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Trade deal: EU to pay 15% tariff to the US, buy energy worth $750 bn, and invest $600 bn

July 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After a high-stakes meeting between Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland, the US and EU on Sunday clinched what the US President described as the “biggest-ever” deal to resolve a transatlantic tariff stand-off that threatened to explode into a full-blown trade war after August […]

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Vaccines prevented over 2.5 million COVID deaths worldwide: Study

July 28, 2025 revoi editor

Vaccines have prevented more than 2.5 million deaths caused by SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, according to a new study. Led by researchers from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy, the study found that one COVID-related death was avoided for every 5,400 vaccine doses administered. About 82% of the lives saved involved […]

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US and EU avert trade war with 15% tariff deal

July 28, 2025 revoi editor

The U.S. struck a framework trade agreement with the European Union on Sunday, imposing a 15% import tariff on most EU goods – half the threatened rate – and averting a bigger trade war between the two allies that account for almost a third of global trade. U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President […]

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India’s Rishabh Pant to miss fifth test against England with fractured foot

July 28, 2025 revoi editor

India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant will miss the fifth test against England at the Oval due to a fractured foot, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Sunday. Pant retired hurt in India’s first innings of the fourth test in Manchester but re-emerged on day two, limping back onto the field to […]

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Thai and Cambodian leaders head to Malaysia for peace talks

July 28, 2025 revoi editor

The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia were set to hold talks in Malaysia on Monday to reach a ceasefire in their deadly border dispute, with the United States saying its officials would be assisting in the peace process. Thailand’s government said it was attending talks arranged by Malaysia in its role as chair of the […]

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Dar Takes U-Turn, Says has “No Objection” to US Declaring TRF a “Terrorist Organisation”

July 26, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, July 26: Taking a total U-Turn, Pakistan foreign minister Mohammd Ishaq Dar has approved the move of the United States to declare “The Resistance Front (TRF), which initially had claimed responsibility for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, a “terrorist organisation.” He, however, disfavoured linking the TRF with the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba. Last week, […]

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Diplomacy: Resetting relations with the Maldives, India offers $550 mn LoC

July 26, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A year after the Maldives-India relations hit a historic low, the two countries appear to have reset the trajectory of their bilateral ties with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the island nation as the Guest of Honor at its Independence Day celebrations on Saturday. During his two-day visit, Prime […]

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Thai-Cambodian fighting extends into third day despite ceasefire calls

July 26, 2025 revoi editor

Fighting on the Thai-Cambodian border extended into a third day, and new flashpoints emerged on Saturday as both sides sought diplomatic support, saying they had acted in self-defence and calling on the other to cease fighting and start negotiations. At least 30 people have been killed and more than 130,000 people displaced in the worst […]

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India and Maldives ink MoU to strengthen fisheries and aquaculture cooperation

July 26, 2025 revoi editor

India and the Maldives on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster bilateral ties in fisheries and aquaculture, marking a significant step toward sustainable marine resource development. The agreement, formalised on July 25 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the Maldives, was announced by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). It is […]

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Trade: India’s proposed deals with the US, EU will be a “shot in the arm”

July 26, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The proposed trade agreements with the United States and European Union will make India a very attractive location for investors, and will be a “shot in the arm,” 16th Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya has said. It will result in a lot of liberalization in India, he was quoted as […]