USTR proposes 12.5% additional duties on India, 53 other countries over forced labour import violations

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The U.S. Trade Representative has proposed slapping 12.5% additional duties on 54 countries, including India, for failing to prohibit the import of goods produced with forced labour. The action follows investigations launched against 60 countries over what the USTR described as their failure to…

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West Asia war LIVE: U.S. military says it has ‘defeated’ Iran missile, drone attacks in Gulf

U.N. chief Guterres presents options for future Lebanon presence U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has written to U.N. Security Council members stressing the need for a continued ‌uniformed U.N. presence in Lebanon after the mandate of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expires at the year-end. Mr. Guterres outlined ⁠three options to replace the 7,500-strong…

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Southampton murder involving kirpan sparks anger against police response and fears of religious division

Sentencing in a Southampton murder case involving a kirpan (a ceremonial dagger associated with Sikhism), along with the release of video footage of the police response sparked debates online and in the U.K. Parliament on Tuesday around policing and knife crime and the politicization of a brutal murder. Vickrum Digwa, 23, was sentenced on Monday…

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U.S. sanctions Iran’s largest crypto exchange over IRGC links

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters The United ⁠States announced sanctions on Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday (June 2, 2026), accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted State institutions to circumvent Western sanctions. The new sanctions follow ‌a Reuters investigation published on May 1, which showed how Nobitex had become…

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