International

Washington: Five people were shot early Thursday in a trendy Washington, DC, neighbourhood within walking distance of the White House, said police, who were responding to multiple locations. The shooter had not been caught, and the locations of the shootings were unclear, police department spokesperson...

New Delhi: A Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker, carrying 19 Indian seafarers, was targeted in a projectile attack while drifting off Mina Saqr November 11, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said Thursday. Sonowal, in a social media post on X, said the entire 22-member crew of MT...

Hong Kong: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday after his extramarital affair raised national security concerns. The company named Colette Kress as interim CEO. She is the current executive vice president and chief financial officer. Huang faced growing calls to resign after his affair with...

Kathmandu: At least 14 people were killed, and six others injured Thursday when a microbus they were travelling in plunged down a hilly road in Nepal while they were returning home for the Chhath festival, police said. The accident occurred around 5:45 am in Makwanpur...

Visakhapatnam: Canada's Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu said Thursday that the sixth round of trade talks with India is currently underway, with both countries aiming to finalise the comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's anticipated visit his country next month....

Dhaka: In yet another disturbing incident targeting a Hindu place of worship in Bangladesh, a goddess Durga temple located inside Laxminarayan Cotton Mill in the Siddhirganj area of Narayanganj was vandalised, local media reported. Knit Concern Group, a ready-made garment manufacturing company, has been accused...

Hong Kong: Megaspeed, the Singapore-headquartered tech company at the center of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's scandal, pledged Thursday to cooperate with investigations into concerns over risks to US national security. In its first statement since Huang admitted to having an affair with a Chinese woman...

New Delhi: Saudi Arabia has been bailing out cash-starved Pakistan by extending loans at crucial times to prevent the country from going bankrupt as a quid pro quo for security services and diplomatic support, according to a new report. According to an article in India...

Dhaka: Chinese nationals accused of filming poor Dhaka neighbourhoods and falsely presenting the footage as scenes from India have scaled down their activities following increased surveillance by local law enforcement agencies, after New Delhi raised concern over the use of Bangladesh's territory to defame it....

Antalya: For many young people, the climate crisis is not a distant concern or a problem for future generations. It is already shaping their lives, threatening their homes and ecosystems, and determining the kind of world they will inherit. At COP31 in Antalya, they are...