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Brazil’s Bolsonaro arrested, adding to tensions with Trump

August 5, 2025 revoi editor

Brazil’s Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court’s resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from U.S. President Donald Trump. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the target of U.S. Treasury sanctions last week, issued the arrest order against Bolsonaro. His decision cited […]

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Purchase of Russian Oil: Trump again Threatens to “Substantially Raise” Tariffs Paid by India

August 4, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 4: The United States President Donald Trump has threatened to “substantially raise” the Tariff paid by India to the US over its purchase of Russian oil.” “India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for […]

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N-power: The US opposes, but Islamabad supports Tehran for “peaceful use”

August 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While the US is pressurizing Iran to sign the nuclear deal, fearing it could use it for warfare, Pakistan, keeping its own options open, has supported Iran’s right to develop nuclear capability for “peaceful purposes.” After Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who arrived in Islamabad on Saturday on a two-day official […]

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Armed men on motorbikes kidnap more than 60 in northwest Nigeria

August 4, 2025 revoi editor

Armed men on motorbikes raided a village in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped more than 60 people, including women and children, witnesses said, in a region that has seen a surge of mass abductions. The men opened fire as they rode into Sabon Garin Damri in Zamfara State on Saturday, resident Isa Sani told Reuters. “They […]

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Bengaluru ranked 26th in Global AI City Index, Singapore secures top spot

August 4, 2025 revoi editor

Bengaluru has secured the 26th position in the Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) City Index, emerging as India’s leading hub for AI research, development, and data centres, according to a report by market research firm Counterpoint Research. The ‘2025 AI City Index’ highlights that several Indian cities are rapidly climbing the global rankings, with Bengaluru, Riyadh, […]

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India poised to take larger share in global output: Morgan Stanley

August 4, 2025 revoi editor

India is likely to capture a larger share of global output over the next few decades, driven by strong demographic trends, improving infrastructure, and policy stability, according to a report by Morgan Stanley Research. The report highlights a combination of factors — including robust population growth, a functioning democracy, macroeconomic stability, a growing entrepreneurial base, […]

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Philippine President Marcos arrives on five-day state visit to India

August 4, 2025 revoi editor

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr arrived in the national capital on Monday for a five-day state visit to India, aimed at further strengthening India-Philippines relations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated. This is the first visit by the president of the Southeast Asian nation to India since he assumed office in 2022, marking […]

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Russia cautions: “Be very, very careful with N-rhetoric”

August 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Sensing unknown trouble ahead, Russia on Monday cautioned the US and the world: “Be very, very careful with nuclear rhetoric.” In its first response to a statement by US President Donald Trump that he had ordered a repositioning of US nuclear submarines, the Kremlin said on Monday that everyone should […]

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Roving Periscope: Now, Cambodia also supports Trump’s Nobel quest!

August 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: It appears that some nations have discovered the trick to humor US President Donald Trump and get concessions —support his long-cherished quest for a Nobel Peace Prize! Self-nominations are not allowed, something Trump has been doing indirectly by using lawmakers in other countries. While none of his democratic Western partners, […]

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Southern Taiwan lashed by torrential rain, four dead, more than 5,900 evacuated

August 4, 2025 revoi editor

Four people died, and more than 5,900 have been evacuated in southern Taiwan after the island recorded more than a year’s rainfall over the past week, which caused widespread landslides and flooding. Three people are missing, and 77 have been injured since late July, when a depression and strong southwesterly airstreams began causing flooding and […]