On April 14, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry lowered the country’s growth forecast for 2025 to zero percent from 2 percent due to the US-China tariff conflict. Some economists have even warned of a possible technical recession.
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US strikes kill 8 in Sanaa, hundreds of Houthi fighters targeted
The overnight statement from the US military’s Central Command also said its “Operation Roughrider” targeting the rebels had “killed hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi leaders,” including those associated with its missile and drone program. It did not identify any of those officials.
FBI Director Kash Patel condemns Kashmir attack, assures India full support
FBI director Kash Patel assures India full support in the fight against terrorism amid recent Pahalgam attack
US judge arrested, charged for allegedly obstructing immigration agents
FBI arrested and charged US judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest .
Kashmir terror attack: Trump refuses to mediate, says India and Pakistan will sort it out
Terrorists opened fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday, April 22, killing 26 people, mostly tourists, in the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the attack.
US government criticises New York Times over Kashmir terror attack coverage
The US House Foreign Affairs Committee accused the media outlet of downplaying the severity of the attack by using words like “militants” and “gunmen” instead of calling the attackers “terrorists”.
Hindu American Foundation slams Western media for sanitising Pahalgam attack in Kashmir
HAF slams top Western news outlets for what it called a “shameful and deliberate erasure” of the religious targeting involved in the
US condemns Kashmir terror attack, calls for justice
Responding to a question on whether the US sees Pakistan as potentially being behind the attack and if Washington is playing any role in trying to de-escalate tensions between the nations, Bruce said the issue was highlighted due to the severity of the situation but added that no further comment would be made at this time.
President Trump to hold Michigan rally marking first 100 days of second term
The rally will take place one day before Trump’s 100th day in office — a traditional early milestone in which a president’s progress is measured against campaign promises. Michigan was one of the key battleground states Trump flipped last year from Democrats on his path back to the White House.
What are non-tariff barriers that US VP JD Vance urged India to drop? An explainer
Indian products too face these issues in the international markets including in America, EU, China, Japan, and Korea.
