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Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened countries across the world to stick to any tariff agreements they previously accepted, despite the US Supreme Court's recent ruling striking down several of his sweeping import taxes. He also declared his intention to impose a global tariff of 15 per cent, which is a rise from the 10 per cent he had earlier announced immediately after the ruling. The court's Friday decision struck down tariffs Trump had imposed on nearly every country using an emergency powers law. "Any country that wants to 'play games' with the ridiculous Supreme Court decision, especially…

Singapore: After meeting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong shared a post on X along with a photograph with the UP CM. Wong wrote that Uttar Pradesh is the state with the third-largest economy in India. Wong said he was delighted to welcome the Chief Minister to Singapore and described UP as one of the fastest-growing regions in India. The Singapore Prime Minister added that Singaporean companies are actively investing in Uttar Pradesh, particularly in logistics, connectivity and infrastructure development. He emphasised that there are immense possibilities to build stronger trade and investment relations. "We…

Ottawa (Canada): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to travel to India, Australia and Japan from February 26 to March 7, an official statement from Carney's office said on Monday. The focus during his visit will be on businesses across trade, energy, technology and defence, the Canadian government statement said. "Prime Minister Carney will first visit Mumbai, then New Delhi where he will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The leaders will focus on elevating and expanding the Canada-India relationship, with ambitious new partnerships in trade, energy, technology and artificial intelligence (AI), talent and culture and defence. He will…