donald Trump said the sweeping tariffs that he has imposed on Mexico, Canada and China may cause "short term" pain for Americans as global markets reflected concerns the levies could undermine growth and reignite inflation. Trump said ...

February 3, 2025 9:34 AM

Rubio tells Panama to end China’s influence of canal or face US action

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino that Washington will "take measures necessary" if Panama does not immediately take steps to end what President Donald Trump sees as China's influence and contr...

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February 3, 2025 9:00 AM

Asian stocks slump, dollar soars as Trump tariffs trigger trade war fear

Asian stock markets slumped on Monday and U.S. equity futures pointed sharply lower after U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China triggered fears of a broad trade war and hit to global growth. The U.S. dollar shot to a re...

January 28, 2025 12:34 PM

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to resume this summer: MEA

The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is set to resume this summer following discussions between India and China, as part of initiatives marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. This development came during Foreign Secretary ...

January 23, 2025 8:31 PM

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to visit China on January 26-27

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit Beijing on January 26-27 to attend a meeting under the Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister mechanism between India and China, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday. The meeting marks a con...

January 15, 2025 5:07 PM

TikTok executive alleges forced oath to support China’s “socialist system”

A former TikTok executive has alleged that she was required to pledge support for China's "socialist system" and national interests, as revealed in a lawsuit and documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Katie Puris, who served as TikT...

January 14, 2025 2:15 PM

China’s growth seen slowing to 4.5% in 2025 as US tariffs bite

China's economic growth is likely to slow to 4.5% in 2025 and cool further to 4.2% in 2026, a Reuters poll showed, with policymakers poised to roll out fresh stimulus measures to soften the blow from impending U.S. tariff hikes. Gross domestic produ...

January 8, 2025 12:35 PM

Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake

Over 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet were rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccounted for after a tremor rocked the Himalayan foothills and shifted the region's landscape. The ep...

January 7, 2025 8:49 AM

Earthquake of 7.1 magnitude jolts Nepal and Tibet

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Nepal’s Lobuche region early Tuesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake, which occurred around 6:35 AM IST, was centered approximately 93 kilometers northeast of Lobuche. I...

January 5, 2025 10:47 AM

Union Health Ministry reviews China’s respiratory illness surge, assures robust preparedness in India

Amid reports of a surge in respiratory illnesses in China, the Union Health Ministry convened a Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) meeting under the chairmanship of the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) in New Delhi on Saturday. The meeting broug...