International

Washington: US President Donald Trump lavished praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is a "great leader" and "tough guy", who has been in power for more than 12 years. In an interview with Axios, Trump referred to China's President Xi Jinping and Modi...

Washington: US President Donald Trump unveiled a newly refurbished Air Force One jet, previously owned by Qatar, which is set to start commissioning flights before it begins ferrying the president early next month. The red, white and navy blue livery of the Boeing 747-8i luxury...

New Delhi: US-based Indian-origin theoretical physicist Jainendra K Jain has received the prestigious Wolf Prize in Physics for his discovery of composite fermions, a breakthrough that transformed the understanding of the fractional quantum Hall effect and continues to shape modern quantum physics. Jain is the...

Rome: The Italian government Friday slammed US President Donald Trump's claim that Premier Giorgia Meloni had "begged" for a photo with him during the recent G7 summit, a pushback that suggested the longtime US ally had had enough of Trump's boasting. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio...

Jerusalem: Israel and the Hezbollah militant group agreed Friday to renew their ceasefire after fighting postponed Iran-US talks in Switzerland, three officials said. Word of the ceasefire came from two regional officials and a US official. The truce was mediated by Qatar, the US and...

Jerusalem: Talks between the US and Iran were called off Friday after intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, three officials said, raising questions about a nascent agreement to end the war in Iran. Iranian officials didn't travel as planned to Switzerland, insisting...

London: Labour's Andy Burnham, the current mayor of Greater Manchester, has won a special election for a seat in Parliament that puts him in a position to challenge embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer for leadership of the country. Burnham decisively won the seat of Makerfield...

Kabul: Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence Friday claimed that it conducted airstrikes against alleged ISIS-linked targets in Pakistan, local media reported. In a statement issued Friday, Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence said that its forces carried out overnight airstrikes against what it said were ISIS-linked facilities in...

Geneva: India firmly rejected “baseless and malicious allegations” by Pakistan, while dismissing references to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir made by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), reiterating that the region remains an “integral and inalienable” part of the country. Speaking at...

Jerusalem: Israel's military said Friday its forces struck targets throughout southern Lebanon overnight as Hezbollah reported intense fighting in the area. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported at least 16 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes. The attacks came as planned talks in Switzerland between...