Author: tut0ugh
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India–Brazil relations strengthened on Saturday (21 February) as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held wide-ranging talks in New Delhi, targeting expanded trade and strategic cooperation. Speaking at Hyderabad House, PM Modi described the partnership as “beneficial for a long time” and set a goal of raising bilateral trade beyond…
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US President Donald Trump has pledged to impose a 10% “global tariff” under the Trade Act of 1974, after the US Supreme Court ruled his previous duties unlawful. In a 6–3 decision, the court held that Trump exceeded his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy tariffs on dozens of…
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has warned of growing Chinese “coercion” and pledged a major overhaul of Japan’s defence strategy following her landslide lower house election victory last week. Addressing parliament, Takaichi said Japan faces its “most severe and complex security environment since World War Two”, citing China’s military activity, closer China–Russia ties, and North…
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The UK and four European allies have launched a new joint air defence initiative aimed at strengthening NATO’s eastern flank and protecting European airspace. At a meeting of the European Group of Five (E5) in Krakow on Friday (20 February), the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Poland unveiled the Low-Cost Effectors & Autonomous Platforms (LEAP)…
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The US Supreme Court has ruled that President Donald Trump acted beyond his authority in imposing sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), delivering a significant setback to a central pillar of his second-term economic policy. In a 6–3 decision, the majority emphasized that the Constitution assigns the power to impose taxes…
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Saudi Arabia will assist Türkiye in constructing solar plants capable of supplying electricity to more than two million homes, following a deal signed Friday (20 February) in Istanbul. The ceremony took place at an Ottoman-era palace on the Bosphorus, building on a $2-billion energy agreement announced during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Riyadh on…
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Thousands of Argentine workers staged a general strike on Thursday (19 February) to oppose a labour reform bill backed by libertarian President Javier Milei. Unions argue the bill would undermine worker protections entrenched since the 1940s. The legislation, passed by the lower house last week (135–115), will return to the Senate for a final vote…
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The Trump administration and the Indonesian government have finalised a new US–Indonesia trade agreement, reducing US tariffs on Indonesian goods from 32% to 19%. The deal was concluded during President Prabowo Subianto’s visit to Washington for the first meeting of the Trump-led Board of Peace on Gaza reconstruction. According to the White House, Indonesia will…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to improve living standards as he opened the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, a five-yearly meeting that sets policy direction on defence, diplomacy and the economy. “Today, our party is faced with heavy and urgent historic tasks of boosting economic construction…
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The US trade deficit in goods reached a record $1.24 trillion in 2025, government data shows, despite widespread tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump during his first year back in the White House. While the overall US trade deficit (goods and services combined) narrowed slightly to $901.5 billion, the gap in goods with China contracted…
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