International

Kathmandu: The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) has approved US$20 million in assistance for Nepal to support relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction in communities devastated by the August 26 floods. The deadly floods killed more than 1,400 people, while over 5,000 remain unaccounted...

Berlin: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday called for setting a bold bilateral trade target of 310 billion euros between India and Germany, urging businesses from both countries to identify opportunities to maximise benefits from the India-EU trade agreement once it comes into effect....

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday said he spoke with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and invited him to light a torch together with Indian pilot Smit Machchhar on the Jewish state's Independence Day. In a post on X, the Israeli Prime Minister also...

Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthis Thursday claimed that its forces engaged in a rescue operation after Saudi Arabia targeted an Indian yacht carrying 14 Indian nationals near Zuqar Island in the southern Red Sea. Citing preliminary information, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that the Yemeni Armed...

Riyadh/New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah are actively engaging with concerned airlines and tour operators to facilitate the early return of affected pilgrims, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday. An Indian national was among two people...

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Thursday said that continuing to build economic partnership and energy security cooperation makes both India and the US stronger as he wrapped up his three-day visit, which took him to the country's financial capital Mumbai and a...

Dubai: Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday, a markedly high number as tensions wind upward over concerns about a return to all-out war. With days...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he spoke to Indian-American Google CEO Sundar Pichai about renaming the Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps, but was told that oceans were different because they “cover a lot of countries”, as he riffed at a midterm rally in...

Riyadh: One Saudi resident was killed in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia on the Persian Gulf near Bahrain and Qatar, the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced early Thursday. The aviation authority also said eight people were injured...

Washington: Indian green-card holders, who form the second-largest group of new American citizens, are facing a steady slowdown in US citizenship approvals, with the backlog of pending applications crossing 813,000 in August, according to official data reviewed by the media. US Citizenship and Immigration Services...