International

Beijing: China Monday said that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's massive victory in the midterm polls, a result widely seen as fuelled by public resentment over Beijing's strong opposition to her, reflects some deep-seated structural problems and shifting ideological currents. Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party won...

New York: A distinguished Indian-American maritime executive has been awarded for his leadership in the industry jointly by a UN agency and Bahrain's leading industry chamber. Chairman of maritime company Safesea Group Dr. SV Anchan, was honoured with the ACE Global Bridges 2026 Global Maritime...

Washington: US Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, raised fresh alarms Sunday over what he described as an effort by President Donald Trump to undermine confidence in US elections, calling the FBI’s seizure of 2020 voting records in Fulton County,...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's governing coalition is almost certain to win a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, NHK public television and other major networks say, citing their exit poll results. NHK says Takaichi's ruling coalition, led by her Liberal Democratic...

Dubai:  Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said Sunday. Mohammadi's supporters cited her lawyer, who spoke to Mohammadi. Mohammadi's lawyer, Mostafa Nili, confirmed the sentence on X. "She has...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Sunday retracted from its plan to lease out a major container terminal at the strategic seaport town Chattogram to a foreign operator amid intensified protests ahead of the February 12 election. The announcement by a key functionary of Yunus' administration came as dockers...

New York: The US has said it is "very excited" to have extended an invitation to India to join the Pax Silica initiative on supply chain security and will be soon signing with the Indian Government, underlining there is "very positive momentum" in relations with...

Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Sunday oversaw the signing of six major agreements between India and Malaysia, as both nations moved to further strengthen cultural, economic and strategic cooperation during bilateral engagements in Kuala Lumpur. The agreements were...

Cairo: Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that he expected a new round of talks with the United States to take place "soon," describing the meeting held a day earlier as a positive start while cautioning that rebuilding trust would take time. In an...

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that he will travel to Washington Wednesday to discuss the Iran-US talks with US President Donald Trump. The two will discuss "the negotiations with Iran," Netanyahu's office said in a statement, adding that Netanyahu "believes that any...