International

Beijing: Twenty-eight people were killed in a massive fire at a shoe factory in China's Jinjiang City Thursday, local authorities said. Videos of the incident showed the fire engulfing the building and the nearby structures. The Ministry of Emergency Management has dispatched a joint work...

London: An inquest into the tragic deaths of an Indian-origin family of three who plunged to their deaths from a high-rise apartment block in south London opened this week. Aditi Vijay Paralkar, 46, Rakesh Narayan Pai, 47, and their nine-year-old son Sid Rene Pai-Paralkar died...

Berlin: Germany has struck a deal with the United States to buy American-made Tomahawk cruise missiles and station them in Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced Thursday. The German leader said the agreement on the long-range missiles, which are used to strike targets deep inside enemy...

Washington: A 30-year-old Indian has been charged with murdering his wife over an alleged affair with another lady, almost nine months after her death at their home in the US' Washington state, local media reported. The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Avinash Narne with...

Kyiv: Ukrainian drones Thursday hit more Russian oil facilities and set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov, a day after US President Donald Trump pledged to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture the Patriot air defence systems. Ukraine's strikes on oil refineries...

Dubai: The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Persian Gulf. The strikes came hours after US President...

Dubai: US airstrikes in Iran over the last two days have killed at least 14 people and wounded another 78, Iran's Health Ministry said Thursday. Hossein Kermanpour, a Health Ministry spokesperson, offered the toll on X. It was the first overall casualty figure issued by...

Beijing: Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people have died in flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak. Most of the deaths were related to the breach of a dam in the city of Nanning, which claimed 26 lives, said Ding Wei, the city's vice...

Melbourne: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, participated in the Australia-India Annual Leaders' Summit in Melbourne Thursday, during which they held delegation-level talks aimed at strengthening bilateral ties. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other officials...

Washington: India's economy remains resilient despite the headwinds of higher global oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said as it marginally lowered the country's 2026 growth forecast to 6.4 per cent while projecting stronger expansion next year as...