International

Islamabad: Chaos ruled in Pakistan's capital Islamabad once again as lawyers of the country took to the streets Monday, protesting against a meeting being held at the Supreme Court to finalise the names of eight Supreme Court judges. The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) is...

New Delhi: After forging a close partnership in the defence domain, India and France are now looking at significantly deepening trade and investment relations, especially in sectors like clean energy, new technologies and aviation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi landing in Paris Monday. France has...

In today’s day and age, a social media spectacle erupts when two famous personalities fire salvos at each other using below-the-belt remarks. Instead of debating and finding a meaningful outcome, the topic somehow gets diverted. A similar showdown occurred in America’s political arena when a...

Paris: Major world political leaders are meeting for an AI summit in Paris, where challenging diplomatic talks are expected while tech titans fight for dominance in the fast-moving technology industry. Heads of state, top government officials, CEOs and scientists from around 100 countries are participating...

Washington: President Donald Trump said he will announce Monday that the United States will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. “Any steel coming into the...

Dhaka: Forty people have been arrested in Bangladesh in an operation launched following a violent attack on a student group's activists during vandalism at an Awami League leader's house on the outskirts of Dhaka that left several people injured, according to a media report. Chief...

London: Ever since Winston Churchill coined the phrase in the wake of World War II, politicians have extolled the “special relationship” between the United States and Britain. Under President Donald Trump's second administration, Britain will settle for a merely functional relationship with its former colony...

Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan premier Imran Khan Sunday penned an open letter to Army chief Gen Asim Munir in which he criticised the military's unlawful actions and its engagement in politics and urged it “to return to its constitutional limits”. In the letter posted on...

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said an elevated US security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to bolster his nuclear weapons programme further, state media reported Sunday. Kim has previously made similar warnings, but...

Washington: Reiterating US President Donald Trump's firm stance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the immediate release of all Israeli hostages taken by Hamas, following the return of three captives. Taking to X, Rubio posted, "After 490 harrowing days in captivity, Eli, Or,...