International

Washington: President Donald Trump said he ordered a cleanup of Washington, DC, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, ensuring the area around the White House and the State Department looked ’nice and tidy.’ Speaking Saturday from the Department of Justice, Trump said he wanted...

United Nations: Denouncing Pakistan’s “fanatical mindset”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish has told Islamabad that ranting about Kashmir in international forums will not justify cross-border terrorism or change the reality of the region being an integral part of India. He was reacting on Friday to...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said he had appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the lives of thousands of Ukrainian troops “completely surrounded” by the Russian military be “spared”.” Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform, that he made this appeal on...

New York: An Indian student who participated in pro-Palestine protests in the US has “self-deported” herself after her student visa was revoked, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced. The Department said Friday that Ranjani Srinivasan “was involved in activities supporting Hamas, a terrorist organization”...

Cape Canaveral (US): The replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts --Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams -- launched to the International Space Station Friday night, paving the way for the pair's return after nine long months. Wilmore and Williams need SpaceX to get this relief team...

Toronto: Former central banker Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's new prime minister Friday, and will now try to steer his country through a trade war brought by US President Donald Trump, a threat of annexation and an expected federal election. Carney, 59, replaces...

Oslo: Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen Friday dismissed speculation that Greenland might become part of the United States, following remarks by US President Donald Trump suggesting a potential US annexation of the island. Speaking about the recent election in Greenland, an autonomous territory of...

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will join a 'Coalition of the Willing' phone call with other world leaders Saturday to discuss the potential deployment of peacekeepers to Ukraine. The call is being arranged by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. It is also set to...

Ottawa: Canada has taken official steps by requesting consultations with the World Trade Organization (WTO) to dispute US import duties on steel and aluminum products from Canada, according to a statement issued by the trade organization. The request was circulated to WTO members Thursday, said...

Lahore: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) domestic flight landed on the Lahore airport with one of its wheels missing, an official said Friday. However, no untoward accident was reported due to the Thursday morning incident, the official said. One of the rear wheels of PIA...