India has responded after US President Donald Trump said he will raise tariff on India. "The targeting of India is unjustified and unreasonable," India said. India added that US actively encouraged imports of Russian oil by India after Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out. "US continues to import from Russia uranium hexafluoride for nuclear industry, palladium for its EV industry," India said.

In reply to US President Donald Trump's threat to raise tariff, India said, "The very nations criticising India are themselves indulging in trade with Russia. Unlike our case, such trade is not even a vital national compulsion." "India's imports are meant to ensure predictable and affordable energy costs to the Indian consumer," India further said.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called US President Donald Trump's threat of raising tariffs on India for its purchases of Russian crude oil "politically motivated economic pressure". She said US is "unable to accept erosion of its dominance in an emerging multipolar international order". No amount of sanctions and tariffs can change "natural course of history", she added.

US President Donald Trump criticised singer Taylor Swift in a new post on Truth Social, while praising Sydney Sweeney, "a registered Republican", for her recent advertisement. "Just look at woke singer Taylor Swift...She was booed out of...Super Bowl and became, no longer hot," he wrote. "Being woke is for losers, being Republican is what you want to be," Trump added.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu will seek cabinet's backing for a plan to completely occupy Gaza despite objections from Israel Defense Forces (IDF), reports claimed. Israel controlled Gaza from 1967 until 2005, after which it was left to be governed by Palestinian Authority, with control ultimately shifting to Hamas in 2006. IDF currently claims to hold approximately 75% of the territory.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who was appointed as NASA Deputy Chief by President Donald Trump, is expected to announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon. He said China and Russia plan to put a reactor on the Moon by the 2030s, and they could declare it "a keep-out zone", stopping the US' future projects.

A video from 2024 showing then US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti admitting US wanted India to buy Russian oil has resurfaced amid President Donald Trump's threat to raise tariff on India. "They bought Russian oil because we wanted somebody to buy Russian oil at a price cap...We didn't want oil prices going up, and they fulfilled that," Garcetti said.

Indian state-run oil refiners are likely to continue buying Russian oil, paying entirely in dirhams, despite US President Donald Trump's renewed tariff threats and EU's sanctions, Moneycontrol reported. "EU sanctions wouldn't have direct impact...because we're buying through UAE traders," a refinery official said. "we're not making dollar payments even with $60 price cap," the executive added.

At an event in Delhi on Monday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, "We live in complicated and uncertain times. Our collective desire is to see a fair and representative global order, not one dominated by a few." His remarks come amid US President Donald Trump's tariff threats against India for purchasing Russian oil.

American market analyst Tom Luongo said US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on India are barely enforceable. "There's potential disruption on the horizon," Luongo said. "If some people are worried about...an escalation of the Ukraine war and Trump trying to clamp down on secondary market for Russian oil, I don't think any of that's going to take effect," he added.

Following US President Donald Trump's threat of raising tariff, India said it has been targeted by US and EU. "The EU in 2024 had...bilateral trade of Euro 67.5 billion in goods with Russia...It had trade in services estimated at Euro 17.2 billion in 2023." India pointed out that US continues to import uranium hexafluoride, palladium, fertilisers and chemicals from Russia.

After US President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on India over purchase of Russian oil, Trump's party leader Lindsey Graham said, "Making those like India pay a price for their war profiteering is a good place to start." "I appreciate your (Trump) strong commitment to ending this bloodbath in Ukraine," he added.

After US President Donald Trump threatened to increase tariffs on India, Congress MP Manish Tewari said, "Don't lose sleep on it Donald Trump...We've enough resilience as a nation to withstand your tariff threat." Tewari stated, "Your nation sent the seventh fleet into...Bay of Bengal in 1971...we withstood that." Trump threatened to increase tariffs for India for buying oil from Russia.

China is planning to build a new embassy in UK, which is likely going to be its biggest embassy in Europe, BBC reported. China bought London's Royal Mint Court site in 2018 for £255 million (nearly ₹3,000 crore) and hopes to build the new embassy there. However, the plan has raised security concerns due to proximity to fibre optics networks.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has introduced new rules for issuing green cards for married couples. The rules seek proper documentation, including shared finances, photos, and affidavits from family and friends, to prove the credibility of marriages. In-person interviews of couples would be mandatory, and earlier applications, if any, filed by the same sponsor, would be reviewed.

Yeonsoo Go, 20-year-old South Korean student, daughter of an Episcopal priest, was suddenly detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) moments after routine visa hearing in New York. While legal team insists her visa extension was valid, authorities say she overstayed. Held in harsh conditions, it sparked outrage, protests from faith leaders, immigrant advocates demanding justice.

A fire erupted beneath a PATH train near Newport Station in Jersey City at 6:15 a.m., forcing the evacuation of passengers during rush hour. Thick smoke and flames caused panic, with several treated for smoke inhalation. Major PATH lines were suspended, disrupting thousands of commuters. The cause is under investigation, and services are yet to be fully restored.

Russia said it doesn't consider itself bound by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with the US. The US withdrew from the treaty in 2019, citing Russia's non-compliance. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the country's leadership will decide response measures based on the deployment of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles by the US and other Western nations.

Amid talks between China and the US to reach a trade deal, Beijing has rejected the Donald Trump administration's demand to stop purchasing oil from Russia and Iran. "Coercion and pressuring will not achieve anything. China will firmly defend its sovereignty, security and development interests," China's foreign ministry said. The US reportedly threatened China with 100% tariffs.

Russia claimed NATO's 'anti-Russian' policies were reason why it was no longer bound by Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with US. The treaty, which US exited in 2019 due to Russia's non-compliance, served as a moratorium on deployment of short and medium-range missiles. US President Donald Trump recently ordered two nuclear submarines to "be positioned in appropriate regions" near Russia.

Amid American Eagle controversy, US President Donald Trump said that he "loved" Sydney Sweeney's advertisement after learning that the actress is a registered Republican. He said, "She is a registered Republican, oh now I love her ad...You'd be surprised at how many people are Republicans...I'm glad you told me that." Sweeney faced backlash for the ad, which allegedly promoted eugenics.

US President Donald Trump said envoy Steve Witkoff may travel to Russia ahead of the August 8 deadline set by Trump for ceasefire with Ukraine. Trump said Witkoff may visit Russia on August 6 or 7 as officials "would like to see him". Trump had said if Russia doesn't agree to truce by August 8, it could be heavily sanctioned.

India and Philippines conducted joint naval and sail exercises in the disputed South China Sea for the first time. The two-day joint military deployment is likely to irk China, which claims nearly the entire key waterway and has separate territorial disputes with the two Asian countries. The exercise coincided with President Ferdinand Marcos’s departure for a five-day trip to India.

US' Department of Justice has launched a grand jury probe into ex-President Barack Obama's officials over controversy surrounding 2016 presidential polls. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard recently claimed that Obama officials manipulated intelligence to show that Russia interfered in 2016 polls, which President Donald Trump won. She also declassified documents to support her claims.

Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene has reacted after US President Donald Trump said he will be "substantially raising" the tariffs on India. "End Indian H1-B visas replacing American jobs instead and stop funding and sending weapons to the Obama/Biden/Neocon Ukraine Russia war," wrote Greene on X. Last week, Trump announced 25% tariffs and penalty on India for buying Russian oil.