International

Colombo: The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Tuesday hosted a business delegation from Kerala and discussed new commercial opportunities and ways to strengthen private-sector links. The Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) delegation, headed by its President Vinodini Sukumar, held a meeting with members of...

Lahore: Pakistan has stepped up its diplomatic engagement with Iran, with Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar inviting his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi to Islamabad "at the earliest" for discussions. The invitation, according to top officials familiar with the outreach, signals Islamabad's determination to remain a key...

Moscow: Ukrainian drone attacks in the region around Moscow killed five people, local officials said Tuesday, while authorities in Ukraine said Russian aerial strikes there also caused at least five civilian deaths. Since Russia's invasion more than four years ago, Ukraine has developed long-range drones...

Baghdad: Millions of Shiite Muslims observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage Tuesday in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, under the shadow of ongoing regional tensions and fears of another round of escalation in the US-Iran war. Arbaeen is held 40 days after Ashoura, which commemorates...

New York: Investors in Elon Musk's space company get a chance to question him Tuesday after SpaceX issues its first quarterly earnings since going public. SpaceX shares are down by half from their June peak as investors worry Musk may have oversold them on its...

Washington: A group of 25 Democratic-ruled states has moved a US court against President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on 60 economies, including India, accounting for 99.4 per cent of American imports. Last month, the US imposed a fresh round of tariffs ranging between...

Washington: Newly planned talks with Tehran are the "last chance" for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of US strikes on the country, President Donald Trump said Monday. Trump, speaking at the Oval Office, said he expects negotiations that will reopen the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has sought clarification from India over its position on deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's planned press conference in New Delhi Wednesday, coinciding with the second anniversary of her government's ouster, a minister here said Monday. Addressing a media briefing, State Minister for Foreign...

Islamabad: Diplomat Satyanjal Pandey has assumed office as India's charge d'affaires at its high commission in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, the Indian mission said Monday. Pandey, a 2008-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, succeeds Geetika Srivastava, who was appointed to the position in August 2023. "Dr. Satyanjal...

Aboard Air Force One/ Dubai: Iran said Monday there were no talks underway with the United States and no plans for any meetings, contradicting US President Donald Trump, who had cited talks he said would take place that afternoon as justification for calling off attacks....