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Chinese official mocks US peasants in tariff war jibe
Chinese official mocks US peasants in tariff war jibe

Washingtons tariff spree will eventually backfire on itself, Xia Baolong has said A senior Chinese official has slammed US President...

US slaps sanctions on Chinese refinery for buying Iranian crude oil worth over USD 1 bn
US slaps sanctions on Chinese refinery for buying Iranian crude oil worth over USD 1 bn

Washington, DC [US], April 16 (ANI): The US imposed sanctions on Wednesday on Shandong Shengxing Chemical Co., Ltd, a Chinese refinery,...

Stop blackmailing China to US
Stop blackmailing  China to US

The White House has insisted Beijing must make a deal and threatened it with tariffs of up to 245% China has called on the US to...

Gene Hackman's wife searched for flu symptoms days before death
Gene Hackman's wife searched for flu symptoms days before death

Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): Days before Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa's death, the actor's wife had Googled online for...

US Vice President JD Vance to visit India next week, meet PM Modi
US Vice President JD Vance to visit India next week, meet PM Modi

Washington, DC [US], April 16 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to visit India next week. He will meet with Prime Minister...

Donald Trump calls Harvard a "joke," labels university's hiring process "Radical Left"
Donald Trump calls Harvard a "joke," labels university's hiring process "Radical Left"

Washington DC [US], April 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticised Harvard University, denouncing its hiring practices...

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Trump admin ends race-based admissions at military academies
US military academies end race consideration in admissions

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy will no longer use race when deciding who gets in. For many...

Hong Kong’s last major opposition party moves to dissolve
Hong Kong's last major opposition party moves towards disbanding

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's last major opposition party has begun the process of dissolving, a symbolic end to decades of pro-democracy...

Justice Department blocks staff from attending ABA events
US Justice Department bars attorneys from participating in ABA events

WASHINGTON, D.C: The U.S. Department of Justice has told its lawyers they can no longer attend or speak at events hosted by the American...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Cancels $5.1B IT Contracts
Pentagon to end contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, others

WASHINGTON, D.C: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled several technology service contracts worth US$5.1 billion. These...

Trump proposes legal path for undocumented farmworkers
Trump suggests farmers could keep workers without legal status

WASHINGTON, D.C: U.S. President Donald Trump said this week that farmers might be allowed to ask the government to keep some farmworkers...

Xi Jinping shifts focus to Southeast Asia amid US tensions
China's Xi in Southeast Asia as trade conflict with US widens

BEIJING, China: As tensions with Washington deepen, Chinese President Xi Jinping is turning his focus to Southeast Asia, with a diplomatic...

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