International

Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday extended the closure of its airspace to Indian aircraft until September 24, according to the country's airports authority. Pakistan and India imposed matching airspace restrictions on each other's airlines after the Pahalgam terrorist attack in April 2025. Pakistan airspace not available for...

Washington: Thousands of Indians seeking US green cards could face wider scrutiny of their finances and use of public benefits under new immigration guidance taking effect September 18. US Citizenship and Immigration Services said officers may consider housing assistance, food stamps, college financial aid and...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday embarked on an official visit to Singapore with a ministerial delegation to participate in the 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR). Sitharaman is leading a delegation comprising S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs; Piyush Goyal, Minister for Commerce...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was delaying the 50 per cent US tariffs on USD 20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to go into effect. The announcement,...

New York: US President Donald Trump doubled down on his plan to take over the Strait of Hormuz, posting Tuesday a map of the crucial artery for global energy supplies showing it as “New US Territory”. After posting the map on Truth Social a day...

Washington: President Donald Trump Tuesday said the US has no planned talks with Iran but insisted the Strait of Hormuz remains "open and operating," despite limited traffic and a reported strike on a ship exiting the waterway. Trump wrote on social media that a US...

Damascus: Israeli airstrikes on an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday caused material damage without inflicting any casualties, Syrian state TV and the Foreign Ministry said. State TV said eight strikes hit the runway of the Abu Duhur air base in the northwestern province...

Amstelveen (Netherlands): The much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash at the FIH Hockey World Cup here Wednesday is a sell-out, with the 10,000-capacity Wagener Stadium set to witness a packed house for the high-profile Pool D contest. The match has generated considerable interest among the Indian and Pakistani...

Jerusalem: The Israeli military said Tuesday that it had killed an Islamic Jihad commander in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the military identified the commander as Tareq Anwar Khamis Ra'i, a company commander in the group's supply unit. It said he was killed in...

Kabul: A hand grenade attack near a school in the Afghan capital Kabul Monday afternoon wounded multiple children, authorities said. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said late Monday that a number of children had been wounded, and said an investigation was underway. He did not...