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Kyiv: Thirty people were killed, and at least 18 were injured by Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine that included an attack on a public bus, authorities said Thursday, as an intensive pre-winter wave of attacks continued and power outages worsened in the capital Kyiv. Vadym...

Stockholm: Canadian author Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature." The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. The prize...

New Delhi: India Thursday strongly condemned the recent attacks on two airports in Saudi Arabia, asserting that targeting civilian infrastructure is completely "unacceptable". Saudi authorities said three people have been killed in attacks reportedly carried out by Houthi militants over the last two days on...

Islamabad: The IMF has reached a preliminary agreement with Pakistan that could release about USD 1.2 billion in new funding to the country. The money includes USD 1 billion under the IMF's main loan programme and another USD 210 million under a separate programme aimed...

New Delhi: The government Thursday slammed US business tycoon Elon Musk over his allegations that Starlink's satcom services are being blocked, and made it clear that demonstrating compliance with security norms is an absolute must for every satcom licensee in the country. The government also...

Abidjan: Emphasising the importance of India’s development cooperation with Africa, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said that New Delhi’s approach has been guided by the needs and priorities of its African partners. Addressing alumni of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme at...

Sofia:  Bulgaria's president said Wednesday that Russia's war in Ukraine has led to a significant deterioration in security in the Black Sea region. President Iliana Yotova spoke to reporters after an emergency meeting of the country's Security Council following drone attacks on ships off Bulgaria's...

Astana: India and Kazakhstan Wednesday reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral ties while reaffirming their commitment to work even more closely to translate the partnership into tangible outcomes. The discussions took place during a meeting between India's Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Y K Sailas Thangal and...

New Delhi: Oct 7 India and Italy Wednesday concluded discussions on a wide gamut of areas of cooperation in counter terrorism and organised crime, including drug trafficking and the emerging regional and global terrorist threats. The talks were held during the sixth meeting of the...

Lahore: Pakistan's anti-cybercrime agency has arrested 40 suspects in Punjab province after raiding an illegal call centre where artificial intelligence (AI) tools were being used to create fake images of persons who failed to repay loans, an official said on Wednesday. National Cyber Crime Investigation...