International

London: The UK government said Tuesday that France and Canada will join it in banning goods from Israeli West Bank settlements. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said that the countries are part of an international coalition. He said that Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland, Portugal and Sweden...

Kochi: Indian fisheries scientist Dr P. Krishnan has been elected chair of a global network of regional fisheries bodies at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), giving India a prominent role in international fisheries governance for the next two years. Krishnan, Director of the...

London/New Delhi: The Eiffel Tower was closed for a day Monday after its staff went on strike over female employees being "moved away" for a visit by a Hindu religious group, according to the iconic Paris monument's management and staff. The incident that triggered the...

New Delhi: Russia Tuesday said it will welcome any efforts by India to resolve the Ukraine conflict through peaceful means and Moscow is in sync with New Delhi on ways to end it. Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also said that President Vladimir Putin will...

Canberra: Australian social media users would be given a choice to opt out of algorithms under proposed laws announced by the government Tuesday that would let users have more control over what they see on their social media feeds. "We'll require social media platforms to...

Colombo: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Sri Lanka Tuesday for a three-day official visit to the island nation, aimed at deepening bilateral defence and maritime cooperation. He was warmly welcomed at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo by Sri Lankan Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna...

Kyiv: Two people were killed and at least 10 injured after Russia struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missiles overnight Tuesday, local authorities said. The attack comes after a pause over the weekend as US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in...

Cairo: Houthi attacks ignited fires at several oil facilities and utilities in Saudi Arabia's southern region Tuesday and wounded more than 70 people, Saudi authorities said. Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, said the attacks hit "civilian and...

Bangkok: China's exports accelerated in August, jumping 25% from a year earlier on strong demand for autos and high-tech goods, its customs agency said Tuesday. The data came ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, set for late September,...

Beijing: The Indian Embassy in China Monday urged families of Indians missing since the August 26 flash flood in the Tibet-Nepal border region to provide DNA samples to help identify them. The Indian mission made the request after Chinese authorities confirmed that they were now...