International

Washington: Chennai-born Indian American teenager Caitlin Sandra Neil has been crowned Miss India USA 2024 at the annual pageant held in New Jersey. Caitlin, 19, is a second-year student at University of California, Davis. "I want to leave a positive lasting impact on my community...

London: An alleged Chinese spy who cultivated close ties with Prince Andrew said Monday he has done “nothing wrong or unlawful” as Britain’s government faced questions about what it is doing to thwart security threats from China. British authorities allege businessman Yang Tengbo — known only...

London: European Union privacy watchdogs hit Facebook owner Meta with fines totalling 251 million euros on Monday after an investigation into a 2018 data breach on the social media platform that exposed millions of accounts. Ireland's Data Protection Commission issued the penalties after wrapping up...

Kochi: Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad Tuesday said that Pope Francis's visit to India will most likely be after 2025, which has been announced as the "Jubilee Year" by the Catholic Church, due to celebrations in Rome that year. Fifty-one-year-old Koovakad was elevated to the rank...

Beijing: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived here Tuesday to take part in the India-China Special Representatives' talks to be held Wednesday aimed at restoring the bilateral ties stalled for over four years due to the military standoff in eastern Ladakh. Doval will hold the...

Islamabad: A Pakistani court Tuesday extended the interim bail of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the second Toshakhana case until January 7. While the 72-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician remains behind bars due to other ongoing cases, Bibi was released...

Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government's Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post on X commemorating Victory Day saying, “India was merely an ally in this victory, nothing more.” Victory Day or “Bijoy Dibosh” is commemorated every year December 16 when the Pakistan...

Moscow: An explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow killed the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, early Tuesday, Russia's Investigative Committee said. Kirillov's assistant also died in the blast, triggered by the device...

Washington: Donald Trump said Monday that he would speak to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskky and that of Russia Vladimir Putin to end the "carnage" of nearly three years of war, as the Kremlin leader lauded Russian army successes on the ground. Both sides...

Berlin: Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German Parliament Monday, putting the European Union's most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February. Scholz won the support of 207 lawmakers in the 733-seat lower house, or...