Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Indian export federation calls 25% US duties 'disappointing'
NEW DELHI, July 30. /TASS/. Indian exporters are disappointed by the 25% US tariff on Indian goods, as it puts them in a difficult situation, Ajay Sahai, General and Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO),...

Americans Are Feeling So Good About the Economy That Even CNN Had to Admit It
Following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a highly favorable trade agreement with the European Union, consumer confidence is climbing, and CNN was forced to report on it this week. Townhall shared a CNN Breaking News headline on the...
RUSSIA: Old Catholic priest fined for anti-war sermons
An Old Catholic priest has become the latest religious figure to be prosecuted for preaching against Russia's war in Ukraine. A St Petersburg court found Fr Aleksandr Khmelyov guilty of "discrediting" the Russian Armed Forces in a sermon he gave...

India News | RailYatri's H1 2025 Report Shows Train Punctuality Holding Steady Despite Kumbh Mela Rush
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): After a year of steady improvement, the first half of 2025 has shown a slight reversal in train punctuality trends. According to a recently published performance report by RailYatri, an India rail travel platform,...

Japan's Foreign Population Could Top 10 Pct in 2040: Justice Min.
Newsfrom Japan Politics Jul 30, 2025 21:50 (JST) Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)--The proportion of foreign residents in Japan could surpass 10 pct of the population as early as 2040, Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Wednesday. The 10 pct share...

India News | Lapses in In-house Probe Won't Affect Parliament's Powers to Take Action: SC Reserves Verdict in Justice Varma Case
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that even if there have been any lapses in the in-house inquiry procedure in Justice Yashwant Varma's case, the same won't affect the Parliament to take action against the...

President Donald Trump says US completes trade deal with Pakistan
WASHINGTON (Dunya News) - US President Donald Trump has announced that the trade deal with Pakistan has been completed. The United States President said that under the deal, the US and Pakistan will jointly explore their respective oil reserves,...

India-UK CETA can pick up India’s legal services exports due to wider market access, domain experts say
Enhanced bilateral trade and investments following the India-UK FTA will likely increase the volume of cross-border transactions, driving demand for legal services in mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and international dispute...

Politico: European countries will borrow billions from the EU to rearm Ukraine
Ukraineʼs main allies in Europe intend to ask the European Union for tens of billions of euros in loans for joint weapons purchases for Ukraine, as well as to strengthen their own defense capabilities. This is reported by Politico, citing sources....
)
India pull out of WCL semifinal amid political tensions, Pakistan advance to final: Report
Birmingham: Indian Champions have pulled out of their World Championship of Legends (WCL) semifinal clash against Pakistan Champions, owing to tense political relations between both nations, reported ESPNCricinfo on Wednesday. This ends India’s...

Politics2 minutes ago ‘Peter Obi Is Not A Card-Carrying Member Of The ADC’ – Abdullahi The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has clarified that the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is not a registered member of the party but…
Naija News reports that the ADC spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the clarification during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday night. According to Abdullahi, Obi has been a key figure in the coalition since its...

China Advances $167 Billion Tibetan Mega-Dam
Bloomberg: “While much is still unknown about the project, its cost alone shows the epic scale engineers are envisioning, with the estimate more than four times larger than the $37 billion that Three Gorges cost upon completion in 2009.” “That...

INDIA Bloc Rallies Across Bihar Post-Raksha Bandhan: Tejashwi Yadav
(MENAFN- IANS) Patna, July 30 (IANS) Leader of Opposition and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday announced that the INDIA Bloc will soon launch a state-wide campaign in Bihar, holding rallies across all nine divisions after Raksha Bandhan. The...

India officially withdraw from tournament after semi-final boycott vs Pakistan
The Indian team has officially withdrawn from the World Championship of Legends 2025. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is being informed about the Indian team forfeiting their semi-final against Pakistan, which would mean that Pakistan...

Indian govt responds to Trump's 25% tariffs and additional penalty
The Indian government on Wednesday, July 30, issued a measured response to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 25% trade tariff on Indian goods, effective 1 August, along with an additional undisclosed penalty related to trade and...

Americans used to promote welfare of others
Any serious student of the democracies of the past, including our own once-consensual system of government, gets the distinct impression that this political system is all about citizens promoting the welfare of others. Usually that includes one’s...

Indian stocks settle with marginal gains; uncertainty looms over US trade deadline
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Domestic equity benchmarks settled marginally higher Wednesday, possibly due to some fresh buying, but analysts are of the view that uncertainty around the India-US trade front will continue to remain key...

Japan Parties Agree to Scrap Add-On Gasoline Levy by Year-End
Newsfrom Japan Politics Jul 30, 2025 15:13 (JST) Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed Wednesday to abolish the provisional add-on gasoline tax rate as early as possible this year. The agreement was reached at a...

'India-Pakistan Match Will Not Happen If You Tell ICC Chairman': Priyanka Chaturvedi Urges HM Amit Shah In Rajya Sabha (VIDEO)
New Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, during a debate on Operation Sindoor in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to direct the ICC Chairman, his son, Jay Shah, to cancel the upcoming India–Pakistan...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warns of shifting battlefield with Israel
"The geography of the response and the battlefield may change, and Iran's reactions will be more crushing than previously observed," state media outlet Mehr news cited the spokesman of the sprawling military organization as saying. “If the Zionist...