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Ukraine’s economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko says the memorandum paves the way for an “economic partnership agreement”
Ukraine’s government has announced the signing of the outline of a minerals deal between the war-torn country and the US.
Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said the memorandum of intent paved the way for what she called an economic partnership agreement.
She said a final deal would also involve an investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine. US officials expressed hope that an accord could be completed by the end of next week.
Donald Trump’s public shouting match with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in February had temporarily blown the negotiations off course.
Svyrydenko announced the signing of the memorandum on X but not did not provide further details.
Her post included photos of she and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signing separately.
“We are happy to announce the signing, with our American partners, of a Memorandum of Intent, which paves the way for an Economic Partnership Agreement and the establishment of the Investment Fund for the Reconstruction of Ukraine,” Svyrydenko wrote.
The signing was conducted over an online call with Bessent who said the details of the deal were still being worked out.
“It’s substantially what we’d agreed on previously. When the president [Volodymyr Zelensky] was here, we had a memorandum of understanding. We went straight to the big deal, and I think it’s an 80-page agreement and that’s what we’ll be signing,” he said.
Donald Trump also hinted at the deal during a press conference with Italian leader Giorgia Meloni.
“We have a minerals deal which I guess is going to be signed on Thursday… next Thursday. Soon. And I assume they’re going to live up to the deal. So we’ll see. But we have a deal on that,” he said.
The White House did not respond to a request for further details on the timing and contents of the agreement, Reuters news agency reports.
The move is a step towards a deal that would allow the US access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, as well as oil and gas.
Previous reports indicated that an “investment fund” would be set up for Ukraine’s reconstruction and would be managed by Kyiv and Washington on “equal terms”.
President Volodymyr Zelensky had been hoping to use the deal to secure a US security guarantee in his country in the event of a ceasefire deal with Russia.
However the plan was derailed in February by Zelensky and Trump’s heated clash at the White House.
US senator meets man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Van Hollen (right) posted a photo of his meeting with Kilmar Ábrego García
A US senator has met a man who Trump administration officials have acknowledged was deported in error from Maryland to a mega-prison in El Salvador.
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen posted photos of his meeting with Kilmar Ábrego García, whom the administration has refused to return to the US despite an order from a federal judge.
After the meeting, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele also refused to release Mr Ábrego García and said he would remain in the country’s custody.
The White House has accused Mr Ábrego García of being a member of the transnational Salvadoran gang MS-13, a designated foreign terrorist organisation, which his lawyer denies.
Thursday’s meeting came amid an escalating showdown between the US president and the courts on immigration, a day after a judge in another case said the administration could be held in contempt of court over deportation flights.
“I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance,” the Democratic senator posted on social media.
“I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.”
The White House called the visit “disgusting”.
“Chris Van Hollen has firmly established Democrats as the party whose top priority is the welfare of an illegal alien MS-13 terrorist,” White House spokesman Kush Desai said.
“It is truly disgusting. President Trump will continue to stand on the side of law-abiding Americans.”
Mr Ábrego García’s lawyers deny he has any gang affiliation and maintain he has never been charged with, nor convicted of any crime.
Before the meeting, the senator said he was stopped by armed guards on his way to Cecot, the maximum-security prison where Mr Ábrego García has been detained.
Van Hollen arrived in the country on Wednesday hoping to secure the release of Mr Ábrego García, who had been living in Maryland.
The senator did not offer an update on Mr Ábrego García’s status in his social media posts, but said more information would be released upon his return to the US.
Mr Ábrego García’s wife celebrated the news and said her “prayers have been answered”.
“The efforts of my family and community in fighting for justice are being heard, because I now know that my husband is alive,” Jennifer Vasquez Sura said. “God is listening, and the community is standing strong.”
She said her family still has many questions and will continue fighting for his release.
During his trip, Van Hollen said he also met with the country’s vice-president and asked that they open the doors so Mr Ábrego García could leave the prison, a request he says was rejected.
On X, El Salvador’s president reposted photos of the senator meeting Mr Ábrego García and appeared to poke fun at social media speculation that the inmate had died in custody.
President Bukele commented that Mr Ábrego García had “miraculously risen from the ‘death camps’ & ‘torture’” in the “tropical paradise of El Salvador”.
“Now that he’s been confirmed healthy, he gets the honor of staying in El Salvador’s custody,” the president added.
Mr Ábrego García was living in Maryland, before he was deported on 15 March with scores of Salvadorans and Venezuelans to the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (Cecot) in El Salvador.
Maryland Judge Paula Xinis ruled that Mr Ábrego García’s removal from the country breached a 2019 court order that had granted him legal protection from deportation.
The US Supreme Court last week partially upheld the lower court ruling, finding that the Trump administration must “facilitate” Mr Ábrego García’s release.
The administration was ordered to give daily updates on these efforts.
Trump administration officials have conceded the deportation was an “administrative error”, although the White House insists there was no mistake.
The Republican president’s allies have argued the deportation is making good on his campaign promise to keep Americans safe.
They have cited a restraining order filed by Mr Ábrego García’s wife on 5 May 2021, in which she alleged four instances of domestic violence against her by him.
Ms Vasquez Sura told Newsweek on Wednesday that she and her husband had worked through their difficulties, including by counselling.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a briefing on Wednesday: “He [Mr Ábrego García] will never live in the United States of America.”
She was joined by the mother of a Maryland woman, Rachel Morin, who was murdered in August 2023 by an alleged fugitive from El Salvador, in a separate case.
US President Donald Trump has suggested Buckingham Palace is “setting a date for September” for his second state visit to the UK.
The president told reporters in the White House on Thursday evening: “I was invited by the King and the country – great country.”
It comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer handed Trump an invitation letter from King Charles in February during his visit to Washington. Buckingham Palace is yet to confirm a date for the state visit.
Trump was hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth II during his previous three-day state visit in 2019, which took place during his first term in office.
Traditionally second-term US presidents are not offered a state visit and have instead been invited for tea or lunch with the monarch at Windsor Castle.
King Charles’ letter proposed a meeting to discuss details of the state visit at either Dumfries House or Balmoral, both in Scotland, a country to which Trump has connections.
Trump’s mother was born and brought up on the Hebridean island of Lewis. This year he is planning to open a new golf course in Aberdeenshire, to be named after his mother.
Speaking on Thursday, Trump said: “They’re going to do a second, as you know, a second fest… that’s what it is: a fest, and it’s beautiful, and it’s the first time it’s ever happened to one person.
“And the reason is we have two separate terms, and it’s an honour… I’m a friend of Charles, I have great respect for King Charles and the family, William, we have really just a great respect for the family.
“And I think they’re setting a date for September.”
There has been no official confirmation from Downing Street, but if confirmed, the visit will be seen as an important way to strengthen relations with Washington, amid its ongoing trade war.
Starmer – who is looking to complete a trade deal with the US and remove recently imposed tariffs on the UK – previously said the invite for the second visit was “truly historic” and “unprecedented”.
During the UK prime minister’s visit to the White House in February, Trump showed cameras the contents of the King’s letter.
It read: “Quite apart from this presenting an opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues of mutual interest, it would also offer a valuable chance to plan a historic second state visit to the United Kingdom.
“As you will know this is unprecedented by a US president. That is why I would find it helpful for us to be able to discuss, together, a range of options for location and programme content.
“In so doing, working together, I know we will further enhance the special relationship between our two countries of which we are both so proud.”
A 9-year-old Australian girl was temporarily unable to walk and hospitalised for days after she scratched an itchy mosquito bite, the New York Post reported.
A US judge has ruled that Google illegally monopolised digital advertising markets, paving the way for a break up of the internet empire that was started out of a Stanford University dormitory nearly 27 years ago.
At least 22 Maoists, 12 of them carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 40.5 lakh, surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Friday, police said.
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BJP MLA and former Madhya Pradesh minister Usha Thakur has slammed those voting on the basis of money, liquor and gifts and asserted that such persons who sell democracy will be reborn as camels, sheep, goats, dogs and cats.
A video of her purported remarks, made at a meeting on Wednesday in Hasalpur village in her Mhow assembly constituency, went viral on social media, prompting the opposition Congress to slam the MLA for her “conservative thinking”.
“Thousands of rupees come into the accounts of every beneficiary through so many schemes of the BJP government, like Ladli Behna Yojana and Kisan Samman Nidhi. Even after that, if votes are sold for 1,000-500 (rupees), then it is a matter of shame for humans,” she said while urging people to protect democracy.
Referring to the secrecy of one’s ballot, Thakur said God was watching, adding that “do not lose your integrity while casting your vote”.
“Those who became neutral after taking money, saree, glass, and liquor, write it down in your diary that they are definitely going to become camels, sheep, goats, dogs and cats in the next birth. Those who will sell democracy are going to become these only. Write this down. I have a direct conversation with God, believe me,” she said.
Thakur, who has been in the news earlier for such statements, asserted that one must only vote for the BJP, which serves the nation, religion and culture.
Asked about these remarks, Thakur told PTI she was trying to spread awareness among rural voters.
“Democracy is our life. The government runs many schemes to improve the lives of people as per the provisions of the Constitution. It serves the public all 12 months of the year. In such a situation, if a person sells his vote for money, liquor or other material in any situation during elections, then it is an unpardonable crime,” the MLA opined.
“We get the next life on the basis of our deeds. If our deeds are bad, then we will not be reborn as humans,” she said defending her remarks.
MP Congress spokesperson Mrinal Pant said Thakur’s statement not only shows her “conservative thinking” but also points towards the internal tussle among BJP leaders in Mhow.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested a terrorist involved in attacks in Punjab, Harpreet Singh, in the U.S. on Friday (April 18, 2025). The FBI said that Harpreet Singh is linked to two international terrorist groups and entered the U.S. illegally.
According to the FBI, he used burner phones to evade capture. In a post shared on X, FBI Sacramento stated, “Today, Harpreet Singh, an alleged terrorist responsible for terror attacks in Punjab, India, was arrested by the FBI and ERO in Sacramento. Linked to two international terrorist groups, he entered the U.S. illegally and used burner phones to evade capture.”
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On March 23, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) chargesheeted four terror operatives of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist organisation in the 2024 Chandigarh grenade attack case. The chargesheeted accused include Pakistan-based Designated Individual Terrorist Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda, and US-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia.
The two terrorists were the primary handlers and conspirators behind the attack. They had provided logistical support, terror funds, weapons, and ammunition to India based on-ground operatives in Chandigarh for executing the grenade attack. The September 2024 attack was intended to target a retired officer of Punjab Police, who the assailants believed to be the occupant of the house.
Investigations revealed that Rinda, along with Happy Passia, had orchestrated the conspiracy to strike terror among law enforcement officials and general public through the grenade attack, as part of the broader aim to promote BKI’s terrorist agenda. They had recruited local operatives, namely Rohan Masih and Vishal Masih, who were tasked with carrying out the attack under their direct instructions. Rinda and Happy directed the other accused, Rohan Masih and Vishal Masih, to conduct reconnaissance on the target twice before hurling the grenade, investigations revealed.
Chandigarh police nab man for hurling grenade at house, say BKI and ISI are involved
In the chargesheeted filed before the Special NIA Court, Chandigarh in the case RC15/2024/NIA/DLI, all four accused persons have been charged under multiple sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Explosive Substances Act, and other related provisions, for their roles in planning and supporting the attack.
Investigations in the case are continuing and NIA is trying to track down other members of the BKI terror group and dismantle its network in India. Earlier in December last year, the Punjab Police has dismantled a Pakistan-ISI-backed terror module being operated by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), being operated by Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia and Shamsher alias Honey with the arrest of its five members including mastermind Abhijot Singh involved in lobbying hand-grenade at two police establishments in Batala and Gurdaspur.
The U.S. has informed the global trade body WTO that the decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium, was based on national security grounds and should not be considered as safeguard measures, according to a communication.
The U.S. shared this response with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after India requested consultations under the WTO’s Safeguards Agreement on April 11 with America.
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India has said that notwithstanding the USA’s characterisation of these measures as security measures, they are in essence safeguard measures.
It has also stated that America has failed to notify the WTO Committee on Safeguards under a provision of the Agreement on Safeguards (AoS) on taking a decision to apply safeguard measures.
“The U.S. notes that the premise for India’s request for consultations under Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards is that the tariffs are safeguard measures…. The (U.S.) President imposed the tariffs on steel and aluminium pursuant to Section 232, under which the President determined that tariffs are necessary to adjust imports of steel and aluminium articles that threaten to impair the national security of the U.S.,” America has said in a communication, dated April 17, to the trade body.
The U.S. also said that Section 232 is a national security statute, and the tariffs are being kept in place under the security exception allowed under a provision of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994.
It added that the tariffs were not imposed under a provision of the Trade Act of 1974, which is the law under which the U.S. imposes safeguard measures.
“The United States is not maintaining these actions pursuant to the safeguards / emergency action provision…These actions are not safeguard measures and, therefore, there is no basis to conduct consultations under the Agreement on Safeguards with respect to these measures,” the U.S. added.
“Accordingly, India’s request for consultations…has no basis in the Agreement on Safeguards,” it said adding “nonetheless, we are open to discuss this or any other issue with India”.
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On March 8, 2018, the U.S. promulgated safeguard measures on certain steel and aluminium articles by imposing 25% and 10% ad valorem tariffs respectively. It came into effect from March 23, 2018.
On February 10 this year, the U.S. revised the safeguard measures on imports of steel and aluminium articles, effective from March 12, 2025, and with an unlimited duration, the communication said.
A federal grand jury has indicted Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering a UnitedHealth Group executive in New York last year, allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty in his case, according to court filings on Thursday.
Mangione, 26, is already facing state murder and weapons charges in New York, which does not have the death penalty. The federal indictment does not include new charges but raises the stakes for Mangione, who has pleaded not guilty to the state charges.
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Mangione’s lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan declined to comment.
The indictment means that a grand jury found probable cause to charge Mangione with murder, stalking and firearms offenses. A hearing in the federal case is scheduled for Friday in Manhattan federal court.
Mangione has asked a judge to prevent federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty. His lawyers in a filing last week said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s April 1 announcement that prosecutors would seek the death penalty was “unapologetically political” and breached government protocols for death penalty decisions.
If that bid fails and Mangione is convicted in the federal case, the jury would determine in a separate phase of the trial whether to recommend the death penalty. Any such recommendation must be unanimous, and the judge would be required to impose it.
Brian Thompson, the deceased CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance division, was shot dead on December 4 outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, where the company was gathering for an investor conference.
The brazen killing of Thompson and ensuing five-day manhunt captivated Americans.
While public officials condemned the killing, some Americans have cheered Mangione, saying he drew attention to steep U.S. healthcare costs and the power of health insurers to refuse payment for some treatments. Mangione is currently being held in federal lockup in Brooklyn.
Webb witnessed a highly ionised gas whose level of energy was too high to come from something like supernovae, making scientists believe the presence of a supermassive black hole.
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A shooting at Florida State University’s Student Union left at least six people hospitalized, one in critical condition. The incident prompted immediate police response and cancellation of classes and sports events. One suspect is in custody. President Trump and Governor DeSantis addressed the tragedy, expressing concern and support for the FSU community. Investigations into the incident are ongoing. Watch for more.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the inclusion of the Gita and Natyashastra in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register is a global recognition of our timeless wisdom and rich culture.
New Delhi:
The manuscripts of the Bhagavad Gita and Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra have been added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, marking a significant global recognition of the rich heritage of Indian culture. Sharing this proud moment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the inclusion of the Gita and Natyashastra in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register is a global recognition of our timeless wisdom and rich culture.
“A proud moment for every Indian across the world! The inclusion of the Gita and Natyashastra in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register is a global recognition of our timeless wisdom and rich culture. The Gita and Natyashastra have nurtured civilisation and consciousness for centuries. Their insights continue to inspire the world,” PM Modi said.
UNESCO added 74 new documentary heritage collections to its Memory of the World Register, bringing the total number of inscribed collections to 570. Natyashastra is considered a seminal text on performing arts.
Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat also shared the news along with pictures of the texts and wrote, “A historic moment for Bharat’s civilisational heritage! The Shrimad Bhagavad Gita & Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra are now inscribed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. This global honour celebrates India’s eternal wisdom & artistic genius.”
“These timeless works are more than literary treasures—they are philosophical and aesthetic foundations that have shaped Bharat’s world view and the way we think, feel, live, and express. With this, we now have 14 inscriptions from our country on this international register,” he added.
People in Buldhana district’s Sheogaon taluk are again facing an unusual health issue following sudden hair loss across all ages and genders. Many people who earlier reported baldness are now facing nail loss.
Buldhana (Maharashtra):
A district in Maharashtra that previously reported a surge in unexplained hair loss is now facing a new health concern—cases of nail loss have emerged in at least 29 individuals across four villages. The newest unexplained health issue has left the people scratching their heads, but without nails.
Shegaon taluka in Buldhana had earlier made headlines after over 200 residents from various villages experienced sudden hair loss. A subsequent investigation linked the issue to toxic elements found in the wheat consumed locally.
Now, months later, a fresh mystery has surfaced. Villagers are reporting nail damage, with some saying their nails are cracking and eventually falling off.
“Twenty-nine people have shown signs of nail deformities in four villages of Shegaon taluka. In some cases, the nails have fallen off completely. They have received primary care and will be referred to a hospital in Shegaon for further evaluation,” Buldhana Health Officer Dr Anil Bankar told news agency PTI.
According to village head (sarpanch) Ram Tharkar, the issue has appeared only in recent days. “In the first two days, the nails begin to crack, and then they fall off. We’ve informed the District Officer, District Health Officer, and Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav,” he said, adding that health officials have already visited the affected areas to investigate.
District Psychiatric Officer Dr Prashant Tangde stated that more than 30 people have reported damaged nails, and their blood samples have been collected for testing.
Although the cause remains unclear, authorities suspect that elevated levels of selenium, a mineral found in soil, water, and certain foods, may be to blame. The same individuals who experienced hair loss earlier are reportedly now affected by nail issues as well.
Between December 2024 and January 2025, a total of 279 residents from 18 villages in Buldhana had reported sudden, unexplained hair loss, a condition identified as acute onset alopecia totalis.
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Friday strongly rejected Bangladesh‘s comments regarding the recent communal violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, urging the neighbouring country to instead address the persecution of minorities within its own borders. “We reject the remarks made by the Bangladesh side with regard to the incidents in West Bengal. This is a barely disguised and disingenuous attempt to draw a parallel with India’s concerns over the ongoing persecution of minorities in Bangladesh, where the criminal perpetrators of such acts continue to roam free,” MEA said in a statement. “Instead of making unwarranted comments and indulging in virtue signalling, Bangladesh would do better to focus on protecting the rights of its own minorities,” it added.
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India’s response came after Bangladesh’s chief adviser’s press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, called on India to “fully protect” its Muslim minority population. Alam had also denied any Bangladeshi involvement in the Murshidabad violence through a statement to local media. “We strongly refute any attempts to implicate Bangladesh in the communal violence in Murshidabad,” he told local daily. The violence, which erupted on April 11 during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, claimed three lives and left several others injured. The unrest also resulted in significant property damage and forced many families to flee, with some seeking refuge in Jharkhand’s Pakur district while others moved to relief camps in Malda. The Calcutta high court has ordered the continued deployment of central forces in Murshidabad to maintain law and order. The court, which will monitor the rehabilitation of victims, has also directed officials from political parties, including the BJP and TMC, to refrain from making inflammatory speeches that could worsen the situation.
The manuscripts of Bhagavad Gita and Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra are among the 74 new documentary heritage collections that have been added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.
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Bhagavad Gita & Natyashastra added to Unesco’s Memory of the World Register;
NEW DELHI: In a significant recognition of India’s civilisational legacy, the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra have been inscribed in Unesco’s Memory of the World Register, joining a list of documentary heritage from across the globe. The announcement was made by union minister of culture and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who called it a “historic moment for Bharat’s civilisational heritage.” Highlighting the significance, he said, “These timeless works are more than literary treasures—they are philosophical and aesthetic foundations that have shaped Bharat’s worldview and the way we think, feel, live, and express.” India now has 14 entries on this international register, he further revealed. Reacting to the recognition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it a “proud moment for every Indian across the world.” In a post on X, he said, “The inclusion of the Gita and Natyashastra in Unesco’s Memory of the World Register is a global recognition of our timeless wisdom and rich culture. The Gita and Natyashastra have nurtured civilisation and consciousness for centuries. Their insights continue to inspire the world.” The Memory of the World (MoW) Register lists documentary heritage that has been recommended by the international advisory committee and approved by the executive board for meeting the selection criteria of world significance and exceptional universal value.
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