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Global Pulse: Trump’s getting it back from world leaders, Saudi Arabia’s royal kidnappings

With his belligerent diplomacy, Trump is uniting world leaders against him.

Global Pulse: Trump doubles down on N.Korea, Netanyahu follows his playbook

Donald Trump has suggested that his remarks against North Korea were not tough enough.

Global Pulse: Military personnel sue Trump, immortalising Syria’s ‘disappeared’  

Five active duty transgender service members have filed a lawsuit against Trump’s ban on allowing the community to serve in the military.

Global Pulse: Pak’s missing activists, Taliban’s jihad advert for women, UK wanted coup in Iran

Pakistani journalists, writers, social activists are routinely being picked up allegedly by intelligence officials.

#GlobalPulse: Zuma’s ‘secret’ no confidence vote, Iran gets Renault despite sanctions

South African President Jacob Zuma is facing the first anonymous no confidence motion of his political career.

Global Pulse: Noose tightens on Netanyahu, French don’t want a ‘first lady’, Kenya fears results

Political and public pressure could be mounting on Netanyahu as the PM faces investigations in two graft cases.

Global pulse: Rwanda’s visionary despot goes to polls, Trump’s disturbing candour

Before Rwanda goes to polls, the country's visionary-cum-tyrant president agrees that the results are a foregone conclusion.

Global Pulse: US to probe Chinese trade practices, are Brexit talks a British trap?

After wanting greater cooperation with China, Trump now prepares to investigate Beijing's trade practices.

Global Pulse: Trump wants less diverse campuses, Jordan’s marry-your-rapist law to end

The Trump administration could sue universities for affirmative action.

Global Pulse: UAE bid for Taliban embassy, Yemen’s TV execution, Mooch flipflop

The Emiratis wanted to open the Taliban embassy themselves. When they couldn't, they lambasted Qatar for the exact same thing.

On Camera

Trump tariffs, import dependence are holding back America’s manufacturing renaissance

Better tax, regulatory, and monetary policy should indeed provide a tailwind for manufacturing, but the sector will probably continue to struggle.

Designed to oversee corn & crude futures, Wall Street regulator grapples with crypto, sports gambling

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on the precipice of gaining new crypto oversight as lawmakers continue to negotiate major legislation.

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.