AUGUST 4, 2025
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen during a meeting with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. - AP
The State Department is proposing a rule requiring some business and tourist visa applicants to post a bond of up...
AUGUST 4, 2025
Legendary actress Urvash and Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Khan.
Actress Urvashi, who received the Best Supporting Actress award at the 71st National Film Awards for her role in 'Ullozhukku', has now openly questioned the selection criteria used by the jury, especially regarding Shah Rukh Khan being named Best Actor for the film 'Jawan'.
Urvashi demands answers on SRK and...
AUGUST 4, 2025
Hours after US President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on India over its continued purchase of Russian oil amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict, the Indian government issued a strongly worded statement on Monday questioning Washington and the European Union for their duplicity in their stance. In the statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India's...
AUGUST 4, 2025
India pulled off a stunning six-run victory in the final Test at The Oval to level the five-match series 2-2, capping off one of the most fiercely contested battles in recent memory. It was a match that swung back and forth before the visitors held their nerve to deny England a historic chase.
Mohammed Siraj was the star...
AUGUST 2, 2025
This past week has been strong for the U.S. Dollar Index — its best since October 2022, in fact. It’s a far cry from the first half of this year, when the index lost almost 11% — the worst first-half return on record since the index was created in the early 1970s.
Looking back, you might think that the weak...
AUGUST 2, 2025
Economic fears.
For months, the U.S. economy appeared to be weathering the disruptive effects of President Donald Trump’s trade and immigration policies.
But over the course of 72 hours, that sunny outlook darkened, as the latest government data this week showed the president’s revolutionary remaking of the world’s largest economy had hit a snag.
Friday’s disappointing jobs report revealed a labor market...
AUGUST 1, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023. - REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
MOSCOW - U.S. President Donald Trump's demand on India to halt Russian oil imports could threaten billions in Russian revenues, prompt Moscow to retaliate by stopping a major U.S.-led oil pipeline and potentially lead to...
JULY 31, 2025
Shipping containers are seen at the Karachi port in Karachi, Pakistan, June 10, 2025. - REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON DC - The United States and Pakistan hailed a trade deal on Thursday that Islamabad said would lead to lower tariffs and increased investment, but without specifying the level of tariff to be levied on Pakistani exports.
"This deal marks...
JULY 31, 2025
US Consumer Spending. - David Zalubowski
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked higher last month in a sign that President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs are starting to lift prices for many goods.
Prices rose 2.6% in June compared with a year ago, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from an annual pace of 2.4% in May. Excluding the...
JULY 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump Visits Scotland For Golfing Getaway. - Andrew Harnik / Getty Images
President Trump announced Wednesday the U.S. would impose tariffs of 25% on imports from India — in addition to an unspecified "penalty" — for what he said were its high tariffs and trade barriers, and for its large purchases of military equipment and energy...
