International

Washington: US President Donald Trump said the United States remained "locked and loaded" for possible military action against Iran but stressed that his administration was simultaneously engaged in negotiations, saying diplomacy remained his preferred option if Tehran abandoned its nuclear ambitions. At a White House...

New Delhi: An Indian national was killed in an attack on a commercial vessel while it was reportedly transiting Russian territorial waters in the Black Sea July 18, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday. The fresh incident comes to light days after the...

New Delhi: Terming them as baseless, factually incorrect and technically untenable, India Friday rejected reports in Pakistani media that alleged that New Delhi was deliberately causing flooding in Pakistan. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said...

New Delhi: Emphasising that India has consistently respected China's sovereignty, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Friday asserted that it is Beijing that has illegally occupied Indian territories in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since 1963. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson...

Dhaka: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former ally of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned Friday, two years ahead of the end of his tenure. "I am suffering from various health complications," the 76-year-old leader was quoted as saying by The Daily Star newspaper. He...

Dhaka: India has extended an invitation to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for the 18th BRICS Summit, to be held in New Delhi September 12-13, where discussions are expected to centre on global cooperation, trade and sustainable development, according to local media reports. Addressing reporters...

New York: A man, screaming “Allahu Akbar”, stabbed a Jewish man and another near a synagogue as fears of anti-Semitism and terrorism mount, according to police. The Jewish man, Moshe Yezhak Grunhaus, had left the Jewish Centre Thursday afternoon when he was stabbed with a...

New Delhi: The government and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) are set to hold talks Friday at the Constitution Club of India here after the Centre agreed to the outfit's request that the meeting be held at a neutral venue. There was no official confirmation...

Jerusalem: A 31-year-old Israeli national has been arrested in connection with the murder of an Indian man in Jerusalem, police said. The 40-year-old Indian man was found dead Thursday in Jerusalem's Katamon neighbourhood. According to the police, the victim was lying on the floor in...

Jerusalem: Bahrain activated its sirens early Friday, warning residents to shelter from detected fire hours after the US military said it had wrapped up its 13th night of strikes against Iran. The Gulf states have come under frequent fire over the past week as the...