International

Cape Canaveral: A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago. The rocket's upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon Wednesday, carving out a crater and sending up a...

Kathmandu: Nepalese authorities Friday imposed an indefinite curfew in parts of Saptari district in Madhesh province bordering India after protests broke out over the recent communal violence in neighbouring Sunsari. President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Balendra Shah have expressed deep concern over the...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that the country's current governance system has collapsed and is unable to resolve the issues faced by the country, local media reported Friday. In his address at the Pakistan Economic Summit, Naqvi called for talks among political...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed Friday that 139 Indian nationals have been released from the Russian Army till now, and work is underway to get the remaining two dozen Indians released soon. "We have been following up with the Russian side...

New Delhi: India Friday called upon the international community to scrutinise Islamabad's "ruthless" use of force against peaceful protesters in Pakistan-Occupied-Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and hold it accountable for the "atrocities". Around 40 people were reportedly killed in the crackdown by the security forces in...

Ceuta (Spain): At least 18 migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to...

Washington: The White House released a fact sheet asserting that declassified US intelligence documents show the People's Republic of China and its proxies obtained the voter registration data of as many as 220 million Americans, including information that was not publicly available. The fact sheet...

Islamabad: Ten international climbers led by a renowned Nepal-born mountaineer were missing after an avalanche struck Broad Peak, one of the world's highest mountains in northern Pakistan. The Alpine Club of Pakistan received initial reports that the avalanche struck the team led by Nims Dai...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Thursday said that he held a discussion with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha and discussed attacks on Indian seafarers. "Glad to connect again with FM Andrii Sybiha of Ukraine, after our respective travels. Discussed attacks on commercial...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday discussed with a group of senior ministers the prevailing geo-political situation in West Asia and measures to keep supply chains uninterrupted despite conflicts surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, the Black Sea, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of...