International

Washington: The US-India relationship is at its lowest point in the last 30 years due to US President Donald Trump's utterly destructive policies, Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has said. Addressing the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Leadership Summit in Washington, Khanna Monday claimed that during his...

Abdin: As Israeli troops and vehicles entered the town of Abdin in southern Syria, residents blocked the roads with rocks, and some young men and boys threw stones to push back the military patrol. Tensions in this part of the country created by a buffer...

Caracas: Venezuela has appreciated the Indian medical team's efforts to help victims of the earthquake that rocked the South American nation, killing over 1,700 people. Under Operation Amistad, the Indian Army established a field hospital comprising highly experienced doctors at the International La Rinconada Racetrack...

Dubai: The United States and Iran Monday separately announced they will send delegations to Qatar this week, though Tehran insisted it has not agreed to meet with the US at any level after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged negotiations to end...

Washington: The US-India trade deal is in its final steps, with only the last one per cent of negotiations left to be concluded, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said Tuesday, expressing confidence that the deal would soon be sealed after nearly 18 months of...

Washington: The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) said negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement between India and the United States have gathered significant momentum, as senior business leaders held a closed-door roundtable with United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer during the organisation's IX Annual...

Kabul: Several world leaders and the global community condemned the Pakistani military airstrikes carried out in Afghanistan's provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar, killing and injuring several civilians, including women and children. The remarks came after Taliban Deputy Spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat Monday confirmed that airstrikes...

United Nations: India has defended the international anti-terrorism funding organisation against attacks on it by Pakistan, saying it was motivated by fear of scrutiny. Calling the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) “an indispensable pillar of the global counterterrorism financing and anti-money laundering architecture”, India’s Permanent...

Washington: Supreme Court Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump's firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve. The justices allowed Fed governor Lisa Cook to stay in her job while she fights the Republican president's...

Dubai: President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran had requested a meeting with US counterparts, though one of Iran's top negotiators said no further talks had been scheduled after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged negotiations to end the war. The US...