International

Dubai: A Kuwaiti oil refinery came under attack early Friday from Iranian drones, and sirens sounded in Israel, warning of incoming fire, while explosions boomed over Tehran as Israel hit Iran as the country marked the Persian New Year. As the war that has rocked...

Colombo: Sri Lanka refused permission for the US to land two of its warplanes in the island's southeast Mattala International Airport in early March, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Parliament here Friday. Dissanayake said that two US warplanes from Djibouti asked for permission to come...

Ottawa: There are no longer clandestine activities or transnational repression taking place in Canada that are linked to the government of India, Canada's police chief has said. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Mike Duheme made the comments during an interview with CTV News. We're...

Dubai: Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei called Friday for the enemies of his nations to have their security taken away, in his latest message to the public. Khamenei made the remarks in a statement issued on his behalf and sent to President Masoud...

Dubai: Israel's military said Friday it struck sites in Syria in response to attacks against the Druze. The army said it struck infrastructure belonging to Syria in response to attacks on the Druze population in Sweida in southern Syria. Syria's state-run SANA news agency did...

Mumbai: Global oil prices traded lower Friday after the US signalled a possible easing of sanctions on Iranian crude, as efforts intensified to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell as much as 3.39 per cent to an intra-day low of...

United Nations: India has dismissed a report by the expert on minority issues as “factually incorrect” and displaying “hostility” to the country. Gaurav Kumar Thakur, a counsellor at India’s UN Mission in Geneva, said India rejects the assertions of Nicolas Levrat, the special rapporteur on...

Dubai: Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said after the latest Iranian missile barrage that the electricity grid in northern Israel sustained some damage. He said crews had restored electricity to some areas and were working to restore it to those still without power. Meanwhile, Israeli...

Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar spoke with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday and briefed him about the ongoing conflict in West Asia. We value our special strategic partnership with India, the world's largest democracy, he said in a post on X. Sa'ar said...

Kathmandu: Nepal police Thursday arrested seven people, including six Indians, for running a fake travel lottery scam. Those arrested include Nepali national Bibek Regmi, 26, a resident of Saptari district currently residing in Gatthaghar, Thimi of Bhaktapur district and Indian nationals Hussain Sayed, 39, Sajid...