Trump pauses tariff hikes on some imports from Mexico
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he is pausing new tariff hikes on imports from Mexico after a phone call with President Claudia Sheinbaum.
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he is pausing new tariff hikes on imports from Mexico after a phone call with President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Sri Lanka in the first week of April at the invitation of Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the local media reported on Wednesday.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Wednesday the government was delivering 250,000 sandbags to the state of Queensland from the national supply while the Australian Defense Force has been put on standby as severe tropical cyclone Alfred approaches.
China is pressing ahead with its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in Myanmar, an aggressive approach that analysts believe is aimed at increasing Beijing's foothold in the region.
Steady rainfall on Wednesday has helped contain the spread of a week-long wildfire in Ofunato City of Japan's Iwate Prefecture, local media reported.
According to the Xinhua news agency, the gunmen also destroyed some farmlands and rustled flocks of cattle belonging to residents.
The four leaders reiterated their shared commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and the importance of upholding the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and peaceful resolution of disputes. They exchanged perspectives on developments in the Indo-Pacific and the conflict in Europe.
"Our shared values, and our common interests in many areas, including security, have strengthened the bonds of this trust," he said in his opening remarks during a bilateral meeting between the two nations on the sidelines of the Quad Summit in Tokyo.
The leaders of the Quad nations--Australia, India, Japan, and the United States--are meeting today for the fourth time and the second time in person.
The partnership will innovate upon existing maritime domain awareness efforts, rapidly bringing emerging technologies to bear for the greater good of the Indo-Pacific community.
