Hong Kong to open universities to more foreign students after US govt’s ban on foreign students to Harvard

Hong Kong to open universities to more foreign students after US govt’s ban on foreign students to Harvard

Hong Kong has said it will open its universities to more international students, highlighting those affected by the US government’s move this week to block Harvard from enrolling foreign nationals. The sharp escalation in US President Donald Trump’s longstanding feud with the prestigious university came as tensions simmer between Washington and Beijing over trade and … Read more

Donald Trump threatens Apple and other smartphone makers with 25% tariff unless they build devices in US

Donald Trump threatens Apple and other smartphone makers with 25% tariff unless they build devices in US

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened Apple and other smartphone manufacturers with a 25 percent tariff unless their devices are built in the United States. Trump initially said the tariff would apply only to Apple — an unusual move to single out a specific company in trade policy. However, he later expanded the threat … Read more

Not just Apple: Trump threatens to slap tariffs on all imported smartphones including Samsung

Not just Apple: Trump threatens to slap tariffs on all imported smartphones including Samsung

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that his proposed 25% tariff on Apple products would also apply to other smartphone makers, including Samsung. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump emphasized that the tariffs would target all smartphones not manufactured in the United States. About 60% of the 220 million phones Samsung sells each year globally … Read more

Gold rallies Rs 1,910 to Rs 98,450/10 g amid global uncertainty

Gold rallies Rs 1,910 to Rs 98,450/10 g amid global uncertainty

Gold prices rebounded by Rs 1,910 to Rs 98,450 per 10 grams in the national capital as rising global uncertainties triggered a fresh wave of safe-haven buying. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 96,540 per 10 grams on Tuesday. Gold of 99.5 … Read more

Video: Inside a Plan to Shut Down Pro-Palestinian Activism

Video: Inside a Plan to Shut Down Pro-Palestinian Activism

What is Project Esther? Katie J.M. Baker, a national investigative correspondent for The New York Times, explores the Heritage Foundation’s plan to shut down pro-Palestinian activism, as well as actions taken by the Trump administration that appear to mirror its goals. Source link

Vladimir Putin currently has no plans to go to Istanbul for peace talks, the Kremlin says

Vladimir Putin currently has no plans to go to Istanbul for peace talks, the Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin currently has no plans to travel to Istanbul for peace talks with Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Thursday, but the Russian delegation is there and ready to meet the Ukrainian team. It was Putin’s initiative to hold what would be the first direct peace talks in more than three years in … Read more

Video: 3 Deals in 3 Countries on Trump’s Trip

Video: 3 Deals in 3 Countries on Trump’s Trip

Three countries on President Trump’s Middle East tour this week are also the sites of recent investments in Trump businesses that benefit the president. Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, describes those investments, and what those countries — Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — are, at the same … Read more

Trump says ‘possibility’ he will go to Turkiye talks if Putin does

Trump says ‘possibility’ he will go to Turkiye talks if Putin does

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Evan Vucci U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (May 14, 2025) said there was a possibility he would head to Turkiye for talks on Ukraine if his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin also travelled there. “I don’t know that he (Putin) would be there if I’m not there,” … Read more