International

Kochi: India has repatriated more than 100 non-essential crew members of an Iranian naval vessel that docked at Kochi earlier this month, even as the warship continues to remain berthed at the southern port, amid escalating hostilities between Iran and the United States. Officials familiar...

Dubai: President Donald Trump said the US destroyed military sites on an island vital to Iran's oil network and warned that its oil infrastructure could be next if Iran continues to interfere with the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said US...

Seoul: North Korea Saturday fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the eastern sea, South Korea's military said, staging its own show of force as the rival South conducts a joint military exercise with the United States. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles...

Baghdad: A missile struck a helipad inside the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, two Iraqi security officials said. Associated Press footage showed a column of smoke rising Saturday morning over the embassy compound. The sprawling embassy complex, one of the largest US diplomatic facilities in...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said the United States carried out a major bombing raid on Iran’s strategic Kharg Island, claiming American forces “totally obliterated” military targets at the country’s key oil export hub while deliberately sparing energy infrastructure. In a social media statement, Trump...

Tehran: Iran Saturday accused the United States of double standards over Russian oil, saying that Washington was now "begging" countries to purchase the same crude it had earlier tried to block through pressure and sanctions. In an X post, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slammed...

New York: Eleven Indian nationals, living illegally in the US, have been charged with visa fraud for conspiring to carry out staged armed robberies of convenience shops, according to US federal prosecutors. Authorities said the suspects are accused of organising fake robberies for the purpose...

Colombo: Sri Lanka has repatriated the remains of 84 Iranian sailors who were killed when their frigate was sunk by a US submarine, an official said. Last week, Wednesday, Sri Lanka said it had recovered 84 bodies of Iranian sailors after the US submarine attack...

New Delhi: Two Indian nationals were killed and several others injured in an attack in Oman's Sohar amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X that the Indian...

Kathmandu: The government of Nepal has decided to stop providing visa-on-arrival facilities to Iranian citizens visiting the country amid the ongoing US–Iran conflict in West Asia, the country's Department of Immigration said Friday. “The move is aimed at preventing an influx of Iranian citizens into...