International

Kabul: At least three Afghan cricketers were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan's Paktika province, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed. The players had travelled from Urgun to Sharana, near the Pakistan border, to participate in a friendly cricket match. The ACB identified the...

Islamabad: Pakistan can no longer afford relations with Afghanistan as in the past, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Friday, as he threatened to exact a heavy price from wherever terrorism originated against his country. His comments came as the deadline for the 48-hour ceasefire ended...

London: Two Ukrainian men pleaded not guilty Friday to plotting arson attacks earlier this year at properties linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Roman Lavrynovych, 21, and Petro Pochynok, 35, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life between...

Washington: President Donald Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks at the White House Friday, with the US leader signalling he's not ready to agree to sell Kyiv a long-range missile system that the Ukrainians say they desperately need. Zelenskyy gets...

New Delhi: For decades, Pakistan’s policy has been to bleed India by a thousand cuts. In order to achieve this, Islamabad has indulged in a proxy war and also armed and financed terror groups to battle India. Operation Sindoor was, in fact, a turning point...

Antananarivo (Madagascar): An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar's new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into hiding. Col. Michael Randrianirina, the commander of an...

Singapore: Investigations into the death of popular Indian singer and songwriter Zubeen Garg may take up to another three months, after which the findings will be submitted to the State Coroner for further proceedings, the Singapore police said Friday. Garg, 52, a celebrated musician from...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Friday held a meeting with the visiting Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin in New Delhi as both sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation across several sectors, including trade, investment, energy, connectivity, health and technology. Alckmin is also...

Washington: The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against the Donald Trump administration's decision to impose a USD 100,000 fee on all new H-1B visa petitions, describing it as "misguided policy and plainly unlawful" action that could cripple American innovation and competitiveness. The...

New Delhi: India Thursday reaffirmed its strong support for a two-state solution to the Palestine issue, pledging to continue backing all efforts towards a ‘durable and just peace’ in the region. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also said that India has significant development cooperation with Palestine...