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BYD aims to double its sales outside China to over 800,000 cars in 2025 and will look to overcome tariffs by assembling cars locally, its chairman told analysts on an earnings call on Tuesday. BYD, which sold 417,204 units abroad in 2024, expects to see «a substantial rise» in its market share in Britain, which is «very open» to competitive Chinese products, according to a transcript of the call Wang Chuanfu reviewed by Reuters. They also see «great opportunities» to grow rapidly in Latin American and South East Asian countries, where the governments and people are friendly with Chinese brands, he said.

Bank of Nova Scotia named Pablo Elek to take over at its Mexican unit as the Canadian bank reworks its operations to focus on North America.

Vanessa Trump's love life has been nothing less than a Hollywood movie script. Prior to marrying Donald Trump Jr., she was romantically associated with a gangster, a prince, and an A-list actor. Now she's in the news again, this time for dating golf icon Tiger Woods. The celebrity couple made their relationship public with a shocking statement on Sunday, making Tiger Woods the most recent addition to Vanessa Trump's turbulent romantic life. Ten days prior, Tiger Woods, 49, and Donald Trump, 47, posted two images on social media expressing their love, confirming the story that was exclusively reported by the Daily Mail. «With you by my side, life is better and love is in the air!» We are excited to travel through life together. We would value privacy at this time for everyone we care about," Woods wrote in the caption, as quoted in a report by the Daily Mail. After being connected to a number of intriguing figures in the past, including a Saudi prince and a Latin gang member, the golf legend's new partner has had an exciting dating life. She later wed Don Trump Jr. in 2005, and the two of them have five children together. On March 15, 2018, she filed for an uncontested divorce, as quoted in a report by the Daily Mail.

Bluesky's CEO Jay Graber had no idea that the black T-shirt she wore during this year's South by Southwest (SXSW), known for its conferences and festivals, would become the company's next cash cow, as per a report.

The Trump administration appears to be breaking from that order, with foreign and economic policies that have challenged U.S. allies, undercut some multilateral institutions and used tactics such as tariffs. While it is unclear what will eventually emerge, interviews this month with more than a dozen senior bankers, investors and officials based in Asia showed that they are not waiting to find out. They are looking for an 'America plus 1' strategy, which reduces their reliance on the United States going forward.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Murugappa Group-owned Coromandel International Ltd is betting on its acquisition of NACL Industries Ltd to strengthen its domestic formulations business, Latin American presence and create synergies to establish a foothold in contract drug manufacturing, according to managing director S. Sankarasubramanian.

Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself sweeping powers under a centuries-old law to deport people associated with a Venezuelan gang. Hours later, a federal judge halted deportations under Trump's order. The act is a sweeping wartime authority that allows non-citizens to be deported without being given the opportunity to go before an immigration or federal court judge. ALSO READ: Trump invokes the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act

South by Southwest festival, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber made a quiet but pointed statement wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the Latin phrase “Mundus sine caesaribus” (“a world without Caesars”). The message was a direct clapback at Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who months earlier had sported a similar shirt reading “aut Zuck aut nihil”, a twist on the ancient slogan “aut Caesar aut nihil” (“either a Caesar or nothing”). Graber’s fashion choice wasn’t just a meme; it encapsulated Bluesky’s mission to dismantle the idea of a social media emperor ruling over users. “Our infrastructure shouldn’t be controlled by one CEO,” Bluesky’s Emily Liu told Huffington Post, framing the platform’s decentralized model as a rebellion against Zuckerberg’s—or any billionaire’s dominance.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For about half the people alive today, the story of where they came from just became clearer. For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family, now spoken by over 40% of humanity.

Donald Trump's Presidency, he has been talking about China's involvement in the Panama Canal and how he would like to reclaim the Panama Canal from the grips of the Asian country. However, it now looks like these talks and pressurizing are yielding some fruit as Asian investors are now agreeing to sell off their stakeholding to American and Swiss investors amid the ongoing controversy, according to an NBC News report.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Once a niche telecom equipment player, Tejas Networks is now at the heart of India’s 5G revolution. Backed by the Tata Group and expanding globally, the company has big ambitions.

Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic Church. With his health delicate as he battles double pneumonia, the return seems increasingly unlikely now to happen. Pope Francis, 88, has been in a critical condition due to a lung infection. His two weeks in Rome's Gemelli hospital is the longest stay of his papacy and underscores his frailty. Francis has made more than 45 international trips during his papacy, including the first by any pope to Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Myanmar, North Macedonia, Bahrain and Mongolia.

TVS Motor are set to be in focus on Friday after the Indian automaker launched two new three-wheeler models—TVS King Duramax Plus and TVS King Deluxe Plus—in Mexico, marking its latest push into the Latin American market. The company unveiled the vehicles in Oaxaca, with plans to make them available to consumers next month through Motomex, its official distributor in the region. The TVS King Duramax Plus features a 225 cc liquid-cooled engine, LED headlamps, tubeless tires, and additional storage options, while the TVS King Deluxe Plus is equipped with a 200 cc engine and one-touch starting functionality.

Canada has become overly reliant on the United States for its agri-food exports over the years, which have quadrupled in value to more than $100 billion. However, the successful trade partnership — now threatened by President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs — has grown at the expense of Canada’s global competitiveness, according to a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada.

The Bank of Nova Scotia beat analysts’ expectations despite higher provisions for credit losses and posting a $1.35-billion loss related to the sale of its operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama during the first quarter.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday announced to propose constitutional reform to further protect the country's national sovereignty.

illegal Indian migrants deported by the US to the Latin American country.

illegal immigrants in the US has once again highlighted how well-to-do Indians spend big money for illegally entering the US from Mexico and Canada borders. With lax policies regarding illegal immigrants in the US under the previous administration, human trafficking had turned into business that spawned mega bucks. A large number of Indians, mostly from Punjab and Gujarat, making a beeline for the US through a Latin American country and then Mexico, or crossing over from Canada, points at the well-oiled trafficking business that attracts thousands of well-paying clients every month. Since Trump won the US Presidential elections last year, this big business has seen a sudden slump. What is the "donkey route"?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In 2011, a British bakery was fined for selling metric bread rolls instead of the traditional imperial ones—because, apparently, the greatest threat to public order was a rogue baguette. This kind of regulatory absurdity will not come as a surprise to people in India, and that is exactly why the finance minister’s announcement of a High-Level Committee for Regulatory Reforms (HLC) is a breath of fresh air.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Colombia’s run-in with Donald Trump is a warning to other countries trying to decipher the US president’s haphazard decision-making process. As Asian nations realize that Trump’s second term could be even more erratic than his first, China is ready to take advantage of the chaos.