The United States and China on Sunday said that progress had been made after a weekend of talks aimed at de-escalating trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff rollout. The increasingly ugly trade spat between Washington and Beijing has rocked financial markets and raised fears of a global economic slowdown and an inflationary spike in the United States. “We’ve made substantial progress between the United States and China in the very important trade talks,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters in Geneva after the second day of discussions. “The talks were productive,” he said, taking no questions but promising a “complete briefing” on the outcome on Monday. In a statement on Sunday, which did not provide any additional details, the White House hailed what it called a new “trade deal” with China. China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng told reporters the meetings had achieved “substantial progress,” echoing Bessent’s remarks, and described the atmosphere as “candid, in-depth...
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, on the occasion of Mother’s Day, has expressed her sincere appreciation to the mothers of Pakistan’s martyrs, recognising their unmatched bravery and sacrifice on May 11, 2025. According to Pakistan’s state-run news agency, the APP, CM Maryam Nawaz expressed her admiration on the social media platform X to the […]
Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb revealed that Pakistan successfully used GPS jamming technology to bring down Indian drones that were attempting to hit civilian areas in the country, ARY News reported. He shared this information during a joint press conference held with DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry and Vice Admiral Rab Nawaz of the […]
In a cheering viral celebration before Mother’s Day, a mother and son walked across the stage together to receive their master’s degrees from Texas Christian University (TCU). The university held its inaugural graduate-only commencement ceremony, during which Kyle Fields was awarded a Master of Liberal Arts degree, while his mother, Brandi Fields, received her Executive […]