International

Washington: Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle the tribunal that the US believes has become politicised and attempted to unfairly and illegally prosecute Americans and Israelis on war crimes charges. Secretary of...

Hong Kong: The top trade envoys for China and the European Union agreed Friday on a broad initial deal following two days of talks aimed at calming escalating tensions over trade imbalances, the EU trade commissioner said. Neither side provided clear details on the preliminary...

Oslo: As a student at the University of Natal in apartheid-era South Africa, Navi Pillay came across transcripts of the Nuremberg trials, in which Nazi leaders were prosecuted for war crimes. Reading the transcripts captivated her with the ideal of justice represented by countries coming...

New Delhi: India has strongly objected to United States Vice President JD Vance’s description of foreign workers as “foreign indentured servants” amid the Trump administration’s decision to suspend the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “We...

Oslo: South African jurist of Indian origin Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a former UN human rights chief whose work helped shape international law on genocide and sexual violence, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for her efforts to promote peace and international law. She is...

New York: India has said that the revitalisation of the General Assembly must be pursued as part of broader, comprehensive UN reforms to make the organisation more representative, effective, and capable of fulfilling its objectives. Delivering India's statement at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)...

Washington: An Indian-American policy advocacy group urged the Trump administration to protect legally employed foreign professionals and their families from unintended consequences of its decision to suspend green-card sponsorship applications by certain technology companies. The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) called for...

Washington: Microsoft defended its use of H-1B visas, saying 80 per cent of its approximately 6,000 applications last fiscal year involved existing employees rather than new hires, as the Trump administration suspended the company's ability to sponsor foreign workers through a key employment-based green-card programme....

Oslo: The Nobel Peace Prize, often considered the most prestigious award on the planet, will be announced Friday in Oslo, Norway. Prognosticators say possible contenders this year include the International Space Station, emergency teams in Sudan, children's advocates in Ukraine and two top international courts....

Washington: The US Thursday suspended eight IT firms, including India’s Tata, Infosys and Wipro, from a programme that allows them to apply for green cards for foreign workers, contending that the practice has shut Americans out of the job market. The announcement was made by...