International

Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Monday rejected related remarks by US President Donald Trump recently, stressing that the country had not "confiscated land." In a statement issued by the South African Presidency, the government also dismissed claims that the Expropriation Act was aimed at...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Monday hit back at the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi over his claims that the former went to the United States of America to get an invitation for Donald Trump’s inauguration, stating that such falsified statements...

Tokyo: Tokyo stocks plunged Monday as concerns over the impact of US tariffs on the global economy led to a broad sell-off, particularly in auto stocks. The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, closed down 1,052.40 points, or 2.66 per cent, to...

Moscow: Temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft have been imposed at the Russian airports of Astrakhan, Kazan, Ulyanovsk, Nizhnekamsk, and Saratov, authorities said Monday. The temporary measures introduced early Monday morning are "to ensure the safety of civil aircraft operations," Artem Korenyako,...

Cape Town: US President Donald Trump has said he will cut all funding to South Africa and has launched an investigation into the country's policies, claiming a “massive" human rights violation is happening over a new land expropriation law. Trump pledged to stop all future...

Brussels: European Union leaders are gathering Monday for informal talks focused on defence with no clear sign yet from US President Donald Trump about how he intends to try to end Russia's war on Ukraine. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte...

New Delhi: Four-time Grammy winner and Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain was excluded from the 'In Memoriam' segment that was streamed live as part of the 67th Grammy Awards ceremony, leaving many Indian fans furious. Hussain, however, found a mention on the 'In Memoriam' list...

Damascus: people were killed and dozens wounded Monday when a car bomb exploded in the outskirts of a northern Syrian city, local civil defence and a war monitor reported. The car on the outskirts of the city of Manbij detonated next to a vehicle carrying...

Seoul: Detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with the leadership of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and urged them to unite together to "bring hope" for the youth and the people, officials said Monday. Yoon made the call during his meeting with...

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif kicked off a nationwide anti-polio campaign for the year 2025, reaffirming his government's determination to eliminate the polio disease from the South Asian country. The immunisation campaign, which will run from February 3 to February 9, would target millions...