International

Islamabad: Pakistan has stepped up security in and around the national capital, as US President Donald Trump Sunday announced that American negotiators will be there Monday for peace talks with Iran. The US and Iran held rare direct talks in Pakistan April 11 and 12...

Cape Town: In recent weeks, India has sent 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to drought-stricken Malawi, 1,000 metric tonnes to Burkina Faso, and 500 metric tonnes plus relief supplies, including tents, hygiene kits, and medicines to Mozambique, but will its sole efforts solve the issue,...

New Delhi: An Indian-flagged crude tanker safely transited the Strait of Hormuz even as two other vessels were forced to turn back after being fired at, prompting New Delhi to raise concerns with Iran over the safety of merchant shipping. Crude oil tanker Desh Garima,...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that American negotiators will be in Pakistan Monday for talks with Iran. Trump, in a post on social media Sunday, didn't detail which officials the US would send to a second round of in-person talks with Iran in Islamabad....

Colombo: Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya Sunday and discussed the importance of further strengthening bilateral ties, including people-to-people bonds. "Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Harini Amarasuriya hosted the Vice President of India, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan, during his ongoing visit...

New Delhi: About a dozen officers from India will reach Washington April 20 for three-day talks with the US authorities on the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement (BTA), an official said. As the tariff landscape has changed in the US, both sides may...

Tehran: Iran has indicated that there has been "progress" in its ongoing discussions with the United States, though it stressed that a final agreement is still a long way off, with the current two-week ceasefire due to expire on April 22, according to local media...

Rome: Two Indian men have been shot dead in Italy's Covo in Bergamo province just as they were leaving a warehouse used as a place of worship during a gathering for Vaisakhi festival, local media reported Sunday. The attack occurred Friday, a few minutes before...

Washington: President Donald Trump called Israel a "great ally of the United States of America" and heaped praise on the country for its "courage" and "loyalty" as the conflict with Iran continues to escalate. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social Saturday...

Colombo: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan arrived Sunday morning on a two-day visit to further strengthen the millennia-old civilisational and people-to-people ties between the two countries. Accompanied by a 49-member delegation, the vice president was received at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo by Sports...