Tesla enters India with $70,000 Model Y as Musk yields to steep tariffs
Tesla launched on Tuesday its Model Y at about $70,000 in India, a significant markup relative to its other major markets, reflecting the country’s high tariffs on electric vehicle imports which...
2025-07-16 7:39 pm
Trump announces trade agreement with Indonesia, including 19% tariff
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States has reached a trade agreement with Indonesia after speaking with the country’s President Prabowo Subianto. Hours after announcing the agreement...
2025-07-16 7:19 pm
Sri Lankan delegation to visit U.S. for trade talks
A Sri Lankan government delegation is set to depart for the United States on Friday (18) to hold negotiations aimed at reducing tariffs on Sri Lankan exports, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said today. Speaking...
2025-07-15 8:39 pm
Trump says US will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will send Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, saying they are necessary to defend the country because Russian President Vladimir Putin 'talks nice but...
2025-07-14 9:37 pm
Former Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, who has died age 82 in a London clinic, was a former military ruler and self-styled converted democrat who returned to power through elections but struggled to convince...
2025-07-14 9:35 pm
10 including 6 children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
Ten people, including six children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike while waiting to fill water containers in central Gaza on Sunday, emergency service officials say. Their bodies were sent...
2025-07-13 9:40 pm
EU and Mexico criticise Trump’s proposed 30% tariff
The European Union (EU) and Mexico have expressed disappointment at US President Donald Trump's threat to impose 30% tariffs on their imports from 1 August. Mexico criticised what it called Trump's...
2025-07-13 9:33 pm
US Tariffs on Sri Lanka and Philippines may shift trade advantage to India
India could pose sti competition to Sri Lanka and the Philippines for nearly a fth of their exports to the United States as both countries are facing high import duties under new US trade arrangement,...
2025-07-13 9:32 pm
Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir to visit Sri Lanka
Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir plans to visit Sri Lanka and Indonesia later this month, according to media reports. Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir is likely to visit Colombo on July...
2025-07-12 10:17 pm.webp)
Trump nominates Eric Meyer as U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka
The White House has nominated Eric Meyer, a seasoned American diplomat from California, to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri...
2025-07-12 10:11 pm.webp)
Scrutiny grows over Texas flood response as death toll hits 120, 170 still missing
Texas authorities faced mounting scrutiny yesterday over the response to flash flooding that has left at least 120 people dead, as details surfaced about reported delays of early alerts that could have...
2025-07-11 6:03 pm
Shallow earthquake of magnitude 4.4 jolts Delhi-NCR
A relatively mild earthquake of magnitude 4.4 jolted Delhi and nearby areas on Thursday morning. The earthquake originated around Jhajjar in Haryana and was felt across the National Capital Region. The...
2025-07-10 7:21 pm.webp)
Search for survivors after Houthis sink second Red Sea cargo ship in a week
Six crew members have been rescued and at least three others killed after a cargo ship was attacked by Yemen's Houthis and sank in the Red Sea, a European naval mission says. The Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated...
2025-07-10 7:19 pm.webp)
Donald Trump gets President AKD’s name wrong
U.S. President Donald Trump, in a letter announcing a 30 per cent tariff on Sri Lankan exports, has accidentally referred to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake as ‘Aruna’ Kumara Dissanayake. The...
2025-07-10 7:04 pm
US slaps 30% tariff on Sri Lanka
U.S. President Donald Trump has added Sri Lanka to his growing list of trade targets, issuing a letter on Wednesday announcing a new 30% tariff on all imported goods from Sri Lanka. The move comes...
2025-07-10 7:03 pm
China extends visa-free entry to over 70 countries to draw tourists
Foreign tourists are trickling back to China after the country loosened its visa policy to unprecedented levels. Citizens from 74 countries can now enter China for up to 30 days without a visa, a big...
2025-07-08 7:27 pm
Trump says alignment with BRICS’ ’anti-American policies’ to invite additional 10% tariffs
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that countries aligning themselves with the 'Anti-American policies' of BRICS, will be charged an additional 10% tariff. 'Any Country aligning themselves with...
2025-07-07 7:48 pm.webp)
Search for survivors continues as Texas floods kill 43, including 15 children
Hundreds of rescuers have been deployed to search for survivors in central Texas, after flash floods killed 43 people, including 15 children. 'The work continues, and will continue, until everyone is...
2025-07-06 9:16 pm
Musk announces forming of ‘America Party’ in further break from Trump
A day after asking his followers on his X platform whether a new U.S. political party should be created, Musk declared in a post on Saturday that “Today, the America Party is formed to give you back...
2025-07-06 7:24 pm
Passengers jump from plane’s wing after fire alert on flight before takeoff in Spain
At least 18 people were injured after a fire alert went off on a Ryanair Boeing 737 aircraft at Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) in Spain. The incident occurred on Saturday, just when the Manchester-bound...
2025-07-05 6:31 pm
Liverpool and Ronaldo lead tributes to Diogo Jota
Liverpool say they are “devastated” by the “unimaginable loss” of forward Diogo Jota, who has died in a car crash aged 28. The Portugal international and his brother Andre Silva,...
2025-07-04 6:14 pm
Trump eyes simple tariff rates over complex talks, says letters going out Friday
President Donald Trump said Washington will start sending letters to countries on Friday specifying what tariff rates they will face on imports to the United States, a clear shift from earlier pledges...
2025-07-04 6:03 pm
American-born Cardinal Robert F. Prevost is elected pope
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago who is now the first American-born pope, has spent most of his career outside of the United States, ministering to the dispossessed and marginalized. The...
2025-05-09 1:49 pm
Firefighters make progress on containing Palisades fire edge
Firefighters are making promising progress on the Palisades fire, with operations chief Kristian Litz describing “minimal activity” in some parts as crews stop the spread of the fire’s...
2025-01-12 1:01 pm