G20 warns of slowing global economy; calls for free, stable trade environment
Warning that there are growing risks to the global economy, leaders of the group of 20 major economies Saturday called for a free and stable trade environment and reform of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The G20 bloc said it will play a lead role in the global efforts to prevent...
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US, China agree to restart trade talks
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Stop calling luxury cars as sin goods; reduce GST: JLR
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Promoters, directors now getting SMS alerts for discrepancies in returns filed, GST non-payment
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‘Say hello’: Trump invites Kim Jong to DMZ meeting
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Putin fires new broadside against Western liberalism
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Merkel: G20 to sign ‘similar’ climate deal to previous meet
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Probes show Russia staged Skripal attack from London
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Taliban attack kills 25 in north: Afghan officials
Afghan officials say a Taliban attack against pro-Government forces has killed at least 25 in the northern province of Baghlan. District chief Fazeluddin Muradi says that the insurgents’ attack also wounded at least eight pro-government fighters, during several hours of battle late Friday in the area of Nahrin. A police official, who...
US deploys F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar amid Iran tensions
The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, its military said on Friday, adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran. The Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters have been deployed “to defend American forces and interests,” the US Air...
US, Taliban resume talks on ending war: Taliban
The United States and the Taliban opened fresh negotiations in Doha on Saturday, a Taliban spokesman said, as Washington eyes a breakthrough before Afghanistan’s September presidential election. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid tweeted that the “seventh round of talks between US representatives and the negotiation team of the Islamic Emirate have begun...
7,500 kids killed or wounded in Yemen since 2013: Report
Over 7,500 children have been killed or wounded in Yemen in the last 5 1/2 years as a result of airstrikes, shelling, fighting, suicide attacks, mines and other unexploded ordnance, according to a UN Report released on Friday. The report by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the killings and injuries were among...
Imran Khan to visit US next month: report
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to visit the US on July 20 during which he would hold face-to-face talks with US President Donald Trump for the first time, according to a media report. The visit, originally planned in June, was postponed because of prime minister Khan’s prior domestic engagements,...
Orange will be the new Blue today
Even though the stands will be bleeding blue when India plays England today, Team India will be sporting the orange-navy blue jersey and captain Kohli quite likes it. “I quite like it. For me, it’s right up there. For me, it would be an 8 (on 10),” he said to...
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Why today's match is so crucial Here is why the India England match is so super crucial for everyone fighting for a place in the semis: Australia are already in the semi-final and South Africa, West Indies and Afghanistan out of the race. Six teams are fighting for the last three spots....
