International

Kathmandu: Parliamentary polls began in Nepal at 7 a.m. Thursday for the House of Representatives, with voters queuing at polling centres across the country to cast their ballots. The elections are being held to elect 275 members of the lower house -- 165 through the...

Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with foreign ministers from Italy, Cyprus, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia as Washington stepped up diplomatic consultations on Iran and the wider Middle East, the State Department said. The calls focused on recent developments involving Iran and the...

Washington: The United States has ordered the departure of non-emergency government personnel from several countries in the Middle East and Pakistan and has raised or reaffirmed travel advisories across the region amid rising tensions following hostilities with Iran. The US State Department has updated travel...

Islamabad: Chief of Defence Forces and Army chief Marshal Syed Asim Munir Wednesday described as unacceptable the alleged use of Afghan soil by terrorists against Pakistan. According to a statement issued by the army's media wing, Munir visited Wana in South Waziristan district along the...

Cairo: A Russian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas exploded and erupted in flames before sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, authorities in the North African country said Wednesday, and Russia blamed the sinking on an attack by Ukrainian sea drones. According...

Colombo: A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka's navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel that was sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Islamic Republic's prize ship, US...

Washington: The United States is deploying autonomous systems and artificial intelligence-enabled technologies in its ongoing military campaign against Iran, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.​ Speaking at a Pentagon briefing on Operation Epic Fury, Hegseth confirmed that advanced technologies are playing a role in...

London: The UK Wednesday imposed a study visa ban on four countries accused of using the route as a backdoor entry to seek permanent refuge in the country, as part of a wider clampdown on the soaring rates of asylum applications. The so-called emergency brake...

Cairo: A Russian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas exploded and erupted in flames before sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, authorities in the North African country said Wednesday. No casualties were reported. The tanker was under Western sanctions, suspected to be...

Dubai: Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Wednesday issued its most intense threat yet as the war in the Middle East escalated Wednesday, saying it was prepared for the complete destruction of the region's military and economic infrastructure. The Guard issued the statement via Iranian state television....