International

New York/Washington: The US has asked G7 countries to impose tariffs on countries purchasing oil from Russia, asserting that only “unified efforts” that cut off funding to Moscow's war machine at source can apply sufficient pressure to end “the senseless killing.” US Treasury Secretary Scott...

Washington: India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra,  Saturday (Indian time) engaged in discussions with members of the US House of Representatives on strengthening bilateral trade, energy cooperation, and India's consistent support for resolving the Ukraine conflict through dialogue and diplomacy. Kwatra held...

Moscow: A massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck near the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region Saturday, prompting a tsunami warning. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the tremor hit 111 kilometres (69 miles) east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the administrative centre of the...

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday said that Pakistan will host the next Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in 2027, as he urged the authorities to start preparations for it in the national capital. Sharif made the announcement while addressing a road development project in...

Kathmandu: Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki took oath as Nepal's first woman Prime Minister Friday, to lead an interim government, ending days of political uncertainty after the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli earlier this week following wide-spread protests. President Ramchandra Paudel...

Singapore: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Friday described US President Donald Trump as "mercurial", whose tariffs on goods have started to hit Indian businesses, and a number of jobs have already been lost. The US has imposed a 50 per cent tariff, including 25 per...

Orem: The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said Friday in an announcement representing a significant breakthrough in the investigation into a targeted killing that raised fresh alarms about political violence in the United States. “With a high degree...

Kathmandu: At least 51 people, including an Indian national, have died in the recent 'Gen Z' protest that erupted across Nepal against corruption and a ban on social media sites, police said Friday. Senior Superintendent of Police Ramesh Thapa, who is co-spokesperson for Nepal police,...

London: The House of Lords International Agreements Committee has opened an inquiry this week into the impacts and implications of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), concluded during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Britain in July. The cross-party panel, which includes British Indian Conservative...

Brasilia: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison after four out of five Supreme Federal Court justices voted to convict him of attempting a coup. Justices Carmen Lucia and Cristiano Zanin cast their votes to convict him...