International

New Delhi: India Friday voiced "deep concern" over reports of mounting civilian casualties in Lebanon. New Delhi's comments came amid increasing Israeli strikes on Lebanon that triggered uncertainty over the stability of a precarious US-Iran ceasefire agreement. Tehran has been maintaining that Lebanon has been...

Port Louis: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Friday termed the inauguration of the first dedicated renal transplant unit in Mauritius a "landmark achievement" while assuring that the ongoing healthcare sector cooperation between the two nations is set to expand further. In his address at...

Washington: Vice President JD Vance is warning Tehran not to "play" the US as he departs for Islamabad for negotiations aimed at ending the war with Iran. President Donald Trump has tasked the member of his inner circle who has seemed to be the most...

New Delhi: Qatar will remain a "reliable energy supplier" to India, its Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said during talks with Indian Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in Doha, as both sides called for stability in global markets amid ongoing West Asia tensions. Puri, on...

Kabul: At least 148 people have been killed and 216 others injured in Afghanistan in the past two weeks following heavy rains, flash floods, landslides, earthquakes and lightning that have struck several parts of the country, local media reported Friday, citing updates released by the...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressing Kyiv's willingness to abide it. According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will remain in effect from 4 pm (Moscow time) April 11 and until the end of...

Washington: A fresh diplomatic row erupted after Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif posted sharply critical remarks about Israel, drawing swift condemnation from Israeli authorities, US lawmakers and experts at a sensitive moment in ongoing ceasefire efforts. Asif wrote on X that “Israel is evil...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Friday announced the appointment of senior diplomat Pranay Verma as India’s next Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, with concurrent accreditation to the European Union. In a press release, the MEA said, “Shri Pranay Verma (IFS:1994), presently...

Washington: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri discussed cooperation in countering terrorism, organised crime and narcotics in a meeting with Director of US security agency FBI, Kash Patel, in Washington. "Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri met Director FBI Mr. Kash Patel today. Both had a useful exchange...

Dubai: Negotiators from Iran and the United States prepared Friday for high-level talks planned to start a day later in Islamabad, seeking to steady a ceasefire teetering over Israel and Hezbollah exchanging fire and Tehran's chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz. US Vice President JD...