International

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Saturday called for "buy Canadian" and "build Canadian" in response to a new tariff threat from US President Donald Trump. Carney published a pre-taped video on his personal social media account about buying and building Canadian to combat economic...

New Delhi: European Union leaders Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen to visit India later this month, with trade and mobility agreements set to top the agenda ahead of the 16th India-EU Summit, the Ministry of External Affairs said Thursday. Costa, president of the...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that two days of trilateral talks with Russia and the United States in Abu Dhabi concluded with "constructive" discussions on "possible parameters for ending the war." The talks are the first known instance that officials from the Trump...

Washington: President Donald Trump Saturday threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbour went ahead with its trade deal with China. Trump said in a social media post that if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "thinks...

New York: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there is a "path" to remove the 25 per cent tariffs imposed on India for buying Russian oil, noting that such purchases by Delhi from Moscow have "collapsed". United States President Donald Trump has imposed 50 per...

New Delhi:  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen kick-started her four-day visit to India to firm up a series of big-ticket initiatives to significantly expand two-way ties. President of the European Council Antonio Costa and von der Leyen will hold summit talks with Prime...

Dubai: Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, is "more ready than ever, finger on the trigger," its commander said Saturday, as US warships headed toward the Middle East. Nournews,...

Tehran/New Delhi: Mohammad Fathali, Ambassador of Iran to India, Saturday expressed Tehran's "sincere gratitude" to the Indian government for its "principled and firm support" while voting against a resolution which was finally adopted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during its 39th special session...

Quetta: At least four Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared in Balochistan by Pakistani forces this week, according to human rights organisations. These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings across the province. Condemning the incident, the...

Washington: United States Senator Mark R. Warner wrote to the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, expressing concern over ongoing alleged human rights violations in Pakistan targeting political figures, journalists, and activists, including widespread arrests and instances of transnational repression. In his letter, Senator Warner...