International

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday spoke to the King of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, and condemned the recent attacks on the two countries in violation of their sovereignty...

London: Governments scrambled Monday to help travellers get home after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel shut down flights through the Middle East. Tourists and business travellers found themselves stuck unexpectedly in hotels, airports and on cruise ships, with no word...

Isfahan (Iran): Fear and uncertainty have gripped several Indian students stranded in Iran as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, with many appealing to the Indian government for evacuation or relocation to safer places. Fatima, a student at the Isfahan University of Medical...

Islamabad: Pakistan's offensive against the Afghan Taliban was going on as its security forces destroyed an ammunition depot, state media reported Monday. Pakistan launched 'Operation Ghazab lil Haq' last week after the Afghan Taliban forces attacked 53 locations along the more than 2,600 kms long...

Dubai: The United States and Israel targeted Iran in coordinated attacks over the weekend that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of other senior figures and kicked off a furious Iranian response that threatens a wider regional war. Allies of the US pledged...

Dubai: Lebanon's government says it considers Hezbollah's military activities illegal acts and says the group should hand over its weapons. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said only the state is the side that decides whether to go to war or peace. He added Monday that...

London: A British Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Cyprus was hit by an Iranian one-way attack drone during the ongoing US and Israeli strikes launched on Tehran over the weekend, confirmed by Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides Monday. The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said...

Dubai: The US military said Monday that Kuwait "mistakenly shot down" three American F-15E Strike Eagles during a combat mission as Iran attacked the country. The US military's Central Command said the combat included attacks from Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles and drones, the first time...

Geneva: Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has praised the vibrancy of civil society in India, highlighting that it continues to play a key role in upholding the country's democratic traditions and the rights of minorities. At the same time, while...

New Delhi: India and Canada have agreed to expand their bilateral trade to USD 50 billion by 2030, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday. The bilateral trade between the two countries stood at around USD 8 billion during the January-October period of 2025. "We want...