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Trump Urges EU Tariffs on China and India

Donald Trump has called on the European Union (EU) to impose tariffs of up to 100% on China and India to push Russian Pr...

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Trump Blocked from Firing Fed Governor Cook

A federal judge has put a temporary stop to President Donald Trump's firing of Federal Reserve governing board membe...

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Trump Defends Move on 600,000 Chinese Student Visas

President Trump is addressing a certain degree of pushback from Republicans over his decision to permit 600,000 student ...

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South Korea’s Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee Indicted

Kim Keon Hee, the wife of the ousted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, has been officially indicted, facing b...

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Trump’s 50% Tariff Hits India as Modi Pushes Self-Reliance

Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on India have officially come into force, weeks after he ordered an additional 25% pena...

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Netanyahu Calls Albanese Weak, Accuses Him of Betrayal

New tensions have arisen between Israel and Australia after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Australian...

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Ex-South Korean First Lady Arrested in Corruption Case

Prosecutors then arrested Kim Keon Hee, the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, for questioning and charged h...

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Opposition Protests Over Vote Manipulation Claims

In India, a political uproar has erupted after opposition parties alleged that the Election Commission is showing partia...

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Trump Assumes Control of DC Police, Deploys Guard

The DC National Guard was seen throughout Washington, DC, on Tuesday after being mobilised and federalising the city'...

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White House Orders Smithsonian Review

It launched an extensive internal examination of the Smithsonian Institution, which oversees most major public museums n...

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Bihar Voters List Errors Spark Political Dispute

The Election Commission of India has put forth a revised draft electoral roll for Bihar, which is all set to go to the p...

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Trump Orders Homeless Out of Washington DC

US President Donald Trump has called for homeless people to "move out" of Washington, DC, as part of his pledg...

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Trump Demands Intel CEO Resignation Over China Ties

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan should resign after former President Donald Trump says his Chinese connections are a conflict and a...

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Trump Hints at National Guard Use in DC

After a carjacking involving a former federal employee, former President Donald Trump has recommended taking control of ...

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U.S. Condemns Brazil's House Arrest Order for Bolsonaro

The U.S. government has harshly criticized a Brazilian Supreme Court decision to place former President Jair Bolsonaro u...

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Trump Threatens Higher Tariffs on India Over Russian Oil

President Donald Trump on Monday said he intends to increase tariffs against India "very substantially" follow...

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Trump Fires BLS Head, Cites 'Rigged' Jobs Report and Tariffs Push

BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer was removed from her post after the disappointing July jobs report. He said a replacem...

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Grand Jury Hearings Ordered Over Trump-Russia Allegations

Pam Bondi, the US attorney general of Florida, has reportedly asked state prosecutors to investigate whether two politic...

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UK Divided Over China's Plan for Massive London Embassy

Hong Kong police have placed a £95,000 bounty on the head of a woman who went missing wearing an expensive Rolex w...

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Trump's Jobs Data Clash Raises Fears of Political Interference

Economists, officials, and political observers were concerned by President Donald Trump's firing of Erika McEntarfer...

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Canada Weighs Options After US Trade Deadline Missed

The United States and Canada appeared to be at a trade deal checkpoint as their acrimonious talks wound down with no cle...

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Trump's Super PAC Amasses Nearly $200 Million War Chest

Former President Donald Trump's political sway is being supercharged by his super PAC, MAGA Inc., which brought in a...

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Supreme Court Blocks Sara Duterte Impeachment

The Philippines' Supreme Court has halted the impeachment of Vice-President Sara Duterte, giving her a respite from ...

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White House Denies Trump Link to Epstein Files

The White House has rejected reports that President Donald Trump's name appears in Justice Department records relate...

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Trump Concerned Over Israeli Strikes in Gaza, Syria

President Donald Trump was reportedly taken by surprise last week following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and Syria. Accord...

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Trump's Second Term Divides Voters After Six Months

Six months into President Donald Trump's second term, voter opinions remain starkly divided. Some voters are strongl...

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SNAP Cuts Threaten Access to Healthy Food Nationwide

As the Trump administration pushes a national campaign for healthier eating, recent $186 billion cuts to the federal Sup...

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Gabbard Denies Russia Interference, Contradicting Trump Officials

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard recently cast doubt on long-standing conclusions about Russia's inte...

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Japan PM refuses to quit after election loss

Japan's ruling coalition faced a major political blow after losing its majority in the upper house. Despite the outc...

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Far-Right 'Japanese First' Party Sanseito Gains Ground in Japan's Election

A once-fringe political party in Japan has surged into the spotlight following a surprising victory in the recent upper ...

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67 Palestinians killed while seeking Gaza aid

At least 67 Palestinians were killed in northern Gaza while waiting for aid trucks, according to the Hamas-run health mi...

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Eswatini Faces Anger Over Arrival of US Deportees

The arrival of foreign deportees from the United States has sparked widespread anger in the small African nation of Eswa...

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Why China Stayed Neutral in Iran-Israel Conflict

During the recent Iran-Israel war, China maintained a careful distance, avoiding direct involvement even as Iran faced a...

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Trump: Release Any 'Credible' Epstein Information

President Donald Trump has urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to release "any" information pertaining to convict...

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Language Dispute Sparks Violence in Maharashtra

The controversy started this past April when the government of Maharashtra state announced that Hindi would be made mand...

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Starmer and Macron Defend Pragmatism Against Populist Rise

Addressing reporters shoulder to shoulder, the two leaders recognised the political obstacles they each confront in the ...

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Trump Threatens 35% Tariffs on Canadian Imports

The decision was communicated in a letter they posted on Trump's social media site. It is part of a larger threat to...

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India and China Reset Relations Amid Border Tensions

India and China are indicating they may be cautiously resetting their relationship after years of military standoffs and...

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Trump Threatens Brazil with Tariffs, Backs Bolsonaro

The US jacks up pressure on Brazil with a 50% import tariff announcement. US President Donald Trump said he will reinsta...

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Trump's Singapore Ambassador Pick Faces Senate Backlash

Donald Trump's nominee to be the next US ambassador to Singapore, Anjani Sinha, came under fire at his Senate confir...

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Nairobi Sealed Off Ahead of Saba Saba Protests

Kenyan security forces have locked down central Nairobi in anticipation of planned national protests today. Major highwa...

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Netanyahu, Trump Push for Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump as optimism increases ...

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Trump Rejects Musk's America Party Idea

Former president Donald Trump has bashed Elon Musk's proposal to create a new political party, describing it as &quo...

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Federal Backing for New Brisbane Olympic Stadium

The federal government has thrown its weight behind a contentious new stadium for the Olympic Games at Victoria Park in ...

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Trump's Budget Bill Faces Final Hurdles in US House

Donald Trump’s mammoth tax and spending bill is moving through Congress to completion, with a 4 July deadline loom...

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Trump’s Visit to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Stokes Controversy, Fear, and Fierce Debate

President Donald Trump is planning to visit "Alligator Alcatraz," a newly constructed migrant detention and de...

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Senate Pushes Trump’s Policy Bill in All-Night Voting

The us Senate polls has begun an arduous, overnight voting session on the Republicans’ sweeping bill to overhaul t...

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Bangladesh Denies Forming Alliance with China, Pakistan

Bangladesh has cleared the air that it does not want any strategic nexus and alliance with China and Pakistan as an info...

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Trump Blames Democrats for Iran Intel Leak

US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Democrats of leaking classified intelligence about the recent US attacks o...

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Trump Reacts to NATO Chief's 'Daddy' Comment

US President Donald Trump was caught in a viral incident during the 2025 NATO Summit in the Netherlands after NATO Secre...

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US Claims Asylum Deals with Guatemala, Honduras Amid Denials

The US has also signed asylum deals with Guatemala and Honduras, in a bid to dissuade migrants from filing claims in the...

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Colombia Passes Labour Reform After Two Failed Attempts

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday signed a much-debated labour reform into law, a major gain in his bid to ...

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Senate Deadlock Over Medicaid Threatens Trump Bill

Congress is struggling to move forward with President Donald Trump's priority legislation, thanks to an ongoing disp...

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India's Forced Sterilisation: A Village Remembers

On June 25, 1975, India stepped into one of its most oppressive periods of democratic history — Emergency. Ci...

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Teen 'Big Balls' Quits US Govt After Short DOGE Stint

19-year-old software developer, Edward Coristine, also known as "Big Balls", has stepped down from his po...

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Zohran Mamdani Defeats Cuomo in NYC Primary

The 33-year-old Indian-American state lawmaker Zohran Mamdani has won the Democratic Party primary for New York City may...

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UK Pledges 5% GDP for National Security by 2035

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised the UK will hit a new Nato target of 5% of GDP on national security by...

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Supreme Court Backs Trump Deportations to Third Countries

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted an emergency request from former President Donald Trump allowing his administration t...

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Judge Blocks Trump's Ban on Harvard Foreign Students

A federal judge has suspended indefinitely an effort by former President Donald Trump to limit international students fr...

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GOP Split on Medicaid, SALT in Trump-Backed Bill

Senate Republicans are divided over the main components of an expansive domestic policy bill that is being embraced by f...