Dhaka February 19, 2026, 1:34 pm
75 countries had asked for negotiations over the tariffs
Donald Trump’s new tariffs take effect on Wednesday, including 104% duties on Chinese imports
The dollar plunged 1.1% against the European single currency to $1.1083
The statement comes after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday introducing “reciprocal tariffs"
Israel has also escalated attacks on Lebanon, where a US envoy was visiting on Friday
The European Commission, in charge of the EU's trade policy, refuses to give any details on what its response to Trump's 20 percent tariffs starting April 9 could include
The statement was the first from the IMF chief after President Donald Trump's latest worldwide tariff salvo deepened a trade war that many fear will invite global recession and fuel inflation
The tremors collapsed buildings, downed bridges and buckled roads, with mass destruction seen in the city of more than 1.7 million people
Russian President Vladimir Putin told this to an Arctic forum in the northern city of Murmansk.
The quakes wrought widespread damage, particularly in Myanmar, where buildings fell onto their sides, roads cracked open, and bridge collapsed
Both sides have proposed different plans for temporary ceasefires, but cross-border attacks have meanwhile continued unabated
Top diplomats "agreed to continue working towards restoring communication between the United States and Russia"
The attack was immediately claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) which is fighting for independence and accuses outsiders of profiting from the region's wealth.
Preparations for the moon sighting were made at the Sudair and Tumair observation centres
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen jointly said this after their meeting on Friday
US has sanctioned four India-based companies, “for their role in brokering the sale and transportation of Iranian petroleum-related products
The disappearance remains one of aviation’s biggest mysteries. The new search covers 15,000 square kilometres in the Indian Ocean
The United States sided with Russia in two votes in New York on Monday as US president Donald Trump stakes out a drastically new position on Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said this while addressing the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament)
Trump's grand Gaza plan however is set to face harsh opposition from Palestinians and Middle Eastern countries
