International

Washington: The United States has announced the temporary lifting of sanctions on the sale of Iranian oil stranded at sea in an effort to cool down soaring global crude prices. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the temporary measure will make available 140 million barrels...

Washington: US President Donald Trump asserted that Iran’s military had been “finished,” even as fighting continued and global concerns mounted over oil routes and regional stability. Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn and in a detailed statement, Trump said the United States was close...

Washington: The Trump administration sued Harvard University over alleged antisemitism, marking an escalation from the federal government after months of stalled negotiations between the two sides. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, accused the Ivy League university...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran’s navy was now “at the bottom of the sea” as he opened a White House event honouring the Navy Midshipmen with an extended defence of US military action against Tehran. Speaking at the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy presentation in...

Dubai: Iran's supreme leader has issued another defiant written statement praising the Iranians' steadfastness three weeks into the war launched by the United States and Israel. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Friday that US and Israeli attacks were based on an illusion that by killing top...

New York: The rift between US President Donald Trump and NATO deepened Friday as he called members of the pact “cowards” and warned that he would “remember” their refusal to help open the Strait of Hormuz. “Without the USA, NATO IS A PAPER TIGER,” he...

New Delhi: India Friday delivered a 2.5-tonne consignment of emergency medicines, medical disposables, kits and equipment to Afghanistan to support the medical treatment of those injured in Pakistan's recent attack on hospital in Kabul. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong held a telephonic conversation on Friday, discussing the ongoing conflict in West Asia and Indo-Pacific issues. Following the conversation, EAM Jaishankar taking to his X handle wrote, "Very pleased to speak with...

Riyadh: India Friday confirmed the death of an Indian national March 18 in Riyadh due to the ongoing West Asia conflict. The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia stated that it remains in touch with the family and local authorities and assured all possible assistance. "The...

Cape Canaveral: For the second time this year, NASA moved its moon rocket from the hangar out toward the pad Friday in hopes of launching four astronauts on a lunar fly-around next month. If the latest repairs work and everything else goes NASA's way, the...