Both sides escalate trade threats for leverage ahead of talks
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- The Trump administration had been signalling that it may have finally reached a deal with Beijing 
- Trump has been claiming to end several wars during his second tenure, staking a claim for the Nobel Peace Prize 
- We are absolutely not going to discontinue buying Russian crude as long as we are complying with sanctions, says IOC Director Anuj Jain 
- The painting of the 19th-century founder of the Sikh Empire, depicting Maharaja Ranjit Singh in procession through a bazaar, acquired by an institution for 9,52,500 pounds 
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- New Delhi’s comments came amid stalled peace talks in Istanbul between Afghanistan and Pakistan 
- The move results in more frequent vetting of foreigners who apply for employment authorisation to work in the United States 
- Last week, Trump reiterated his claim that India has agreed to 'stop' buying oil from Russia and would bring them down to “almost nothing” by the end of the year 
- The Indian student community is the largest for the third year running, at 1,66,000 students across the UK: ndian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami said 
- The museum's construction began in 2005, but work stopped for three years during the political turmoil that followed the 2011 uprising 
- Putin, who commands the world's biggest nuclear arsenal, has repeatedly said that if any country tests a nuclear weapon then Russia will do so too 
- Critics say this could "trigger a chain reaction of nuclear testing by US adversaries, and blow apart the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty” 
- The country has earlier issued two stamps in the honour of Sikhs — one on the 300th anniversary of Baisakhi in 1999 and another to mark the 100th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident 
- Swiss glaciologists have repeatedly expressed concerns about a thaw in recent years, attributed in large part to global warming, that has accelerated the retreat of glaciers in Switzerland 
- Tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods reduced from 57 per cent to 47 per cent 
- Operations to eliminate remaining terrorists in the area were also conducted 
- Rare earths are a group of 17 elements, including 15 silvery-white metals called lanthanides, or lanthanoids, plus scandium and yttrium 
- The meeting was co-chaired by Sanjeev Kumar, Secretary, Defence Production from India and Andrey A. Boytsov, First Deputy Director, FSMTC, from Russia, according to a post on X from Defence Production India. 
- Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita paid solemn tribute by signing the Book of Condolences at the Thailand Embassy in New Delhi on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother of Thailand 
- India and Australia strengthened counter-terrorism cooperation during their Joint Working Group meeting. They agreed to share intelligence, conduct joint law enforcement, and combat the use of new technologies by extremist groups. Discussions also covered maritime security and counter-radicalization. 
- Decision follows China’s stockpile expansion, Russia’s recent tests 
- King Charles strips brother Andrew's 'prince' title, orders him to vacate mansion amid Epstein links- Britain's King Charles has begun formal proceedings to strip his younger brother Prince Andrew of his royal titles and ordered him to vacate his Windsor residence, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday (local time). 
- Rob Jettens's D66 party registered major gains in the Netherlands' general election, emerging neck-and-neck with the Freedom Party (PVV) led by Geert Wilders, whose support among voters sharply declined compared to last year's record performance 
- India condemned Pakistan for supporting cross-border terrorism and opposing Afghanistan's sovereignty. India reaffirmed its commitment to Afghanistan's independence and developmental priorities, especially concerning water resource management. 
- Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, during his first official visit to India, engaged in multiple meetings to strengthen ties between New Delhi and Nicosia. 
- Pakistan continues to nurture a system that promotes terrorism and directly contradicts its international obligations, an analyst has said, noting that Pakistan's enduring terror ecosystem aligns closely with the country's long-standing military doctrine of 'bleeding India with a thousand cuts' and that Islamabad's terror ecosystems remain intact. 
- Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that the discussions centred on advancing a shared Quad vision for the maritime sector. 
- The devastating storm had earlier swept over Jamaica and Cuba. With sustained winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour, Melissa is now a Category 1 hurricane. 
- The shipment is part of the UAE's ongoing humanitarian air and sea bridge supporting the fraternal Palestinian people. 
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