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Canadian PM Mark Carney criticises UK’s state visit invite to US President Trump

This comes after Trump's repeated statements saying he wants Canada to become the 51st state of the United States, a move the Canadian public saw as threatening their sovereignty.

UK ready to support India & Pakistan to move towards dialogue, de-escalation: Trade Secy Reynolds

Calling the situation in J&K 'deeply worrying', the UK updated its travel advisory for India to warn against 'military activity' and pushed for international intervention.

Taking a page out of Trump’s book, UK to restrict visas for ‘high-risk’ nations like Pakistan, Nigeria

An upcoming Immigration White Paper is expected to outline measures to restrict work & study visa applications from nations with high asylum claim rates, The Times reported.

UK PM Starmer calls Modi, says ‘horrified’ by attack in Pahalgam

Starmer offered his condolences on behalf of the British people the day after the terror incident was raised in the UK House of Commons.

$580 mn of UK-led military support for Ukraine as European allies try to strengthen its position

The funding will provide repairs and maintenance to vehicles and equipment as well as radar systems, anti-tank mines and hundreds of thousands of drones.

India’s talent beckons US firms & Kunal Kamra row shows political comedy has ‘little room’ in India

Global media also looks at how an ‘experimental community’ near Mumbai is trying to slash its emissions to zero, and how UK is dumping its waste tyres in India.

Starmer urges world to put ‘maximum pressure’ on Russia, says Putin’s ceasefire nod ‘not good enough’

The UK PM called for lasting peace with strong security measures. He also announced that Ukraine-allied countries will meet Thursday to draft robust plans to back a peace deal.

India summons UK chargé d’affaires after Sikh extremist breaches Jaishankar’s security, tears tricolour

External affairs ministry condemned incident earlier in the day outside of Chatham House in London. In 2023, Sikh separatists had breached Indian High Commission in London as well.

Will Trump finally revive post WWII plan for Europe to create its own military

ThePrint Explorer looks at renewed calls for a European army, first suggested by Churchill back in 1946, & how the idea has been revisited over the course of history, but never fructified.

Jaishankar’s upcoming UK-Ireland trip: Key issues on his agenda

The external affairs minister will visit London and, for the first time, Dublin and Belfast in Ireland in early March. A joint economic commission is likely to be announced with Ireland.

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The biggest threat to US dollar is Donald Trump

No trust in China, India still rising, and Europe in decline, help the Trump government dominate the market.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?