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International Court stays Pak's order to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav
10 May 2017
India has rarely approached the ICJ in disputes with Pakistan, as any such move could recoil on it, and also because Islamabad insists on the primacy of its laws over international laws and conventions
Emmanuel Macron beats Le Pen to win French presidential poll
08 May 2017
Emmanuel Macron’s win brought comfort to investors and European allies who had been nervous about another populist upheaval after Britain's vote to quit the EU and Donald Trump's election as US president
US pushing arms sales to Saudi ahead of Trump visit
06 May 2017
Large-scale arms sales to Saudi Arabia will help US pit its Middle East ally against Iran and thereby corner Russia, while also giving a big boost to America’s military industrial complex
US House passes bill to replace Obamacare, Senate test ahead
05 May 2017
The vote to repeal the Affordable Care act puts President Donald Trump on a path to fulfilling one of his key campaign promises
Trump administration sued over offshore drilling
04 May 2017
New UK Act makes failure to prevent tax evasion a criminal offence
04 May 2017
The Criminal Finances Act will make businesses liable for criminal acts committed by employees or other related parties, including customers and suppliers, and will apply to both UK and non-UK tax
New UK Act makes failure to prevent tax evasion a criminal offence
04 May 2017
The Criminal Finances Act will make businesses liable for criminal acts committed by employees or other related parties, including customers and suppliers, and will apply to both UK and non-UK tax
New Silk Road: First London-China train arrives in Yiwu
29 Apr 2017
The freight train took 20 days to cover the 12,000 km between London and the eastern Chinese trade hub of Yiwu, the second-longest route in the world – the longest being the China-Madrid link
New Silk Road: First London-China train arrives in Yiwu
29 Apr 2017
The freight train took 20 days to cover the 12,000 km between London and the eastern Chinese trade hub of Yiwu, the second-longest route in the world – the longest being the China-Madrid link
Germany imposes burqa ban, tightens security measures
29 Apr 2017
The new laws follow several jihadist attacks, including a truck rampage through a Berlin Christmas market last year that claimed 12 lives
Trump warns of ‘major, major’ conflict with N Korea
28 Apr 2017
While talks are still an option, Trump said North Korea “has to decide they’re ready to talk to us about the right agenda,” and that would not include pausing their nuclear programme at its current level
IMF meet fails to address issues of protectionism, monetary expansion
25 Apr 2017
While there is no universal policy prescription for diverse economies at different conjunctural stages, the IMF Committee said monetary accommodation should continue where inflation remains stubbornly below target levels
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