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4-day trade talks between India and US to start today
Rediff
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July 14, 2025
An Indian commerce ministry team has reached Washington for another round of talks from Monday on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), an official said. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Chief negotiator of India and special secretary...
India, US to resume bilateral trade negotiations amid tariff concerns
Telengana Today
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July 14, 2025
An Indian delegation has reached Washington to hold a fresh round of talks on the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the US, focusing on agriculture, automobiles, and tariffs. The four-day discussions are expected to shape a potential interim...
Heightened Trade Tensions Weigh on Crude Oil Prices
Yahoo Finance
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Crude Oil pumpjack at sunset by Zbynek Burival via Unsplash August WTI crude oil (CLQ25) today is down -1.11 (-1.62%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ25) is down -0.0284 (-1.30%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today fell from 3-week highs and turned...
Human Rights organisations accuse China of 75-year genocide in Xinjiang
The News Mill
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August 11, 2025
Global human rights organisations and political leaders are intensifying calls for action against China over what experts describe as a 75-year campaign of genocide and resource exploitation in East Turkistan, also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur...
Impending US trade tariffs may upend optical industry stability
Modern Retina
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July 15, 2025
With letters having recently been sent from the White House to several US trading partners about tariff increases set to take effect on August 1, The Vision Council has noted “significant implications for the optical industry’s international...
Kyrgyzstan exports tobacco products to Vietnam and Greece
24.kg
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August 11, 2025
12:42, 11 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 12:42, 11 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA In recent years, Nookat district has paid special attention to the export of tobacco and has...
From Kazakhstan to Beeville: A journey of service and dedication
Refugio County Press - Texas
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July 14, 2025
When the plane from Moscow, Russia, carrying the Dorgan family, touched down in Chicago, Illinois, on New Year’s Eve in 1992, it marked more than just the beginning of a new year. For Daniel Dorgan, barely a year old, that moment would set the...
Putin Tells World Leaders About First Trip to the West in Years…Again and Again
Kyiv Post
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August 11, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been repeatedly telling world leaders about his planned meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska. In a phone call on Monday, Aug. 11 with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, initiated by the...
Putin Bans Foreign-Made Military Uniforms – Is North Korea Cut Off?
Kyiv Post
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August 11, 2025
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to ban foreign-made military uniforms for the Russian Armed Forces starting in 2026. Starting in 2027, the fabrics and materials should also be made domestically, as per the decree. Russian media...
International students flock to Malaysia as demand surges
The PIE news
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August 11, 2025
According to Novie Tajuddin, chief executive officer, Education Malaysia Global Services, an entity under the Ministry of Higher Education managing international student services and visa facilitation, the Southeast Asian country has seen a 26%...
World News | Human Rights Organisations Accuse China of 75-year Genocide in Xinjiang
Latestly
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August 11, 2025
Washington DC [US] August 11 (ANI): Global human rights organisations and political leaders are intensifying calls for action against China over what experts describe as a 75-year campaign of genocide and resource exploitation in East Turkistan,...
Canaan Mined 89 BTC in July Amid Strategic Global Shift
CryptoNewsZ
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August 8, 2025
Key Highlights Canaan mined 89 BTC in July 2025. The company exited Kazakhstan and ended a Texas hosting deal. Redeployment of mining machines and strategic shifts. Canaan Inc., a NASDAQ-listed crypto mining heavyweight, has dropped its July 2025...
Russia Opens Navy Drone Control Hub in Kamchatka to Guard Nuclear Subs
Kyiv Post
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August 11, 2025
The Russian Navy has launched its first “UAV Control Center” to manage its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Kamchatka. According to Defense Express, citing Russian media, the center will be a key hub in a planned network for operating...
What to know about the historic Trump-Putin summit in Alaska
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on May 9, 2025; U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 1. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool; Mark Schiefelbein, File) The U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska is happening at a site where East...
Reconnecting India and Central Asia in a Changing Geopolitical Environment
SpecialEurasia
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August 11, 2025
Executive Summary This report provides an assessment and overview of India’s foreign relations with the Central Asian Republics (CARs) based on an established new kind of platform as well as special relations in security, climate change, ICT, and...
Meet the 32-strong Ireland squad heading to the Rugby World Cup
The Irish Times
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Aoife Wafer Club: Blackrock/Leinster County: Wexford Age: 22 Position: Flanker Wafer had been an injury concern after knee surgery, but is thankfully included in the World Cup squad. She won the 2025 Six Nations Player of the Tournament, was part...
Kovalenko: Russia’s covert attacks show it Is too weak for open confrontation
News.Az
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Recent developments highlight ongoing tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan. Strikes on the gas pipeline system in Ukraine’s Odessa direction—through which Azerbaijani oil is also transported—and on SOCAR’s filling station, along with earlier...
MOL Group H1 2025: Significant Drop in Profit Before Tax
Diplomacy & Trade
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August 8, 2025
MOL Group announced its financial results for Q2 and H1 2025 on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange. In the second quarter of the year, MOL Group delivered USD 236 mn profit before tax, marking a 56% decrease year-on-year. According to the...
What to know about the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska
Daily Independent - Arizona
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By DASHA LITVINOVA The U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska is happening at a site where East meets West — quite literally — in a place familiar to both countries as a Cold War front line of missile defense, radar outposts and intelligence gathering....
The 15 Funniest Movies Of The 2020s (So Far)
/FILM - Indiana
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August 11, 2025
It's no industry secret that theatrical comedies are dying at the box office. To get genuine laughs on the big screen, you'll mostly have to settle for quippy dialogue in Marvel movies or a theatrical re-release of classics like "This is Spinal...