International

Colombo:  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will arrive in Sri Lanka Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoy and meet with the island nation's leadership, the Indian High Commission here said Monday. His visit underscores India's Neighbourhood First Policy and takes place in the...

Peshawar: Unidentified gunmen killed one policeman and injured two after they attacked a checkpost in Pakistan's northwest restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The attack took place Sunday, officials said. The armed assailants opened fire on the Qazi Talab checkpost, located within the limits of the City...

Tokyo: India's Ambassador-designate to Japan, Nagma Mallick, called on Japan's State Minister for Disaster Management Akama Jiro Monday, discussing cooperation in disaster risk reduction and disaster resilience. In a statement shared on X, the Indian Embassy in Japan stated, "Ambassador-designate Nagma M Mallick called on...

Dhaka: Unidentified gunmen Monday shot in the head a second leader of Bangladesh's violent student-led 2004 uprising in the country's southwestern Khulna city, days after the killing of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi. "The Khulna Division head of NCP (National Citizen Party) and central...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, has been awarded Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour, the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellence. Munir is currently on an official visit to the Kingdom. “Under a Royal Decree issued by the Custodian of the...

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Monday issued an apology to the nation's Jewish community following the mass shooting at Bondi Beach as he announced new laws that will target hate speech. Albanese said at a press conference in Canberra Monday afternoon that he feels...

Moscow: A Russian general was killed Monday morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in southern Moscow, investigators said. Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, died from his injuries, Svetlana Petrenko, official...

Washington: The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the US diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of President Donald Trump's “America First” priorities. The chiefs of mission in at...

Jakarta: A passenger bus crash killed at least 16 people on Indonesia's main island of Java just after midnight Monday, officials said. The bus carrying 34 people lost control on a toll road and struck a concrete barrier before rolling onto its side, said Budiono,...

Dhaka: Journalists in Bangladesh held protests against arson attacks and vandalism at the offices of media outlets Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, calling for immediate arrest and punishment for those involved in the attack. They warned that continued impunity would pose a threat to...