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US sees absolute decline in international visitor spending
Foreign travel spending in US to decline 7% in 2025, report says

NEW YORK - International travel spending in the United States is projected to decline by 7 percent in 2025, amounting to a US$12.5...

US launches national security probe into aircraft and engine imports
US opens national security probe of imported commercial jets, engines

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Commerce Department said it has started a national security investigation into the import of commercial...

US and China officials to hold key trade talks in Switzerland
US, China holding ice-breaker trade talks in Geneva on Saturday

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and lead trade negotiator Jamieson Greer are meeting China's top economic...

BJP leaders call out Pakistan for propagating lies after its Dy PM Dar quotes "fake news" to claim victory over India
BJP leaders call out Pakistan for propagating lies after its Dy PM Dar quotes "fake news" to claim victory over India

New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): BJP leader Amit Malviya has called out Pakistan for propagating lies after Pakistan's Deputy Prime...

Pakistan FM cites 'Fake News' to claim advantage over India in Senate, local media fact-checks
Pakistan FM cites 'Fake News' to claim advantage over India in Senate, local media fact-checks

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has praised the country's air force...

Ukrainian charged in arson attack on British PM's home
Ukrainian charged in arson attack on British PM's home

Police have confirmed no injuries occurred during the three separate incidents in north London ...

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Trump signs order to cut US drug prices to global levels
Trump executive order demands pharmaceutical industry price cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the United...

Citing history, US appeals court upholds ban on gun for felons
US appeals court upholds federal ban on felons owning guns

PASADENA, California: A U.S. appeals court late last week upheld a federal law that stops felons from owning guns. The court rejected...

Google to pay $1.4 billion in Texas data privacy settlement
Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion for collecting data illegally

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Google will pay US$1.4 billion to settle allegations that it unlawfully collected user data in Texas without...

Poland tells Russia to close consulate in Krakow over fire allegations
Poland orders Russia to shut consulate in Krakow, citing arson attack

WARSAW, Poland: Poland has ordered Russia to shut down its consulate in Krakow following allegations that Moscow was involved in a...

Equinor may scrap $2.5 billion Empire Wind project over US delays
Offshore wind project for New York may be abandoned

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Norwegian energy company Equinor is on the brink of terminating its US$2.5 billion Empire Wind project in...

Trump reopens protected Cape Cod waters to fishing
Trump allows commercial fishing in New England marine monument

WASHINGTON, D.C.: On May 9, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to reopen nearly 5,000 square miles of protected ocean near...

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