World economy
US judge puts Trump’s visa ban on hold after states’ challenge
04 Feb 2017
Court challenges have been filed nationwide from states and advocacy groups challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on travellers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries
Irate Iran to deploy missiles after fresh US sanctions
04 Feb 2017
Relations between Washington and Tehran have deteriorated sharply since Donald Trump took office promising a tough line on what he sees as Iranian belligerency towards US interests and allies
Uber’s Travis Kalanick quits Trump’s business advisory group
03 Feb 2017
Uber Technologies Inc chief executive officer Travis Kalanick's departure could signal a growing rift between technology companies and Washington
Pak puts 26/11 culprit Hafiz Saeed, 37 others on exit control list
02 Feb 2017
Pakistan’s interior ministry has included the names of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, and 37 others who are affiliated with JuD or Lashkar-e-Taiba, on the Exit Control List
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos backs legal challenge to Trump’s visa ban
01 Feb 2017
Joining the growing opposition to Trump’s anti-Muslim immigration policy from Silicon Valley to carmaker Ford, Jeff Bezos said Amazon is backing a Washington State government lawsuit against Trump’s order
Trump signs order to cut two federal regulations for every new one
31 Jan 2017
An executive order president Trump signed yesterday makes regulators more circumspect before they propose a new rule
Obama breaks silence early, urges citizens to protest visa ban
31 Jan 2017
President Barak Obama issued a statement encouraging Americans to publicly protest President Donald Trump's move to ban citizens from certain countries, as well as refugees from across the globe from entering the United States
After Trump ban, Starbucks to hire 10,000 refugees globally
30 Jan 2017
Starbucks chairman and chief executive Howard Schultzsaid the refugees it hires would be fleeing war, persecution and discrimination in the 75 countries where the company operates
Donald Trump’s immigration ban halted by court for a week
30 Jan 2017
The ruling comes as US airports braced for fresh protests against Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban