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Trump backs sanctions bill that provides for very high tariffs on India, China for buying Russian oil

8 Jan 2026 10:15 AM IST
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has backed a sanctions bill that could impose 500 per cent tariffs on countries buying Russian oil,...

Protest-hit Iran warily watches US after its raid on Venezuela

7 Jan 2026 11:51 PM IST
Dubai: Iran faces a new round of protests challenging the country’s theocracy, but it seems like the only thing people there want to talk about is...

B’desh expresses potential interest in procuring JF-17 fighter jets: Pak

7 Jan 2026 11:50 PM IST
LAHORE: Bangla­desh has expressed a “potential int­e­rest” in pro­cu­ring JF-17 Thun­der fighter aircraft from Pakistan, the military said on...

Japan’s nuclear plant review halted over fraudulent earthquake data

7 Jan 2026 11:50 PM IST
TOKYO: Japan’s nuclear watchdog said Wednesday it is scrapping the safety screening for two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central...

Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut West Bank in two

7 Jan 2026 11:50 PM IST
JERUSALEM: Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively...

Trump says his voters loved Venezuela attack

7 Jan 2026 11:49 PM IST
WASHINGTON: It’s only been days since an audacious US raid snatched Nicolás Maduro from a Venezuelan military base and sped him to a Brooklyn prison,...

Uganda’s security forces accused of using violence against Oppn

7 Jan 2026 11:49 PM IST
WAKISO: The Ugandan presidential candidate known as Bobi Wine wears a flak jacket and helmet while campaigning to protect himself from gunfire. But...

South Korean leader says he asked Xi to act as mediator on North’s issues

7 Jan 2026 11:49 PM IST
SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to serve as a mediator to help resolve the North...

Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox boy

7 Jan 2026 11:49 PM IST
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm after a bus driver ran over and killed a teenage boy Tuesday night during a protest...

B’desh to resume direct flights with Pak from Jan 29

7 Jan 2026 11:48 PM IST
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s flag carrier will resume direct flights between Dhaka and Pakistan’s largest city Karachi from January 29, restoring non-stop air...

Gen Z revolters angry at govt they installed

7 Jan 2026 11:48 PM IST
KATHMANDU: Mukesh Awasti was all set leave for Australia to pursue a degree in civil engineering on a sunny day in September, but instead he joined a...

European allies working on plan should US move on Greenland

7 Jan 2026 11:48 PM IST
PARIS/BERLIN: Allies including France and Germany are working closely on a plan on how to respond should the United States act on its threat to take...
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