International

Beirut: Lebanon and Israel are set to hold the first direct diplomatic talks in decades Tuesday in Washington, following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group that has rocked the tiny Mediterranean country. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he supports direct peace talks between the Israeli and Lebanese governments, which are set to start Tuesday in Washington. Merz called for an end to hostilities in southern...

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will co-chair a conference Friday in Paris, bringing together non-belligerent nations willing to participate in a mission in the Strait of Hormuz 'when security conditions allow.' Other participants will take part via videoconference, Macron's...

Tel Aviv/New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar Tuesday, discussing West Asia situation and the Strait of Hormuz. "Had a telecon this afternoon with Israel FM Gideon Sa'ar. Our discussion covered different aspects of...

Beijing: Xu Jiayin, former chairman of China's property developer Evergrande Group, whose collapse has caused a massive crisis in the Chinese property market, pleaded guilty to charges of embezzlement of corporate assets and corporate bribery. The Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court, which has held a public...

Kabul: India delivered 13 tonnes of BCG vaccines and related dry material to support Afghanistan's child immunisation programme to fight Tuberculosis (TB) Tuesday. In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, "India delivers 13 tonnes of BCG vaccines and...

United Nations: The conflict and military escalation in West Asia threatens to push 2.5 million people in India into poverty and the country is projected to experience some loss in its human development progress, according to estimates and projections by the United Nations. The United...

United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for continued constructive discussions between Iran and the US, while stressing the ceasefire "must absolutely be preserved" after the talks between the two nations on the West Asia conflict concluded without a deal. The 21-hour-long negotiations between...

Washington: US and Iran could be headed toward a second round of talks, according to AP sources. The sides are weighing new in-person negotiations in a bid to reach a deal aimed at ending their six-week war before the ceasefire expires next week, two US...

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Monday took a swipe at the "failed" US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan with an Urdu couplet, saying only god knows now what will happen. "Ab kya hoga, ye rab jane; Na woh mane, na ye mane (only god...