International

London: Britain's House of Commons Tuesday approved the release of papers related to former Prince Andrew's appointment as a trade envoy. The approval came in a voice vote. It was unclear when the release could occur, as the former prince was arrested last week on...

New Delhi: A multi-billion-rupee Nepal project, a part of China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has been dropped from election pledges by former Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah, who is contesting against former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli in the latter's bastion of Jhapa-5 constituency,...

Colombo: Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized their boat for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters, an official statement said Tuesday. Sri Lanka's North Central Naval Command on Sunday spotted a group of Indian fishing boats engaging in illegal fishing,...

Toronto: Ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to India, the Canadian government is pushing to revoke the citizenship of a Pakistan-born businessman, Tahawwur Rana Hussain, accused of playing a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Rana, 64, is a Pakistan-born Canadian national...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday congratulated Rob Jetten on assuming charge as prime minister of the Netherlands and said he was looking forward to working closely with him to add further momentum to the growing ties between the two countries. Jetten, the youngest...

Frankfurt(Germany): Frustrated European officials pushed Monday for clarification on how US President Donald Trump's declaration of a 15 per cent global tax on imports would affect the trade deal they struck with Trump this summer as EU legislators hit pause on the deal's ratification until...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Monday asserted that he does not require fresh approval from Congress to impose tariffs, even as India delayed sending a planned trade delegation to Washington amid uncertainty following a Supreme Court decision annulling tariffs imposed under his administration. “As President,...

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to travel to India February 26, with the aim of "expanding" ties with India and building new partnerships in defence, energy and AI. Carney will first visit Mumbai, then New Delhi, India, where he will meet with...

Dhaka: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has alleged that former interim government head Muhammad Yunus attempted to remove him from office several times, days after the new Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) administration took charge. In an interview with leading Bangla newspaper Kalerkantha published Sunday, the President...

Abuja (Nigeria): Police in Nigeria say 38 people were killed and others were abducted in an attack last week in northwestern Zamfara state. Authorities received intelligence before the attack Thursday, but a lack of road access prevented police from reaching the area in time, state...