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Trump ordered tariffs that could upend global trade President Trump yesterday ordered his advisers to calculate new “reciprocal” tariffs that would affect nearly every country around the world. India, Japan and the E.U. could be the hardest hit. The new tariffs, which could go into effect on or after April 2, would be calculated by … Read more
Dashcam Footage Captures Deadly Shopping Mall Explosion in Taiwan
At least four people were killed and 26 others injured in a suspected gas explosion in the food court of a Taiwan shopping mall on Thursday morning, according to Taiwan’s state-owned news outlet. The explosion occurred in the city of Taichung, about 100 miles southwest of Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, local officials said. The fire department … Read more
new video loaded: Indian Migrant Says Deportation Flight Was ‘Torture’ transcript Back transcript Indian Migrant Says Deportation Flight Was ‘Torture’ As India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, meets with President Trump, issues around immigration are likely to be a source of tension, including a U.S. military flight that returned shackled migrants to India. Harwinder Singh … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India began meeting senior U.S. officials in Washington ahead of his anticipated visit to the White House to meet President Trump on Thursday. Mr. Modi has a warm personal relationship with Mr. Trump, and the two leaders have called each other friends. But Mr. Trump has criticized India for its … Read more
Not so long ago, Taiwan basked in seemingly boundless, bipartisan support in Washington, where the island has long been regarded as a valiant democratic partner against China. Now, a few weeks into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, Taiwan is adjusting to a shift in its relationship with the United States, its primary backer — … Read more
As he prepared to go to Washington this week, India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, spoke of building on the warm relations he shared with President Trump during his first term in the White House. But Mr. Trump can be a fickle friend. So when Mr. Modi meets with him on Thursday, he is expected to … Read more
The economic relationship between India and the United States is widely seen as good for both sides. Two-way trade is growing, and, alone among Asian countries, India routinely trades more with the United States than it does with China, its neighbor and rival. Yet under President Trump, trade is a point of friction. Like virtually … Read more
The leaders of the world’s two rival superpowers have plenty to talk about. But so far, it seems, they can’t agree on when they should speak, or even whether they already have. Over the last 10 days or so, President Trump has sent conflicting messages about talking to China’s top leader, Xi Jinping. Mr. Trump … Read more
When the third season of the hit HBO series “The White Lotus” debuts on Sunday, viewers will be transported to the tropical island of Koh Samui, Thailand. And if previous seasons are any indication, many of them will soon be booking vacations there, too. The show, which takes place at a different fictional White Lotus … Read more