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China hikes defence budget to record high, still trails behind US spending by considerable margin
World | Mar 05, 2025, 04:29 PM ISTChina has increased its defence budget to USD 249 billion, which falls considerably short US spending of USD 890 billion as proposed by President Donald Trump.
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China's stern message to Trump over tariffs: 'If US wants war, we are ready to fight'
World | Mar 05, 2025, 03:34 PM ISTAfter US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on China, Beijing said it will retaliate with additional tariffs on some products imported from the United States.
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Trump mentions Zelenskyy's 'important' letter in address to joint Congress session
World | Mar 05, 2025, 07:00 PM ISTUS President Donald Trump acknowledged that he received a letter from his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying, "I appreciate that he sent this letter."
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Indian exports likely to get a boost as US tightens screws on China, Canada with fresh tariffs
Explainers | Mar 05, 2025, 01:24 PM ISTAs Trump has decided to enforce fresh tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as well as impose fresh duties on Chinese products, Indian exporters get a lucrative prospect to ponder upon.
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Trump's remark on reciprocal tariffs goes viral: 'Did not want to be accused of April Fool's Day'
World | Mar 05, 2025, 12:39 PM ISTUS President Donald Trump has confirmed that the US will impose reciprocal tariffs on India and other countries from April 2.
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America is back to Zelenskyy's 'important' letter: Top quotes from Trump's address to joint session
World | Mar 05, 2025, 11:16 AM ISTUS President Donald Trump, in his address to the joint session of the US Congress, underscored some of the decisions taken by his administration, including ending the "weaponised government" and removing the "poison of critical race theory from public schools."
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Japan battles largest wildfire in half a century, thousands evacuated
World | Mar 05, 2025, 10:37 AM ISTJapan is battling with one of the largest wildfires in its history, with a person dead and almost 4,000 people under evacuation orders.
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Philippine Air Force's FA-50 fighter jet goes missing during mission against rebels
World | Mar 04, 2025, 06:29 PM ISTAn official spoke on the condition of anonymity that the incident happened in a southern Philippine province during an anti-insurgency mission against communist guerrillas.
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Will China be able to exploit rift between US, Europe? Here's what it gains if Ukraine war continues
World | Mar 04, 2025, 05:41 PM ISTAs US President is likely to remain focused on managing the war in Ukraine, it is unlikely that his attention would get drawn to US' Indo-Pacific policy.
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UNICEF's revelation on Sudan: More than 200 children raped, sexual violence used as war tactic
World | Mar 04, 2025, 03:54 PM ISTThe security condition in Sudan has deteriorated after the war between the military and its rival paramilitary, Rapid Support Forces, broke out in 2021.
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Will Zelenskyy step down? Trump drops big hint saying 'won't be around very long..'
World | Mar 04, 2025, 03:12 PM ISTAfter the US stopped military aid to Ukraine, US President Donald Trump dropped a big hint on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying, he "won't be around very long."
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Jaishankar arrives in London for talks with UK counterpart; FTA, Ukraine likely to be on agenda
World | Mar 04, 2025, 02:35 PM ISTExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in the UK to hold discussions with his counterpart David Lammy. The discussions are likely to focus on India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as well as the Ukraine peace process.
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Can Ukraine stand strong against Russia as US withdraws military aid? What's next for Kyiv?
World | Mar 04, 2025, 01:24 PM ISTWhen it comes to calculating the total military expenditure of each country's GDP, the military aid from the US to Ukraine amounts to 0.296 per cent of its GDP.
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China imposes up to 15 per cent retaliatory tariffs on US, targets American chicken, corn, cotton
World | Mar 04, 2025, 12:24 PM ISTIn an announcement, China's finance ministry said that Beijing will impose 0-15% tariff on certain U.S. imports starting March 10. The move came after Trump's tariffs came into effect.
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Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico come into effect, Trudeau vows retaliatory taxes on US products
World | Mar 04, 2025, 06:45 PM ISTUS President Donald Trump's long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico have come into effect, with Canadian Prime Minister vowing to slap retaliatory taxes against American products.
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India reacts to UN Rights Chief's remarks on Kashmir, Manipur: 'Unfounded, baseless' | Watch
World | Mar 04, 2025, 10:55 AM ISTIndia has sharply reacted to UN human rights chief Volker Turk's, underscoring that India continues to be a "healthy, vibrant, and pluralist society."
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Who will be 'designated survivor' as Trump set to deliver joint congressional address next week?
World | Mar 01, 2025, 06:35 PM ISTA designated survivor is an individual away from the main event to ensure someone in the line of presidential succession stays alive in case of an unthinkable tragedy.
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Pakistan: 23 Ahmadis arrested for offering Friday prayers, police say 'Muslim sentiment hurt'
World | Mar 01, 2025, 05:38 PM ISTPakistan's Parliament in 1974 declared the Ahmadi community as non-Muslims. A decade later, they were banned from both calling themselves Muslims as well as practicing aspects of Islam.
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Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkiye: Here's what Erdogan says
World | Mar 01, 2025, 04:27 PM ISTThe Middle East has witnessed changes in the geopolitical situation, which includes the reconfiguration of power in neighbouring Syria. Other notable changes include the weakening of the Hezbollah militant movement in Lebanon and the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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Russia reacts to Oval Office spat, calls it 'miracle' that Trump restrained from hitting Zelenskyy
World | Mar 01, 2025, 03:44 PM ISTRussia's foreign ministry spokesperson underscored in her post on Telegram that Zelenskyy's biggest lie of all his lies was his assertion that the Kyiv regime in 2022 was alone.