‘Within less than a day …’: Trump reveals how he ‘settled’ Thailand-Cambodia standoff; watch

US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed credit for brokering peace between Cambodia and Thailand by leveraging trade deals.In an interview, Trump said that his administration began a series of discussions with both countries and “settled” the conflict “within less than a day.”“You know, they’ve had many conflicts and wars over the years. When I…

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Trump announces ‘food centres’ in Gaza amid worsening hunger crisis, says ‘you can’t fake starvation’

US President Donald Trump said on Monday (July 28) the United States will establish “food centres” across Gaza to tackle the worsening hunger crisis in the war-torn Palestinian territory. Speaking during his visit to Scotland, where he met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump stressed the urgency of delivering aid directly to civilians. “We’re going…

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‘Won’t do trade’: Donald Trump calls on Cambodia, Thailand to ‘end the war’; ‘reminds me of India-Pakistan’ conflict

US President Donald Trump on Saturday called upon Cambodia and Thailand to put an end to the ongoing deadly border conflict, threatening them that America would not make any trade deal with them if they did not announce a ceasefire. He further said that the conflict reminded him of “Pakistan and India”, which, he claimed…

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India expects ‘preferential’ tariffs in trade deal with U.S.: India’s Piyush Goyal

India expects to secure “preferential” tariffs from the United States that are better than those achieved by its economic rivals, according to India’s commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal. Goyal, who led the negotiations on the U.K.-India trade agreement, signaled a confident approach from New Delhi in ongoing trade talks with Washington. “India will get…

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Can India dodge Trump’s tariff hammer again?

With the clock ticking toward the August 1 trade deadline set by the Trump administration, the prospects of a last-minute mini trade deal between India and the United States are growing dim. Multiple rounds of negotiations have failed to break the deadlock, primarily centered on India’s reluctance to grant market access to American agricultural and…

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Asia stock markets today: live updates

Asia chip stocks continue to climb after U.S. lifts export curbs to China Chip stocks in Asia rose after artificial intelligence darling Nvidia said it would resume sales of its H20 AI general processing units to China “soon” following the U.S.’ reversal of export controls. TSMC, which manufactures Nvidia’s high-performance graphics processing units that help power large…

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‘A tough one: Trump visits flood-ravaged Texas; holds roundtable with first responders

Trump meets first responders in flood-ravaged Texas US President Donald Trump on Friday toured flood-ravaged central Texas, where catastrophic flash floods have killed at least 120 people- including 36 children- and left over 170 missing. Speaking at a roundtable with first responders in hard-hit Kerrville, Trump called the devastation “like nothing I’ve ever seen” and…

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Mark Carney responds to Trump’s ‘flow of fentanyl’ from Canada claim behind 35% tariff: ‘Made vital progress to stop…’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reacted to US President’s “flow of fentanyl’ from Canada” claim on Friday, saying that Canada has “made vital progress to stop the scourge of fentanyl in North America.” Carney posted on X, “We are committed to continuing to work with the United States to save lives and protect communities in…

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Donald Trump reiterates warning! BRICS countries, including India, to be charged 10% additional tariffs; US President says group is ‘trying to destroy dollar’

Donald Trump’s 10% additional tariff warning to BRICS (AI image) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his warning of an additional 10% tariff on BRICS nations, including India. Trump alleged the BRICS group is working to weaken the US dollar. During a Cabinet meeting under his leadership, Trump issued a stern warning, stating: “BRICS…

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