International

Washington: Plans are on hold for President Donald Trump to sit down with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about resolving the war in Ukraine, according to a US official. The meeting had been announced last week. It was supposed to take place in Budapest,...

Kabul/New Delhi: India Tuesday announced that it has restored the status of its Technical Mission in Kabul to that of Embassy of India in Afghanistan with immediate effect. The decision, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated, underscores India's resolve to deepen its bilateral engagement...

Tel Aviv: US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel Tuesday to shore up the fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has teetered over the past few days following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for...

Singapore: A Singapore court Tuesday acquitted three women, including one of Indian-origin, of organising a pro-Palestine procession around the presidential palace, after finding they were unaware of the route being prohibited under the Public Order Act. Indian-origin Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 37, and two other Singaporean...

Paris: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at a prison in Paris Tuesday to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. He is the first ex-leader of modern France to be imprisoned. Sarkozy,...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Monday that the US commands “great respect” from Beijing and that he will reach a “fantastic deal” with Chinese President Xi Jinping when the two leaders meet soon. Trump's remarks come after Beijing infuriated him by expanding export controls on...

Islamabad: The unholy nexus between the Pakistan-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and ISI to spread terror in Punjab and the bordering states has come to light. While, the Punjab police are busy with countering drug smuggling and drone activities, the worry now is that a...

New Delhi: China has alleged that certain conditions in India's Production Linked Incentive schemes for advanced chemistry cell battery, automobiles and the policy to promote the manufacturing of electric vehicles violate global trade rules, and has filed a complaint against these measures at the WTO....

Tokyo: Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female Prime Minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right. Takaichi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending a...

Washington: President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the US eyes the continent's rich rare-earth resources when China is imposing tougher rules on exporting its own critical minerals abroad. The two leaders...