International

Washington: US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced an increase in fees for premium processing of several immigration benefits, including the H-1B visa, effective March 1. USCIS said the premium processing fee has been increased to reflect the amount of inflation from June 2023 through June...

Washington: President Donald Trump said China would be restricted to purchasing oil only from the United States or from markets controlled by Washington, framing the move as part of a broader effort to consolidate US leverage over global energy flows. Speaking during remarks at the...

New Delhi: India is closely following the developments in Iran, the Ministry of External Affairs said Friday, amid a wave of protests in that country over inflation and currency devaluation. On January 5, New Delhi had urged Indian nationals to avoid non-essential travel to Iran...

Washington: US forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, according to the US military Friday, as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers travelling to and from Venezuela. The pre-dawn action was carried out by US Marines and Navy, taking part in...

New Delhi: India Friday pressed Bangladesh to "swiftly and firmly" deal with attacks on minorities in that country and described as "troubling" the attempts to attribute the incidents to extraneous reasons. New Delhi's reaction came against the backdrop of the killing of several Hindu men...

Dubai: Iran's supreme leader signalled Friday that security forces would crack down on protesters after they screamed from windows and marched through the streets overnight, directly challenging US President Donald Trump's pledge to support those peacefully demonstrating. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed Trump as...

New York: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said the trade deal with India did not happen because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call US President Donald Trump. Lutnick's remarks came a few days after Trump said that Modi knew he was unhappy with...

Dubai: Iranian state media broke its silence Friday over the demonstrations that swept the country overnight, alleging “terrorist agents” of the US and Israel set fires and sparked violence. The brief report buried in state TV's 8 am broadcast represented the first official word about...

New York: Two Indians, living illegally in the US, have been arrested by federal authorities for smuggling more than 300 pounds of cocaine inside a semi-truck. Gurpreet Singh, 25, and Jasveer Singh, 30, were arrested by local authorities in Putnam County, Indiana on January 4...

Guatire (Venezuela): Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists — both citizens and foreigners — Thursday in what the government described as a gesture to “seek peace” less than a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by US...