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Trump’s ‘expensive’ Fourth of July celebrations with tanks, gun salutes, fighter jets

Around $2.5 million from national park funding was used to partially cover the costs of America's Independence Day event.

China and UK in diplomatic row over Hong Kong

With Christine Lagarde set to take over as ECB president, US stocks close at record high.

Leaders finally reach consensus on EU nominations, two women for top jobs

Four of the main job nominations went to western Europeans, with no nominations from Eastern Europe.

China says Hong Kong demonstrations a challenge to ‘one country, two systems’ policy

Iran breaches limits set by 2015 nuclear deal and global output falls to its lowest since 2012 amid US-China trade war.

Trump and Kim agree to resume denuclearisation talks in ‘historic meeting’

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agreed to designate negotiators to resume denuclearisation talks in the next few weeks.

US to keep close watch on Modi’s meeting with Xi and Putin during G20 Summit

G20 leaders summit takes place Friday and Saturday in Osaka, Japan. All eyes on Trump-Xi meeting amid ongoing trade war.

US and China agree to tentative trade war truce ahead of G-20 summit

A crew member from Brazilian president’s plane detained in Seville with 39 kg of cocaine.

NATO threatens action if Russia doesn’t destroy its nuclear missile system

US puts pressure on South Korea over Huawei, and President Donald Trump appoints immigration hardliner Mark Morgan head of US Customs and Border Protection.

Trump considers ending post-World War II defence pact with Japan

US President Donald Trump, in a tweet, also asked why the US is protecting oil shipping lanes of other countries with ‘zero compensation’, and new US sanctions on Iran.

Blow to Turkish President Erdogan as opposition wins big in Istanbul mayoral election

Thousands of protesters in Czech Republic demand PM Andrej Babis resignation over alleged fraud and Ethiopia’s Army chief of staff killed in an attempted coup.

On Camera

A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.