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US, China begin high-stakes tariff talks in Geneva to ease trade war tensions

Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) Senior American and Chinese officials began tense negotiations in Geneva on Saturday in a bid to cool a spiralling tariff dispute that threatens global trade. US treasury secretary Scott Bessent and trade representative Jamieson Greer are meeting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, marking the first direct contact between the two […]

China’s consumption slide deepens as tariff war bites

China’s consumer prices continued to fall in April, marking the third consecutive month of decline(AP) BEIJING: China said Saturday that consumer prices slumped in April for the third straight month, reflecting persistent challenges as leaders attempt to revive an economy stymied by sluggish spending and a fierce trade war with Washington.The world’s second-largest economy has […]

European leaders to meet Zelenskyy in rare show of unity since start of Ukraine war

For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine over three years ago, the leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom will make a joint visit to Kyiv. French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK prime minister Keir Starmer and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk are expected to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr […]

How Trump’s trade war can wipe out toilet papers in US

Brazil’s top pulp exporter, Suzano SA, has warned that US president Donald Trump’s new tariffs are disrupting shipments of a key material used in making toilet paper. The Brazilian company reported that its exports of bleached hardwood pulp to the US dropped by 20% in April compared to the same time last year. This type […]

Two dolls instead of 30? Toys become the latest symbol of Trump’s trade war | World News

NEW YORK : President Donald Trump‘s tariffs crusade has taken aim at a number of foreign goods, from European wines and car parts from Mexico to films made abroad. Lately, the president’s wandering ire has found another rhetorical poster child: toy dolls. Trump asserted that children will be fine having two dolls – perhaps three […]

‘80% seems right’: Donald Trump floats slashing China tariffs to ease trade war

US President Donald Trump on Friday floated slashing tariffs on China to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting, signaling a possible move to ease tensions in the ongoing trade war.“80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B,” Trump posted on Truth Social referring to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is one of the […]

Trump urges 30-day ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine war after phone call with Zelenskyy

US president Donald Trump on Thursday called for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine shortly after his phone call with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said, “Talks with Russia/Ukraine continue. The US. calls for, ideally, a 30-day unconditional ceasefire.” . Zelensky earlier confirmed the call and […]

‘Asking for too much’: JD Vance lambasts Russia for not ending Ukraine war

US vice president JD Vanceon Wednesday said Russia was “asking for too much” in return for ending its 38-month invasion of Ukraine, in one of the Trump administration’s strongest rebukes of Moscow to date.His remarks came during a side event hosted by organisers of theMunich Security Conference. “I wouldn’t say the Russians are uninterested in […]

80 years after World War II, Germany still searches for fallen soldiers

German soldiers carry the small coffins with the remains of fallen German soldiers of WWII to the grave during a funeral service at a memorial site for fallen soldiers in Halbe, Germany (Image: AP) 80 years have passed since the second World War came to an end. However, the search for the bodies of fallen […]

Amid India-Pak tensions, Pakistan MP says he’ll head to England if war begins; watch video

Sher Afzal Khan Marwat (File Photo) A Pakistani politician from jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has revealed what he plans to do in the event of a war with India. Pak Army Hit By Ammunition Shortage; Artillery Stockpile Near Zero Amid War Fear | India Ready! Follow live updatesSher Afzal Khan […]