International

Beijing: Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, one of the country’s foremost economic reformers who spearheaded sweeping changes to the state-owned enterprises and helped secure China’s entry into the World Trade Organisation, died Wednesday. He was 98. Zhu died of illness, the state-run Xinhua news agency...

London: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed a leading Indian-origin strategist and media executive to the role of Expert Adviser on Structure and Process. Gautam Rangarajan, a former BBC strategist and musician, takes charge at 10 Downing Street this week in the newly created...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as "piracy." Speaking on a visit to a Russian warship that was taking part in a naval exercise in the Pacific, Putin described the Western moves to detain...

Lahore: At least 15 people, including women and children of a family, died after a three-wheeler vehicle fell into a canal reportedly due to overspeeding in Punjab province of Pakistan, authorities said Wednesday. The rickshaw was carrying 26 wedding guests when it fell into the...

Kyiv: Ukrainian anti-ship missiles, jet-powered aerial drones and sea drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a unique nighttime operation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. Cutting-edge drones developed by Kyiv since Russia invaded more than four years ago...

Cairo: A drone strike ignited a fire at an electrical facility in a western Libyan city Wednesday, knocking the facility out of service in the latest of a wave of attacks on energy and oil facilities that threaten to plunge the country into further chaos....

New York: Two US states, New York and New Jersey, have proclaimed August 15 as "India Independence Day", recognising India's journey as an independent nation and the contributions of the Indian-American community. New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued a proclamation declaring August 15, 2026, as...

Washington: US military said Tuesday that its forces fired on a Panamanian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman that tried to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports, a move that comes as President Donald Trump tries to keep economic pressure on the Islamic Republic....

Damascus: A Syrian court sentenced in absentia ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. Also sentenced to death in...

Kyiv: Russia bombarded Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs, killing at least nine civilians, officials said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow is receiving new military help for its more than 4-year-old invasion from North Korea. Zelenskyy said Russian forces...