Trade deal spark: US-India pact could supercharge VLCC market if Russian oil is sidelined
Clarksons Securities and Bimco see mainstream tanker utilisation jumping, boosting rates
Day: February 3, 2026
US and India reach trade deal, tariffs on India lowered from 50 to 18%
By R Anil Kumar Washington DC/ New Delhi. US President Donald Trump announced that he agreed to a trade deal with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where the US will lower tariffs on goods from India to 18% from 25%. In a post on Truth Social…
Lebanon’s relations with Syria have made a dramatic positive shift post-Assad, deputy PM says
Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri says relations with Syria have improved significantly since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Lebanon’s relations with Syria have made a dramatic positive shift post-Assad, deputy PM says
Lebanon’s relationship with Syria is “radically different” since the fall of former President Bashar Assad, the senior Lebanese minister tasked with managing the country’s relations with its neighbor said on Tuesday.
Spain becomes first country in Europe to ban social media for under-16s – CNBC
Spain becomes first country in Europe to ban social media for under-16s CNBC‘We will protect them from the digital Wild West.’ Another country will ban social media for under-16s CNNSpain Aims to Ban Social Media for Children Unde…
Spain becomes first country in Europe to ban social media for under-16s
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urges the protection of children from a “digital wild west.”
In the face of aid cuts, Gates Foundation narrows its priorities and defends global health funding
The foundation — one of the largest in the world — will concentrate its funding over the next 20 years on ending preventable maternal and child deaths and controlling key infectious diseases.
France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the U.S.
In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system.
Trump unveiled his plans for the Golden Dome defense months ago. It’s barely gotten off the ground
‘The whole thing is at risk,’ a former Pentagon official said
Russia welcomes Infantino’s comments on lifting ban; Ukraine furious
FIFA chief Infantino suggested the ban on Russia’s participation in global football competitions should be lifted.