40 h. ago How Nintendo dodged Trump’s tariffs and saved the Switch 2 release

Fortunate timing and government hesitation allowed the Switch 2 to come out on time, but the headache isn’t overNintendo fans across the US are breathing a sigh of relief as they tear apart the boxes housing their new Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles. On-again, off-again trade tariffs implemented by Donald Trump, which precipitated pre-order delays from Nintendo, made the 5June release date of the highly coveted hardware feel more like a hope than a certainty. A potential price hike up from $450 loomed over launch day, but would-be buyers’ fears did not come to fruition.Nintendo’s maneuvering around Trump’s tariffs isn’t over, though – far from it. The Japanese console maker managed to luckily launch its device squarely within a 90-day tariff pause issued by the president. If tariffs on countries like India and Japan return to the levels proposed during Trump’s “Liberation Day” speech at the start of April, however, experts say Nintendo will have to limber up for yet another de...

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9 d. ago US official claims Trump tariffs brought China to table and halted India

Howard Lutnick claims president offered South Asian nations trading access to US to avert full-scale war

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2 w. ago Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in US

Unhappy that Apple intends to source nearly all of its U.S. iPhones from India, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 25% tariff on the popular device unless the tech giant moves production to the United States

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3 w. ago Donald Trump said he had a ‘little problem’ with Apple’s Tim Cook over India iPhone plans

Trump said he admonished the Apple CEO over reports it was accelerating plans to make most of the iPhones for the U.S. market in India

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3 w. ago Trump says he has a ‘little problem’ with Tim Cook over Apple’s India production

President rebukes tech firm after reports it will switch assembly of iPhones for US market from China to IndiaDonald Trump has admonished Apple and its chief executive over the tech firm’s reported plans to source production of US-bound iPhones from India.The US president said he had a “little problem” with Apple’s Tim Cook, after reports that the iPhone maker is planning to switch assembly of handsets for the US market from China to India. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Kashmiris ‘feel unheard’ again as Trump offers to mediate dispute between India and Pakistan

People in the conflict-torn Himalayan region tell Maroosha Muzaffar they welcome a ceasefire, but feel frustrated at being sidelined from discussions that directly impact their lives

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3 w. ago Bollywood fears huge impact of Trump’s tariffs on foreign films

US president wants to impose 100 per cent levy on all films made outside US

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3 w. ago Trump tariff threat worries India’s film industry: ‘Could end theatrical releases in US’

US president wants to impose 100 per cent levy on all films made outside US

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3 w. ago Trump strikes a blow for AI – by firing the US copyright supremo

As the UK debates AI and copyright, Trump hands a gift to Big Tech, drones proliferate along the India-Pakistan border and a robot dispenses methodroneHello, and welcome to TechScape. Sometimes it helps me to write by thinking about how a radio broadcaster or television presenter would deliver the information, so I’m your host, Blake Montgomery. Today in tech news: questions hover over the automation of labor in the worker-strapped US healthcare system; and drones proliferate in a new conflict: India v Pakistan, both armed with nuclear weapons. But first, how fights over AI and copyright take very different shapes in the UK and US. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Why Trump’s offer to mediate on Kashmir is so awkward for India

Both India and Pakistan have welcomed a US-brokered ceasefire in their simmering conflict, but the Narendra Modi government would rather end any external inputs there. Namita Singh in Delhi explains why

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3 w. ago India’s opposition puts pressure on Modi after Trump’s India

It also strongly objected to any move to ‘internationalise’ the Kashmir issue

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3 w. ago India and Pakistan both claim victory after ceasefire declared

Celebrations held in both countries while Kashmir residents beg for long-term solutions over disputed territory India and Pakistan have both claimed victory after a ceasefire was declared over the weekend, which brought the two nuclear-nations back from the brink of war.After days of escalating clashes that culminated in both sides launching missile and drone strikes on each other’s major military bases – the closest they had come to full-scale war in decades – the ceasefire between India and Pakistan was declared by Donald Trump on Saturday evening. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on a Himalayan truce: it follows a familiar pattern of conflicts past | Editorial

After drone strikes, nuclear jitters and a ceasefire, the latest fighting between India and Pakistan reveals how peace dies by routine “The arms race between India and Pakistan poses perhaps the most probable prospect for future use of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons,” James Woolsey, the CIA director, told Congress in 1993. That assessment is relevant now, after days of escalating conflict that included missile and drone strikes on military bases. It is a uniquely modern arms race: high on nationalist fervour and habitual mistrust, choreographed so that each clash is always just one provocation away from becoming the last.On Saturday, Donald Trump announced a “full and immediate” ceasefire between India and Pakistan. The truce, brokered by US officials, came amid speculation by military analysts that Pakistan was edging closer to using nuclear weapons. It was met with cautious optimism – not least as both sides accused each other of violating the agreement wit...

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3 w. ago Amid fragile ceasefire, Trump promises to boost trade with India and Pakistan

Truce agreement was reached after diplomacy and pressure from US but within hours there was cross-border shellingA fragile ceasefire was holding between India and Pakistan on Sunday, after hours of overnight fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours, as US president Donald Trump said he would work to provide a solution regarding Kashmir.The arch-rivals were involved in intense firing for four days, the worst in nearly three decades, with missiles and drones being fired at each other’s military installations and dozens of people killed. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump says he will increase trade with India and Pakistan and find solution to Kashmir dispute

US president praises leaders of South Asian rivals for reaching ceasefire without which ‘millions of good and innocent people could have died’

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3 w. ago Trump says he will ‘increase trade substantially’ with India and Pakistan and find solution to Kashmir dispute

President Donald Trump has said that he will “increase trade substantially” with India and Pakistan and pledged to find a solution to the Kashmir dispute.

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3 w. ago Trump says he will resolve Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan as ceasefire holds

US president praises leaders of South Asian rivals for reaching ceasefire without which ‘millions of good and innocent people could have died’

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3 w. ago India and Pakistan begin bitter blame game that the other side broke Donald Trump

India's foreign secretary said it retaliated after Pakistan's 'repeated violations' of the truce, while Pakistan said it 'remains committed' to the ceasefire.

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3 w. ago India accuses Pakistan of breaching ceasefire hours after Lammy welcomes deal

Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri said ‘there had been repeated violations of the understanding arrived between the two countries’.

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3 w. ago Explosions heard in Kashmir hours after Trump announces India

Explosions have been heard over Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir just hours after a ceasefire was reached between India and Pakistan on Saturday, May 10.

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