President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday (March 4, 2025) against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin as the U.S. faced the threat of rekindled inflation and paralyzing uncertainty for business. Just after midnight, Mr. Trump imposed 25% taxes, or…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference on the defence package at EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) presented a plan to mobilise some €800 billion ($843 billion) for Europe’s defence — and…
NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Tuesday asked why it took 84 days for Dhananjay Munde to resign from the Maharashtra cabinet when the photos and footage related to the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh were available with the government. Talking to reporters, the Lok Sabha MP said although Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and…
Financial news is displayed as people work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) | Photo Credit: Seth Wenig Stocks tumbled on Wall Street Tuesday (March 4, 2025) as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, wiping out…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Princess Astrid of Belgium, in New Delhi on Tuesday | Photo Credit: ANI Europe needs to develop its own “strategic autonomy”, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said on Tuesday (March 4, 2025), speaking about the United States’ decision to change its course on the Ukraine war. As…
Students gather for a rally in support of a protest encampment on campus in support of Palestinians in New York City, U.S., on April 29, 2024. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. government said it was considering scrapping more than $50 million in contracts with New York’s Columbia University over allegations it failed to…
Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, Jaffna MP. Photo: Special Arrangement Political parties representing Tamil people in Sri Lanka’s north and east have no choice but to consolidate their presence in Parliament to effectively challenge the Anura Kumara Dissanayake government and assert the rights of the Tamil people, according to Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, Jaffna MP and Leader of the Tamil…
The Delhi High Court (HC) on Tuesday granted bail to Christian James Michel, the alleged middleman in the money laundering case linked to the AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper scandal, news agency ANI reported. Recently, the Supreme Court granted him bail in a related CBI case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The bench…
In this grab taken from video provided by RTS Serbia smoke bombs and flares are released in parliament, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: RTS Serbia via AP At least 3 lawmakers were injured on Tuesday (March 4, 2025), one of them seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia’s parliament, during which…
The fifth U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting intended to yield a legally binding global treaty in Busan was meant to be the final one | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday (March 4, 2025) said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take place from August…
