International

Beijing/Tokyo: Officials from China and Japan Tuesday held talks in Beijing to tone down tensions over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on Taiwan, which led to a sharp deterioration in bilateral ties. Liu Jinsong, Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs of...

Jerusalem: An Israeli was killed and three were wounded in an attack Tuesday at an intersection in the West Bank, Israel's rescue service said, following a spate of settler attacks on Palestinians across the occupied territory. The violence came a day after the UN Security...

Moscow: India Tuesday said that the world must display "zero tolerance" towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, asserting that there can be no justification, no looking away and "no whitewashing". "As India has demonstrated, we have the right to defend our people against...

Beijing: China Tuesday said the death sentence handed down to deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina is an "internal affair" of Dhaka, as it declined to offer any further comment on the development. Hasina, 78, was Monday sentenced to death in absentia by Bangladesh's International...

Dubai: The Consulate General of India in Jeddah has set up a camp office in Madina to assist the families of Indians who died in a bus accident involving Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, the mission said Tuesday. Forty-four Indian Umrah pilgrims, including 42 from...

United Nations: The United Nations has said that the verdict against Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity is an “important moment” for the victims, but expressed regret over the imposition of the death penalty. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres...

Kabul: A total of 309 individuals who had been struggling with drug addiction have made a full recovery and rejoined their families in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, state-run media reported Tuesday. The former addicts from the provincial capital Kandahar City and other districts of the...

Belem: India will submit its revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the 2035 period by December, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said Monday, while calling on developed nations to achieve net-zero targets well ahead of their current deadlines. Addressing the high-level segment of the COP30 climate...

Dhaka: Following the death sentence of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the country reeled under protests and attacks throughout the night as several vehicles were torched in five districts. Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Monday pronounced a death sentence for former Prime Minister Sheikh...

United Nations: The UN Security Council Monday approved a US plan for Gaza that authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security in the devastated territory and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state. Russia, which had circulated a rival resolution, abstained...