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U.S. Vice President JD Vance talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting in New Delhi, India. Photo: AP

Vance and Modi meet in New Delhi to discuss trade deal and avoid US tariffs

Vance and Modi meet in New Delhi to discuss trade deal and avoid US tariffs

Vance was accompanied by his wife, Usha Vance, a practicing Hindu whose parents are from India, along with their three children and officials from the U.S. administration.
Vance was accompanied by his wife, Usha Vance, a practicing Hindu whose parents are from India, along with their three children and officials from the U.S. administration.
World 21 Apr, 2025
FILE - Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday May 15, 2019. Photo: AP

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.
World 21 Apr, 2025
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. Photo: Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool

US Vice President JD Vance arrives in India for a 4-day visit that includes talks with Modi and personal engagements

US Vice President JD Vance arrives in India for a 4-day visit that includes talks...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration.
World 21 Apr, 2025
A giant billboard promotes Made in China goods at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, eastern China's Zhejiang province on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Photo: AP

China hits back at US and will raise tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%

China hits back at US and will raise tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%

China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.
China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.
World 11 Apr, 2025
In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Russian 120mm mortar crew fire toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says 2 Chinese were caught fighting alongside Russia

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says 2 Chinese were caught fighting alongside Russia

Zelenskyy said a clash with Chinese soldiers occurred near the villages of Tarasivka and Bilohorivka in Donetsk, where six Chinese military personnel engaged Ukrainian troops. Two Chinese were taken prisoner, Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy said a clash with Chinese soldiers occurred near the villages of Tarasivka and Bilohorivka in Donetsk, where six Chinese military personnel engaged Ukrainian troops. Two Chinese were taken prisoner, Zelenskyy said.
World 08 Apr, 2025
This image provided by Mighty Earth, shows newly cleared land to make way for Indonesian government's food estate project to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, in Jagebob district in Merauke, Papua province, Indonesia, on March 17, 2025. Photo: Yusuf Wahil/Mighty Earth via AP

World's largest deforestation project fells forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in Indonesia

World's largest deforestation project fells forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and...

Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, potentially displacing Indigenous groups who rely on the land to survive.
Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, potentially displacing Indigenous groups who rely on the land to survive.
World 07 Apr, 2025

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