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India and France

India, France bolster ties with focus on IMEC, nuclear cooperation, and AI

The decision was announced on Feb 12 following high-level discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron during Modi’s two-day visit to France.

Elon Musk's DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks US students' progress

Musk’s team has slashed as many as 169 contracts which accounted for most of the Education Department’s Institute of Education Sciences work, with experts arguing that the cuts could hamper accountability in the education system.

Israel threatens to end ceasefire if Hamas does not release hostages by Feb 15

Netanyahu on Feb 11 said that his military would resume intense fighting until the group is crushed and defeated after Hamas's announcement that it was postponing freeing more hostages until further notice.

UK follows Trump's footsteps, cracks down on illegal migrants

The UK Home Office reported that it raided 828 premises this year which is a 48% rise as compared to January 2024. It also released a video showing illegal immigrants who are to be deported being taken off a bus and climbing the stairs of the plane.

Trump declares Feb 9 as ‘Gulf of America Day’ after he renames ‘Gulf of Mexico’

The White House in a post on X informed that Air Force One, while on the way to the Super Bowl in New Orleans, flew over the international waters for “the first time in history flying over the recently renamed Gulf of America”.

Netanyahu hails Trump’s ‘revolutionary, creative’ Gaza plan, German Chancellor calls it ‘scandal’

Last week, Trump sparked a diplomatic backlash after he proposed to move the Gazans out of the territory to other countries in the region, while the United States would take charge of redeveloping it turning it into "the Riviera of the Middle East.”

Donald Trump

US will impose 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports: Donald Trump

In his first tenure, Trump imposed a 25% tariff on steel while it was 10% on aluminium. He had, however, granted duty-free quotas to several partners like Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.