International

Cairo: Iran said Sunday it struck an unmanned US vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries. The US did not immediately confirm the purported attack, which came a day after the...

New Delhi: India has emerged as a crucial source of diesel for Europe, supplying about 60 per cent of the fuel transiting the Bab-el-Mandeb to the region in August, as Russian exports remain severely constrained and US shipments begin to weaken, according to data from...

New Delhi: India Sunday said a UN-initiated proposed world map must depict Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in accordance with the country's official map, and any "inaccurate" or "misleading" representation will be unacceptable. New Delhi's assertion came two days after it voted...

United Nations: In a cartographic push to reflect the Global South more accurately, the General Assembly has backed a world map that shows the true size of continents and nations. In a resolution adopted with India's backing, the Assembly called on Friday for the adoption...

United Nations: India has co-sponsored a resolution in the UN General Assembly proclaiming November 27 every year as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The 193-member UN General Assembly Friday adopted by consensus the resolution titled 'International Day for...

Kathmandu: When Amrit Diyali saw a human hand washed downstream by floodwaters, he was struck by how closely it resembled his younger brother Raj Kumar's, who has been missing along with his wife and four-year-old son since the devastating floods hit Nepal. "I found a...

Kyiv: Ukraine is ready to observe a ceasefire in airstrikes against Russian cities involved in the negotiation process, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. "From now through the end of Saturday, as well as on Sunday and Monday, Ukraine is ready to refrain from strikes on...

Tehran: At least 11 people were killed and seven others wounded as a fuel tanker exploded in a traffic accident in western Iran Saturday, state-run IRIB news agency reported. The incident occurred on an intercity road between Sanandaj County in Kurdestan province and Hamedan County...

Cairo: US military Saturday said it struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, warning that it would "if necessary, destroy Iran's limited and exposed oil fleet." The military's statement said a US aircraft carrier and a destroyer evaded "multiple unprovoked...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv, the Kremlin said Saturday, as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "Putin has ordered...