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We are absolutely not going to discontinue buying Russian crude as long as we are complying with sanctions, says IOC Director Anuj Jain

Critics say this could "trigger a chain reaction of nuclear testing by US adversaries, and blow apart the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty”

Tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods reduced from 57 per cent to 47 per cent

Both sides escalate trade threats for leverage ahead of talks

Within hours, Indian MP Shashi Tharoor joined the fun, reposting Husain Haqqani’s jab

The signing followed Trump's meeting with Prime Minister Takaichi at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Monday, marking the start of his official engagements in Japan — the second stop on his three-country Asia tour

Donald Trump and Sanae Takaichi sign agreement for the “golden age” of their nations’ alliance

The US President also hinted at potential Republican successors, naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance as top contenders for 2028

His comments come amid the US federal government’s second-longest shutdown on record

Travellers to see more flights delayed and cancelled in the coming days as the nation’s air traffic controllers work without pay during the US government shutdown

The meeting comes in the backdrop of the proposed bilateral trade deal between India and the US, which, according to an official, is ‘very near’ to conclusion

China says bombers carried out 'simulated confrontation drills

To meet Jaishankar on ASEAN sidelines today

Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, shared the remarks during a speech, where he condemned what he called “racist, baseless attacks” from rivals

The former vice president said she hasn’t decided whether to mount a 2028 presidential campaign, but she dismissed the suggestion that she’d face long odds

This comes weeks after Trump and Canadian PM Mark Carney discussed trade and border security during talks on October 7

Hold talks on India-US industrial cooperation with Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet

The talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit will seek to find a way forward after Trump threatened new 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods and other trade curbs starting on November 1

This came after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he aims to double his country’s exports to countries outside the US because of the threat posed by Trump’s tariffs

The US government, on October 22, imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest crude oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, barring all American entities and individuals from conducting business with them

Washington has also urged its European allies to cut their Russian oil imports, says Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt 

Meeting comes amid renewed trade tensions and U.S. pressure over fentanyl issue

Trump demands immediate ceasefire in Ukraine; Putin shrugs off impact, warns on long-range weapons

President Donald Trump has been urging the Big 3 American automakers to move production to the US

They did not disclose the cause of the outage