International

San Francisco: Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an iphone-fueled era of prosperity. Cook, 65, will turn...

Tokyo: Japan Tuesday scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and North Korean aggression. The approval by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet of...

Washington: Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam said Tuesday that negotiations cannot take place under threat or coercion, underscoring Tehran's stance amid ongoing diplomatic efforts involving the United States. In a post on X, the envoy said, "a single country in possession of a...

Washington: President Donald Trump offered mixed messages about the path ahead for the US war against Iran, declaring that he was in no rush to end the conflict while also expressing confidence that further negotiations with Tehran will soon take place in Pakistan. With the...

Islamabad: Uncertainty prevailed over the much-touted second round of peace talks between the US and Iran on Monday, amidst exhibitory brinkmanship by both sides. The two sides are expected to meet in the coming days in Islamabad, for which Pakistani authorities have taken elaborate security...

Kathmandu: Government employees in Nepal will now receive their salaries every 15 days, breaking the long-held tradition of monthly salary payments. As per a Finance Minister-level decision taken April 17, government employees will be paid on a fortnightly basis (twice a month), and a circular...

London: Britain Monday called for a lasting settlement to ensure freedom of navigation and a toll-free Strait of Hormuz as the US-Iran ceasefire hung in the balance. UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper arrived in Japan for the final leg of what has been branded as...

Paris: Elon Musk has been summoned to Paris Monday, where investigators are looking into allegations of misconduct related to the social media platform X, including the spread of child sexual abuse material and deepfake content. The world's richest man and Linda Yaccarino - the former...

Dubai: The US Navy's forcible seizure of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship threw doubt on an announcement from President Donald Trump that US negotiators will head to Pakistan Monday for another round of talks with Iran. Trump's announcement Sunday had raised hopes of extending a fragile...

Colombo: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan Monday met with Indian-origin Tamil beneficiaries of the houses built with assistance from India during his visit to the central tea plantation district of Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka. Radhakrishnan, who is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka,...