International

New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Sunday confirmed that one Indian seafarer is missing after an attack on commercial vessel MT El Gaia off the coast of Oman. “We condemn the attack on the commercial vessel MT El Gaia off the coast of Oman...

Moqi (China): India defended their men's Junior Asia Cup title with remarkable ease, winning the final against Korea 4-1 in China’s Moqi Sunday to secure a place in the World Cup. India lifted the continental crown for a record sixth time. India's previous titles came...

New York: The CEO of Anthropic said Saturday the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up. Without such a slowdown, Dario Amodei warned that within six to 12 months, AI could be capable of leading a swarm...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said that India and Indonesia would continue to advance partnership across a wide range of sectors. He made the comments after holding discussions with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during the two-day BRICS Summit in New Delhi. “Lovely catching...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. held a meeting on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi Sunday, agreeing to further advance bilateral ties. During the meeting, the two leaders expressed satisfaction...

New Delhi: BRICS must expand trade in national currencies and work towards an inclusive global economic framework as excessive dependence on existing financial and trade systems has made emerging economies vulnerable to political shocks, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday. In an address at the...

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump September 23 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, according to a media report. The US president and First Lady Melania Trump will host a reception dinner for heads...

Cairo: Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen overnight claimed new attacks on neighbouring Saudi Arabia, as Yemen's Saudi-backed government described the rebels' swift advance along the Red Sea coast as a "painful" development in a new front in the Iran war. The Houthis' capture of a key...

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin departed from New Delhi on Sunday after attending the 18th BRICS Summit hosted by India. Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, saw off President Putin. "Honoured to see off H.E. President Vladimir Putin at...

Jakarta: Indonesian rescuers say about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea Sunday. At least 107 people were rescued and the bodies of six passengers were recovered as the search...