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The image shows China and US flags. — Reuters/FileWashington now had blueprint for “very, very strong” trade deal with China: TrumpBeijing responds with retaliatory levies that brought tariffs on both sides well over 100%.US agree to lower its tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% while China will reduce its own to 10%. BEIJING: The United States and China slashed sweeping tariffs on each others’ goods for 90 days on Wednesday, after a temporary ceasefire in a brutal trade war that roiled global markets and international supply chains.Washington and Beijing agreed to drastically lower skyhigh tariffs in a deal that emerged…
Cassie Venture opens up about Diddy’s disturbing behaviorCasandra “Cassie” Ventura has shared the details of her horrific relationship with her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs during an testimony at his sex-trafficking trial.“He would bash me on my head, knock me over, drag me, kick me, stomp me on the head if I was down,” the 38-year-old singer testified inside Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, May 12. The Me & U hitmaker claimed that Diddy often fought with her over minuscule disagreements. Cassie added that the rapper always told her to “fix [her] face or watch [her] mouth,” allegedly “hitting” her in…
Elizabeth Hurley opens up about her bond with Billy Ray CyrusElizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus’ relationship is going strong.Speaking to RTL TV on Tuesday at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s 2025 Hot Pink Party, the 59-year-old actress revealed that she and the singer are “very happy” in their new relationship. “We are very happy, we both love country music, we both love the country, and we both love our kids. We’re happy together,” said Elizabeth.When she asked how she and Billy were doing, the Bedazzled alum replied that they would be physically apart due to their long-distance relationship but…
A pregnant woman receives a vaccine at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, US, February 11, 2021. — ReutersScorching heatwaves fuelled by global warming are increasing the risk of dangerous complications during pregnancies across the world, a report warned on Wednesday.Being exposed to extreme heat while pregnant has previously been linked to a range of problems, including a higher risk of premature birth, stillbirth, birth defects and gestational diabetes. The new report from the US-based research group Climate Central sought to measure how many more pregnant women have been exposed to excessive heat since 2020 and to what extent climate change…
Human rights groups say politicians have been forcibly disappeared in recent daysMali’s military government has dissolved all political parties after accusations from rights groups that opposition figures have been arrested. Assimi Goita, who seized power in two army coups in 2020 and 2021, validated the decision after it was broadcast to Malians in a televised statement on Tuesday. The parties were disbanded after demonstrations this month, demanding the country returned to democratic rule. Protesters gathered on May 3 and 4, carrying placards with slogans reading, “Down with dictatorship, long live democracy,” in a rare public rebuke of the military government,…
RIYADH: ‘The Gulf’ on behalf of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, heads His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and the delegation of the United Arab Emirates to the American Gulf Summit, which is held today in Riyadh with the participation of the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council states and Donald Trump, President of the United States of America. The summit comes within the framework of a tour of the American president in the region, during which he also visits…
Stolen sacrificial animals can be seen being driven off in this screengrab. — Geo NewsArmed robbers intercepted a truck in Karachi’s Liaquatabad on Tuesday and fled with sacrificial animals worth over Rs600,000, highlighting a rise in crime ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, The News reported.Police said the animals had been purchased from Bhains Colony and were being taken to Orangi Town when the truck was stopped by armed men in a car. The suspects held the driver at gunpoint, forced him out of the vehicle, and drove off with the truck. CCTV footage has emerged showing the robbery in progress. According to…
An undated image of Pakistan Army soldiers. — AFP/FileLast week, South Asia teetered on the edge of catastrophe as India and Pakistan engaged in four days of intense air strikes, reigniting fears of a nuclear showdown between these long-standing rivals.This most severe escalation since the 1971 war prompted urgent international action. On May 10, a US-brokered ceasefire pulled both nations back from the brink, averting what could have been a devastating conflict. A 2019 study in Science Advances warned that a nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan could kill millions and trigger global climate disruptions. The fragility of this truce,…
Prince Harry is the sole reason he is estranged from the Royal Family. The Duke of Sussex, who aired his grievances on BBC after losing the appeal to taxpayer funded security, is urged to be ‘man enough.’Royal expert Robert Jobson told The Sun:”Maybe there was a degree of that bitterness in what he gave that interview with the BBC, a sense, again, he wasn’t there – and he knows he should be there. “A lot of people blame Meghan for a lot, I don’t blame her at all.”I think he’s got to be man enough to make his own decisions…
Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump says that forging formal relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel would be a “dream”, but he wants the kingdom to do it on its “own time”. The White House on Tuesday made public a flurry of economic and defence pacts with Saudi Arabia involving hundreds of billions of dollars, but any mention of Israel was conspicuously absent from the announcements. The so-called “normalisation” drive between Saudi Arabia and Israel dominated his predecessor, Joe Biden’s, approach to the region, but the current US president is shifting focus elsewhere, analysts say. “The Trump administration has…