International

Dubai: Iran has said it is reviewing the latest American proposals on ending the war, as US President Donald Trump threatened the country with a new wave of bombing unless a deal is reached that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping....

Paramaribo: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, currently on a visit to Suriname, held a series of talks with top leadership and other officials of the South American nation to discuss ways to further strengthen the bilateral ties between the two countries. As he arrived...

Port of Spain: Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP's historic electoral victory in West Bengal Assembly elections. Kamla Persad-Bissessar took to social media 'X'  Wednesday (local time) and said, "The Government of the Republic...

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed reports that Israel was caught off guard by Washington's diplomatic moves toward Iran, saying that he is in near-daily contact with US President Donald Trump to ensure full coordination. "We are in continuous contact with our...

Tehran: Iran has said it has not exchanged any new written messages with the United States, pushing back against reports that the two sides are close to a one-page agreement to end hostilities. The semi-official Fars news agency called recent media reports "fabricated," saying they...

Beijing: Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, who is here on his maiden visit to China, Wednesday met China's top political advisor Wang Huning and discussed bilateral relations between the two countries. Wang is a member of the high-level Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of...

Washington: Indian companies plan to invest over USD 20.5 billion in the US in sectors such as technology, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals, and announced projects worth USD 1.1 billion at a business summit here. A factsheet issued by the US said industry leaders celebrated Indian investments...

Jakarta (Indonesia): A passenger bus collided head-on with a fuel tanker truck on a highway on Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and injuring four others, officials said. The crash occurred around midday on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in North Musi Rawas regency...

Kathmandu: Two Indian nationals were arrested Wednesday for possessing nearly 150 kgs of contraband drugs in eastern Nepal, police said. Dharmendra Kumar Yadav, 18 and Mohmad Sadam, 21, residents of Bihar, were carrying 148 kg of marijuana in an Indian number plate ambulance. They were...

Washington:  President Donald Trump threatened Iran with more bombing Wednesday if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz after a report that an agreement is emerging to end war. Trump posted on social media that the war with Iran could soon end and oil and...