$1.4 trillion trade war: How Trump tariffs could hit the world, may lift India slightly

President Trump plans to announce ‘Liberation Day,’ imposing 25% tariffs intended to boost US revenue by $6 trillion over a decade but risking global economic instability. Economists predict a $1.4 trillion global income hit, inflation, and disrupted trade. While some countries like India may gain initially, experts warn of long-term negative impacts. On April 2,…

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Iran rejects direct nuclear talks with Trump, open to indirect negotiations | Politics News

US president threatens Iran with bombings if Tehran does not come to a nuclear agreement with Washington. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ruled out direct negotiations with the administration of US President Donald Trump over the country’s nuclear programme but signalled a willingness for indirect talks, while Trump threatened bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran…

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Donald Trump shrugs off Yemen ‘war plan’ chat leak as ‘glitch’, says NSA Waltz learned ‘a lesson’

Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed a journalist’s accidental inclusion in a group chat discussing Yemen air strikes as a “glitch” and maintained support for his senior national security team despite the security breach.In a telephone interview with NBC, Trump, who resumed office in January, stated the breach was “the…

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Asia-Pacific markets live: Hang Seng Index, Nikkei

Filming an elevated overpass in Shanghai evening on a high-rise building Guowei Ying | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mostly higher Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariff deadline looms. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.07%. South Korea’s Kospi was up 0.13%, while the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.74% after South Korea’s Prime…

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Who is Rasha Alawieh? All about Brown varsity professor held at Boston despite arriving from Lebanon with H-1B visa

Rasha Alawieh, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Brown University, was detained at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday after visiting family in Lebanon. A family member learned of her planned deportation on Friday and alerted her attorneys. She hold a valid H-1B visa, which was recently issued by the U.S. consulate in Beirut. The…

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