Unesco is choosing new director who will face big funding shortage after US exit

The Unesco logo hangs from a podium in Paris (Image credits: AP) PARIS: An Egyptian antiquities professor and ex-tourism minister is facing off against a Congolese economist who promoted schooling in refugee camps in a race to become the new director of Unesco. Whoever wins will inherit a world body reeling from the Trump administration’s […]

‘India will say sorry and make a deal’: US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick The TOI correspondent from Washington: Taking a cue from from MAGA Supremo Donald Trump‘s stubborn stance on tariffs, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday signaled a hardening of US position on tariffs saying he expected India to say “sorry” and make a deal with the President after its businesses […]

Lula, Putin talk Ukraine peace; plan BRICS meet; weigh joint reply to Trump tariffs

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Vladimir Putin (AP) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for about 40 minutes on Saturday, the Brazilian presidential palace said. Putin briefed Lula on his talks with the United States and “recent peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine,” as per the statement. […]

‘Little group fading fast’: Donald Trump mocks Brics; reiterates 10% tariff threat to protect US dollar dominance

US President Donald Trump on Friday mocked the Brics group as a “little group” that is “fading out fast”. He also reiterated his warning from earlier this month of a 10 per cent tariff on any nation aligning with Brics, which he described as following “anti-American policies”. The MAGA chief also claimed credit for weakening […]

Brics summit: China’s Xi to skip summit for first time in 12 years; Gordon Chang hints at Jinping’s losing influence | World News

China’s Xi Jinping to skip for first time in 12 years Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the upcoming Brics Summit in Brazil, marking the first time in 12 years that the Chinese leader will be absent from the annual gathering of major emerging economies. The two-day summit, taking place in Rio de Janeiro […]