Pete Marocco, who played a key role in overseeing the drastic reduction of foreign aid and the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Donald Trump administration, has departed from the State Department, officials said on Monday, The New York T
US President Donald Trump on Monday blamed the Joe Biden administration for the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and claimed that the war would not have occurred if the 2020 election had not been "rigged."
Trump on Sunday said that there were no exceptions to the tariffs, as smartphones, laptops and other products were still subject to an existing 20 per cent duty and the items were being moved to a different tariff "bucket", as per Al Jazeera.
China has called on the United States to correct its mistakes by "completely cancelling" its tariffs, describing them as "wrong practice" and urging Washington to return to a "path of mutual respect" towards Beijing, France 24 reported.
Chinese export hubs like Shanghai and Guangdong are experiencing early disruptions as the US-China tariff war escalates. With shipping halted and factories at a standstill, tensions have intensified following sharp reciprocal tariff hikes announced by both governments this week.
Guidance posted by Customs and Border Protection, which collects duties on imports, indicated roughly 20 products that would be exempted from reciprocal tariffs. The electronic items include smartphones, computers, semiconductor chips and routers.
"Given, India's price competitiveness and supportive government policies, we expect GDP to see only a 0.1 per cent impact," said PHDCCI in a statement.
US Special Envoy Steven Witkoff held talks with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Muscat, where the former conveyed US President Donald Trump's resolve for settling the differences between the two countries through "dialogue and diplomacy," the White House said in a statement on S
Green also noted the significant progress of the Quad grouping, which he said has transformed from "informal meetings to formal summits." With growing commitment among its members, the Quad is now a "key strategic framework," he added. The Quad is a grouping of Australia, India, Japan, and
He expressed happiness over US President Donald Trump's decision to enforce a 90-day pause on wide-ranging tariffs and lower the reciprocal tariff on India and other countries that have initiated trade talks with the United States during this period to 10 per cent.