US tariff bill, visa curbs and UK Labour shift mark packed global day
Washington moved on tariffs and visas as Britain, China and South Asia saw major developments. The day underlined how trade, migration and security are driving fast-moving global shifts.
A series of developments across the world on Friday covered US trade and immigration measures, political changes in the UK, diplomatic exchanges in Asia, and arrests and emergency responses in South Asia and China.
Among the key developments, a bill was introduced in the US Senate seeking steep tariffs on countries including India for buying Russian oil, while Washington also tightened visa rules for foreign students, exchange visitors and journalists. In the UK, Andy Burnham was confirmed as the new leader of the governing Labour Party, while fresh announcements also came on peerages.
In Washington, a bill seeking to impose 100 per cent tariffs on five countries, including India and China, for buying Russian oil was introduced in the US Senate with the support of more than 60 lawmakers. The proposed measure would exempt European nations that purchase gas from Moscow.
The US also tightened visa regulations for foreign students, exchange visitors and journalists. The move ends a decades-old policy that allowed them to remain in the country indefinitely without government oversight, and is likely to affect a large number of Indians.
On the political front in the UK, Andy Burnham was confirmed as the newly elected leader of the governing Labour Party, becoming the prime minister-designate and set to take charge at 10 Downing Street next week. In another development, Indian-origin psychiatry academic Swaran Singh and London Mayor Sadiq Khan were conferred peerages ahead of Keir Starmer's exit as British prime minister next week.
China strongly rejected Donald Trump's allegations of meddling in US elections. Beijing described the claims as "fabricated" and "a malicious smear", and urged the US President to stop making "baseless allegations". Separately, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the development of artificial intelligence should not be a "solo performance" by one country, but a "symphony of global collaboration".
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to travel to the Philippines next week for ASEAN meetings, where he will also hold talks with senior government officials from Indo-Pacific countries. In Shanghai, Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on ways to advance ties in trade, investment, the digital economy and artificial intelligence.
In a law enforcement development in the US, the FBI said it had arrested gangster Nitish Kaushal in Vermont. He is alleged to have been involved in murder, kidnapping and drug trafficking in the US, and was arrested days after being added to the agency's list of most wanted criminals.
In Sri Lanka, a former Indian under-19 cricketer and co-owner of Lanka Premier League franchise Jaffna Kings was arrested by the country's sports anti-corruption investigators over allegations of attempting to bribe a player, police said. In Singapore, a chartered accountant said Non-Resident Indians could bring USD 70-80 billion into India through FCNR deposits under the current initiative, with banks offering higher interest rates for a limited period.
Elsewhere, Pakistan's army said 24 terrorists were killed in a series of intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. In China's southwestern city of Chongqing, a landslide buried residential buildings, forced more than 1,100 people to evacuate and trapped others, according to state media reports.
Taken together, the day's developments reflected a wide spread of global activity, from proposed US tariffs and tighter visa rules to leadership changes in the UK, sharp diplomatic exchanges involving China, and security, sports and disaster-related incidents across the region.
With PTI Inputs
A series of developments across the world on Friday covered US trade and immigration measures, political changes in the UK, diplomatic exchanges in Asia, and arrests and emergency responses in South Asia and China.
Among the key developments, a bill was introduced in the US Senate seeking steep tariffs on countries including India for buying Russian oil, while Washington also tightened visa rules for foreign students, exchange visitors and journalists. In the UK, Andy Burnham was confirmed as the new leader of the governing Labour Party, while fresh announcements also came on peerages.
In Washington, a bill seeking to impose 100 per cent tariffs on five countries, including India and China, for buying Russian oil was introduced in the US Senate with the support of more than 60 lawmakers. The proposed measure would exempt European nations that purchase gas from Moscow.
The US also tightened visa regulations for foreign students, exchange visitors and journalists. The move ends a decades-old policy that allowed them to remain in the country indefinitely without government oversight, and is likely to affect a large number of Indians.
On the political front in the UK, Andy Burnham was confirmed as the newly elected leader of the governing Labour Party, becoming the prime minister-designate and set to take charge at 10 Downing Street next week. In another development, Indian-origin psychiatry academic Swaran Singh and London Mayor Sadiq Khan were conferred peerages ahead of Keir Starmer's exit as British prime minister next week.
China strongly rejected Donald Trump's allegations of meddling in US elections. Beijing described the claims as "fabricated" and "a malicious smear", and urged the US President to stop making "baseless allegations". Separately, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the development of artificial intelligence should not be a "solo performance" by one country, but a "symphony of global collaboration".
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to travel to the Philippines next week for ASEAN meetings, where he will also hold talks with senior government officials from Indo-Pacific countries. In Shanghai, Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on ways to advance ties in trade, investment, the digital economy and artificial intelligence.
In a law enforcement development in the US, the FBI said it had arrested gangster Nitish Kaushal in Vermont. He is alleged to have been involved in murder, kidnapping and drug trafficking in the US, and was arrested days after being added to the agency's list of most wanted criminals.
In Sri Lanka, a former Indian under-19 cricketer and co-owner of Lanka Premier League franchise Jaffna Kings was arrested by the country's sports anti-corruption investigators over allegations of attempting to bribe a player, police said. In Singapore, a chartered accountant said Non-Resident Indians could bring USD 70-80 billion into India through FCNR deposits under the current initiative, with banks offering higher interest rates for a limited period.
Elsewhere, Pakistan's army said 24 terrorists were killed in a series of intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. In China's southwestern city of Chongqing, a landslide buried residential buildings, forced more than 1,100 people to evacuate and trapped others, according to state media reports.
Taken together, the day's developments reflected a wide spread of global activity, from proposed US tariffs and tighter visa rules to leadership changes in the UK, sharp diplomatic exchanges involving China, and security, sports and disaster-related incidents across the region.
With PTI Inputs
A series of developments across the world on Friday covered US trade and immigration measures, political changes in the UK, diplomatic exchanges in Asia, and arrests and emergency responses in South Asia and China.
Among the key developments, a bill was introduced in the US Senate seeking steep tariffs on countries including India for buying Russian oil, while Washington also tightened visa rules for foreign students, exchange visitors and journalists. In the UK, Andy Burnham was confirmed as the new leader of the governing Labour Party, while fresh announcements also came on peerages.
In Washington, a bill seeking to impose 100 per cent tariffs on five countries, including India and China, for buying Russian oil was introduced in the US Senate with the support of more than 60 lawmakers. The proposed measure would exempt European nations that purchase gas from Moscow.
The US also tightened visa regulations for foreign students, exchange visitors and journalists. The move ends a decades-old policy that allowed them to remain in the country indefinitely without government oversight, and is likely to affect a large number of Indians.
On the political front in the UK, Andy Burnham was confirmed as the newly elected leader of the governing Labour Party, becoming the prime minister-designate and set to take charge at 10 Downing Street next week. In another development, Indian-origin psychiatry academic Swaran Singh and London Mayor Sadiq Khan were conferred peerages ahead of Keir Starmer's exit as British prime minister next week.
China strongly rejected Donald Trump's allegations of meddling in US elections. Beijing described the claims as "fabricated" and "a malicious smear", and urged the US President to stop making "baseless allegations". Separately, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the development of artificial intelligence should not be a "solo performance" by one country, but a "symphony of global collaboration".
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to travel to the Philippines next week for ASEAN meetings, where he will also hold talks with senior government officials from Indo-Pacific countries. In Shanghai, Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on ways to advance ties in trade, investment, the digital economy and artificial intelligence.
In a law enforcement development in the US, the FBI said it had arrested gangster Nitish Kaushal in Vermont. He is alleged to have been involved in murder, kidnapping and drug trafficking in the US, and was arrested days after being added to the agency's list of most wanted criminals.
In Sri Lanka, a former Indian under-19 cricketer and co-owner of Lanka Premier League franchise Jaffna Kings was arrested by the country's sports anti-corruption investigators over allegations of attempting to bribe a player, police said. In Singapore, a chartered accountant said Non-Resident Indians could bring USD 70-80 billion into India through FCNR deposits under the current initiative, with banks offering higher interest rates for a limited period.
Elsewhere, Pakistan's army said 24 terrorists were killed in a series of intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. In China's southwestern city of Chongqing, a landslide buried residential buildings, forced more than 1,100 people to evacuate and trapped others, according to state media reports.
Taken together, the day's developments reflected a wide spread of global activity, from proposed US tariffs and tighter visa rules to leadership changes in the UK, sharp diplomatic exchanges involving China, and security, sports and disaster-related incidents across the region.
With PTI Inputs
