Trump signs executive order to extend China tariff deadline for 90 days
Without an extension, US tariffs on Chinese goods would have reverted to their peak levels seen in April during the height of the trade conflict.The two countries had initially agreed in May to suspend most tariffs for 90 days following talks in Geneva.This is a developing story. It will be updated.- Ends
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Zelenskyy to visit Berlin for meetings ahead of Trump-Putin summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Berlin on Wednesday to join German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for talks with European and US leaders ahead of the Trump-Putin summit later this week, the German government said. Merz has convened a series of virtual meetings on Wednesday in an attempt to have the voice of European and Ukraine's leaders heard ahead of a summit that they have been sidelined from. Zelenskyy is due to meet with European leaders first, to prepare for a virtual call with US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance about an hour later. A call between leaders involved in the coalition of the willing countries prepared to help police any future peace agreement will take place last. Trump has said he wants to see whether Putin is serious about ending the war, now in its fourth year. Trump has disappointed allies in Europe by saying Ukraine will have to give up some Russian-held territory. He also said Russia must accept land swaps, although it was unclear what Putin might be expected to surrender. The Europeans and Ukraine are wary that Putin, who has waged the biggest land war in Europe since 1945 and used Russia's energy might to try to intimidate the EU, might secure favourable concessions and set the outlines of a peace deal without them. European countries' overarching fear is that Putin will set his sights on one of them next if he wins in Ukraine. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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'Sovereignty violated, security undermined': China fumes after USS Higgins destroyer 'intrudes' into South China Sea
China has accused the United States of violating its sovereignty and undermining its security after a US warship entered the waters off the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, which China claims and calls Huangyan Island. The international community largely recognises the Philippines' claim on the island. The photograph shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins conducting an independent deployer certification exercise off the coast of Southern California on April 30, 2015. (Photo: US Navy) China on Wednesday said that a US warship violated its sovereignty and undermined its security by 'intruding' into its territorial waters in the South China Sea. China said that USS Higgins, a destroyer part of the Japan-headquartered 7th Fleet of the US Navy, intruded into its territorial waters off the 'Huangyan Island' and was driven by Chinese navy. The United States has rejected the accusation. The navy mobilised forces to monitor, track, warn, and drive away USS Higgins, spokesperson Senior Colonel He Tiesheng said in a statement in in Chinese. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Huangyan Island' is what China calls the Scarborough Shoal, which is disputed between China and the Philippines. Much of the international community, including the United States and India, has recognised the Philippines' claim to the island, which considers it to be a part of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 'The path of the US warship seriously violated China's sovereignty and security, severely undermined peace and stability in the South China Sea, and contravened basic principles of international law and international relations. The Southern Theater Command Navy will maintain high alert at all times, resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security, and regional peace and stability,' the Chinese statement further said. US rejects China's charge The United States has rejected China's version of events and the accusation and said USS Higgins was sailing in line with the international law. The USS Higgins was conducting a 'freedom of navigation operation' in accordance with international law, Sarah Merrill, a spokesperson for the 7th Fleet, told CNBC. 'China's statement about this mission is false…The United States is defending its right to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows, as USS Higgins did here. Nothing China says otherwise will deter us,' Merrill further said. World rejects China's claims on Scarborough Shoal China lays claim to Scarborough Shoal, which it calls Huangyan Island, as part of its broader claims to nearly the entire South China Sea on the basis of its self-claimed maritime border based on self-written 'nine dash lines'. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) rejected Chinese claims to the South China Sea and the Scarborough Shoal in 2016 under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The PCA ruled that there was no legal basis to 'nine dash lines' and territorial claims arising from it. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The PCA further held that China had violated the Philippines' sovereign rights in its EEZ by interfering with fishing and petroleum exploration and building artificial islands. The United States, India, Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom (UK), and the European Union (EU) have supported the PCA ruling, essentially supporting the Philippines' claim on Scarborough Shoal.
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Sushmita Sen reveals meeting Donald Trump didn't leave an impression on her: 'He is not one of...'
Sushmita Sen, recently shared her experience of meeting US President Donald Trump while she managed the Miss India franchise from 2010 to 2012, when the politician owned the organisation The most celebrated Miss Universe and Bollywood actress, Sushmita Sen, recently shared her experience of meeting US President Donald Trump while she managed the Miss India franchise from 2010 to 2012, when the politician owned the organisation. 'The Miss Universe Organisation called me, and said, 'Would you like to take the franchise?' I was like, 'What? Really? That was like a dream!' I signed a pretty intense contract when I took on this franchise, and that was owned by Donald Trump — which didn't make it easy or fun,' said Sen while talking to Mid-Day. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Clarifying that Trump was not her direct boss, she shared, 'Luckily, the only people who were my boss at that time were Paramount Communications and Madison Square Garden, because they owned Miss Universe when I was an employee of Miss Universe for a year. I was a franchise owner for Donald Trump.' When questioned whether Trump left an impression on her, the actress replied, 'There are some people who leave an impression, not necessarily because of their achievements or power. Just for the people that they are. He is not one of them.' Sushmita Sen created history when she became the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title in 1994. She featured in movies like Dastak, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, Biwi No. 1, Chingari, Main Hoon Na, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Kyo Kii… Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta, Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai and Aankhen among others. After a break, Sushmita made a comeback with web shows like Taali and Aarya. While the latter ran for three seasons, the former was based on the life of transgender activist Shreegauri Sawant. Directed by Ravi Jadhav, the show also featured Ankur Bhatia and Aishwarya Narkar among others in prominent roles.
