railway station in Varanasi

India Set to Reduce Steep Car Tariffs to 40% as New Delhi Nears Major Free Trade Pact With EU

India is preparing its biggest opening yet of the tightly protected automobile sector by agreeing to sharply cut import tariffs on cars from the European Union, as New Delhi and Brussels move toward finalising a long-awaited free trade agreement that...
Myanmar Union Election Commission (UEC)

Myanmar’s Junta-Backed Party Heads for Landslide as Controversial Election Ends, Critics Warn Vote Will Cement Military Rule

Voting concluded in Myanmar’s month-long national election on Sunday (Jan 25), with the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) on course for a sweeping victory in a poll widely criticised as a bid to entrench the junta’s grip on...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

US Threatens 100% Tariffs on Canadian Imports If Ottawa Finalises New Trade Deal With China

The United States will impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on Canadian imports if Ottawa finalises a new trade agreement with China, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday (Jan 25), escalating pressure on Canada as tensions...
Gold

Gold Smashes US$5,000 Barrier to Record High as Geopolitical Tensions and Trade Fears Drive Rush to Safe Havens

Gold prices surged to an unprecedented record above US$5,000 an ounce on Monday (Jan 26), extending a historic rally as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset amid intensifying geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Spot gold rose 0.94 per cent to US$5,029.62...
ferry sinks in southern Philippines

15 Dead, Dozens Missing After Passenger Ferry With Over 350 Aboard Sinks Off Southern Philippines

At least 15 people were dead, and 28 remain missing after a passenger ferry carrying more than 350 people sank early Monday morning (Jan 26) off the southern Philippines, authorities said, as rescue operations continued amid rough seas. The MV...
White House as snow falls in Washington

Monster Winter Storm Knocks Out Power to Over 850,000 Across US, Cancels More Than 10,000 Flights as Historic Cold Grips Nation

More than 850,000 customers across the United States were left without electricity and over 10,000 flights were cancelled on Sunday as a massive winter storm swept across large swathes of the country, paralysing transport networks and straining power grids from...
Trump Administration Defends Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis as Video Fuels Public Outrage

Trump Administration Defends Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis as Video Fuels Public Outrage

Senior officials in U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday defended the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, even as newly surfaced bystander video sharply contradicted the government’s account and deepened tensions between federal...
Cyprus MEP Fidias Panayiotou under fire after referring to paralympians as “loonies” drawing sharp condemnation from National Paralympic Committee

Cyprus MEP Fidias Panayiotou under fire after referring to paralympians as “loonies,” drawing sharp condemnation from National Paralympic Committee

The Cyprus National Paralympic Committee has strongly condemned remarks made by influencer-turned-politician Fidias Panayiotou after he referred to paralympians with intellectual disabilities as “loonies” during a podcast discussion. The comments were made in an episode in which Panayiotou, now a...
Iran protests - Massive crowd marches Europe

Brussels Sees Massive Pro-Iran Protest as Demonstrators Demand EU Action Over Tehran’s Violent Crackdown

Thousands of people gathered in Brussels on Sunday afternoon to protest in solidarity with Iranians facing what demonstrators described as a brutal and bloody crackdown by the Tehran regime. The protest centred around the Schuman roundabout, close to key European...
UK Soldiers from 5 Rifles on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Trump Climbs Down After Outcry Over Afghan War Remarks, Praises British Troops Following NATO Backlash

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday praised British troops as “among the greatest of all warriors” to fight in the Afghan war, seeking to ease tensions a day after comments attributed to him sparked outrage among UK officials and NATO...
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