International

April 5, 2025 3:20 PM

Global economists warn of U.S. recession post President Trump’s Tariff moves

Global brokerages and economists have warned of an impending US recession after factoring in the impact of reciprocal tariffs announced by the Donald Trump administration. JP Morgan Chase & Co expect real GDP to contract under the weight of the tariffs, and for the full year they look for r...

April 4, 2025 9:06 PM

Bangladesh assumes Chairmanship of BIMSTEC for next two years

Bangladesh on Friday assumed the chairmanship of the regional grouping - Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) - for the next two years. Upon receiving the Chairmanship from the Prime Minister of Thailand, Chief Adviser of Interim Government of Ba...

April 4, 2025 8:46 PM

President Murmu on state visit to Portugal & Slovakia from 7th to 10th April

President Droupadi Murmu will embark on State Visits to Portugal and Slovakia from April 7-10, 2025. MEA's Secretary (West), Tanmaya Lal, informed today while interacting with the media that President will meet and hold delegation-level talks with her Portuguese counterpart, President Marcelo Re...

April 4, 2025 7:44 PM

China retaliates by announcing 34 % additional tariffs on US goods

China announced additional tariffs of 34 per cent on U.S. goods today, the most serious escalation in a trade war with US President Donald Trump that has fed fears of a recession. In the standoff between the world's top two economies, China also announced controls on exports of some rare earth ele...

April 4, 2025 5:16 PM

S Korea to maintain robust readiness against N Korean possible provocations

South Korean acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho today urged the military to establish a robust readiness posture against possible North Korean provocations following the Constitutional Court's ruling that ousted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Kim convened a meeting of key commanders following...

April 4, 2025 12:56 PM

French President urges companies to halt US investments amid Trump’s ‘brutal’ EU tariffs

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged companies to halt investments in the US until US President Donald Trump clarifies his harsh and unjustified new tariffs on Europe and other countries. His remarks came after Trump imposed heavy tariffs, including a 20 per cent tax on imports from the Europe...

April 4, 2025 12:51 PM

South Korea’s Constitutional Court upholds President Yoon’s impeachment

South Korea’s Constitutional Court today upheld the impeachment of the country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol. In a nationally televised judgement, at least six out of eight judges ruled in favour of Yoon’s removal. This means the South Korean leader is immediately removed from the office of the Pr...

April 4, 2025 11:22 AM

Quad nations pledge $20 million in aid for Myanmar earthquake relief

Australia, India, Japan and the US have extended sympathies and condolences to the peoples of Myanmar and Thailand following the recent earthquake. In a Joint Statement by QUAD partners on Myanmar Earthquake Response, the QUAD nations observed that the significant loss of life, injuries, and widesp...

April 4, 2025 11:16 AM

UN Human Rights chief expresses alarm over extrajudicial killings of civilians in Sudan

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has expressed deep concern about reports of widespread extrajudicial killings of civilians in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, following its recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces on March 26. Calling on Sudan to launch independent, tran...

April 4, 2025 11:12 AM

Danish PM rebukes US attempt to annex Greenland, urging respect of international law

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen firmly rejected the US attempt to annex Greenland, accusing the US of subjecting Denmark and Greenland to pressure and threats. She was speaking at a press conference with Greenlandic officials in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The Danish Prime Minister said ...