Washington, March 21 President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans for the US military to induct a sixth generation of fighter jets called F 47s, a toned-down version of it will be available to allies. The aircraft is being built by Boeing. “The F-47 will be the most advanced, most capable, most lethal aircraft ever […]
Washington, March 18 US President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin have been on the phone for more than an hour and the White House said “the call is going well”. A readout of the call will be issued later. The two leaders are expected to discuss the US plan for a 30-day ceasefire […]
New Delhi, March 18 India and New Zealand are working to finalise a comprehensive and mutually beneficial free trade agreement, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. Addressing the business leaders of India and New Zealand here, Goyal emphasised the immense potential for collaboration between the two countries. He articulated an […]
March 11 The government of Mauritius on Tuesday announced its decision to bestow the country’s highest honour ‘The Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean’ to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his ongoing two-day State Visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago. Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam made the […]
Washington, March 11 US President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated the trade war with Canada by doubling the tariff on steel and aluminum imports from that country. Trump announced the additional 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel — taking it up to 50 per cent — in a long post on his social media […]
Washington, March 6 President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he is pausing new tariff hikes on imports from Mexico after a phone call with President Claudia Sheinbaum. On Wednesday, he had ordered a pause on the hikes applying to automobiles. “After speaking with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, I have agreed that Mexico will not […]
Kyiv, Feb 16 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that we have begun collaborating with US President Donald Trump’s team and are seeing progress towards achieving peace and stopping the war with Russia. “We have begun working with President Trump’s team and can already see that success is attainable. Right now, the world is looking up […]
Washington, Feb 13 The US will seek to prioritise and boost defence and energy sales to India, senior White House officials said Thursday previewing a meeting later in the day between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The officials also said the two leaders will build on the accomplishments of the American leader’s […]
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, marking an extraordinary return to power with the start of his historic second term. The ceremony, held indoors at the Capitol due to freezing temperatures, was attended by prominent political figures, business leaders, and former presidents, who gathered to witness Trump’s […]
Japanese media reported that 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka, recognised as the world’s oldest person, has died of old age. Itooka died earlier this week at a nursing home in the city of Ashiya in western Japan where she resided, the city government in Hyogo Prefecture said, reported Kyodo News. The Japanese woman was born on May […]