Category: News
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Trump Escalates Trade War with 35% Tariff on Canada, Signals Wider Global Tariffs
President Donald Trump has announced a steep increase in tariffs on Canadian imports, escalating trade tensions with U.S.’s northern neighbor. In a letter posted to his social media platform, Trump informed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that a 35% tariff would take effect on August 1, up from the current…
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U.S. Eases Tariff Plan in Trade Deal with Vietnam Ahead of Deadline
The United States will impose a 20 percent tariff on many Vietnamese exports, a lower rate than initially proposed, President Donald Trump announced, easing trade tensions just days before a July 9 deadline to increase tariffs on most imports. Transshipments from third countries through Vietnam, however, will face a 40…
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Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Suspended over Leaked Phone Call
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her duties, marking a serious blow to her administration less than a year into her term. The court accepted a petition from 36 senators accusing her of dishonesty and ethical breaches, stemming from a leaked June 15 phone call…
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Bangladesh Joins Global Effort for Transboundary Water Cooperation
The UN Water Convention (Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes) has grown from a European/North American focus to a global framework, with members including many European, Central Asian, African (like Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon) and some Latin American nations (like Panama), with Bangladesh becoming the…
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Trump Declares End to Iran-Israel Conflict; Iran Calls for Mutual Halt
On the evening of June 23, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran would be fully in effect by June 25, calling the recent escalation the “12 Day War.” The declaration was intended to signal the end of a brief but intense conflict that…
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Iran Strikes U.S. Base in Qatar amid Escalating Iran-Israel Conflict
[This news, published on June 24, was updated on June 30] On the evening of June 23, 2025, Iran launched a missile attack on the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in direct retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities the day before. The barrage, officially codenamed Operation Glad…
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