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New Delhi, India – United States President Donald Trump has announced what he described as a “trade deal” with India to reduce market barriers between the two countries, which have a combined gross domestic product of $33 trillion.On Monday, Trump said he would reduce trade tariffs on Indian goods from 50 to 18 percent after New Delhi agreed to stop buying Russian oil – one of the major sticking points between the two sides.Trump said he reached the agreement with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a telephone call. The agreement comes at the end of the first year of…

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YANGON: Myanmar and Russia have signed a five-year military cooperation pact, Moscow said on Tuesday (Feb 3), sealing an alliance analysts say has been crucial to the junta’s grip on power.Myanmar’s military snatched power in a 2021 coup, triggering a civil war, and has relied on backing from Russia as well as neighbouring China to keep its forces stocked.Air strikes by Russian-made jets have kept surging rebel factions at bay, while also frequently targeting civilians in attacks some conflict monitors say amount to war crimes.Russia’s defence ministry announced the new pact lasting until 2030 after a Monday visit to Myanmar…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Maryland House lawmakers voted Monday to advance a new congressional map backed by Democrats, a move that has drawn resistance from state Senate leaders who warn it could carry political and legal risks.The proposal, approved by the Democratic-controlled House, is designed to reshape Maryland’s lone Republican-held congressional district and could alter the balance of the state’s U.S. House delegation.Democrats currently hold seven of Maryland’s eight seats in Congress. Under the new map, party leaders believe they would be better positioned to unseat Republican Rep. Andy Harris and potentially claim all eight districts.House…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA announced Tuesday that it’s pushing the launch of its Artemis II moon mission to March after finding fuel leaks during testing this week. The 10-day crewed mission is aimed at carrying astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The mission is scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket the agency has ever built. “NASA concluded a wet dress rehearsal for the agency’s Artemis II test flight early Tuesday morning, successfully…

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Toys “R” Us Canada is facing another lawsuit from a landlord that says it terminated the retailer’s lease after it failed to pay rent. RioCan Holdings Inc. says in a new court filing that the toy store chain didn’t pay rent last month for a space it occupied at the Lawrence Allen Centre in Toronto.After allegedly warning Toys “R” Us Canada on Jan. 5 that it would end its leases if the retailer didn’t make a payment within seven days, RioCan said in a court filing that it followed through with its threat on Jan. 20.The claims have not been…

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With New START, the last nuclear treaty between Russia and US set to end, Moscow says it’s ready for more dangerous world.Moscow is ready to respond if Washington moves to place weapons on Greenland, a senior Russian official has said.Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Russia will take military measures should the United States follow through on proposals to deploy its Golden Dome missile defence programme to the Arctic island.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listRyabkov made the comments to reporters at the Russian embassy in China on Tuesday, Russian state news agency TASS reported. His words came two…

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NEW DELHI: Air India has begun inspecting fuel control switches on its 33 Boeing 787 aircraft after grounding a flight over a possible defect, said an internal company note seen by AFP on Tuesday (Feb 3).The checks came as Indian authorities were probing the crash last year of a 787 Dreamliner that killed 260 people shortly after takeoff.News of the inspection followed Air India’s grounding on Monday of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jet after one of its pilots reported a possible defect in the aircraft’s fuel control switch.”Following the reported defect involving a Fuel Control Switch on one of our…

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Minneapolis — Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt says she’s felt “scapegoated” during the federal immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities — but also says she’s open to limited cooperation with immigration authorities.Witt says the Trump administration’s high-profile immigration operation has caused strain on local sheriffs deputies, deepened trauma within her community and shattered trust between Minneapolis residents and law enforcement wearing every uniform.Until now, Witt had not publicly told her side of the story, but in her first sit-down interview since federal immigration agents descended on Minneapolis and St. Paul, Witt spoke with CBS News about “Operation Metro Surge” and…

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