International

Washington: The Biden Administration Monday notified the Congress of its decision to approve the sale of MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter Equipment and related ones at an estimated cost of $1.17 billion. The proposed sale will improve India's capability to deter current and future threats by upgrading...

Jerusalem: Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli...

Dhaka: Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu priest from Bangladesh who was accused of sedition, encountered a major setback when lawyers declined to represent him at his bail hearing in court Tuesday. According to the sources, the Chattogram court postponed the bail hearing to January 2....

New Delhi: A day after protesters stormed the Bangladesh consulate in Agartala, Delhi Police Tuesday stepped up security around the Bangladesh High Commission in Chanakyapuri here, according to officials. "The security has been increased and extra police personnel have been deployed all around the commission....

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to terrorist group Hamas that the hostages taken by it be released from Gaza before his inauguration in January, or there will be "hell to pay" in the Middle East for those responsible. Writing on Truth...

Gaza/Jerusalem: Hamas has announced that 33 Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip have been killed, with some others still missing, due to Israeli military operations. A video posted Monday by Hamas included footage of past Israeli attacks on areas in Gaza where Israeli hostages...

Jerusalem: The Israeli military says Hezbollah has fired into a disputed border zone, its first attack since a ceasefire took hold last week, after Lebanon accused Israel of violating the truce more than 50 times in recent days. The military said Monday that two projectiles...

Conakry (Guinea): Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea, following clashes between fans, Guinea's government said Monday. Authorities are investigating to establish those responsible for the stampede Sunday, Communications Minister Fana Soumah said in a...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India in early 2025 following an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, confirmed Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov. The visit is being planned as part of the ongoing commitment to annual meetings between the two leaders. "Our...

The Hague (Netherlands): The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history Monday, when it opened two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact....