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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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Topic: Donal Trump

Who will fill the US gap at COP30? It could be China’s moment to shine

A 300-strong delegation from Beijing at COP30 indicates its willingness to step up as 'climate leader', but fractures with EU & the country's fossil fuel dependence dampen expectations.

How the Bagram airbase from the 1950s is geopolitically significant in the 21st century

Days after Trump lay claim to the Bagram base, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan “firmly opposed the reestablishment of military bases in and around Afghanistan by the countries responsible for the current situation”.

US-Japan close to signing joint document on securing rare earth minerals

Trump and Takaichi plan to sign a deal Tuesday to boost economic security after China tightened rare earth export controls vital for products from smartphones to fighter jets.

Trump says 6 narcoterrorists killed in US military’s strike on vessel off Venezuela Coast

Trump described the vessel as linked to a 'Designated Terrorist Organisation', without providing supporting evidence. This is at least the 5th such strike acknowledged by US.

Trump says Gaza war has ended, Middle East is going to ‘normalise’

Washington: The war in Gaza has ended and the Middle East is going to "normalize," U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday as he...

Trump blames Democrats as he lays off thousands of federal workers amid govt shutdown

Job cuts hit the Treasury Department, IRS, Health, Education, and Commerce, though the total number of layoffs was not immediately clear, spokespeople said.

Trump threatens tariff hike, cancels Xi meeting as US-China tensions spiral

Trump, set to meet Xi in three weeks in South Korea, accused China on social media of holding the global economy hostage after Beijing expanded its rare earth export controls Thursday.

Trump’s Gaza plan offers ‘path’ to Palestinian statehood talks—Israeli envoy; invites India to ‘build’

Tel Aviv’s envoy to New Delhi Reuven Azar welcomes international backing for Trump’s peace plan, while asserting Israel has no interest in maintaining a physical presence in Gaza.  

Netanyahu backs Trump’s 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan, Hamas says ‘yet to receive it officially’

White House releases a 20-point plan, calling for exchange of hostages, staged Israeli pullout from Gaza, Hamas disarmament & a transitional govt led by an international body.

UK to roll out red carpet for Trump at Windsor Castle

The US president becomes the first elected politician invited by a British monarch for two state visits. Britain promises largest military ceremonial welcome in living memory.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.