International

Beijing: In a major setback to China's BRI, Brazil has decided against joining Beijing's multi-billion-dollar initiative becoming the second country after India in the BRICS bloc not to endorse the mega project. Brazil, headed by President Lula da Silva, will not join the Belt and...

Islamabad: Russia's embassy in Pakistan said Tuesday it is attempting to verify reports that one of its citizens was abducted in the South Asian nation's troubled northwest. The embassy provided no further details in a post on the social media platform X. ❗️The Embassy of...

Lahore: Pakistan's Lahore continues to remain the world's most polluted city with the Air Quality Index (AQI) peaking at 708 Monday night, prompting medical experts and the provincial government to issue guidelines for the citizens, asking them to stay indoors or not move out without...

Deir al-Balah: An Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people early Tuesday, more than half of them women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. In a separate development, Lebanon's militant group...

New Delhi: India sent 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Palestine Tuesday, continuing its support to the war-affected region. This is the second shipment carrying medical supplies, essential life-saving drugs, and anti-cancer medications for the people of Palestine. "India's support to the people of Palestine...

Jerusalem: The Israeli Defence Ministry said that it has signed a 2-billion-shekel ($537 million) deal to expand the production of the Iron Beam laser interception system, which is expected to join Israel's air defence array in about a year. The agreement was signed Monday with...

Brussels: North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and fight in Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Monday. Singh said some of those soldiers have already moved closer to Ukraine. “We are increasingly concerned that Russia...

Colombo: India has handed over rooftop solar systems to multiple religious locations in Sri Lanka in continuation of its energy partnership with the island nation, the Indian High Commission here said. The representatives from the High Commission of India, the Ceylon Electricity Board and the...

New Delhi: Russian envoy to India Denis Alipov Monday termed the Sino-India pact on the border issue a positive development in bilateral ties and welcomed the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in...

Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the visit of his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez to India has infused a new energy and enthusiasm in relations between the two countries. Sanchez said the two countries complement each other, and Spain looks forward to advancing the...