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Trump’s 50% tariffs kick in: Which Indian exports are most exposed, which stay safe for now | Explained
The US is India’s single largest export market, accounting for around 20 per cent of its shipments. Analysts fear that the new tariffs could cause India’s exports to the US to drop by as much as 40 to 50 per cent this year.
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India seeks UNSC travel ban waiver for Taliban FM visit: How New Delhi's outreach undercuts Pakistan’s Kabul influence
If cleared, this would mark the first-ever official visit by a Taliban minister to India since the group retook control of Afghanistan in August 2021 following the withdrawal of US and NATO troops.
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Birthright, deportations, transgender ban: The major cases Trump is facing at US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has largely sided with him on immigration, federal employment, and dismantling diversity-focused programmes, while checking him occasionally on aid and wrongful deportations.
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Explained: How India plans to put Pakistan in the dock on terrorism at the SCO Summit
The Ministry of External Affairs has made it clear that India will not allow terrorism, particularly the kind perpetrated from across the border, to be glossed over in the summit’s final communique.
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What’s next for Ukraine after Trump-Putin diplomacy stalls
Diplomacy showed no progress as Russia continues to push on the battlefield and Ukraine insists on long-term security guarantees.
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Litmus test for Trump’s trade gambit? Why Modi-Xi-Putin bonhomie at SCO may unsettle US
The Tianjin summit will be about optics as much as policy. A handshake between Modi and Xi, with Putin by their side, would crystallise the very multipolar world Trump rails against.
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What’s wrong with the world map? It shrinks Africa, and India has a stake too | Explained
Given its distortions, why has the Mercator projection continued to dominate classrooms, atlases and even digital maps for centuries?
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Can Trump fire a Fed governor? The legal battle over Lisa Cook explained
The US Supreme Court has signalled the Federal Reserve may deserve special protection, but precedent remains unsettled.
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How a historic drop in immigration is reshaping the US labour market and economy
Fewer newcomers are keeping unemployment low now but risk slowing long-term growth and straining public finances
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Why the House subpoenaed Jeffrey Epstein’s estate and what it means for the search for a client list
US Congress is demanding files, financial records, and surveillance data as pressure increases to release Epstein documents.
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What to know about the journalists killed in Gaza strike
Five journalists covering international media were among victims of an Israeli bombing of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
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Trump inflates India-Pakistan ceasefire claim, now raises count of 'downed jets' from 5 to 7
After previously saying that five jets were shot down, Trump has now asserted that seven aircraft were destroyed during the four-day confrontation between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
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Israel 'deeply regrets' double attack at Gaza hospital as 21, including five journalists, killed
The statement came as Israel struck Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza twice, killing at least 21 people, including five journalists, medics, and rescue workers, in a "double-tap" attack.
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US issues notice for extra 25% tariff on India beginning August 27
According to the draft notice released Monday by the Department of Homeland Security, the additional tariffs will cover Indian products “that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 27, 2025”
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'You'll get one year in jail': Trump criminalises burning of US flag, sparks free speech concern
"If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail, no early exits, no nothing," Trump said as he signed the order in the Oval Office.
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Trump threatens 200% tariff on China, singles out Beijing's rare earths policy
Speaking in the Oval Office ahead of a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Trump observed that Washington’s position was stronger than Beijing’s in the ongoing trade dispute
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Trump signals possible Kim Jong Un meeting, expresses skepticism on Ukraine peace efforts
Trump raised doubts about potential talks between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, even as the US pushes for a negotiated peace in Ukraine.
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Trump again claims he brokered India-Pakistan ceasefire, says he 'used trade'
New Delhi, however, maintains that the ceasefire was agreed upon at the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO)-level talks and that no external mediation was involved.
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In talks with Pakistan, Yunus pushes SAARC revival: Why the bloc remains frozen since 2014 and why it matters for India
Even with the roadblocks, India cannot afford to ignore SAARC. At a time when global trade wars and power rivalries are reshaping the world, South Asia’s collective strength could be a game changer.
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India warned Pakistan of ‘high floods’ on humanitarian grounds, even as Indus Waters Treaty remains suspended
The information exchange comes against a backdrop of deadly monsoon floods in both countries. Since late June, at least 799 people have died in Pakistan.
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'What’s going on in South Korea?' Trump suggests ‘purge’ ahead of White House talks with President Lee
Lee, who took office in June following the impeachment of his conservative predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol for briefly imposing martial law, is making his first trip to Washington as president.
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'Can't see Putin changing his mind': Germany ready to back security guarantees for Ukraine after war
The remarks came a day after Ukraine marked its Independence Day, with President Volodymyr Zelensky declaring that the presence of foreign troops after the war would be “important” for the country’s security.
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Was Princess Diana really ‘set up as a date’ for Jeffrey Epstein? Here's what Ghislaine Maxwell revealed
Maxwell's version of events has raised questions. She hinted the gathering took place in the early 2000s, but Diana died in Paris in 1997, leaving the timeline of Maxwell’s story uncertain.
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Screwworm returns to US after 50 years: How the parasite spreads and why it has the beef industry worried
The screwworm is not actually a worm, but a fly whose larvae feed on the living flesh of animals and, in rare cases, humans. They burrow into open wounds and eat tissue from the inside, which can be fatal if untreated.
