International

Dubai: Iran's foreign minister said Thursday that America "will come to bitterly regret (the) precedent it has set" after a US submarine sank an Iranian frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka. The comment by Abbas Araghchi represents the first Iranian government acknowledged of the...

United Nations: As a victim of terrorism, most recently in Pahalgam, India has pledged to promote the UN’s counter-terrorism strategy for a global fight against the scourge. “We add our voice in stressing the importance of the Global Counter Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) as a central...

Washington: US lawmakers, foreign leaders, and experts have warned that China is expanding its influence in Europe. They said Beijing uses investment, pressure, and covert tactics, and urged closer US-Europe coordination on technology, supply chains, and security. At a hearing on “China’s increasing infiltration in...

Tel Aviv: Iran launched another wave of missiles toward Israel Thursday, according to the Israeli military and Iranian state media, setting off air raid sirens in multiple locations, including Tel Aviv. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The Israeli military noted that the latest...

Kathmandu: Parliamentary polls began in Nepal at 7 a.m. Thursday for the House of Representatives, with voters queuing at polling centres across the country to cast their ballots. The elections are being held to elect 275 members of the lower house -- 165 through the...

Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with foreign ministers from Italy, Cyprus, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia as Washington stepped up diplomatic consultations on Iran and the wider Middle East, the State Department said. The calls focused on recent developments involving Iran and the...

Washington: The United States has ordered the departure of non-emergency government personnel from several countries in the Middle East and Pakistan and has raised or reaffirmed travel advisories across the region amid rising tensions following hostilities with Iran. The US State Department has updated travel...

Islamabad: Chief of Defence Forces and Army chief Marshal Syed Asim Munir Wednesday described as unacceptable the alleged use of Afghan soil by terrorists against Pakistan. According to a statement issued by the army's media wing, Munir visited Wana in South Waziristan district along the...

Cairo: A Russian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas exploded and erupted in flames before sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, authorities in the North African country said Wednesday, and Russia blamed the sinking on an attack by Ukrainian sea drones. According...

Colombo: A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka's navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel that was sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Islamic Republic's prize ship, US...