Washington, United States: When President Donald Trump learned Colombia had pushed back on US deportations, his threat of a massive trade war laid out the stakes: cooperate, or else. Tariffs, just as they were during his first term from 2017 to 2021, are Trump’s weapon of choice on the global stage. While it may be … Read more
Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek has made waves in Silicon Valley, stunning investors and industry insiders with its ability to match the skills of its Western competitors at a fraction of the cost. The groundbreaking AI model is outperforming prominent AI players like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude AI.The chatbot has catapulted to the top of the … Read more
An incident of firing by the Sri Lankan Navy was reported during the apprehension of 13 Indian fishermen near Delft Island on Tuesday. The fishermen were on board a fishing vessel when the incident occurred. India on Thursday lodged a strong protest with Sri Lanka over the incident of firing by the Sri Lankan Navy … Read more
Washington: For President Donald Trump’s allies, his crackdown on the “illegal and immoral discrimination” of equal opportunities programs reflects a shifting US electorate that has lost patience with ineffective and performative political correctness. For Trump critics, however, it is a frontal assault on civil rights that will chill efforts to create a fairer country, dismantling … Read more
Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Donald Trump administration 2.0, was reportedly eyeing his office inside the Oval Office, West Wing of the White House. However, US President Donald Trump has clarified that a separate office has been set up for Tesla chief Musk and his team. And it … Read more
New Delhi: Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced India, China, and Brazil as “tremendous tariff-maker(s)” and said his government would not allow the three to continue down this path, declaring, “… we’re not going to let that happen any longer because we’re going to put America first.” Speaking to House Republicans at a Florida retreat, the … Read more
New York: Sikh community leaders have said that there have been no raids on Gurdwaras contradicting reports in some Indian media. Sukhjinder Singh Nijjar, who was at New York’s Richmond Hill Gurdwara, a major Sikh centre, on Sunday said the prayer services were conducted reverently and there was no interference by anyone. There were no … Read more
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump said he will likely meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a possible bilateral meeting in Washington DC as soon as February. Mr Trump said this after a telephonic conversation with PM Modi, the first interaction between the leaders after the former took oath as the 47th President of the … Read more
New Delhi: There is a new kid on the Artificial Intelligence-driven chatbot / large language model block, and it is threatening to blow the rest out of the water. Meet DeepSeek, developed by a Hangzhou-based research lab with a fraction of the budget (if you believe the rumours) used to make ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude AI, … Read more
Brussels: The European bottling unit of Coca-Cola said Monday that it had ordered a major recall of Coke, Sprite and other beverages after detecting high levels of chlorate, which poses potential health risks. Coca-Cola said cans and glass bottles containing elevated levels of the substance were distributed in Belgium, the Netherlands, Britain, Germany, France and … Read more
Miami, United States: US President Donald Trump once again hinted at the idea of serving a third term, saying he was “not 100 percent sure” he was barred from doing so under the Constitution, which forbids it. Trump has repeatedly alluded to the possibility that he might go beyond the current two-term limit for US … Read more
Elon Musk has emerged as one of the most influential and controversial powerbrokers in the new Trump administration. He spent at least US$277 million (about A$360 million) of his own money to help Donald Trump win re-election, campaigning alongside him around the country. This significant investment of time and money raises the question of what … Read more