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How Indian consumers are investing in gold via varied means

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-21T03:51:22+00:00

Choosing the right option for investing in this precious metal depends on each investor’s goals and personal preferences

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Mexico, Canada get exemption to 10% US levy but USMCA risk looms

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-21T03:32:49+00:00

The exemption will lower the effective tariff rate for Canada and Mexico; Before the court decision, non-qualifying products faced a 35% tax from Canada and 25% from Mexico

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Trump signs 10% global tariff in bid to salvage trade agenda

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-21T03:25:57+00:00

Trump is implementing the new baseline duty under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which grants the president unilateral ability to impose tariffs

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Trump announces new 10% global tariffs, lashes out at supreme court justices for ‘ridiculous’ ruling - as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-21T03:01:49+00:00

This live blog is now closed.Furious Trump signs global 10% duty after supreme court issues tariff blowTrump news at a glance: president lobs insults at US supreme court for striking down his global tariffsWhat will happen to Trump’s tariffs after supreme court verdict?According to reporters at the supreme court, one box of opinions has been brought out.Typically, this means we can expect two decisions from the court. Continue reading...

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Trump announces new 10% global tariffs, lashes out at supreme court justices for ‘ridiculous’ ruling - live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-21T02:26:35+00:00

White House fact sheet says new global import tax will take effect Tuesday, 24 February – with some goods exemptFurious Trump signs global 10% duty after supreme court issues tariff blowTrump news at a glance: president lobs insults at US supreme court for striking down his global tariffsWhat will happen to Trump’s tariffs after supreme court verdict?According to reporters at the supreme court, one box of opinions has been brought out.Typically, this means we can expect two decisions from the court. Continue reading...

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En Albanie, une manifestation de l’opposition vire à l’affrontement avec la police

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-21T02:07:18+00:00

Les forces de l’ordre ont dispersé, vendredi soir, un nouveau rassemblement massif des partisans de l’opposition de droite devant les sièges du gouvernement et du Parlement albanais à Tirana, en ripostant avec des canons à eau aux tirs de feux d’artifice et aux jets de cocktails Molotov.

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US military strike kills three in second alleged drug boat attack this week

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-21T02:05:43+00:00

Move brings total number of people killed in US strikes on suspected boats since September to at least 148The US military launched a strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific on Friday, killing three men in its second strike this week.“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” US Southern Command, which oversees operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, said on Twitter/X. Continue reading...

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US citizen shot and killed by federal immigration agent last year, new records show

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-21T01:11:06+00:00

Shooting death of Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, in Texas was not publicly disclosed by Department of Homeland SecurityNewly released records show a US citizen was shot and killed in Texas by a federal immigration agent last year during a late-night traffic encounter that was not publicly disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security.The death of Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, would mark the earliest of at least six deadly shootings by federal officers since the start of a nationwide immigration crackdown in Donald Trump’s second term. On Friday, DHS said the shooting on South Padre Island last March occ

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As conditions in Roj camp deteriorate, Australia urged to accept citizens trapped in Syria

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-21T00:48:55+00:00

Aid workers say the camp where 34 women and children are being held are ‘dire’ and present more risk than if they were repatriatedConditions in the north-eastern Syrian camp to where 34 Australians have been forcibly returned are deteriorating dramatically, with reports of near-nightly raids, and increasingly violent beatings, amid worsening uncertainty over their futures.The 11 women and 23 Australian children forced back to Roj camp on Monday returned to find their tents – formerly huddled collectively in a row known as Australia Street – demolished and their possessions seized. Continue rea

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Nightly raids and violent beatings: Australia urged to accept citizens trapped in Syria as conditions in Roj camp deteriorate

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-21T00:48:55+00:00

Aid workers say the camp where 34 women and children are being held are ‘dire’ and present more risk than if they were repatriatedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConditions in the north-eastern Syrian camp where 34 Australians have been forcibly returned are deteriorating dramatically, with reports of near-nightly raids, and increasingly violent beatings, amid worsening uncertainty over their futures.The 11 women and 23 Australian children forced back to Roj camp on Monday returned to find their tents – formerly huddled collectively in a row known as Australia Street

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Donald Trump says he has signed order imposing 10% global tariffs - US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-21T00:06:11+00:00

President’s order comes after US supreme court ruled his sweeping 2025 tariffs are illegalTrump’s tariffs are illegal, supreme court rulesTrump threatens 10% global tariffs and rails against supreme courtWhat will happen to Trump’s tariffs after supreme court verdict?According to reporters at the supreme court, one box of opinions has been brought out.Typically, this means we can expect two decisions from the court. Continue reading...

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Trump imposes global 10% tariff and rails against supreme court justices

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-21T00:04:01+00:00

President calls decision a ‘disgrace to the nation’ while praising three justices who dissentedUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump on Friday railed against the supreme court justices who blocked his use of tariffs, calling the decision a “disgrace to the nation”, and later signed documents imposing a 10% tariff on all countries.“It’s my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think,” the president said during remarks from the White House. He cast that influence as social and cultural, saying: “I’m

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Furious Trump signs global 10% duty after supreme court issues tariff blow

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-21T00:04:01+00:00

President calls decision a ‘disgrace to the nation’ while praising three justices who dissentedUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump on Friday railed against the supreme court justices who blocked his use of tariffs, calling the decision a “disgrace to the nation”, and later signed documents imposing a 10% tariff on all countries.Trump said he would immediately sign an order increasing tariffs globally by 10% under section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 and will begin investigations of unfair trade practices allowing further tariffs. He asserted that he had the authority to impose additi

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Euforia tra gli investitori il commercio globale può ripartire

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-21T00:00:00+00:00

Le Borse europee salgono mentre Wall Street teme gli effetti sui cambi e il debito pubblico. Il segretario al Tesoro Bessent: le entrate fiscali saranno invariate. Piazza Affari la migliore nel Vecchio continente. A New York corrono i grandi importatori esposti verso la Cina come Amazon

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