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From handshake to meltdown as Trump and Zelenskyy clash

Diplomatic meeting between U.S. President Trump and Ukraine President Zelenskyy turns explosive, leaving Ukraine’s fate uncertain in a jaw-dropping Oval Office showdown from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8BdrJkQ

Incoming German government’s focus on European sovereignty could impact its Indo-Pacific ambitions

The Union, made up of the CDU and its ally, is most likely to partner with the centre-left SPD to form a coalition government in Germany; challenges ahead are plenty for the incoming govt. which will have to walk a tightrope between illegal immigration and need for skilled migrants; ripples following U.S.’s shifting foreign policy under President Trump also create concerns for the European nation from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wRAXeBT

Pope Francis, ill with pneumonia, suffers breathing ‘crisis’: Vatican

“The Holy Father promptly underwent bronchoaspiration and began non-invasive mechanical ventilation, with a good response on gas exchange. The Holy Father remained alert and oriented at all times,” the Vatican said. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lhxM6JD

Trump-Zelenskyy clash in White House LIVE updates: Zelenskyy leaves White House early after spat with Trump

During their meeting at the Oval Office, Mr. Trump lashed out at Mr. Zelenskyy, who he said was “not acting at all thankful”; Mr. Trump said, “You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people. You’re gambling with World War Three, and what you’re doing is very disrespectful to the country — this country.” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DT8Lvzn

Israeli says won’t pull back from Gaza corridor

An Israeli official says the military will not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/D60u1E9

India, China militaries implementing resolutions to end Ladakh conflict in ‘comprehensive, effective manner’, says Chinese Defence Ministry

At a media briefing in Beijing, Chinese Defence Ministry Spokesman Sr Col Wu Qian said, “We are ready to work with the Indian side to jointly preserve the peace and tranquillity in the border areas.” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tXUEb6G

King Charles III invites Trump for unprecedented second state visit

Donald Trump made a state visit during his first term in office in 2019, when he met the late Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles’s mother. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/I5R3HeL

Israel’s army admits ‘failed to protect’ civilians on October 7

The findings, released Thursday (February 27, 2025), could pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a widely demanded broader inquiry to examine the political decision-making that preceded the attack. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ypifk0g

European Union was born to 'cheat' U.S., Trump says; EU strikes back

The European Commission shot back that the European Union is "the world's largest free market" and has been "a boon for the United States" from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ygWCNdf

Pope Francis shows further slight improvement as he battles pneumonia, the Vatican says

A complex lung infection has kept the 88-year-old pope hospitalized in critical condition since February 14. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nySGlLi

Trump says Zelenskyy will visit the White House on February 28 to sign U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal

Mr. Trump made the announcement at start of the first Cabinet meeting of his second term, hailing the deal as “a very big agreement.” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/elAIO5i

Ukraine and U.S. agree on framework mineral deal, Ukrainian officials say

The agreement could be signed as early as Friday (February 2, 2025) and plans are being drawn up for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to travel to Washington to meet Donald Trump from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aRL59pC

Two killed in Israeli strike on eastern Lebanon: state media

Hezbollah was left weakened by a year of hostilities, including the two months of all-out war, in which its leadership was decimated. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CSB8ZzM

Pope signs decree making José Gregorio Hernández, 'doctor of the poor,' Venezuela's first saint

A date for the canonisation of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, who died in 1919, has not been set from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qp1N0ku

Judge gives Trump administration two days to unfreeze funds for US foreign aid

U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali ruled in a lawsuit filed by nonprofit organizations over the cutoff of foreign assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development and State Department. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gvu5bT0

Nigerian footballer dies in shopping mall fall in Uganda

Abubakar Lawal had been visiting a Tanzanian friend staying in one of the residential apartments that form part of the mall. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MKeHcuS

Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work, Vatican says

Doctors have said Pope Francis’ condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3CwyV5g

Friedrich Merz vows to unite Europe with Germany’s top job

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JUxWOov

Trump administration to fire 2,000 USAID workers

The Trump administration has also decided to put thousands of other USAID workers on leave. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/z3y67il

A new age of imperialism

The rhetoric from the White House signals a new world order that is nasty and brutish and in which might makes right from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sJdUPKO

Pope Francis in critical condition with early kidney failure

The Pope, however, remains alert, and responsive and attended Mass as prayers pour in. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EDkoa1g

Israeli tanks move into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002 amid growing crackdown

Palestinians view such raids as part of an effort to cement Israeli control over the territory, where 3 million Palestinians live under military rule. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VTL8ahq

Officer killed after gunman took hostages at Pennsylvania hospital

The officer who died in the shooting was identified as Andrew Duarte of the West York Borough Police Department. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/AcmSGY4

Peru food court roof collapse: death toll rises to six, 78 injured

Peru’s defense minister says the collapse of a food court roof at a shopping mall in northwestern Peru killed six people and left at least 78 others from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YPFdsLh

Vatican says Pope Francis in critical condition

The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope on Saturday from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/D531JaU

Trump’s MCC funds freeze a setback for Nepal’s development aspirations 

In 2017, the U.S. committed $500 million under the MCC-Nepal compact for electricity transmission and road upgrades, marking the largest American infrastructure grant to the country; analysts say the U.S. decision could impact Nepal in the geopolitical arena, with respect to India and China from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EoiDebp

The man accused of trying to kill author Salman Rushdie is found guilty of attempted murder

Rushdie was the key witness during seven days of testimony, describing in graphic detail his life-threatening injuries and long and painful recovery. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4EfIDu1

Washington wants to see if Russia is ‘serious’ about peace, says Rubio

Washington said that the sides had also agreed to “establish a consultation mechanism” to address “irritants” to the U.S.-Russia relationship, noting the sides would lay the groundwork for future cooperation from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WVo639U

Trade deal ‘possible’ with China: Trump

Chinese Foreign Ministry says that Beijing and Washington “should resolve their concerns through dialogue and consultation based on equality and mutual respect”. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HWDoyMO

Israel prepares to receive bodies of youngest Gaza hostages

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a brief video statement that Thursday would be "a very difficult day for the state of Israel. An upsetting day, a day of grief." from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/inbAaWK

Israeli fire kills three Palestinians in West Bank refugee camp

Wednesday's incident comes as Israel continues with a weeks-long offensive that has demolished houses and torn up vital infrastructure in refugee camps in the West Bank. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RlAWgD7

2 people are dead after a small plane collision in Arizona, authorities say

Authorities say at least two people are dead after a midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SO0Ythy

KIIT student suicide: Foreign Minister Deuba talks with Odisha’s education minister

Prakriti Lamsal, 20, a third-year B Tech (Computer Science) student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha, allegedly died by suicide at her hostel room on February 16, leading to unrest on the campus. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7hN6EsU

The pope has pneumonia in both lungs but remains in good spirits, the Vatican says

The Vatican has given no indication of how long the pope might remain hospitalised, only saying that the treatment of such a “complex clinical picture,” which has already required two changes in his drug regimen, would require an “adequate” stay. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mD3HAGc

Frightened residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo

Frightened residents say Rwanda-backed rebels appear to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/17Ls6kF

Ukraine attack on Russian pipeline to hit Kazakh oil exports

Seven explosive-packed drones on Monday hit a pumping station of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which carries Kazakh oil across southern Russia for export via the Black Sea from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JAybVC6

UK PM Starmer says U.S. must provide security guarantee for Ukraine to deter Russia

On Sunday, Starmer become the first European leader to say he is ready to put peacekeeping troops in Ukraine. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jT6sLiU

Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

The total number of positions eliminated was not clear Sunday, but the firings appeared to focus on employees in the agency’s centers for food, medical devices and tobacco products — which includes oversight of electronic cigarettes. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gXLOZvq

Taiwan detects 24 Chinese aircraft as Canadian ship transits waters

During the Canadian warship's passage, China's military radioed the ship and warned it to change course, Taiwanese media reported. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JfXVkSz

’Conclave’ leads the pack and struggling ’Emilia Pérez’ faces a test at Britain’s BAFTA film awards

“Conclave” is nominated in 12 categories, including best picture, best director for Edward Berger and best actor for Ralph Fiennes, playing a cardinal corralling conniving clergy as they elect a new pope. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ltfxhXW

Israel and Hamas complete their latest exchange as ceasefire’s first phase has just 2 weeks left

Israelis expressed relief as the three hostages — Argentinian-Israeli Iair Horn, 46; American-Israeli Sagui Dekel Chen, 36; and Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, 29 — seemed in better condition than the emaciated ones freed a week ago. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/knGdbFS

Why is a new bill on foreigners coming? | Explained

What are the contours of the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025? Why are four existing legislations that deal with immigration and movement of foreigners being repealed? What will universities and educational institutions, hospitals and nursing homes admitting any foreigner need to do? from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IxWFogt

M23: Rebels who lost their cause

The Congolese militants backed by neighbouring Rwanda continue to make territorial gains but also face serious allegations of war crimes from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DeloEgq

Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s second major city of Bukavu, residents say

Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second-largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire marking the ongoing advance of Rwanda-backed rebels from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yqRn8P6

Second federal judge pauses Trump's order against gender-affirming care for youth

Judge Brendan Hurson's temporary restraining order will last 14 days but could be extended, and essentially puts Mr. Trump's directive on hold while the case proceeds from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cOtwYL6

Fears in Bukavu as M23 seize key airport in eastern DR Congo

Violence in the restive region has sparked fears of a wider conflict, as a number of neighbouring countries already have a military presence on the ground. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dItJqre

Bangladesh will have a new political party, interim govt. official confirms to Ireland Ambassador 

The formation of a new political party in Bangladesh is significant, given the upcoming elections that are expected to be held in December this year from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gfoYeRC

Iran says it will rebuild nuclear facilities if attacked, says Masoud Pezeshkian

It is the brains of our children that built it," Iranian President Pezeshkian said during a visit to the southern province of Bushehr. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bOdrGCu

U.S. President Trump launches 'reciprocal tariffs' targeting allies and adversaries

Trump has announced a broad range of tariffs targeting some of the biggest US trading partners since taking office, arguing that they would help tackle unfair practices from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/P9LY1Jb

Tariffs, trade, immigration loom large over Modi-Trump meeting

Mr. Trump has announced that he would be signing an executive order on reciprocal tariffs in the afternoon — three hours before the meeting with the Prime Minister. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/B9yAEeo

Modi meets U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval were also present from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LxmRFzy

Trump order on reciprocal tariffs expected before meeting with PM Modi

In preparation for the bilateral dialogue, India has been considering lower tariffs on certain U.S. products from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eNU2FdD

UN Human Rights Office report points out human rights violation under both Hasina and interim government

The Yunus government in Dhaka that welcomed the report, however, pointed out that the attacks by mobs against the Hindu community and the Ahmadiya Muslims resulted from ‘intersecting motives’ from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nzialf7

India, France agree to work closely to implement India-Middle East-Europe Corridor Project

Both sides highlight the importance of the project for the prosperity of India, Europe from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/O5dQbPF

PM Modi arrives in Marseille with French President Macron, remembers Veer Savarkar's "courageous escape"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Marseille ahead of their engagements in the city. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LuWI7SP

After meeting with Trump, Jordan’s king says his country opposes displacing Palestinians in Gaza

Donald Trump suggested he wouldn't withhold U.S. aid to Jordan or Egypt if they don't agree to dramatically increase the number of people from Gaza they take in from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xT0QJ9U

PM Modi meets U.S. Vice President J D Vance, wife Usha in Paris

J D Vance welcomed PM Modi’s positive stance on AI as co-chair of the conference with France. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Q9OZcJj

Vodafone Idea Q3 net loss narrows to Rs 6,609 crore

The telecom company’s revenue from operations during the quarter increased 4% to ₹11,117 crore from ₹10,673 crore in the same period last year from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tKZJPdj

’Back to plastic’: Trump pushes for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ’don’t work’

“I don’t think that plastic is going to affect the shark very much as they’re ... munching their way through the ocean” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/rn0OGU7

Private jets collide at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, killing at least 1 person, authorities say

Authorities say at least one person has died and others were injured when private jets collided at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/m2zLI3F

White House officials ready to meet with Zelenskyy in Munich for talks on Russia's war on Ukraine

Knowing how the process works, it would probably be better for Zelenskyy if we all met together and talked through it as a group, says Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kqmNl5H

Due diligence of qualified bidders for IDBI Bank underway: MoS Finance

The government, along with LIC, is selling nearly 61% stake in IDBI Bank. This includes a 30.48% stake of the Government of India and 30.24% of LIC from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zdLl1Pk

Donald Trump's Gaza plan derails Saudi-Israel ties: analysts

Trump's proposal to redevelop Gaza and oust the more than two million Palestinians living in the territory enraged the Arab world, making it difficult for the Saudis to consider normalisation from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IAkf8qa

Israeli forces withdraw from a key Gaza corridor as violence surges in West Bank

Israeli officials say Israeli forces have withdrawn from a key Gaza corridor, part of Israel’s commitments under a tenuous ceasefire deal with Hamas from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6VFpUjX

Trump administration orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop work

The agency has been a target of conservatives since President Barack Obama pushed to include it in the 2010 financial reform legislation that followed the 2007-2008 financial crisis. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EbDrexw

Chabahar Port: Port of contention

The tiny warm-water port in the Gulf of Oman, with minimal trade compared to Iran’s main Bandar Abbas port, received a special mention in Donald Trump’s memo from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gGed1Vy

International Criminal Court: Tribunal at the receiving end

The international tribunal is in the spotlight after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sanctions for investigations that threaten the ‘national security’ of Washington and its allies, which include Israel from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yN6AukP

Rwandan and Congolese leaders meet over eastern DRC conflict

Regional leaders call for immediate ceasefire in DRC as Rwanda-backed M23 group advances, raising fears of regional war from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IyWisjw

Missing commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice, all 10 aboard killed

Authorities say a small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome has been located on sea ice and all 10 on board are dead from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tO1U0AJ

Trudeau says Canada must think ‘tactically and strategically' on dealing with Trump's tariff threats

The Canadian Prime Minister told a gathering of trade, business and labour experts the country must work with the U.S. to avoid tariffs from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oUs1N4I

German election race heats up as leading parties push for stricter migration laws

The January 22 knife attack in South Germany has led the CDU, AfD to call for stricter immigration laws; this is the fourth lone-wolf incident in less than 2 years; despite a 34% drop in asylum applications from over 320,000 in 2023 to under 214,000 in 2024, migration remains a central issue of debate from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xBcQp7y

Mahindra & Mahindra Q3 profit rises 20% to ₹3,181 crore

Revenue for the quarter under review grew 17% year-on-year to ₹41,470 crore from ₹35,299 crore a year earlier, the company said from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QWam2y5

France delivers first Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine: Defence Minister

President Macron announced that France would transfer Mirage 2000-5 aircraft to Ukraine in June and train their Ukrainian pilots as part of military cooperation with Kyiv from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Z1MlaxG

NMDC confident of demerged steel entity NSL clearing dues   

It is confident of recovery of more than ₹3,380 crore dues from NSL, bulk of that towards the iron ore supplied. from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4YNmvkW

U.S. officials now say Trump only wants to displace Palestinians from Gaza temporarily

President Donald Trump’s top diplomat and his main spokesperson are walking back the idea that he wants the permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza, after American allies and even Republican lawmakers rebuffed his suggestion that the U.S. take “ownership” of the territory from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tju1bcX

Rahim Al-Hussaini is named new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims

The Aga Khan is considered by his followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and is treated as a head of state. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ipFvL9C

Reliance to double investments in West Bengal by end of decade, says Mukesh Ambani

Along with Reliance Industries, ITC, JSW, Ambuja Neotia Group and RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group have promised investment to West Bengal at the inaugural session of Bengal Global Business summit 2025 from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/N0nFa6r

Trump signs executive order to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports

“With this executive order, the war on women's sports is over,” Mr. Trump said at a signing ceremony in the East Room that included lawmakers and female athletes who have come out in support of a ban from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hOKvQkc

Trump stops U.S. involvement with U.N. rights body, extends UNRWA funding halt

The U.S. President‘s orders coincide with visit by Israeli PM Netanyahu; the U.S. was UNRWA’s top donor, providing $300-400 million a year from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0zKBWXM

Shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank kills 3

Violence erupts in West Bank as gunmen attack Israelis, sparking ongoing war with Gaza, causing widespread devastation and casualties from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QxyniYK

Budget effect: Tata Power mulls nuclear reactor biz foray

Tata Power considers entering SMR segment amid government’s push for private investments in nuclear energy from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6j1L0QM

BSF apprehends four Bangladeshi cattle smugglers in Malda

The apprehensions occurred along the border outpost Itaghati of the 88th Battalion of BSF where usually smuggling of cattle comes through the Punarbhaba river. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Z2UIl4Q

Marco Rubio confirms takeover of USAID, vows to end 'insubordination'

Mr. Rubio, who supported foreign assistance as a senator, said that many of USAID's functions would continue but accused it of acting as if it were an "independent non-governmental entity." from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/63dDFMW

Donald Trump orders creation of U.S. sovereign wealth fund, says it could buy TikTok

Mr. Trump had previously floated such a government investment vehicle, saying it could fund “great national endeavours” like infrastructure projects such as highways and airports, manufacturing, and medical research. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vPFXjxD

PM Modi set to hold talks with U.S. President Trump in Washington on February 13

Mr. Modi will travel to Washington D.C. after concluding his two-day visit to Paris, where he will attend the Artificial Intelligence Action summit from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/o0NhS4T

Donald Trump to cut off all future U.S. funding to South Africa

"South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people very badly," Mr. Trump said from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/F4Q0ApB

U.K.'s Starmer hosts German chancellor Scholz in his country estate as he touts 'reset' with EU

While ruling out rejoining the EU trade bloc five years after Brexit, Mr. Starmer said he wants to forge a closer relationship on defence, energy and trade. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CkpAJX5

Russia, Ukraine trade blame over attack on boarding school in Russia’s Kursk region

The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that it was Ukrainian forces that had launched a missile strike on the school, saying that the missiles were launched from Ukraine’s Sumy region from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/se4VQxt

Liang Wenfeng: Rise of a Black Swan

The Chinese entrepreneur, who established a quantitative hedge fund in 2015 and led it to a massive success, has shaken up the global Artificial Intelligence landscape with his language and reasoning model, DeepSeek-R1 from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6tXK95z

Reviving demand for industrial growth

The Budget attempts to revive growth by stimulating aggregate demand in the economy, with a crucial role assigned to the industrial sector from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uGINt8x

Union Budget 2025: A responsive Budget that banks on India

Income tax exemption hike to ₹12 lakh, support to MSMEs expected to spur domestic consumption; record capex outlay, focus on infrastructure, green mobility, skilling to drive long-term transformation from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kPeSmNf

18 security personnel, 23 terrorists killed in Pakistan's restive Balochistan

In one such operation in Harnai district on Saturday, national troops effectively engaged the terrorists, killing 11 militants and destroying multiple terrorist hideouts. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7QBNpqI