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PARONG, INDIA — India is scrambling to speed up construction of its biggest-ever dam after Beijing announced plans to build the world’s largest hydropower project just upstream in Tibet. Delhi fears the Chinese mega-dam could slash water flows on the Brahmaputra River by as much as 85% in the dry season, according to government documents…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is promising major tax cuts to help households and businesses brace for looming U.S. trade penalties that could hit the world’s fifth-largest economy hard. The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to double import duties on Indian goods, raising tariffs from 25% to 50%. Trump says the hike…
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the country will not bow to U.S. pressure, urging Iranians to stand united against what he described as Washington’s attempts to weaken the Islamic republic. Speaking at a mosque in Tehran, Khamenei accused the United States and Israel of plotting to destabilize Iran during the…
Israeli airstrikes and tank fire shook Gaza City overnight as Israel pressed ahead with a large-scale offensive, forcing families to flee while others said they would rather stay and die in their homes. Witnesses described nonstop explosions from Saturday night into Sunday morning in the neighborhoods of Zeitoun and Shejaia. In nearby Sabra, tanks shelled…
Apple may keep the Camera Control button beyond the iPhone 17 Earlier rumors claimed it would disappear with the iPhone 18 Future versions could feature a simpler design Rumors last week suggested the iPhone 17 would be the final model to feature Apple’s new Camera Control button, first introduced on the iPhone 16. But a…
Reliance Power and Reliance Infrastructure said Sunday that a criminal investigation into billionaire Anil Ambani and his former telecom firm Reliance Communications will not affect their businesses. India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searched Ambani’s Mumbai home and the offices of the now-bankrupt Reliance Communications on Saturday. The raids followed a complaint from State Bank…
BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, and Toyota privately warned the UK government that strict electric vehicle sales rules could threaten thousands of jobs and cost them hundreds of millions of pounds, newly released documents show. The four companies lobbied against the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, which requires carmakers to sell a growing share of electric…
U.S. immigration officials say they plan to deport Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran national, to Uganda after he turned down a deal that would have sent him to Costa Rica in exchange for staying in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges. The news came in a court filing on Saturday. The offer to…
The Pentagon has been preventing Ukraine from using American long-range missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia since late spring, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Saturday. The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to draw Vladimir Putin into peace talks. The report says Ukraine has been barred from firing US-supplied…
Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz have fans talking after they were spotted together in Paris on August 21. The two, who star as lovers in Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming crime thriller Caught Stealing, hit the red carpet for the film’s French premiere before heading to Dragon bar for a late-night outing. An insider told reporters there’s…
