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FYI: In alternate for reducing extra U.S. tariffs, Japan pledged final July to take a position $550 billion within the U.S. by 2029, which accounts for about 12% of Japan’s 2025 GDP.
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UK PM Keir Starmer is just not the one present official to be a shadow of his predecessors, Moscow believes
US President Donald Trump is right to counsel that sure Western European leaders don’t measure as much as their World War II-era predecessors, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has mentioned.
Trump on Tuesdayrenewedhis criticism of European NATO members whorefusedhis name to deploy their militaries to escort oil transports by the Strait of Hormuz amid the specter of Iranian assaults.
The US president advised reporters that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is a “nice man” however “unfortunately [he] is not Winston Churchill,” whose bust the president retains within the Oval Office. Asked about French President Emmanuel Macron’s snub, Trump mentioned “he’ll be out of office very soon.”
Speaking at a daily briefing on Wednesday, Peskov agreed with Trump, stating: “Indeed, Starmer is not Churchill, indeed, Macron is not [Charles] de Gaulle. This list can be continued quite long. That is the political reality we are living in.”
Iran’s navy risk towards oil and LNG tankers trying to transit the strategic Strait of Hormuz is a part of its technique to impose financial prices for the US-Israeli regime-change warfare towards Tehran. Trump’s early guarantees of American navy escorts and inexpensive insurance coverage protection for haulers haven’t materialized.
Global vitality markets are beneath rising strain from provide disruptions. The UK, EU, South Korea, and Japan – amongst Washington’s closest allies – face elevated dangers as a consequence of their sanctions on Russia.
Moscow has lengthy argued that incompetence and ideological biases amongst present Western European leaders undermine their nations’ pursuits. Russia has condemned the US-Israeli assault on Iran as based mostly on false pretenses and posing an escalating humanitarian and financial risk to the Middle East and the world.
The hostilities have deepened inside EU divisions, with Spain unequivocally condemning American actions whereas different member states and bloc leaders stay reluctant. Madrid rebuked German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for failing to confront Trump when he verbally attacked Spain throughout a joint press convention with the German chief.
(RT.com)
Taipei [Taiwan], March 18 (ANI): Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of 36 Chinese navy plane, eight naval vessels and an official ship working round its territorial waters as of 6 am (native time) on Wednesday.
Of the 36, 24 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern, central, southwestern and japanese ADIZ.
In a publish on X, the MND stated, ’36 PLA plane, 8 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship working round Taiwan detected up till 6 a.m. (UTC+8) at this time. 24 out of 36 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern, central, southwestern and japanese ADIZ. We have monitored the state of affairs and responded.’
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Earlier on Tuesday, Taiwan detected the presence of 28 sorties of Chinese navy plane as of 08:01 am (native time). Of the 28, 21 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern, central, southwestern and japanese half ADIZ.
In a publish on X, the MND stated, ‘Overall 28 sorties of PLA plane in numerous sorts (together with J-10, J-16, KJ-500, and so on.) detected from 0801hr at this time. 21 out of 28 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern, central, southwestern and japanese half ADIZ in conducting air-sea joint coaching together with different PLAN vessels. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the state of affairs and responded accordingly.’
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China’s declare over Taiwan is a fancy problem rooted in historic, political, and authorized arguments. Beijing asserts that Taiwan is an inseparable a part of China, a viewpoint embedded in nationwide coverage and upheld by home legal guidelines and worldwide statements.
Taiwan, nevertheless, maintains a definite identification, functioning independently with its personal authorities, navy, and financial system. Taiwan’s standing stays a major level of worldwide debate, testing the ideas of sovereignty, self-determination, and non-interference in worldwide regulation, as per the United Service Institution of India.
China’s declare to Taiwan originates from the Qing Dynasty’s annexation of the island in 1683 after defeating Ming loyalist Koxinga. However, Taiwan remained a peripheral area below restricted Qing management. The key shift got here in 1895, when the Qing ceded Taiwan to Japan after the First Sino-Japanese War, marking Taiwan as a Japanese colony for 50 years. After Japan’s defeat in World War II, Taiwan was returned to Chinese management, however the sovereignty switch was not formalised.
In 1949, the Chinese Civil War resulted within the institution of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the mainland, whereas the Republic of China (ROC) retreated to Taiwan, asserting its declare to control all of China. This led to twin sovereignty claims: the PRC over the mainland and the ROC over Taiwan. Taiwan has operated as a de facto unbiased state however has averted declaring formal independence to forestall navy battle with the PRC, United Service Institution of India states. (ANI)
(260318) — SYDNEY, March 18, 2026 (Xinhua) — Ueki Riko (third L) of Japan celebrates in the course of the semifinal of Women’s Asian Cup between Japan and South Korea in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2026. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) has awarded its President’s Award to 23 initiatives that exemplified excellent outcomes, significantly in implementing its new administration coverage, Innovative Total Optimization (ITO). This coverage, efficient since May 2025, goals to maximise the group’s potential and obtain sustainable progress by optimization and growth.
The President’s Award acknowledged initiatives that demonstrated vital achievements throughout varied sectors, together with those who utilized ITO ideas, developed merchandise addressing social points, and enhanced productiveness and enterprise processes. Among the highlighted initiatives was the world’s first demonstration of fifty% hydrogen co-firing at a large-scale fuel turbine mixed cycle energy plant within the U.S., showcasing developments in decarbonization efforts.
In Indonesia, MHI efficiently accomplished a turnkey undertaking to retrofit different OEM boilers, exceeding efficiency ensures and ending forward of schedule. This success has opened alternatives for increasing related after-sales companies. MHI Power Engineering launched a 3D design service that reduces lead instances and prices for plant retrofitting by using movies from industrial cameras, enhancing spatial design high quality.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co. developed MaiDAS®, an built-in plant operations system for waste-to-energy vegetation, which has improved operational effectivity and lowered prices. The system is operational at 20 places worldwide, providing distant monitoring and automatic operations.
Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH launched the Central Operation Cockpit (COC), a centralized management system for contemporary metal vegetation, enhancing operational stability and lowering workloads. The COC’s modular design permits for software throughout varied industrial sectors.
MHI’s new transit system, Prismo, combines excessive environmental efficiency with simplified infrastructure. Launched in May 2025, it options driverless autos and modern power administration, attracting curiosity each domestically and internationally.
In Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. achieved the very best output for a 100% hydrogen engine, marking a big milestone in hydrogen expertise. The firm has established security pointers to make sure the protected dealing with of hydrogen.
MHI Thermal Systems launched the LXZ / KXZ3 Series of multi-split air-conditioners, which enhance power effectivity and luxury. The new fashions have been acknowledged with design awards, enhancing the model’s worth.
Other notable initiatives embrace the event of automated warehouses by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries – Mahajak Air Conditioners Co., Ltd., which elevated manufacturing throughput by 40% and lowered prices considerably. MHI’s inexperienced manufacturing processes have achieved power financial savings and lowered CO2 emissions, incomes recognition from the Energy Conservation Grand Prize.
MHI has additionally superior its MAG Machining methodology for plane manufacturing, lowering prices and environmental impression. Their autonomous cellular collaborative robotic platform, FCR-PF, is enhancing manufacturing effectivity and security.
Additionally, MHI developed ultrasonic testing applied sciences that scale back inspection instances and improve design flexibility. Their digital technology-based upkeep actions have improved manufacturing unit infrastructure administration, lowering inspection workloads by 60%.
Finally, MHI’s company-wide XR platform is accelerating digital transformation in design and manufacturing processes, lowering rework and streamlining operations. The initiatives acknowledged by the President’s Award mirror MHI’s dedication to innovation and sustainable progress.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday introduced an initiative below the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to supply pure ingesting water to each resident within the state.
While addressing a press convention right here with Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil, the Uttar Pradesh CM highlighted that over 10,000 of the state’s 1,05,000 income villages have already got entry to ingesting water by means of pipelines.
The new settlement ensures that contractors will stay answerable for infrastructure upkeep for a full decade after venture completion to ensure long-term service, he added. In this regard, a Memorendum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the centre and the Uttar Pradesh authorities.
‘Under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), an initiative has been taken to supply pure ingesting water to even the final individual within the village. In right now’s MoU program being achieved between the Central and State Government for the profitable implementation of the Jal Jeevan Scheme, I thank Union Minister CR Patil and his whole crew,’ Adityanath stated.
‘The state of Uttar Pradesh has over 1,05,000 income villages, of which over 10,000 have already got entry to ingesting water by means of pipelines. With the implementation of the scheme in Uttar Pradesh, we ensured that every one the implementing businesses and contractors can be answerable for its upkeep for 10 years after the completion of the work,’ the CM stated.
He identified that the premature deaths reported earlier in jap Uttar Pradesh had been on account of encephalitis, which occured on account of open defecation and impure ingesting water.
‘There had been enough water assets, and other people usually didn’t face an issue with water amount. There was a major improve in complaints (earlier) of premature deaths on account of contaminated water. I’ll give only one instance: there are enough water assets in jap Uttar Pradesh, but yearly, hundreds of deaths happen there on account of encephalitis. When we analysed all these demise figures, it was found that these deaths had been occurring on account of open defecation and impure ingesting water,’ CM Adityanath stated.
‘Today, below the Jal Jeevan Mission, pure ingesting water has turn out to be obtainable in these villages and bogs have been inbuilt each home. In areas the place greater than 50,000 deaths had occurred over 40 years, right now I’m pleased to share that within the final 5 years, we now have succeeded in bringing the demise toll all the way down to zero,’ he added.
The Uttar Pradesh CM attributed this success to the imaginative and prescient of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
‘I attribute this success to the imaginative and prescient of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, who launched and carried out the ‘bogs in each home’ scheme below the Swachh Bharat Mission and the ‘faucet in each residence’ scheme below the Jal Jeevan Mission,’ he stated. (ANI)
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): After confirming their qualification for the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026, the Indian ladies’s hockey staff is making ready for the marquee occasion following the match draw revealed on Tuesday night.
India have been positioned in Pool D alongside England, China, and South Africa for the upcoming match, which is scheduled to happen in August this yr. China are the top-ranked staff within the group, at present ranked world quantity 4. India’s current opponents within the finals and winners of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers, Hyderabad, Telangana – England, are ranked sixth, with India and South Africa ranked ninth and nineteenth, respectively.
With vastly totally different types of play, the group will pose an thrilling problem for the Indian squad. Mindful of the strict exams forward, the staff’s Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne is assured that his staff can persistently categorical their type of hockey.
‘This is a really aggressive and balanced pool. There are groups like England and China that carry totally different types and quite a lot of expertise, whereas South Africa ladies’s nationwide discipline hockey staff is at all times unpredictable and harmful on their day,’ Marijne mentioned as quoted by a Hockey India press launch.
‘However, for us, it’s not concerning the draw – It is about how we present up. At a World Cup, each match calls for your finest. We respect all opponents, however our focus is on taking part in our type of hockey with consistency and braveness’, he added.
India clinched second place within the not too long ago concluded FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Hyderabad, Telangana, falling quick towards England within the closing. Despite the ultimate hurdle, there have been loads of positives for the staff. They completed the match because the second-highest purpose scorers (11 objectives), with six of these coming from penalty corners.
Reflecting on the match, Marijne inspired the staff to consistently look to enhance and discover consistency, with emphasis on being extra scientific on each ends of the sphere. He mentioned, ‘We have accomplished effectively going ahead, however an important factor for us is to concentrate on changing our possibilities into objectives – whether or not it’s from discipline objectives or from penalty corners. Besides this we, we additionally need to proceed engaged on our buildings defensively.’
Having guided the staff to a fourth-place end on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Marijne returned to steer the aspect in January this yr. Elaborating on his imaginative and prescient for the squad, he acknowledged, ‘We are constructing one thing long-term. We wish to construct a staff that’s resilient, adaptable, and fearless. Qualifying was the step, however we’re aiming for way more. The first steps have been made in the appropriate path, however there’s way more to go if we wish to achieve success.’
Looking ahead to the staff’s match whereas highlighting the preparation, Marijne concluded, ‘We have a tour to the USA and Argentina, the Nations Cup in New Zealand, and follow matches in Germany. We may also play some matches within the Netherlands. These scheduled video games mixed with our camps set us up for an excellent mixture of matches and coaching to be prepared for the World Cup and Asian Games.’ (ANI)
File picture of China’s Diaoyu Dao. /VCG
The China Coast Guard (CCG) stated on Tuesday that its vessels lawfully expelled a Japanese fishing boat that intruded into the territorial waters of China’s Diaoyu Dao on Monday.
The CCG vessels took essential administrative measures and issued warnings to expel it in accordance with the legislation, it stated in an announcement.
“Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands are China’s inherent territory,” the CCG burdened. “We urge the Japanese side to immediately stop all rights-violation and provocative acts in relevant waters.”
The CCG stated it is going to proceed to conduct rights-protection and legislation enforcement operations within the waters round Diaoyu Dao, and resolutely safeguard China’s sovereignty and maritime rights and pursuits.
Source: CGTN
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MIAMI — Eugenio Suarez’s double within the prime of the ninth drove within the tiebreaking run that led Venezuela to its first-ever World Baseball Classic championship with a 3-2 win over the United States on Tuesday night time.
Daniel Palencia sealed the victory within the backside of the ninth when he labored a 1-2-3 inning to choose up his second save in as many nights and third of the match.
Team USA misplaced within the WBC closing for the second consecutive time, once more failing to win what would have been its second Classic championship. The United States, which received the 2017 title, misplaced 3-2 within the 2023 closing to Japan.
Venezuela, which had by no means beforehand superior to the ultimate, beat defending champion Japan within the quarterfinals, then knocked out the Cinderella workforce of the match, first-time semifinalist Italy, earlier than defeating the U.S.
Suarez belted a 3-2 changeup from Garrett Whitlock (0-1) into the left-center-field hole with no outs, driving in Javier Sanoja with the go-ahead run. Sanoja entered the sport as a pinch runner after Luis Arraez labored a leadoff stroll. Sanoja stole second, establishing the scoring alternative for Venezuela.
Venezuela’s ninth-inning rally got here instantly after Bryce Harper’s 432-foot, two-run homer off reliever Andres Machado (1-0) put Team USA on the board, tying the sport at 2 within the eighth.
Other than Harper’s residence run, Venezuela pitchers mixed to permit solely two hits to the highly effective United States lineup.
Eduardo Rodriguez began for Venezuela and yielded only one hit and one stroll over 4 1/3 scoreless innings, hanging out 4. Eduard Bazardo, Jose Butto and Angel Zerpa permitted just one hit over a mixed 2 1/3 reduction innings.
Venezuela struck first with a run within the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Maikel Garcia that scored Salvador Perez, who singled to start out the body.
Wilyer Abreu’s 414-foot solo residence run to middle subject off USA starter Nolan McLean within the fifth gave Venezuela a 2-0 lead.
McLean gave up two runs on 4 hits and a stroll in 4 2/3 innings. He fanned 4.
–Field Level Media
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 18 (ANI): The home share markets opened within the inexperienced on Wednesday, exhibiting resilience regardless of ongoing geopolitical uncertainty as a result of US-Israel-Iran struggle and continued overseas outflows.
The Nifty 50 opened at 23,632.90, gaining 51.75 factors or 0.22 per cent, whereas the BSE Sensex opened at 76,367.55, rising by 296.71 factors or 0.39 per cent.
Market specialists famous that Indian markets have proven resilience in latest classes regardless of vital overseas portfolio investor (FPI) outflows.
Ajay Bagga, banking and market skilled, instructed ANI, ‘Indian markets have been resilient over the past two days, bouncing from excessive pessimism and oversold ranges. DIIs have countered outflows of over Rs 70,000 in March from FPIs within the money fairness section. The resilience of the Indian market restoration will rely on the size and length of the oil and fuel market disruption. That is a giant identified unknown, and markets will not be totally pricing an extended disruption for now.’
He additional added, ‘The US Fed assembly is the most important financial occasion of the week. The Fed is anticipated to be on ‘maintain’ with markets factoring in a single fee reduce in direction of the tip of 2026.’
In the broader markets on the NSE, indices traded firmly within the inexperienced. The Nifty 100 rose by 0.65 per cent, Nifty Midcap 100 surged by 0.98 per cent, and Nifty Smallcap 100 gained 1 per cent.
Sectoral indices additionally confirmed sturdy efficiency throughout the board. Nifty Auto surged by 1.38 per cent, Nifty FMCG gained 0.48 per cent, Nifty IT rose by greater than 2.3 per cent, Nifty Pharma elevated by 0.42 per cent, Nifty PSU Bank superior by 1 per cent, and Nifty Consumer Durable was up by 0.95 per cent.
VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, mentioned, ‘With whole uncertainty and confusion concerning the pattern of the struggle persevering with, this uncertainty is getting mirrored available in the market, too. Even seasoned specialists lack the conviction to advise buyers on the fitting technique. All that may be mentioned with conviction now’s: stay invested and proceed with SIPs.’
Meanwhile, crude oil costs remained elevated, buying and selling at USD 103 per barrel on the time of submitting this report, including to world issues.
In the commodities section, gold costs had been on a downward pattern, buying and selling at Rs 155743 per 10 grams for twenty-four carat. Silver costs additionally declined and had been at Rs 251301 per kg.
In different Asian markets, most main indices had been buying and selling within the inexperienced throughout Wednesday’s opening session. Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged by 2.21 per cent to 54887 ranges, Singapore’s Straits Times gained 0.94 per cent to 4982 ranges, Taiwan’s Weighted index rose by 1.56 per cent to 34356 ranges, and South Korea’s KOSPI rallied by 3.84 per cent to 5856 ranges. However, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was marginally down by 0.16 per cent at 25826 ranges.
In the US markets on Tuesday, main indices additionally closed greater. The Dow Jones gained 0.1 per cent to 46993 ranges, the S&P 500 rose by 0.25 per cent to 6716 ranges, and the Nasdaq elevated by 0.47 per cent to 22479 ranges. (ANI)
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