Amid growing tension between the United States and its neighbours, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for the localisation of products and self-reliance on Canadian goods, stressing that the nation needs to ‘buy Canadian’ and ‘focus on what we can control’. Carney delivered the message on social platform X, posting a video where he…
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged when it meets in the coming week, holding firm despite President Donald Trump’s pressure to slash levels as it guards against threats to its independence.The central bank has cut rates three consecutive times since September as the jobs market weakened, bringing them to…
House Democrats are kicking off 2026 with the political winds blowing in their favor: advantageous polling, voters underwhelmed with President Donald Trump’s second term and a history of opposition gains in midterm elections. The challenge is sustaining that momentum for the next 10 months in the hopes that it bubbles into a tide — or wave —…
The company aims to sell 1.3 million cars outside China in 2026. Photo: Bloomberg BYD Co. is aiming to increase deliveries to markets outside China by nearly 25% as the world’s largest electric-vehicle maker grapples with challenges at home. The company aims to sell 1.3 million cars outside China in 2026, Li Yunfei, general…
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the elites gathered in Davos that the Trump administration believes globalization is “a failed policy” that left America behind. A day later, his boss, President Donald Trump, predicted the US stock market would double from records he openly took credit for. There’s a stark tension lurking between the lines…
The national defence strategy released by the US government on Saturday laid out its China policy, under which the Trump administration will seek to deter Beijing in the Indo-Pacific “through strength, not confrontation”. The 24-document has no mention of India, long wooed by Washington to join its string of partnerships in the region to counter…
This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos gave us multiple viewpoints on artificial intelligence, and surprisingly, caution was equally talked about as was opportunity. There was an unease plaguing the discourse though, reflecting how leaders across the world are navigating several inflection points at once. Artificial intelligence sat at the heart of that unease — as…
Air India has cancelled all its flights to and from New York and Newark on Jan. 25 and 26 after a severe winter storm was forecast. It is expected to affect large parts of the US East Coast. The airline said the storm, expected to bring heavy snowfall, will impact New York, New Jersey and…
The ICC on Saturday confirmed that Scotland has replaced Bangladesh in the upcoming T20 World Cup, saying the “difficult decision” was taken since it was not feasible to meet BCB’s request to shift their matches to Sri Lanka so close to the tournament. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refused to let its team travel to…
LUCKNOW: The proposal to automatically raise electricity bills every year — even if state regulators fail to issue timely tariff orders — has ignited controversy over India’s new draft National Electricity Policy (NEP), 2026.The Union ministry of power published the draft policy on Jan 20, inviting comments and suggestions from stakeholders within 30 days. Among…
