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  1. Garment workers tailor clothes on sewing machines at an apparel manufacturing unit in Bengaluru on August 25, 2025. US President Donald Trump has threatened to double import duties on India from 25 to 50 percent by August 27, to punish New Delhi for buying oil from Russia, saying the purchases help Moscow fund its invasion of Ukraine.' Indian exporters are scrambling for options to mitigate the fallout as it threatens to upend low-margin, labour-intensive industries ranging from gems and jewellery to textiles and seafood.
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    Trump hits India with punishing 50% tariff, among the highest the US charges
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  2. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce their engagement on August 26, 2025.
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    Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged
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  3. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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  4. Preparations continue to launch a SpaceX Starship spacecraft at sunrise as it sits atop a super heavy booster at the company's complex in Starbase, Texas, U.S., August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
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    SpaceX’s troubled Starship prototype pulls off successful flight after months of explosive mishaps
  5. Special counsel Jack Smith on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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    Former special counsel Jack Smith responds to federal investigation against him about his prosecution of Donald Trump
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