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Report: India Offers Major Tariff Cut to Complete Trade Deal with Trump

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

Indian sources told Reuters the proposal would reduce the average tariff differential between Indian and U.S. exports from 13 percent to four percent. As of 2023, the World Trade Organization (WTO) calculated India’s average tariff as 17 percent, while the average U.S. tariff was only 3.3 percent. India plans to achieve this by reducing duties on U.S. imports to zero on some goods and giving “preferential access” to almost 90 percent of imports from the United States.
Ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Leading Mayoral Race While Jailed at The Hague on Charges of Crimes Against Humanity

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

He is strongly favored to win his latest race for the mayor’s office. Duterte, now 80 years old, was first elected mayor of Davao City in 1988. He was re-elected twice, then had to step aside in 1998 due to term limits, but he simply bided his time by holding a seat in the Philippine House of Representatives until 2001 and ran for mayor again.
Pro-Russian Communists Unveil Bust of Stalin in Occupied Ukrainian City

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

It was reportedly the first monument to Stalin erected in the territory Russia has captured since invading Ukraine in 2022.
India and Pakistan Exchange Heavy Artillery Fire While U.S. Urges De-Escalation

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

Civilians living in the area described the most intense hostilities between the two nuclear-armed countries since their last war in 1999. “We’re used to hearing exchange of fire between Pakistan and India at the Line of Control, but last night was different,” a border town resident told the Associated Press (AP). India said its forces responded after Pakistani troops struck their positions along the LoC with artillery shells, mortars, and small-arms fire.
Iran Denies Proposing 'Direct' Nuclear Talks with U.S. While Continuing to Engage in Mediated Talks

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

Israel’s Ynet News reported on Wednesday that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has “approached President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, and requested to conduct direct negotiations with the United States” because Araghchi is “frustrated” with the mediation provided by the Sultanate of Oman. “If direct negotiations are ultimately not agreed upon, the option of Norwegian mediation is being considered,” Ynet claimed.
Chinese Export Companies Use ‘Origin Washing’ Services to Dodge U.S. Tariffs

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

“The U.S. has imposed tariffs on Chinese products? Transit through Malaysia to ‘transform’ into Southeast Asian goods! The U.S. has set limits on Chinese wooden flooring and tableware? ‘Wash the origin’ in Malaysia for smooth customs clearance!” one such advertisement cajoled.
India Eliminates Terrorist who Beheaded Daniel Pearl in Strike on Pakistan

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

Rauf Azhar was the younger brother of JeM founder Masood Azhar, who was also targeted by India on Tuesday night. Masood Azhar survived the airstrikes, but said ten members of his family were killed. His brother Rauf was not among the relatives he initially claimed as casualties. JeM was founded in Pakistan in early 2000, after Masood Azhar, now 56 years old, was released from prison in India on terrorism charges.
India and Pakistan Claim to Shoot Down Each Other's Drones as Kashmir Clash Continues

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

Both sides also claimed they were able to neutralize the drone attacks. The Pakistani military claimed it was able to shoot down 25 of India’s Israeli-made Harop drones overnight. A civilian was reportedly killed, and several soldiers were injured, by debris from the destroyed drones. The Harop is a long-range drone that can “loiter” over a target site for hours, gathering information or attacking high-value targets by detonating their explosive payloads.
Chinese Spying in Cuba Puts U.S. 'in the Crosshairs of a Hostile Foreign Power'

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

China’s plans to build new spy stations in Cuba were first reported by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in 2023. The report, denied by the Biden White House but quickly confirmed by other media organizations, said Beijing offered Havana “several billion” dollars to build the first of its “listening outposts” within 100 miles of the Florida coast.
Australia Wants Mel Gibson to Save Its Film Industry from Trump's Tariffs

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

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