International

Dhaka: Khaleda Zia's funeral will be held Wednesday, as Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus Tuesday announced a three-day state mourning and a one-day general holiday following the death of the former Prime Minister. In a televised address to the nation, Yunus urged people to maintain...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday voiced "deep concern" over the reports of the targeting of the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged Russia and Ukraine to focus on diplomatic efforts to end hostilities. "Deeply concerned by reports of the targeting of...

Dubai: Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla Tuesday over what it described as a shipment of weapons for a separatist force there that arrived from the United Arab Emirates. The UAE did not immediately acknowledge the strike. The attack signals a new escalation...

Florida (US): President Donald Trump warned Iran against reconstituting its nuclear program Monday as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his home in Florida for wide-ranging talks. The warning comes after Trump has insisted that Tehran's nuclear capabilities were “completely and fully obliterated”...

Dhaka: Bangladesh first woman Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who played a major role in restoring democracy after a period of tumultuous military rule and dominated the country's politics for decades died Tuesday after a prolonged illness. She was 80. "My mother is no more," Zia's...

Moscow: Russia Monday claimed that 91 long-range Ukrainian drones attempted to attack President Vladimir Putin's country residence in Novgorod region, north of Moscow. In a televised statement, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the drone attack in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday failed...

Beijing: China Monday launched massive military drills in the middle areas of the Taiwan Strait as a “punitive and deterrent” action against Taiwan's separatist forces, days after the US announced a record USD 11.1 billion arms sales to Taipei. The two drills, in which a...

Kyiv: The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, though he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia...

London: IPL founder Lalit Modi Monday apologised for calling himself and Vijay Mallya the two biggest fugitives of India in a video posted on social media and said that his statement was misconstrued. In the now-deleted video from Mallya's 70th birthday celebrations in London, Lalit...

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Monday announced the terms for an independent review of the Bondi Beach terror attack, but he again resisted calls to launch a royal commission. The review, led by former intelligence chief Dennis Richardson, will assess whether multiple agencies, including...