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He was born in Chicago to a paediatrician mother and engineer father, both of whom immigrated from India

In response to a reporter’s question on whether the U.S. could take limited military action as the countries negotiate, Mr. Trump said, “I guess I can say I am considering that.”

U.S. Governor Pritzker urged the White House to “cut the check” after justices ruled 6-3 that Donald Trump had exceeded his authority by invoking emergency powers to impose tariffs that reshaped global trade

The two leaders met in person for the first time at the White House, after Mr. Lam attended the inaugural meeting of Mr. Trump’s “Board of Peace”

“This is, however, only temporary as the administration will be pursuing other legal authorities to implement more appropriate or pre-negotiated tariff rates,” a White House official said

A notice to congressional committees obtained by The Associated Press, informed lawmakers of the State Department’s “intent to implement a phased approach to potentially resume embassy operations in Syria”

Israel said it had hit “command centers” of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in Bekaa Valley. There was no immediate statement from Hezbollah

soon after the decision was announced, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose a 10% tariff on all imports into the United States under a separate authority

As Iran launches fresh military exercises in the corridor to prepare for ‘potential security threats’, attention has once again shifted to the world’s most critical energy chokepoint that carries almost 20% of global petroleum; any disruption here could jolt energy prices and economies, including India’s

Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 permits the U.S. President to impose tariffs of up to 15% on a country to address “a large and serious United States balance-of-payments deficit”