EU suspends tariff retaliation after Trump trade deal

EU suspends tariff retaliation after Trump trade deal

U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters The EU announced the suspension on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) of its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods worth 93 billion euros ($107 billion) after Brussels struck a deal with Washington last month. “The commission has today adopted the necessary legal procedures to suspend the implementation of our … Read more

Imran Khan’s party organises nationwide protests for his release; over 500 supporters arrested

Imran Khan's party organises nationwide protests for his release; over 500 supporters arrested

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) organised protest rallies in different parts of the country, demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was arrested two years ago on corruption charges. The party claimed that its more than 500 workers and supporters who took to the streets were arrested by police, … Read more

Bangladesh to hold elections in February 2026, says interim leader Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh to hold elections in February 2026, says interim leader Muhammad Yunus

Students watch as Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus formally unveils the July Declaration at the National Parliament premises, announcing full state and constitutional recognition of the “Student-Mass Uprising 2024” under a revised constitution to be adopted by the next elected government, in Dhaka on August 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh will hold elections … Read more

Will raise tariffs on India ‘very substantially’ over next 24 hours, says Trump

Will raise tariffs on India ‘very substantially’ over next 24 hours, says Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) said India has not been a good trading partner and announced that he will raise the tariffs on New Delhi “very substantially” over the next 24 hours because it is buying Russian oil. “With India, what people don’t like to say about India, they’re the highest … Read more

Israel to allow gradual and controlled entry of goods to Gaza through local merchants

Israel to allow gradual and controlled entry of goods to Gaza through local merchants

Palestinians carry packages of food taken from a humanitarian aid convoy that moved along the Morag corridor near Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Monday, August 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israel will allow gradual and controlled entry of goods to Gaza through local merchants, COGAT, the Israeli military agency that coordinates aid, said … Read more

Israel intercepts Houthi missile fired from Yemen

Israel intercepts Houthi missile fired from Yemen

A woman takes cover behind a car, which stopped at the side of a road, while sirens sound, in response to what Israeli military reported was a missile launched from Yemen towards Israel that was intercepted, in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for firing a missile at Israel’s … Read more