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US President Donald Trump says India has offered to cut its tariffs “to nothing” even as he called the current trade stalemate with the country “a totally one sided disaster”. US tariffs of 50% on goods from India – which includes 25% penalty for Delhi’s refusal to stop buying oil from Russia – took effect…

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping were among a group of more than 20 world leaders attending a regional security summit in China over the weekend. This year’s gathering of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation was the largest since it was founded. It was created by China, Russia…

Czech opposition leader and former prime minister Andrej Babis has been hit in the head with a metal crutch during an election rally. He was taken to hospital for tests and discharged shortly afterwards. A woman, who has not been identified, was also treated in hospital over the same incident. The assailant was detained by…

A flotilla of boats headed for Gaza carrying 350 pro-Palestinian activists – including climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg – has departed from Barcelona. Around 20 vessels displaying Palestinian flags left the Spanish port at 19:00 local time on Monday, stocked with medical and food supplies. The flotilla first attempted to set sail on Sunday, but…

Watch: Politicians’ perks cut after fatal anti-government demonstrations across Indonesia Protesters have been killed, buildings torched and politicians’ houses looted as anti-government unrest spreads across Indonesia – and the authorities respond with force. Mass demonstrations, fuelled by cost-of-living woes and public frustration with the political elite, first erupted in Jakarta on 25 August to condemn…

Moe ShreifBBC Eye Investigations BBC Musa al-Sadr has been missing since 1978 Warning: Contains images some may find upsetting A computer scientist at a university in the north of England is studying an image of a corpse – attempting to solve a mystery that has gripped the Middle East for nearly 50 years. “This is…

Yama BarizBBC Afghan Service correspondent, Heading for quake-hit areas and Paulin Kola & Tom JoynerBBC News Watch: Buildings destroyed and rescue efforts under way after deadly Afghanistan earthquake Survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 800 people and injured thousands in eastern Afghanistan have spent a night in the open, as rescue efforts continue.…

At least 800 people have been killed and thousands injured in eastern Afghanistan after a deadly 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday night. Video footage shows scores of buildings collapsed into rubble. Landslides have blocked many roads, and rescuers are using helicopters to try and get to more remote, cut off regions. Source link

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani will receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour, Donald Trump has announced on Truth Social. Giuliani became known as “America’s Mayor” after leading New York through 9/11. While he previously worked as Trump’s personal lawyer, the pair have since parted ways. The announcement comes two…

Narendra Modi The tête-à-tête inside Putin’s car lasted for 45 minutes India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, says he has had an “insightful” exchange with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a summit in China. The two leaders spent 45 minutes inside the Russian leader’s car – after which Modi posted a picture of…