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The bill, chiefly written by Graham and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., allows the administration to impose tariffs and secondary sanctions on countries that purchase Russia's oil, gas, uranium and other exports. Washington: US tariffs on India and China could rise by up to 500 per cent as soon as next week, as President Donald Trump has given his nod to the bipartisan Russia Sanctions Bill, which could be used to penalise Moscow's trading partners, including India, China, and Brazil, over Russian oil purchases. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a prominent defence hawk, said the bill would give leverage against India, China,…

Several of these organisations focus on climate, labor, migration and other issues that the Trump administration has termed as catering to diversity and woke initiatives. Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organisations, including the UN's population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global cooperation. The order, signed on Wednesday, covers 35 non-UN organisations and 31 United Nations entities, the White House said. It said the organisations promote "radical climate policies, global governance, and ideological programs that…

Key UN organisations from which the US has withdrawn include the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, International Law Commission, International Trade Centre, Peacebuilding Commission, UN Energy, and UN Population Fund and UN Water. Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum directing the withdrawal of the United States from international organisations, conventions, and treaties that are "contrary to the interests" of the US. The White House said that the withdrawal list includes 35 organisations that are not affiliated with the United Nations, as well as 31 entities that fall under the UN system. In a post on…