MADRID: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is visiting China on Friday, his third trip to the country in two years as his government seeks to boost investment from the Asian giant amid global economic uncertainty caused by a chaotic US tariff policy. Sanchez met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and was expected to meet as […]
File photo: US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (left) and Panama foreign minister Javier Martinez-Acha (Picture credit: AP, X/@javierachapma) Panama is seeking to preserve a “respectful, transparent and mutually beneficial” relationship with the United States, even as US President Donald Trump repeats threats to retake control of the Panama Canal, foreign minister Javier Martinez-Acha said on […]
Tufts University has called for the immediate release of Rumeysa Ozturk, an international graduate student who was taken into custody by the US department of homeland security (DHS) last week. Ozturk was apprehended by masked federal agents on 25 March outside her off-campus apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts, while on her way to a Ramadan iftar […]
The TOI correspondent from Washington: Predicting that a “golden age” for ties between US and India is coming up ahead, the Trump administration is giving out an “all is well” signal despite the failure of the two countries to close out a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) hours ahead of the April 2 Trump deadline of […]
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus returned to Dhaka from a productive visit to China, emphasizing the significance of China as a beneficial partner for Bangladesh. The visit underlined the expectation of stronger bilateral ties and collaboration extending beyond the economy, including cultural exchanges. Dhaka: Expressing optimism about a “new chapter” in Dhaka-Beijing relations, Chief Adviser Muhammad […]
US to strengthen military ties with Philippines to counter China’s aggression in Indo-Pacific (Picture credit: ANI) MANILA: US defence secretary Pete Hegseth, during his visit to Manila, said that the United States will strengthen its military partnership with the Philippines to “reinforce deterrence” against “China’s aggression” in the Indo-Pacific region, as reported by CNN News.During […]
Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky’s statue in Canada smeared with poop amid backlash over ties with Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP/Mario Nawfal) A statue of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky in Edmonton became the target of vandalism after an unknown individual defaced it with faeces. The incident, which took place outside Rogers Place, has drawn attention as […]
