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State Department declines to comment on India’s response to Trump’s tariff threat
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Wednesday refused to comment on India’s reactions to President Donald Trump’s threats to impose punitive tariffs for buying Russian oil.
She said, “I will not…
Trump says ‘no idea’ on US imports of Russia chemicals, fertilizers
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday stated that he had no knowledge that the United States imports Russian Chemicals and fertilizers.
The rebuttal came after India claimed that US continues to import from…
Kremlin says US-Russia ties lowered to ‘unprecedented level’ under Biden
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – Kremlin on Wednesday said that it is not surprised by the record-long absence of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump, given the “unprecedented…
Trump asks Lula to discuss tariffs; Lula responds, ‘will call Jinping, Modi instead’
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON –Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday has turned down US President Donald Trump’s offer to discuss tariffs over a phone call, said that he would instead call his BRICS allies, Chinese…
5 soldiers shot at Fort Stewart US Army base in Georgia
By Anjali Sharma
NEW YORK – The Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield said on Wednesday that 5 soldiers were shot as a gunman stormed US military base Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday.
The gunman opened fire at the soldiers in the 2nd…
India says US 50% tariff hike ‘extremely unfortunate’, vows ‘actions’ to protect national interests
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Wednesday said that US 50% tariff hike ‘actions’ are “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable.”
India said that Washington’s actions are “extremely…
WFP hails $3.5m funds from Indonesia to support school meals in Afghanistan
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - World Food Programme on Wednesday welcomed a contribution of $3.5 million from the Government of Indonesia to support the agency’s school meal programme in Afghanistan, in apress release issued in New…
UN calls for ‘real change’ to end nukes threat on commemoration of Hiroshima bombing
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - , UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu on Wednesday said the world changed forever 80 years ago when the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima during the WWII, during…
UNCTAD head says landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN trade and development body head Rebeca Grynspan on Wednesday said that the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain the poorest and most overlooked, trapped by geography and squeezed by global…
Israel Faces Heat, Netanyahu Finds Glory in the Social Media War
Poonam Sharma
As the Gaza war continues unabated with no indication of easing, things have taken a very ugly turn. On August 6, 2025, Israeli troops allegedly bombed a United Nations clinic housing displaced civilians in Gaza City, killing…