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(Bloomberg) — Charities, diplomats and foreign officials around the world are frantically trying to figure out what will happen to the US agency that doles out over $40 billion in aid for everything from life-saving HIV programs in Africa to funding for Ukraine amid the Trump administration’s assault on a cornerstone of the country’s global influence.

Vladimir Putin, two Russian sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.

Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2024-2025 in Parliament on Friday. The survey indicated that India has diversified its export basket not only in terms of commodities but also in its export markets. Commodities such as optical items, medical-scientific instruments, lifts and cranes have been added to this new kitty of the export basket with new export markets, such as Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Jordan and Honduras.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: It is “critical" for the G20 to address emerging challenges of trade and tariff wars, India’s sherpa Amitabh Kant said, amid increasing threats by US President Donald Trump to hike tariffs against India and other members of the grouping of major global economies. In an interview, the former bureaucrat said G20 should also address the potential adverse effects of artificial intelligence by suggesting a regulatory framework.

On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods and threatened to renew the trade war with China that he launched during his first term

Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been.The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made the annual announcement — which rates how close humanity is from ending — citing threats that include climate change, proliferation of nuclear weapons, instability in the Middle East, the threat of pandemics and incorporation of artificial intelligence in military operations.The clock had stood at 90 seconds to midnight for the past two years and “when you are at this precipice, the one thing you don’t want to do is take a step forward,” said Daniel Holz, chair of the group’s science and security board.The group said it’s concerned about cooperation between countries such as North Korea, Russia and China in developing nuclear programs. Russia President Vladimir Putin has also talked about using nuclear weapons in his war against Ukraine.“A lot of the rhetoric is very disturbing,” Holz said.

It is interacting with potential underwriters for the share offering in London, where Hero Future's chairman, Rahul Munjal, has been spending considerable time to help expand the global footprint of the renewable energy generator, said the sources cited above.

Antony Blinken has a book deal, billed by his publisher as a “rare glimpse” into the “challenging and often controversial” responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the war in Gaza and other crises that broke out during his four years as secretary ...

The European Union has agreed to prolong for 6 months a raft of sanctions aimed at depriving Russia of funds to finance its war against Ukraine

Auschwitz survivors were being joined by world leaders Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops, one of the last such gatherings of those who suffered its horrors. The anniversary at the site of the camp, which Nazi Germany set up in occupied Poland during World War Two to murder European Jews, was being attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Britain's King Charles, French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish President Andrzej Duda and many other leaders. They were not due to make speeches, but rather to listen for perhaps the last time to those who suffered and witnessed at first hand one of humanity's greatest atrocities. Israel sent education minister Yoav Kisch.

European Union agreed a 6-month extension Monday for a raft of sanctions aimed at depriving Russia of funds to finance its war against Ukraine after Hungary lifted its objections to the move. The sanctions target trade, finance, energy, technology, industry, transport and luxury goods. They include a ban on the import or transfer of seaborne crude oil and certain petroleum products from Russia to the EU. They will now remain in place at least until July 31.

Uttar Pradesh, Rakesh Yadav (29) and Brajesh Yadav (30), never imagined their lives would take a harrowing turn when they were offered a lucrative job opportunity as security guards in Russia.

Bitcoin's price topped the $100,000 (€95,268) mark this month following Trump's nomination of the pro-crypto Paul Atkins to be the new leader of the US Securities and Exchange (SEC).

US rate cuts and geopolitical tensions bolstered the appeal of silver last year. In the key London spot market, prices tested a 12-year high of $34.8 an ounce in October and ended the year with a gain of 37 percent. Meanwhile, domestic silver futures posted an 18 percent return, the highest annual return since 2020. Gold and silver have a strong positive correlation, and it usually exhibits similar price movements. Historically, both are considered precious metals and are often influenced by similar market factors. Last year gold surged more than 27 percent due to positive fundamentals like worsening geopolitical conditions and speculation over US rate cut decisions.

Donald Trump has said that he would soon speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and help in settling the war in Ukraine. Trump's comments came a day after Putin said Russia is ready for talks with the US on a broad range of issues.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he would pause foreign aid grants for 90 days. Zelenskyy did not clarify whether humanitarian aid had been paused. Ukraine relies on the US for 40% of its military needs. «I am focused on military aid; it has not been stopped, thank God,» he said at a press conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky explored unconventional diplomatic strategies to win favor with the newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump while including a potential deal to purchase the Ukrainian language rights to the memoir of First Lady Melania Trump, reported Daily Beast. The proposed strategy which reportedly never got progressed beyond the initial discussions was actually a part of a broader effort to establish the positive relationship with the new US administration.

Vladimir Putin said that the ongoing war in Ukraine might have been averted had Donald Trump been re-elected president in 2020. Putin’s comments align with Trump’s long-standing assertion that, under his leadership, the Russia-Ukraine war would never have happened. But Putin also repeated Trump’s controversial claim that the 2020 US election was “stolen.”