International

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday thanked US President Donald Trump for announcing a pause in the operation in the Strait of Hormuz. His statement came hours after President Trump suspended "Project Freedom" to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming progress in...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed Wednesday expressed hope that people will not be pushed in his country after the BJP's victory in the recent Assembly polls in bordering states. I hope no such incident (push backs) will happen, Ahmed told reporters when asked if...

Beijing: China Wednesday called on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible as it appreciated Tehran's commitment not to develop nuclear weapons, a prime demand of US President Donald Trump to end the war against the Islamic Republic. On the issue...

New Delhi: India and Vietnam Wednesday elevated their relations to enhanced comprehensive strategic partnership and vowed to significantly expand economic and defence ties following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese President To Lam. Modi said the two countries have a common outlook for...

New Delhi: India and the European Union have deepened their clean energy partnership with the launch of a third coordinated call for proposals on recycling electric vehicle (EV) batteries, under the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC). The initiative, part of Working Group 2 on...

Kyiv: Russia fired dozens of drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, disregarding a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began at midnight. The Russian Defence Ministry claimed that Ukraine hadn't abided by its own ceasefire, saying that air defences shot down...

Tehran: A fire in a shopping centre near Iran's capital killed eight people and injured 36, state TV said Wednesday. The fire started Tuesday in the Arghavan shopping centre in Andisheh town in Tehran province. It was not clear what caused the blaze, and state...

New York: Vivek Ramaswamy, the billionaire entrepreneur backed by President Donald Trump has won the Republican Party primary to become its candidate for Ohio governor, defeating an opponent who tormented him with racist propaganda. Winning 87 per cent of the votes, Ramaswamy dealt a decisive...

Washington: President Donald Trump has suspended "Project Freedom," to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming progress in negotiations with Iran toward an agreement to end the war. In a post on Truth Social Tuesday, Trump said, "Great progress has been made toward a...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his "historic and decisive" election victory, a White House spokesman said Tuesday. "Just last month on their phone call, President Trump expressed to Prime Minister Modi his admiration and how lucky India is...