The US Treasury Secretary and America’s top trade negotiator began talks with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland Saturday aiming to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies and damage the global economy. The Xinhua News Agency says Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson have…
The elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has had discussions with President Trump’s advisers about a deal to avert the type of executive order that the White House has been imposing on many of its competitors, according to five people briefed on the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly about…
A ‘stampede-like atmosphere’ prevailed at New Delhi railway station on Sunday but prompt implementation of crowd-control measures averted any tragedy and no injuries were reported, the Delhi Police said. The railways ministry, however, said there was a heavy rush at the station but that there was “no stampede or stampede-like situation“. “The protocol of taking…
President Trump on Monday delayed his planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days after winning concessions from both countries to stem the flow of drugs and migrants into the United States, postponing, at least temporarily, a painful and potentially destabilizing trade war. Tariffs of 10 percent are still set to go into effect…
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a bipartisan budget plan just past the deadline and rejected Donald Trump’s core demand in the negotiations. The deal funds the government at current levels through March…
Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives scheduled a vote on Friday to keep the federal government operating beyond a midnight deadline and avert a partial shutdown that could disrupt the Christmas holiday. “We will not have a government shutdown,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters. Congress is struggling to perform one of its…
Republicans in the US Congress said on Thursday they had reached a new spending package that would avert a looming government shutdown — this time with the support of President-elect Donald Trump, who scuttled a prior bipartisan version. “There’s an agreement,” Republican Representative Tom Cole, who chairs a committee that oversees spending, told reporters. Republicans…
On day four of the Brisbane Test, India successfully avoided the follow-on, thanks to a determined last-wicket stand between Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah. This partnership significantly hampered Australia’s chances of winning, especially after Josh Hazlewood’s injury.Akash Deep played an aggressive role in the partnership to alleviate the pressure, while Bumrah, at the other end,…