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US President Donald Trump has announced that Indian conglomerate Essar Group, through its US subsidiary Mesabi Metallics, will invest about $18 billion in a major steel plant in Iowa, describing it as the largest steel plant in American history. Trump made the announcement at the White House alongside Essar Group co-founder Ravi Ruia and Mesabi […]

The White House launched a 24/7 streaming channel called “TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station” on Monday, days after President Donald Trump barred CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White House grounds over what he called unfair coverage. The launch came on the same day the three outlets sued the administration to restore their access. The

Pakistan and China have formalised a boundary agreement in a disputed part of the Himalayas that India claims as its own, prompting a sharp response from New Delhi. The two countries signed the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, which Pakistan described as a significant milestone aimed at deepening cooperation on border management, trade and connectivity. India

Iran has ruled out reopening the Strait of Hormuz or returning to its earlier framework of negotiations with the United States until Washington meets Tehran’s conditions, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate. According to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, Ghalibaf said Tehran had conveyed its demands

President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping sanctions bill that gives him broad authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on countries buying Russian oil and gas, including India and China. The White House confirmed the signing in a statement, saying Trump signed H.R. 5334, the “Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning

The United States may have reached an understanding with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia to keep American and international shipping safe in the Red Sea, a development that could leave Saudi Arabia to confront the group largely on its own. The Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, launched a surprise offensive last week, seizing control of

The US House of Representatives has passed a sweeping Russia sanctions bill that gives President Donald Trump the authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on countries, including India and China, over their purchases of Russian oil and gas. The House approved the bill 262 to 159, with dozens of Democrats joining

India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan after a Pakistani naval ship collided with an Indian Navy warship in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday. The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the High Commission for Pakistan in New Delhi over what it termed the “unacceptable and unprofessional conduct” of

The US House of Representatives has voted to advance a bill that would authorise President Donald Trump to impose 100 per cent tariffs on India and other countries that purchase oil and gas from Russia. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 cleared a procedural hurdle in the House on Tuesday

The United States has publicly confirmed, for the first time, that it has deployed weapons in orbit, a landmark admission that signals how future conflicts could extend far beyond Earth’s surface. US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink made the disclosure at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference near Washington, stating that the US now possesses