US President Donald Trump has said that India has offered to drop all tariffs on goods imported from his country. The Indian government has “offered us a deal where basically they are willing to literally charge us no tariff,” Trump said at an event in Doha. India and the US are currently in talks to...
Anbarasan Ethirajan South Asia Regional Editor Reuters Donald Trump announced a ceasefire at the weekend For decades, if there’s one thing that’s been a taboo in the Indian foreign ministry, it is third-party mediation – particularly in the long-running dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir. Those in the know, then, are not surprised that US President...
Poland has accused Russian intelligence services of orchestrating a massive fire that nearly completely destroyed a shopping centre in the capital Warsaw last year. In a post on X, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland knows “for sure” that the blaze at the Marywilska shopping centre was caused by arson ordered by the Russian special...
Sameer Hashmi Business reporter Getty Images President Trump, pictured here in 2019, is due to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday With US President Donald Trump due to visit Gulf states this week, a key focus will be securing significant new investment for the US economy. “President Trump wants the announcement [of...
Robin Levinson King BBC News Getty Images White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller says Trump is considering suspending habeas corpus US President Donald Trump’s administration is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, the principle that a person should be able to challenge their detention in court. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief...
US President Donald Trump has said the chance for Russia to play in the 2026 World Cup could be an “incentive” for the country to end the war in Ukraine. Russia’s national football team was banned from competing internationally by Fifa and Uefa in 2022 when the country started Ukraine’s invasion. Read full article at...
US vice-president JD Vance said the US is looking forward to welcoming fans from across the globe for the tournament but says supporters must “go home” afterwards. The US will host 78 of the 104 matches, including the final. The World Tourism Forum Institute has warned that strict immigration policies in the US and global...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the White House on Tuesday amid US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threat to make Canada the 51st US state. Carney kept his cool, flattered Trump and repeated that Canada is not for sale. The BBC’s Jake Kwon analyses how both leaders got their points across, with some jokes...
Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course will host a DP World Tour event for the first time as the Scottish Championship returns to the circuit from 7-10 August. The event has been played once before, in October 2020 at Fairmont St Andrews, and will replace the cancelled Czech Masters. Owned by the president of the United...
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, White House Getty Images The price to keep prisoners at Alcatraz was significantly higher than elsewhere in the federal prison system. US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his proposal to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the once-notorious prison island in the icy waters of San Francisco Bay. Alcatraz- popularly...
Getty Images On Mark Carney’s final day of a gruelling race to be elected PM of vast and sparsely populated Canada I was with him. It was his last push, not just to win, but also to get the majority he said he needed to stand up to the chaotic territorial and trade ambitions of...
Getty Images In Western Sydney, an audience of Stetson-wearing Australians are sitting in their fold-up camping chairs, swigging beers and eating a spiralled fried potato on a skewer known as a ‘chip on a stick’. People here are enjoying bull rides, barrel racing and bucking broncos. It feels like a slice of Americana in New...
Faisal Islam Economics editor, BBC News Reporting fromOttawa, Ontario Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Will Canada’s newly-elected PM agree to meet Trump? Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said his country deserves respect from the US and will only enter trade and security talks with President Donald Trump “on our terms”. Speaking exclusively to...
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has seen sweeping change in the US and beyond. Read full article at source...
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC BBC When Donald Trump made a historic return to power earlier this year, it was with the help of voters who represented a diverse coalition of backgrounds – truck drivers, veterans, business owners and more. They represented a wide range of perspectives that helped explain Trump’s enduring appeal. But...