[ad_1] Washington: US President Donald Trump unveiled his “Liberation Day” tariffs on Wednesday, sending fears of a trade war ricocheting around the world. In a closely watched speech in the White House Rose Garden, the billionaire businessman said April 2, 2025 would “forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn,” insisting that domestic…
[ad_1] Damascus: Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday appointed Osama al-Rifai, a moderate Muslim cleric known for having opposed now ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad, as the country’s grand mufti. “Today, this position is held by one of the finest scholars” in Syria, Sharaa said in a statement. Rifai, a Damascene born in 1944, publicly…
[ad_1] Berlin: Private data of top security advisers to US President Donald Trump can be accessed online, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported Wednesday, adding to the fallout from embarrassing revelations of security slips by his administration. Cell phone numbers, email addresses and in some cases passwords used by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Director…
[ad_1] Washington DC: Donald Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ or ‘Golden Visa’ scheme, which offers permanent residency and optional citizenship of the United States for $5 million, per card, seems to have become a hit, if US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s claim is indeed true. Mr Howard said he sold 1,000 ‘Gold Cards’ in a single day…
[ad_1] Moscow: A top Kremlin aide on Friday criticised the US-Ukrainian proposal for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, saying it would just be a “breather” for the Ukrainian military. “It would be nothing more than a temporary breather for the Ukrainian military,” Yuri Ushakov told state media after speaking by phone to US national…
[ad_1] Kolkata: US Awami League Vice President Dr Rabbi Alam has raised concerns over the current situation in Bangladesh, stating that the country is under attack and urging the international community to intervene. Speaking to the news agency ANI in Kolkata, Alam, a close aide of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, thanked India for…
