Month: February 2025

Australia accuses China fighter jet of ‘unsafe’ conduct above South China Sea

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Australia said on Thursday that a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares near an Australian air force plane patrolling the South China Sea, accusing Beijing of “unsafe” military conduct. Beijing swiftly hit back, accusing the Australian plane of “violating Chinese sovereignty and endangering Chinese national security”. China claims almost all of the South China Sea, despite…

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Donald Trump Talks Of “Wonderful Trade Deals” At Meet With “Great Leader” PM Modi

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Washington DC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met today for the first time since Trump returned to the White House for a second term. PM Modi is one of the first global leaders to travel to the US for an official visit and meet Donald Trump after his electoral win.  The…

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Iran says it will rebuild nuclear facilities if attacked, says Masoud Pezeshkian

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Masoud Pezeshkian | Photo Credit: AFP Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday said his country would rebuild its nuclear facilities if attacked, following U.S. media reports that Israel was likely to launch a strike on key Iranian nuclear sites. “They are threatening us that they will attack our Natanz nuclear facility. Come and attack it….

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Food prices to be under control, critical imports mired in uncertainty: Nirmala Sitharaman

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Food prices are expected to be under control in the coming year, going by advance estimates of crop output, but the government will keep monitoring prices and act…

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Zelensky Says Putin “Peace” Comments Not To Be Trusted

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Kyiv: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday warned against trusting Vladimir Putin, as US President Donald Trump insisted he believed the Russian leader “wants peace”. Trump’s shock statement that he wanted to begin talks with Putin to end the war stunned Ukraine and European allies — several of whom questioned his strategy and warned Washington…

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Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Move Before PM Modi Meet

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Washington DC: Shortly after announcing sweeping reciprocal tariffs which will impact all nations which impose tariffs on US goods, Donald Trump spoke about how India is “right at the top of the pack” when it comes to tariffs. President Trump’s remarks come hours before his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which the…

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U.S. President Trump launches ‘reciprocal tariffs’ targeting allies and adversaries

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US President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: AFP US President Donald Trump announced plans Thursday for sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” hitting both allies and competitors, in a dramatic escalation of an international trade war that economists warn could fuel inflation at home. Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said he had decided to impose the reciprocal…

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Assam Cabinet To Discuss Alleged Pak Links Of Gaurav Gogoi’s Wife

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New Delhi: The Assam cabinet led by Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will discuss the ‘national security” angle of alleged Pakistani links of the wife of Gaurav Gogoi, Congress MP from Assam and Deputy Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha. In a post on X, without naming Mr Gogoi, Mr Sarma said: “On February 16,…

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