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A team of US negotiators will hold discussions with Indian officials in New Delhi today (16) to revive talks on a bilateral trade deal. The delegation is led by Chief Negotiator Brendan Lynch, the Assistant US Trade Representative (USTR)…

Donald Trump has rejected suggestions that the warming of relations between China, Russia and their allies poses a challenge to the US on the global stage. The US president told reporters in the Oval Office that he had “a good…

Indonesia and the United States yesterday launched a major joint military exercise with forces from 12 other nations, which commanders from both nations described as a bid to increase interoperability and improve deterrence in the region.…

The U.S. has imposed a new 50% tariff on Indian-origin goods starting Wednesday, August 27. The tariff is a response by the Trump administration to India’s continued purchase of discounted Russian oil. The U.S. Department of Homeland…

The United States says there were no reports of enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka by or on behalf of government authorities in 2024. The US State Department said the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) also reported it had not received…

With a tsunami hitting the coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido and warnings ringing across Pacific Islands and the US, local officials have ruled out any threat to Sri Lanka. The tsunami…

Delhi is “hopeful” of reaching a trade agreement with the US before the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs ends on 9 July, India’s foreign minister has said. In an interview with French daily Le Figaro on Tuesday, S Jaishankar, who is on…

United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has allegedly shared a war plan about US military strikes on Yemen in a second private Signal group, this time with his close personal contacts, including his wife, brother, and personal…

The United States said on Tuesday that 104% duties on imports from China will take effect shortly after midnight, even as the administration of President Donald Trump moved to quickly start talks with other trading partners targeted by…

Russia and the U.S. agreed Tuesday to start working towards ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties, the two countries’ top diplomats said after talks that reflected an extraordinary about-face in U.S.…