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Trump mocks BRICS nations, says his 10 pc tariff threat ‘hi them very hard’

Washington, July 19 (UNI) Doubling down on his 10% tariff threat against all BRICS countries, US President Donald Trump in press briefing yesterday claimed that he ‘hit’ the intra-governmental organisation ‘very hard’, adding that he will never allow another any the group’s attempts at de-dollarisation, calling USD ‘the king.’

Mocking the multi-nation bloc’s attempts at de-dollarisation, Trump, while talking about his administration’s attempts at strengthening the US dollar said “You have this little group called BRICS, it’s fading out fast. But they wanted to take over the dominance of the dollar, and the standard of the dollar.
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Negotiations aim to defend National interests, do not mean surrender: Pezeshkian

10 May 2026 | 5:58 PM

Tehran, May 10 (UNI) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that the very basis of engaging in negotiations with the United States is to secure the country’s rights and firmly defend national interests, asserting that dialogue should not be interpreted as “surrender or retreat.”
Pezeshkian said the Iranian nation “will never bow before the enemy,” as reported by the Iranian state media.

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Will open "new battlefields" if US attacks again: Iran Army

10 May 2026 | 5:57 PM

Tehran, May 10 (UNI) Iran has warned it could open “new battlefields” beyond its borders if the United States and Israel launch further military strikes, according to Iranian army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia.

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Jaishankar seals eight MoUs in Trinidad, deepening India's strategic reach in the Caribbean

10 May 2026 | 5:56 PM

New Delhi/ Port of Spain, May 10 (UNI) In one of the most substantive diplomatic engagements between India and the Caribbean, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar concluded a packed two-day official visit to Trinidad and Tobago on May 9, delivering eight signed agreements, a prosthetics centre inauguration, 2,000 laptops for schoolchildren, and a renewed strategic vision for one of India's closest diaspora-linked partnerships in the Western Hemisphere.

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