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⁠US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that could impose a 25% tariff on countries that continue to trade with Iran. Trump first threatened the measure last month as tensions between Washington and Tehran continued to rise over Iran’s nuclear program and a bloody crackdown by the Islamic Republic on anti-regime protests.

The United States and India on Friday released the framework for an interim trade agreement following President Donald Trump's announcement of a trade deal with India. The framework "reaffirms the countries' commitment to the broader US-India Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) negotiations," according to a joint statement released by the White House . Under the agreement

For days, a cold weather front had brought polar air to Cuba, causing temperatures to drop below freezing on some parts of the island for the first time in recorded history. But the frosty air hasn't been the only thing bearing down on Cuba from the north. The United States, after attacking Venezuela — Cuba's

Authorities in Mexico on Friday announced that they have discovered bodies and remains believed to belong to 10 workers who went missing from a gold and silver mine in northern Sinaloa state last month. The Sinaloa state prosecutor's office said the remains were found in the community of El Verde, in the municipality of Concordia

The Cuban government on Friday announced a series of emergency measures as the island prepares for severe fuel shortages due to increased pressure from the United States. In a televised address, Deputy Prime Minister Oscar Perez-Oliva Fraga blamed Washington for the energy crisis. He said the government would "implement a series of decisions, first and

US President Donald Trump shared a video on his Truth Social platform that contained racist depictions of former-President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. The video was shared on Trump's account during a late-night flurry of social media activity on Thursday. While the White House initially defended the video, it was deleted about 12 hours

Kazakhstan will replace Saudi Arabia as the host the 2029 Asian Winter Games. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Thursday said Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty would be the new venue for the event. The 2029 Asian Winter Games had originally been planned to be held in Neom, a planned city and mega-project on the

Residents of the Pakistani city of Lahore are once again flying kites to mark the ancient festival of Basant this weekend. The festival originally began as an agrarian event marking the arrival of spring, though in post-colonial days it came to be an urban phenomenon, taking on the character of a city festival — full of sweets

An estimated 4.5 million girls worldwide are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation this year, the United Nations warned on Friday. Many of the girls at risk are under the age of five, the UN's children's agency UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a joint statement that was issued on the

The US government has launched its drug discounting program "TrumpRx," which it says will dramatically cut prescription medication prices for consumers. It comes amid debate about cost-of-living in the US during a midterm election year. The November 2026 poll is seen as a referendum on the president's popularity, with Donald Trump's early-year approval among his lowest polling