International

Bukavu: A vessel carrying traders capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, killing at least 12 and leaving dozens missing, authorities said Sunday. The vessel was carrying more than 50 people when it capsized Saturday night on Idjwi Island, in South Kivu province, said Felix...

Cape Town: Eight gunmen with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at patrons at a bar in the first of two separate mass shootings in South African townships in the space of a few hours that left at least 27 people dead, police said Sunday....

United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar used his UN General Assembly address to make a broad case for peace, but with a warning: India would defend itself against terrorism, and poorer nations should not bear the costs of wars and decisions in which they...

New York: OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount. The decision to halt development came just hours after the company disclosed Friday that it was reviewing several incidents from the summer in...

United Nations: Russia backed India and Brazil for permanent membership of the UN Security Council while opposing seats for Germany and Japan, two of India’s partners in the G4 reform coalition. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov set out Moscow’s position during his address to the...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Saturday rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran offered this week to reopen the strait and resume talks on its nuclear programme in seven days if the US lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions...

Bangkok: China and the US agreed to set up a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications following a three-day summit between their leaders in Washington, both sides said in statements Saturday. The two sides agreed to keep working together...

New Delhi: Pakistan is witnessing a virtual lockdown ahead of the massive march planned by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. The march originally scheduled to be held September 27 will now take place October 4. Intelligence assessments say that the march would well be a...

Kathmandu: A month after the devastating flash floods hit Nepal's central and northern districts, at least 1,453 people have died and 5,285 remain unaccounted for, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). NDRRMA said the bodies of 1,451 people have been...

Tehran: A passenger bus overturned in Iran, killing 11 people and injuring 24 others, state television reported Saturday. The crash occurred on the Saveh-Hamedan freeway in central Markazi province. Provincial traffic police said driver fatigue and drowsiness caused the crash. Authorities did not immediately say...