25-04-2025 WASHINGTON/ BEIJING: As the United States and China engage in a trade war driven by steep tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump and counter levies by President Xi Xinping, one sector that could be deeply impacted and in turn have a disproportionate impact on the health of Americans, is …

25-04-2025 CAIRO/ GAZA STRIP: Hamas has condemned remarks made by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, who urged the Palestinian group ruling Gaza to release Israeli captives and lay down arms. Senior Hamas official Basem Naim said on Thursday that Abbas’s remarks made a day earlier were “insulting”. “Abbas repeatedly …

25-04-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: Tuesday’s bloodshed in Pahalgam where at least 26 tourists were killed in a hail of gunfire marks the deadliest militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir since 2019. The victims weren’t soldiers or officials, but civilians on holiday in one of India’s most picturesque …

25-04-2025 GAZA STRIP: The voice in the Telegram video is insistent. Loud. Sometimes musical and the message unambiguous. “All of Hamas, out!” On the streets of Gaza, more and more Palestinians are expressing open defiance against the armed group that’s ruled the strip for almost 20 years. Many hold Hamas …

25-04-2025 DOHA: The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country until peace talks mediated by Qatar reach their “conclusion”. It is the latest truce deal since the rebels stepped up an offensive in eastern DR Congo where authorities …

Madhubani/April 24: India cannot develop without developing its villages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday as he launched and inaugurated projects worth Rs 13,500 crore in Bihar’s Madhubani, and addressed Panchayati Raj Institutions across the country. Speaking at an event to mark National Panchayati Raj Day here, Modi also lauded …

New Delhi’April 24: The government on Thursday briefed leaders of various political parties on the Pahalgam terror attack and heard their views at an all-party meeting here. At the beginning of the meeting, a moment of silence was observed for the victims of the attack. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home …

New Delhi ‘April 24 : In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, the Government of India has announced a complete suspension of visa services for Pakistani nationals, effective immediately. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement on Thursday, stating: “In continuation of the decisions made by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the …

24-04-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD/ SRINAGAR: India announced a raft of measures to downgrade its ties with Pakistan on Wednesday, a day after suspected militants killed 26 men at a tourist destination in Kashmir in the worst attack on civilians in the country in nearly two decades. …

24-04-2025 WASHINGTON: Americans elected President Donald Trump in hopes that he would fight inflation and boost the US economy, but as he approaches his 100th day in office they are giving the Republican poor marks for his handling of both, a new Reuters/ Ipsos poll shows. Trump has kicked off …