EU says it has 15% ceiling on US pharma tariffs

US President Donald Trump unveiled on Thursday a fresh round of tariffs on a broad range of imported goods, including 100 per cent  duties on branded drugs, set to go into effect next week
26 September 2025, 09:12 AM

Sharif seeks US investment during talks with Trump

Pakistan PM, joined by army chief, seeks stronger economic ties as discussions also turn to ending Gaza conflict
26 September 2025, 07:52 AM

Trump signs order to advance $14b TikTok sale to US investors

Also announces a delay until Jan 20 in enforcing law that would otherwise ban the app
26 September 2025, 07:48 AM

UK to launch digital ID scheme to curb illegal migration

Says Digital ID will be mandatory for Right to Work checks
26 September 2025, 06:53 AM

In India's Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia is for sale

Families who lived in Dharavi before 2000 will receive free housing
26 September 2025, 06:23 AM

Turkish Airlines inks big Boeing deal after Erdogan visits US

Turkish Airlines announced on Friday a deal to buy up to 225 Boeing jets
26 September 2025, 06:22 AM

World Cup games will be moved if host cities aren't 'safe': Trump

 Trump has a close working relationship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino
26 September 2025, 06:18 AM

Canada signs free trade agreement with Indonesia

Canada's exports include wheat, potash, timber and soybeans
26 September 2025, 05:38 AM

Israeli strikes kill 9 in Yemen's rebel-held capital: Huthis

Huthi media said the targets included a detention facility
26 September 2025, 04:36 AM

East Timor scraps lifetime pensions after protests

Former MPs and some public officials are entitled under a law passed in 2006 to a pension equivalent to their salary
26 September 2025, 03:57 AM
26 September 2025, 03:43 AM

'Time to stop': Trump vows Israel will not annex West Bank

Gaza deal could happen pretty soon, he says
26 September 2025, 03:01 AM

India signs $7b deal for Tejas fighter jets

India yesterday signed a deal worth $7.03 billion to buy indigenous fighter aircraft from state warplane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
25 September 2025, 23:03 PM

South China cleans up after Typhoon Ragasa

Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China were clearing up yesterday after powerful Typhoon Ragasa crashed through Guangdong Province, ripping down trees, destroying fences and blasting signs off buildings.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Curfew in Ladakh after deadly clashes

Security forces yesterday patrolled the streets in India’s Himalayan region of Ladakh, where curfew was clamped in some areas a day after four people were killed in violent protests demanding statehood for the federal territory and job quotas.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump: Secret Service probing events

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the Secret Service was investigating what he described as “sabotage” at the United Nations, alleging that an escalator malfunction, a teleprompter failure and sound problems disrupted his appearance at the world body a day earlier.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Sarkozy gets 5-year jail sentence

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail yesterday for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya and will soon become the first former president of France to serve time in prison.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

UN urges Maldives to repeal media regulation law

A new media regulation law in the Maldives will seriously undermine freedom of expression in the country, the United Nations warned Thursday, urging the authorities to repeal the legislation.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

US could lift sanctions against Turkey 'almost immediately'

Sanctions were imposed for Turkey's acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defenses
25 September 2025, 16:49 PM

Trump says Gaza ceasefire deal 'close' but needs to meet Israel

Netanyahu is due to arrive in the United States on Thursday
25 September 2025, 16:46 PM