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Gold climbs to record high on safe-haven demand; Fed decision in focus

March 19 (Reuters) – Gold prices rose to hit a record high on Wednesday, as tensions in the Middle East and trade uncertainties lifted the bullion’s safe-haven appeal, while traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s decision due later in the day. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $3,041.37 an ounce, as of 0540 GMT, after hitting an all-time peak of $3,042.95 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures gained 0.3% to $3,048.70. “Traders are viewing gold as an asset, which is well-equipped to handle tariff-related economic uncertainty,” KCM Trade chief market analyst Tim Waterer said, adding that the current trading environment,

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla, March 19, 2025 (AP) — Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening, just hours after departing the International Space Station. Splashdown occurred off the coast of Tallahassee in the Florida Panhandle, bringing their unplanned odyssey to an end. Within an hour, the astronauts were out of their capsule, waving and smiling at

India snubs Bangladesh on medical visas, opening way for China

NEW DELHI/DHAKA, March 19 (Reuters) – India is resisting pleas by Bangladesh to resume issuing normal volumes of medical visas, citing staffing shortages amid worsening ties, six sources said, giving China rare space to expand similar offerings and build people-to-people ties. The bulk of India’s visas for Bangladeshis in 2023 went to those seeking its affordable private healthcare and Bengali-speaking hospital staff, helping to cement ties between the neighbours and limit China’s regional influence. “When there is a vacuum, others will come and fill the space,” one of four Bangladesh sources, most of them diplomats, told Reuters. “Some people are

Parliament where only PM, ministers speak not functioning Parliament: Gaurav Gogoi

New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Parliament belongs to the people of India and all parties must be allowed to have their say, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said on Tuesday and added a Parliament where only the prime minister and his ministers spoke was not a functioning Parliament. The Congress’ deputy leader in the Lok Sabha also said that if the opposition parties were allowed to speak on the Maha Kumbh, the Lower House would not have been adjourned. Gogoi made the remarks after the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day amid noisy protests by opposition members seeking to ask

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