International

London: The UK Wednesday imposed a study visa ban on four countries accused of using the route as a backdoor entry to seek permanent refuge in the country, as part of a wider clampdown on the soaring rates of asylum applications. The so-called emergency brake...

Cairo: A Russian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas exploded and erupted in flames before sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, authorities in the North African country said Wednesday. No casualties were reported. The tanker was under Western sanctions, suspected to be...

Dubai: Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Wednesday issued its most intense threat yet as the war in the Middle East escalated Wednesday, saying it was prepared for the complete destruction of the region's military and economic infrastructure. The Guard issued the statement via Iranian state television....

London: Three men suspected of spying for China were arrested Wednesday, London police said. The three were arrested for allegedly assisting a foreign intelligence service in violation of the National Security Act of 2023. Police did not name the suspects because they haven't been charged....

Dubai: The death toll in Iran from the ongoing war with the United States and Israel has reached at least 1,045 people, an Iranian government agency said Wednesday. Iran's Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs offered the toll, saying it represented the number of bodies...

Moscow: The ongoing war in West Asia may increase India's demand for Russian crude oil and could touch the levels of 1.5 million barrels per day, reaching the peak levels in 2024-2025, according to a leading expert on global oil trade. Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister...

Islamabad: Pakistan targeted the famed Bagram airbase in Afghanistan as its operation was going against the Afghan Taliban over their alleged failure to stop terrorist attacks from their soil, media reports said Wednesday. Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil Haq (Righteous Fury) on the night of...

Naypyidaw: China's growing military footprint in Africa now extends beyond nations that have distanced themselves from Paris, with Senegal and Ghana, long aligned with France and Western security partners, having stepped up acquisitions of Chinese defence systems. At the same time, Burkina Faso and Mali,...

Dubai: Iran's judiciary chief Wednesday threatened those who say or do anything in support of the US-Israeli airstrike campaign now targeting the Islamic Republic. Gholam Hosseini Mohseni Ejehei made the comments in an interview with Iranian state television. His remarks raised the possibility of those...

New Delhi: Finnish President Alexander Stubb began a four-day visit to India Wednesday to bolster bilateral cooperation across a wide spectrum of areas, including trade, investment and critical technology. Stubb will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday, following which the two sides are...