International

Bangui: The death toll from a gold mine collapse in a western part of Central African Republic has risen to more than 100, a Red Cross volunteer involved in relief efforts and a local official said Wednesday. The low-tech, artisanal gold mine collapsed Tuesday morning...

Washington: Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. As a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of Trump's second-term...

Moscow: An Indian student in Russia sustained minor injuries in a drone attack Wednesday and is undergoing treatment at a hospital, the Indian Embassy in Moscow said. The Indian national was identified as a student at the Bashkir State Medical University in Ufa. The Indian...

Colombo: Sri Lanka will simplify immigration procedures to expedite the voluntary return of refugees from India who left the country without valid documents during its decades-long civil war, the government told the parliament Wednesday. The cabinet decided to allow them back in with a security...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has called for faster issuance of business visas for its nationals travelling to India and urged greater ease of doing business as it seeks to build an economic partnership with New Delhi that is equally beneficial. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed...

Singapore: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar and his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan Wednesday discussed ways to enhance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries, while exchanging views on the current geopolitical situation. Following the meeting, the EAM took to X and posted, "Delighted...

Washington: The Baloch American Congress president, Tara Chand, has written to US President Donald Trump seeking urgent intervention over recent Pakistani military airstrikes in Balochistan’s Surab district that reportedly killed more than 30 civilians, including women and children. In his letter addressed to Trump, Chand...

Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday extended the closure of its airspace to Indian aircraft until September 24, according to the country's airports authority. Pakistan and India imposed matching airspace restrictions on each other's airlines after the Pahalgam terrorist attack in April 2025. Pakistan airspace not available for...

Washington: Thousands of Indians seeking US green cards could face wider scrutiny of their finances and use of public benefits under new immigration guidance taking effect September 18. US Citizenship and Immigration Services said officers may consider housing assistance, food stamps, college financial aid and...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday embarked on an official visit to Singapore with a ministerial delegation to participate in the 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR). Sitharaman is leading a delegation comprising S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs; Piyush Goyal, Minister for Commerce...