No ‘luxury goods’ purchase: Trump administration bars Iranian diplomats from shopping; Iran condemns move

Iranian diplomats and officials visiting the United States will no longer be allowed to shop at Costco or other wholesale retailers without prior approval from the State Department, according to new restrictions published in the Federal Register this week. The rules, which also apply to accompanying family members, prohibit the purchase of “luxury goods” without […]

Young Protesters in Nepal Recover Looted Goods for Shopkeepers

new video loaded: Young Protesters in Nepal Recover Looted Goods for Shopkeepers By Shanta Nepali, Ang Li and Meg Felling•September 17, 2025 After protests left behind a trail of destruction in Nepal, a group of small business owners are stepping in to salvage looted home appliances in an effort to restore order. Source link

$2,300 diamond bracelet, designer goods: Indian woman Yogini Varma caught stealing in New Jersey, she was driving a Tesla

Indian-origin woman Yogini Varma was caught shoplifting in New Jersey earlier this year. The bodycam footage of the interaction recently went viral. A video of an Indian-origin woman, Yogini Varma, a New Jersey resident, being interrogated by the police on allegations of stealing designer goods, a diamond bracelet from Short Hills Mall, went viral as […]

‘Eliminating all retaliatory tariffs on US goods’: Canada’s big announcement; move comes day after Carney-Trump talks

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday announced that Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs on US goods, aligning with Washington’s recent decision to exempt products covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).Speaking a day after a call with US President Donald Trump, PM Carney told reporters that starting September 1, Canada would be “eliminating all Canadian […]

US tariffs: Trump plans to levy 10% duties on goods from African and Caribbean nations; targets pharma and chip sectors next

US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday (local time) that he is planning to impose tariffs of over 10 per cent on goods from smaller countries, including nations in Africa and the Caribbean, news agency AP reported. “We’ll probably set one tariff for all of them,” Trump told reporters, explaining that the rate could be […]

UAE: Over 3.5 million illegal excise goods found hidden in clothing shipments during major FTA raid in Dubai | World News

The FTA seized millions in untaxed tobacco and vaping products smuggled into Dubai, cleverly hidden among apparel shipments/ Image: (File) FTA seized over 3.5 million smuggled excise goods in Dubai. Hidden tobacco and beverage products carried AED 133.2M in tax liability. Advanced tracking tech and joint enforcement boosted the raid’s success. In a decisive move […]

‘Privileged to do so’: Donald Trump delays 50% tariff on EU goods to make room for talks

US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a delay in implementing a proposed 50 per cent tariff on goods from the European Union, pushing the deadline from June 1 to July 9 in a bid to give trade negotiations with the bloc more time.The decision followed a phone […]

Temu halts shipping goods from China directly to US customers

Temu, the Chinese e-commerce giant, has stopped shipping products directly from China to US customers. Instead, all orders will now be fulfilled from warehouses within the United States, a company spokesperson confirmed Friday.The move comes following the closure of a provision that previously permitted Chinese-made products valued up to $800 to enter the United States […]

US-China trade war intensifies: Beijing raises tariffs on US goods to 84% after Trump’s 104% duty move

The US-China trade war deepened dramatically on Wednesday as Beijing announced a sweeping hike in tariffs on American goods, raising rates from 34% to 84%, just a day after President Donald Trump’s new 104% tariffs on Chinese imports came into force.Calling the US action a violation of trade norms and a threat to global stability, […]