Vivek Ramaswamy Will Not Be Trump’s Vice-President: Report
Donald Trump will not choose Vivek Ramaswamy as his running mate, Bloomberg news reported. The news report said that Trump personally informed Ramaswamy about his decision, but will offer him a position in the cabinet, if he wins. Some members of the Republican party view Ramaswamy as the right man for the vice-president’s post because […]
Bank Of Japan Hikes Interest Rate, First In 17 Years
Japan’s central bank has decided to scrap the world’s last negative rate policy for the first time in 17 years. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced that it was changing its short-term policy rate from -0.1% to between zero and 0.1%. The negative rate policy was implemented way back in 2016 and has been a […]
Chinese Property Giant Evergrande Accused of $78 Billion Fraud
Evergrande Group, the main company behind China’s real estate crisis, had inflated revenue by over $78billion in two years, China’s top securities regulator said. According to China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), Evergrande boosted its income in 2019 by $29.7 billion by recognising sales in advance and another $48 billion in 2020 annual results. Evergrande’s founder […]
EU Chief: Israel Has Turned Gaza Into World’s Biggest ‘Open-Air Graveyard’
European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that the Israeli campaign in Gaza has turned it into the world’s biggest “open-air graveyard”. “Gaza was before the war the greatest open-air prison. Today it’s the greatest open-air graveyard,” Borrell said as reported by AP. “It’s a graveyard for tens of thousands of people […]
Biden Jokes About Trump’s Mental Fitness
US president Joe Biden took a dig at Donald Trump’s mental fitness during a speech at the Gridiron Dinner in Washington on Saturday. “One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me,” Biden said. The dinner was attended by overt 650 guests and included Amazon founder and Washington […]
Nine Year Decline in New Marriages Comes To An End in China
China has announced that the nine-year streak of declining marriage registrations in the country ended last year. According to the data, the number of newlywed couples rose to 7.68 million, which was a rise of 845,000 compared with 2022. The data comes days after China’s Premier Li Qiang said that the government would work towards […]
Donald Trump Says He Supports Abortion Ban After Certain Number Of Weeks
Former US president Donald Trump has said that he favours a national abortion ban after a certain number of weeks. Speaking to Fox News, Trump said that he would “soon” issue a proposal on the number of weeks at which a ban should be implemented. “We’re going to find out. Pretty soon, I’m gonna be […]
EU Signs $8 Bn Deal With Egypt To Check Migrant Flow
The European Union has signed a $8.05 bn deal with Egypt to help revive its economy. Part of the deal also gives aid to tackle migrant inflow into Europe. The strategic partnership involves soft loans to support economic changes along with $218mn for managing migration issues. The deal comes a year after the EU signed […]
Putin Says Russia-China Relations Will Become Stronger
Russian President Vladimir Putin has predicted that in the coming years, Russia-China relations would become stronger. Partial results which were announced yesterday showed that Putin had won with a thumping majority. According to an exit poll by pollster the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM), Putin won 87.8% of the vote, the highest ever result in Russia’s […]
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Coinciding With Blinken’s South Korea Visit
North Korea has fired short-range ballistic missiles that came along with a visit of US secretary of state Antony Blinken to neighbouring South Korea. “North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea,” the US government said. The Japanese defence ministry said that North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward waters off the east […]
As Expected, Putin Claims Landslide Victory In Russian Polls
Russian president Vladimir Putin won the presidential poll claiming 87.8% of the vote as per the exit poll by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) His victory marks the highest-ever recorded percentage in Russia’s modern electoral history. As expected, he was always going to win the polls, faced with three other rubber-stamp candidates put up by […]
Venezuela’s Maduro To Run For Presidential Elections In July
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will run for a third consecutive term this July in an election where he is assured of winning after disqualifying the main opposition candidate. Maduro was nominated by his party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, for the top job in a convention in Caracas. “I accept the presidential candidacy for […]
Russia: Multiple Drone Attacks Repelled
The Russian government has said that its forces have destroyed dozens of drones in several regions across the country. The biggest attack happened in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar. The attacks come at a time when Russia is holding a general election where Putin is certain to win. Officials said that Ukrainian drones were […]
Niger Breaks Off Military Agreement With US
Niger’s government yesterday said that it had revoked a military agreement with the US that allowed US military personnel and civilian staff to operate out of its territory. There are about 1,100 US troops in Niger and these troops operate out of two bases in the country. The military junta’s announcement came following a visit […]
Trump Predicts End Of Democracy If He Loses
Former US President Donald Trump has said that it would be the end of democracy in the US, if he did not win November’s presidential polls. “If we don’t win this election, I don’t think you’re going to have another election in this country,” Trump said addressing a rally in Ohio. “The date — remember […]
Nippon Steel Defends US Steel Deal, Won’t Lay Off Workers
Nippon Steel has announced that it will complete its $14.1 billion acquisition of United States Steel. In a statement issued today, Nippon said that it would not lay off or close plants till September 2026. The statement comes a day after US President Joe Biden said that the plant should stay with a US company. […]
PM Narendra Modi To Visit Bhutan Next Week
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bhutan next week at the invitation of Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Modi met Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay yesterday in New Delhi who is on a five-day visit to India. Tobgay is on his first international visit after coming to power in January this year. At the […]
Police Cooperation Agreement With China Will Continue, Says Fiji
The government of Fiji has said that it will continue to stick to the policing cooperation agreement with China. The agreement was signed in 2011 when the country was under military rule and according to the deal, China police officers would be embedded in the Fijian force, while Beijing would provide hi-tech equipment including surveillance […]
China Says US TikTok Vote Follows ‘Logic Of Bandit’
China has accused the US of unjustly behaving like a “bandit” for a bill that is likely to ban TikTok in the US. The bill has been passed in the House of Representatives, which would give TikTok’s parent company six months to divest from the firm or face a ban on the app. The six-month […]
Russia Votes Today To Elect New President
Russia votes starting today in a three-day poll to choose the next president. The result is all but certain with President Vladimir Putin all set to come to power till at least 2030.