New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) As US President Donald Trump imposes 25 per cent tariffs on India, with an additional 25 per cent slated to come into effect from August 27, ace American investor Jim Rogers said on Friday that Trump doesn’t understand much of the world, and he certainly doesn’t understand what’s happening in Asia and particularly, India.Speaking to IANS, Rogers who is one of the top financial commentators in the world, said that India remains the fastest growing economy in the world and …

Jerusalem, Aug 8 (IANS) Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on Friday. Israel intended to take control of all of Gaza to “assure our security, remove Hamas there, enable the population to be free of Gaza,” Netanyahu said on Thursday, in an interview with Fox News ahead of the Security Cabinet meeting, Xinhua News Agency reported.”We don’t want to keep it. We want to have a security perimeter. We want…

Tokyo, Aug 8 (IANS) Japan’s weather agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning on Friday morning for the city of Kirishima in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, calling for the highest level of caution against landslides and flooding in low-lying areas and overflowing rivers. The highest-level warning on the country’s five-tier disaster alert system, the first of the year, came after Kirishima logged record rainfall, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).A part of Kirishima…

Quetta, Aug 8 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch writes to US President Donald Trump, urging the recognition and support for Balochistan, and calling on Washington to fundamentally reevaluate its relationship with the “radical state” of Pakistan.“We bring to your attention the upcoming visit of Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, who leads an institution widely involved in gross human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Balochistan. The Pakistan…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit China after six years and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval engaging with Russia on key defence deals, there are early signs that India may recalibrate its strategic posture and the shift in geopolitical alignment is something investors should watch out for very closely, a report said on Friday. Recent moves by the Trump administration mark a sharp shift in US-India trade and geopolitical dynamics, potentially unrave…

New Delhi/Ottawa, Aug 8 (IANS) A 32-year-old man, who fired a bullet that killed Indian medical student Harsimrat Randhawa in Canada, has been arrested, local media reported. The accused, Jerdaine Foster, was arrested in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Tuesday and has been charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder, BarrieToday.com reported.On Thursday, Det. Sgt. Daryl Reid told the media that at least seven people, four cars and multiple guns were involved in the incident i…

Seoul, Aug 8 (IANS) An aide to the leader of the Unification Church appeared before a special counsel team Friday to be questioned about her role in an alleged bribery case involving the former first lady of South Korea, Kim Keon Hee. The woman surnamed Jeong was summoned as a suspect by special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team to be grilled about allegations the Unification Church asked a shaman to deliver a diamond necklace and a Chanel bag to Kim in 2022 in exchange for business favors.Jeong serve…

Tel Aviv, Aug 8 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with India’s Ambassador to Israel, J.P. Singh, to discuss ways to further strengthen the growing India-Israel Strategic Partnership. The two sides explored expanding cooperation in key sectors, including security and economics. During the engagement, Prime Minister Netanyahu also interacted with senior Indian journalists, addressing a range of questions on bilateral and regional issues.“I met today in my office in Jerusalem…

Moscow, Aug 8 (IANS) India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu in Moscow to discuss ways to deepen the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries.Both sides stressed the need for collaborative efforts ahead of this year’s bilateral summit, and exchanged views on Russia-India cooperation in multilateral forums, as well as key global security issues.“On August 7, Secretary of Russia’s Security Cou…

Sydney, Aug 8 (IANS) A man has been hospitalised in a critical condition and a teenager has been arrested following the stabbing attack at a public park in Sydney. Emergency services were called to reports of an assault at the park in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Annandale at about 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.Police officers arrived and found six men with a range of injuries, who said they had been assaulted by a group of four unknown males following an argument.One…