Category: World
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IMF confirms Pakistan funding issue didn’t come up for voting
India will send a dossier to FATF, the terror financing watchdog, to push for Pakistan’s inclusion in its ‘grey list’ of countries under heightened scrutiny
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U.S. to stay out of war that’s none of our business: Vance on India-Pak tensions
Mr. Vance quoted U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio who have said that Washington wants the tensions to “de-escalate” as quickly as possible
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U.S. President Donald Trump critics launch new group to highlight rising cost
Bipartisan Cost Coalition formed to combat rising costs under Trump administration, using various media platforms for outreach
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China vows in politburo meeting to support firms, workers affected by U. S. tariffs
China vows to stabilise jobs by increasing the proportion of unemployment insurance funds that can be returned to companies that are greatly affected by tariffs
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Donald Trump signals China tariffs will come down, says he won’t fire Fed chief
The U.S. President acknowledged that the 145% tariff on China was a “very high” level, and that this would “come down substantially”
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Donald Trump goes to war with U.S. Federal Reserve over interest rates
The Fed system, created more than a century ago, is designed to insulate the U.S. central bank from political interference, but Donald Trump has threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell
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U.K. top court’s definition of woman further polarises debate on gender
The court unanimously ruled that only biological women meet the legal definition of a woman; the judges counselled against reading the judgment as a triumph for one or more groups at the expense of another; trans supporters, however, worry that the ruling is a setback for trans inclusion
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Largest economies must reach agreement on trade issues to preserve openness, says IMF chief
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that the U.S. administration’s recent global tariffs and unpredictable policy stance have increased economic risks, particularly for low- and middle-income countries, potentially exacerbating existing debt crises
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Trump’s reciprocal tariffs: Explainers, analysis, videos and views
A package on the reciprocal tariffs announced by American President Donald Trump
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India should use the ‘window of opportunity’ to finalise a ‘stronger’ FTA with Sri Lanka, says economist
The proposed FTA could ‘cover services; allow freer movement of some classes of workers and overcome protectionist blockages in both countries — which are, I think, more on the Sri Lankan side,’ the economist said, adding that closer relationship between the two neighbours ‘should not upset other powers — China and the U.S. — which…