International

Tehran: The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that a "violating" supertanker that sought to cross the Strait of Hormuz through an "unauthorised" route within the preceding hours suffered a "huge" explosion after hitting a naval mine. The explosion resulted in...

Dhaka: At least 10 people, including six of a family, were killed and several injured in a fire at a seaside resort in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district Saturday, according to officials and local media reports. Only the six family members are among the deceased identified...

Kathmandu: Nepal is seeking a large-scale assistance package from India during the planned visit of Prime Minister Balendra Shah to New Delhi, likely in late November, a senior official at Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Nepal and India have yet to officially announce the...

Washington: China’s holdings of US Treasury securities fell sharply in August while India’s rose for a third straight month, according to US Treasury data released. China’s holdings dropped to $590.7 billion at the end of August from $618 billion in July. A year earlier, in...

Islamabad: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the country's Balochistan province Saturday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). However, according to initial reports, there was no loss of life or property. The tremor originated at 1007 (local time), at a depth of 25 Km, with its...

United Nations: India has rejected as "hearsay" a report by a UN human rights expert that has taken note of the "satirical political movement" created by the country's youth, with New Delhi calling on the expert to "verify" before vilifying issues using unverified claims. First...

Washington: President Donald Trump has put into effect the tariffs of a new US law targeting buyers of Russian oil and then waived them in the same order, sparing countries such as India and China, a 100 per cent duty, a day before it was...

Washington: India and the United States are close to sealing the first part of a trade agreement, with dairy access the biggest remaining obstacle, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to India. President Donald Trump Friday signed an order implementing the Lindsey O. Graham...

Washington: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced legislation seeking to block President Donald Trump's arrangement to purchase and import Russian diesel, escalating congressional opposition to a policy critics say could provide Moscow with additional revenue for its war in Ukraine. The proposed legislation,...

United Nations: The election for the next secretary-general is deadlocked, with the top three candidates getting two negative votes each from permanent members and only 76 days left for a new leader to succeed Antonio Guterres. In the straw poll held on Friday (local time),...