The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said EU and India were pushing to get a free trade agreement during this year. “I am well aware it…
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LIVE UPDATES: USA- Ukraine relations in limbo
Summary Oval Office became the venue of an unprecedented spat Voices were raised, eyes rolled, aspersions cast – and all in front of the world’s TV cameras. The reaction was…
India: Dozens missing in Himalayas avalanche
At least 41 road workers have been trapped after a massive avalanche struck a remote border area in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials say. Police spokesperson IG Nilesh…
Cook Islands: China deal riles allies as West’s grip loosens
The Cook Islands may be small but the ambitions of its leader are mighty. A range of deals Prime Minister Mark Brown signed with China without consulting the public or…
New Zealand: High Court throws out Volcano owners’ conviction over deadly eruption
The owners of a New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, have had their conviction over the disaster thrown out by the country’s High Court. Whakaari Management…
USA: Washington-London trade deal could mean tariffs ‘not necessary’- Trump
A trade deal between the US and UK could happen “very quickly”, President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with Sir Keir Starmer. Speaking during the prime minister’s…
USA: Measles outbreak kills child for first time in a decade
A rapidly spreading outbreak of measles in Texas has killed one person, health officials said on Wednesday. It marks the first mortality from measles in the US in nearly a…
USA: What we know about the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife
US investigators are trying to establish how Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, died after the discovery of their bodies at their home in the…
Ireland: PM Micheál Martin delighted by Trump’s White House invite
The taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) has been invited to the White House by US President Donald Trump to celebrate St Patrick’s Day next month. The meeting is scheduled to take…
USA: Trump administration to require undocumented migrants to register
US President Donald Trump’s administration has said it will create a national register for undocumented migrants, with those failing to sign up possibly facing criminal prosecution. The Department of Homeland…