International

Washington: Supreme Court Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people. The court's conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, ruled that state bans in Idaho...

London: More than 45,000 foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers will be removed over the coming decade and refugees will be made to pay back accommodation costs under the UK's immigration reforms. In a series of policy pitches this week, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said...

Dubai: Two US envoys arrived in Qatar Tuesday for talks with mediators about the implementation of an initial deal to end the war in Iran, an official said. The visit by Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's special Mideast envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law,...

Islamabad: At least 14 undertrial prisoners escaped while being taken to Adiala Jail in Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report said Tuesday. Police managed to capture four of the prisoners, while search operations are underway to trace the remaining 10, the Express Tribune reported. The...

London: Self-flying fighter jets, uncrewed submarines and drones will be at the centre of Britain's future military under a defence plan being announced Tuesday that reflects a world of conflicts transformed by technology. The Defence Investment Plan has been repeatedly delayed as military leaders and...

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...