International

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday the country's two-day plan for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is still on the table. "Our position regarding the negotiations is completely clear and transparent. Iran's two-day plan per se is indicative of the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Monday during which Modi conveyed India's readiness to contribute to all efforts aimed at peaceful resolution of the conflict with Russia. PM Modi also reaffirmed India's human-centric approach and reiterated...

Dhaka: The Bangladesh government Monday said deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has no intention of returning to the country and her recent activities are "merely political posturing". The remarks were made by Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam amid reports that Hasina has sought a new...

Dakar(Senegal): The death toll from the capsize off Senegal of a boat carrying migrants has risen to 39 following the discovery of new bodies Monday, the country's emergency services said. The boat, which left Saint-Louis in northern Senegal and was headed to the Spanish coast,...

Islamabad: Lahore has been named the world's most polluted city Monday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reported at 590, local media reported. According to IQAir's global ranking from 9 am to 10 am on Monday, Lahore was ranked as the most polluted city in...

Bangkok: China denied Monday that there was a spy plot to ensnare Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the spying allegations unsubstantiated and a smear campaign against Beijing. Huang has acknowledged to the Nvidia board that he had been intimate with a business executive who US...

New York: World shares and US futures advanced Monday after artificial intelligence stocks recovered some ground lost in last week's sell-offs. In early European trading, Germany's DAX climbed 0.6 per cent to 25,974.42, and the CAC 40 in Paris was up 0.4 per cent, at...

Antalya (Turkiye): With climate change intensifying extreme weather events and threatening communities worldwide, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell on Monday called on countries to use COP31 to accelerate practical solutions, stressing that the urgency of the moment must drive collective action. Addressing the...

Dubai: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju attended the inaugural ceremony of the sixth Hajj Conference and Exhibition in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, reaffirming India's commitment to pilgrims' welfare and the successful conduct of Hajj 2027. Strengthening the India “Saudi Arabia partnership with a shared...

Washington: President Donald Trump in his first major interview since his party lost control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections said he thinks his administration was too aggressive on deportations and that he thinks he can work with Democrats in the new...