Washington DC: Trade negotiations with India are moving well, United States Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent said on Tuesday while noting that it is easier to negotiate with India than many other countries. Addressing a press briefing, Scott Bessent said non-tariff barriers can be “much more insidious” than tariff barriers. “We are very close.
The first batch of Indian Haj pilgrims were accorded a warm welcome at the Madina Airport in Saudi Arabia by Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom, Suhel Khan and Consul General Fahad Suri on Tuesday.
A tragic fire erupted through a restaurant in Liaoyang City, located in northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Tuesday afternoon, claiming the lives of 22 people and leaving three others injured, according to state media.
Once a kingmaker in Canadian politics, Jagmeet Singh announced on Tuesday that he is quitting as the leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP) after he lost his own election to parliament and his party suffered a rout.
According to Taiwan's MND, 27 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin unilaterally declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8-11 for the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and called on Kyiv to do the same, the Kremlin said on Monday. The Kremlin said the decision was based on “humanitarian considerations” and a truce would be held.