VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on Canadian goods go into effect. The new tariff»»»

VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump’s threat of 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods go into effect. The new»»»

Manila: Seven in 10 Filipinos believe Vice President Sara Duterte should answer the impeachment charges against her, according to a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released as the Senate impeachment trial enters a critical phase. The nationwide survey, conducted from June 20 to 29 — about »»»

McALLEN, Texas: A nun who was taken into immigration custody last month in Texas said Thursday that she went into a cold sweat as two armed men approached her while she walked to Sunday Mass in her habit, thinking about the day's Bible readings and carrying little more than her rosary and cellphone»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Claims by the Houthi militia of a blockade on Yemeni ports and airports are “part of a campaign of misinformation,” Saudi Arabia told the UN Security Council on Thursday. It came as the Kingdom renewed its call for the international community to enforce Security Council resolutions r»»»

President Donald Trump said late on Thursday that the US would begin using frozen Iranian assets to pay for ships and cargo damaged by strikes in and around the Gulf. "Please let this statement serve to represent, until further notice, that from this point forth, any and all damages done to Ships, »»»

Manila: The Pag-IBIG Fund has released ₱5.82 billion in emergency loans to more than 803,000 members just weeks after launching a special financial assistance programme designed to help Filipinos cope with the economic impact of the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The Special Assistance for»»»

NEW YORK: Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the US government on Thursday grudgingly withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet. The withdra»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States said Thursday that it would impose new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labor concerns, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by President Donald Trump earlier this year. The levies, which take effect Friday, range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent and i»»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaUS to impose forced labor tariffs on many trading partnersEmmy SasipornkarnThe Trump administration is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of US trading partners. https://p.dw.com/p/5HfKaThe global tariffs are the latest in a new wave of duties from P»»»

WASHINGTON: Jordan’s top military commander held high-level talks at the Pentagon as Amman and Washington seek to strengthen defense coordination amid the recent Iranian attacks that have targeted Jordan and other US allies in the Middle East. Maj. Gen. Yousef Ahmed Al-Hunaiti, chairperson of Jorda»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian border forces have seized more than 700,000 Captagon pills and over 40 kilograms of hashish in a series of anti-smuggling operations along the country’s border with Lebanon, the state-run SANA news agency reported on Thursday. Quoting the Syrian Ministry of Defense’s Media and Comm»»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaUS announces new tariffs on many trading partnersEmmy SasipornkarnThe Trump administration is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of US trading partners. https://p.dw.com/p/5HfKaAdvertisementThe United States said Thursday it would slap taxes of 10% t»»»

Satyendra Pathak Doha The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) demonstrated resilience this week, with its benchmark index maintaining the key 10,000-point level despite heightened regional geopolitical tensions, as robust corporate earnings and the strong fundamentals of Qatar’s economy continued to support»»»

Qatar shooter Rashid Saleh Al Athba won gold medal in the men’s individual skeet competition at the ISSF World Cup (rifle, pistol, shotgun) currently being held in Hangzhou, China, with the participation of a select group of world champions. This is the first individual gold medal ever won by a sho»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Transport and Qatar Society of Engineers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in R&D in smart transportation, studies, safety on roads, and relevant laws and legislation. The MoU will contribute to enhancing national t»»»

Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met with Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Dr. Rania Al Mashat in Doha on Thursday. During th»»»

Minister of Interior, Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) and Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Police Academy HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani attended the graduation ceremony for the second batch of participants in the Security Command and Staff Programme on T»»»

Cloud provider Bubble Cloud Mozambique will operate two availability zones in the country after becoming the only company licensed in the advanced category by the National Information and Communication Technology Institute (INTIC), AIM reported on July 23. The licence marks the first application of»»»

Uzbekistan's digital ecosystem operator Uzum has been named among the World's Top Fintech Companies by CNBC and global market research firm Statista for the first time in the 2026 edition of the ranking. Uzum was included in the ranking's Neobanking category. It recognises next-generation digital f»»»

China’s continuously growing leverage over Russia is not in question and reports in recent days have continued to stress the point. For instance, Beijing has apparently flexed a muscle by declining to provide marine propulsion systems needed for Russia's planned expansion of the Northern Sea Route,»»»

Russia has sharply intensified strikes on Odesa, in what appears to be the most sustained campaign against the port since the war began. A merchant vessel leaving Odesa was reportedly struck by a Russian missile, killing four Indian crew and critically injuring another; New Delhi formally protested»»»

Estonian meat processor Rannarootsi has rejected accusations that a new advertising campaign carries anti-Russian messaging after critics said it referenced the war in Ukraine and used a derogatory slang term for Russian-speakers, state media reported on July 23. The dispute lands in a country wher»»»

Tunis, July 23 (TAP) - It is expected that the governorates of Gafsa, Tozeur, Kebili and Tataouine will be placed under a high alert level on Friday, requiring full vigilance due to the forecast of hazardous weather conditions.A vigilance map issued...»»»

Tribune News Network TNN Members of Qatar Golf Lovers (QGL) paid a warm farewell to their patron HE Vipul, Ambassador of India to Qatar, by organising a special golf tournament in his honour as he prepares to assume his new diplomatic assignment as Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia. The farewell »»»