International

Dubai: A cargo ship came under attack Sunday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said Sunday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre reported the attack off Yemen, saying the ship reported being "under attack by unknown armed assailants."...

Islamabad: Pakistan capital Islamabad is emerging as the leading venue for the next round of technical negotiations between the US and Iran, a media report said Sunday. The US and Iran signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) June 18, aimed at restoring peace in West...

Tehran: A performer at the funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death of US President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunday in the capital, Tehran. Mohammad Rasouli, a poet, drew calls of "Death...

Washington: US President Donald Trump marked America's 250th Independence Day with a sweeping address celebrating the nation's history, military strength and economic achievements, while renewing calls for tighter election laws, condemning communism and outlining an ambitious vision for American leadership on Earth and in space....

New Delhi: The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), set to come into force July 15, provides duty-free access for 99 per cent of India's exports to the UK. According to the latest notification from Finance Ministry that set out the rules, a product...

Caracas: The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week has risen to 2,954, and 16,592 others were injured, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said. In a message on his Telegram channel, Rodriguez Saturday said 6,462 people had been rescued after the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday greeted President Donald Trump and the people of the United States on the 250th anniversary of America's independence and said the two countries' shared belief in democracy and the rule of law, and the limitless potential of their...

New York: US Department of Justice has forcefully defended its decision to abandon the criminal case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others, telling a federal judge the prosecution was legally flawed, diplomatically counterproductive and inconsistent with the Trump administration's enforcement priorities. In a...

Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has called for structured engagement with the US in areas such as energy security, trade, investment, defence and counter-terrorism in a letter to President Donald Trump, his office said Saturday. The letter was sent to felicitate Trump and the...

Lahore: A Pakistani senator, with close links to the country's military establishment, Saturday demanded the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar after a relative of his was arrested in a case concerning the abduction and gangrape of two foreigners here. Senator Faisal Vawda also...