A fire engulfed the historic Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana on May 15, 2025, leaving behind only ashes and a storm of public reaction. The mansion, built in 1859 by sugar planter John Hampden Randolph with the forced labor of enslaved Africans, was the largest remaining antebellum house in the American South. At over…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday admitted that his tariffs might lead to fewer and more expensive products in the United States, stating that American children could end up with “two dolls instead of 30 dolls.” Despite these potential drawbacks, he maintained that China would bear the brunt of the ongoing trade war. In an effort…
The Trump administration said it plans to announce measures as early as Tuesday to ease the impact of tariffs on imported cars and car parts to give automakers more time to relocate production to the United States. Tariffs of 25 percent on imported vehicles and on auto parts will remain in place. But the tariffs…
Insulin, heart treatments and antibiotics have flowed freely across many borders for decades, exempt from tariffs in a bid to make medicine affordable. But that could soon change. For months, President Trump has been promising to impose higher tariffs on pharmaceuticals as part of his plan to reorder the global trading system and bring key…
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro may undergo a new surgery, which would be his fifth since being stabbed while campaigning in 2018, after feeling strong abdominal pain during an event with supporters in northeastern Brazil, he posted on X on Saturday. Bolsonaro was hospitalized on Friday in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, forcing…
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (R) hit back at chief minister M K Stalin (L). NEW DELHI: The gloves are off in Tamil Nadu’s political ring ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Saturday hit back at chief minister M K Stalin, claiming the DMK chief is…
President Trump’s wave of tariffs threatens to bring both short-term economic pain, including lower growth, and long-term damage to America’s standing and trade relationships around the world, the chief executive of Wall Street’s biggest bank warned on Monday. “The recent tariffs will likely increase inflation and are causing many to consider a greater probability of…
Global stock markets plunged Friday after China retaliated against the US with steep new tariffs, intensifying a trade war that investors fear could tip the world into recession. Despite a strong US jobs report, panic selling swept Wall Street and Europe, as investors braced for what many now see as an economic reckoning.The S&P 500…
President Donald Trump said on Monday that US attacks on the Iran-backed Houthis, an armed movement that has taken control of the most populous parts of Yemen, will continue until they are no longer a threat to freedom of navigation. “The choice for the Houthis is clear: Stop shooting at US ships, and we will…
Former Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal has been rushed to the hospital after suffering from chest pain during a Dhaka Premier League (DPL) 2025 match. Sources told India Today that the left-handed batter is in critical condition. The incident happened during the match between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club on Monday, March 24 at…