Trump orders Pentagon to pay troops amid govt shutdown

IANS | October 12, 2025 6:31 AM

Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that he has directed Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to "use all available funds" to ensure troops receive their pay on October 15 amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Retaliatory moves reignite trade war worries between US and China

IANS | October 11, 2025 9:51 PM

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) After a period of relative calm, with four major rounds of trade negotiations between the United States and China since May that saw at least two instances of freezing tariffs at previous rates (30 per cent), a renewed tariff war is brewing between the world's two largest economies.