International

London: Ten people, including nine suffering from life-threatening injuries, were rushed to hospital after a stabbing attack on a train in the UK's Cambridgeshire, following which armed police arrested two men in connection with the incidentSaturday evening, authorities said. According to British Transport Police, ten...

Jerusalem: Israeli authorities have identified the remains of three bodies handed over by Hamas on Friday night as not belonging to any Israeli hostages, according to local media reports Saturday. "We ruled out that the remains returned Friday evening are related to Israeli hostages," Israeli news...

New York: An American Hindu organisation asked Vice President J D Vance to “engage with Hinduism” after he said that his wife, Usha, “encouraged” him to re-engage with his faith. Vance is facing criticism over his comments regarding his interfaith marriage after saying he eventually...

Karachi: More than two years after Pakistan started a crackdown against Afghan nationals, nearly 40,000 of them have left the Balochistan capital Quetta, a top provincial official has said. Since October 2023, when Pakistan asked all the foreign nationals, including Afghan illegal immigrants, to leave...

Mumbai: A 25 per cent US tariff on medium and heavy-duty trucks and a 10 per cent duty on buses took effect Saturday, following President Donald Trump's administration's investigation into national security risks from these imports. “Products subject to tariffs under this proclamation will not...

New York: US President Donald Trump's request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge has ruled. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, DC, Friday sided with Democratic and civil rights groups...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has opened the door for sanctions to be imposed on Nigeria for allegedly failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country. Trump announced Friday that he would designate Nigeria “a country of particular concern” as...

Beijing/Gyeongju: China will host the next year's APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Saturday. The 2026 summit of leaders of 21 Asian and Pacific Rim nations will be held at Shenzhen, he said while speaking at the concluding session...

Gyeongju (South Korea): South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday that Seoul will continue taking preemptive measures to ease military tension and build trust with North Korea to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula. Lee made the remarks in a closing ceremony of the...

Beijing: China Friday reacted favourably to US President Donald Trump's characterisation of his summit with President Xi Jinping in South Korea as a "G-2" meeting, saying that the two countries can jointly work for their benefit and that of the world. While Trump described his...