Trump calls Iran's response to US peace proposal 'unacceptable'President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to a U.S. proposal for peace talks, hurting hopes of a quick end to the 10-week conflict th...
11 May, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
South Korea says 'unidentified aircraft' hit cargo ship in Hormuz on MondayA South Korean cargo ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz six days ago was struck by unidentified aircraft, the foreign ministry in Seoul said ...
10 May, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
Donald Trump's bet on regime change in Venezuela is a sharp departure from MAGA agendaPresident Trump's decision to attack Venezuela, arrest its president, and temporarily run the country marks a significant shift from his pa...
04 Jan, 2026, 06.45 AM IST
Panama closes 1.2 billion-euro loan with Bank of America subsidiaryPanama's government has closed a 1.2 billion euros ($1.29 billion) loan with a two-year maturity with a subsidiary of Bank of America, the ...
07 Mar, 2025, 07.31 AM IST
Trump has a $700 billion plan to abolish income tax and replace IRSThe Trump administration aims to abolish the IRS and replace it with a tariffs-based revenue system, potentially generating $700 billion an...
21 Feb, 2025, 12.14 PM IST
Xi’s careful reply to Trump tariffs shows China has more to loseIn the latest US-China trade tensions, Xi Jinping adopts a cautious approach, imposing $14 billion tariffs and other measures in response t...
05 Feb, 2025, 06.34 AM IST
Donald Trump may not target China soon with tariffs. What does it mean for India?President Donald Trump opted to delay imposing China-specific tariffs and focus on global trade practices. His administration seeks to inve...
21 Jan, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
Trump's falsehoods aside, China's influence over global ports raises concernsThe growing influence of Chinese companies and the Chinese government over shipping and global ports, including the Panama Canal, has becom...
04 Jan, 2025, 10.21 AM IST
Nothing to talk about, canal belongs to Panamanians, says President Jose Raul Mulino amid Trump's threatsPanamanian President Jose Raul Mulino has dismissed US President-elect Donald Trump's threats to reclaim control over the Panama Canal, ass...
27 Dec, 2024, 05.48 PM IST
Twin crises send cargo ships back to 18th century trade routesHitting routes that handle almost 20% of trade, the issues are forcing vast detours by the global merchant fleet, driving up freight bills,...
25 Dec, 2023, 11.08 AM IST
Why shippers hate recessions, but love crisesThe global economy and the next year outlook haven’t improved largely in that time. Instead, a series of localised crises pushed demand for...
25 Oct, 2023, 09.22 AM IST
UN chief convenes 'no nonsense' climate summit, without China or USThe UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is hosting a climate meeting called the "Climate Ambition Summit," but it is marred by the abse...
20 Sep, 2023, 12.18 PM IST
Why Panama Canal is the new challenge for supply chainsJust as the world’s delivery bottlenecks are easing, Panama’s drought and worrisome weather patterns elsewhere threaten to revive some of t...
03 Jun, 2023, 10.14 AM IST
OPEC+ cuts put $100/bbl oil back in sightThe decision signals unity within OPEC+ despite Washington's pressure on its Gulf allies to weaken their ties with Moscow, while also under...
03 Apr, 2023, 09.43 PM IST
If I wanted Finance Ministry, Jaitley wouldn't have been there: Yashwant SinhaSinha also told the media that those who had never won a Lok Sabha election were questioning and attacking him and misleading the people of...
29 Sep, 2017, 11.02 PM IST
10 things you need to know in markets todayIceland's prime minister, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, has resigned over revelations contained in the Panama Papers that he and his wife h...
06 Apr, 2016, 01.53 PM IST
- Bush bats for free trade to bring in better jobs
Alarmed by slipping support for free trade even among Republicans, President Bush is arguing that protectionism will cut Americans out of c...
15 Oct, 2007, 03.40 AM IST