The State Department stated this, Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott, while addressing a press conference. “We welcome the ceasefire reached between India and Pakistan this weekend and commend both prime ministers for choosing the path of peace,” stated Pigott during the briefing. “Our focus remains on encouraging direct communication between the parties to preserve regional stability.” […]
“Afghanistan has experienced improved security conditions, and its stabilizing economy no longer prevents its nationals from returning home,” Secretary Noem stated in a press release. The TPS designation for Afghanistan will expire on May 20, 2025, with the termination becoming effective on July 12, 2025. Under U.S. law, the Secretary of Homeland Security is required […]
US President Donald Trump had imposed duties of 145 percent on imports from China last month as part of a global tariff blitz, while Beijing hit Washington with retaliatory duties of 125 percent. As well as the blanket levies, China has also been hit with sector-specific tariffs on steel, aluminium and car imports. Trump has […]
Neither side released details after they wrapped up two days of talks in Switzerland. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said a joint statement would be released in Geneva on Monday. Vice Commerce Minister Li Chenggang said it would contain “good news for the world.” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer described […]
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are set to confer with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in the Swiss city in the first such talks between the world’s two largest economies since Trump slapped steep new levies on China last month. The exact venue for the weekend-long talks remained shrouded […]
Trump, who will visit three other Gulf Arab states next week, has voiced hope for reaching a deal with Tehran to avert an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear program that could ignite a wider war. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Oman, which has been mediating, had proposed Sunday as the date, and […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer will meet Chinese economic tsar He Lifeng in Switzerland for talks aimed at containing a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. It could be the first step toward resolving a damaging trade conflict that has already entangled global supply chains. Asked how […]
The UK foreign secretary conveyed his condolences on the tragic loss of civilian lives and underscored the need for both sides to exercise restraint and de-escalate, according to a Foreign Office press release. DPM Dar briefed him on the regional situation due to India’s illegal and unprovoked attacks on multiple cities across Pakistan that resulted […]
This was the second meeting held between the disputants within 48 hours, as tensions are increasing in South Asia. During the meeting, both sides discussed the tense situation prevailing on the border between Pakistan and India. The interior minister briefed the US envoy about the drone terrorism undertaken by India, in which many innocent Pakistanis […]
The “general terms” agreement is the first of dozens of tariff-lowering deals that Trump expects to land in coming weeks after upending the global trading system with steep new import taxes aimed at shrinking a $1.2 trillion U.S. goods trade deficit. Trump hailed the deal in the Oval Office with Starmer patched in on a […]
