International

Beirut: Israel sent additional troops into southern Lebanon Tuesday and ordered residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group said it is ready for an open war, escalating the already volatile situation in the region. The latest exchanges started...

Dubai: Iran expanded its targets Tuesday, striking the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia as Washington began to pull many staff out of the Middle East. The US and Israel battered Iran with airstrikes in what President Donald Trump suggested was just the start of a...

New Delhi: India Tuesday reiterated its call for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the ongoing conflict in Iran and the Gulf region, making it clear that it continues to closely monitor the evolving situation and take relevant decisions in the national interest. "We had expressed...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday spoke to Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman and Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, and expressed concern over attacks on their countries during the ongoing conflict in West Asia, officials said. In his...

Islamabad: Pakistan security forces killed another 67 Afghan Taliban personnel in overnight operations, repulsing their attacks at 16 locations along the southwestern border early Tuesday, officials said. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar provided updates on the ongoing Operation Ghazab lil Haq, launched Feb 26 in response...

Vienna: The United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Tuesday Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment site sustained "some recent damage" amid a US-Israeli airstrike campaign. However, there was "no radiological consequence expected" from it. The International Atomic Energy Agency said the damage was focused on "entrance buildings" to...

Kabul: The United Nations (UN) has announced that at least 34 people were killed and 89 others injured in Pakistani military attacks in Afghanistan from February 26-March 1, local media reported Tuesday. While addressing a press briefing, UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said that victims...

Kathmandu: Nepal-India border checkpoints have been closed for 72 hours, starting from midnight Monday, as part of election security measures ahead of the Nepal parliamentary elections Thursday. There is a tradition of closing border points between the two countries to ensure that 'unwanted elements' do...

Dubai: As the war in the Middle East intensifies, US President Donald Trump said that the US has the capability to go far longer than its projected four-to-five-week time frame for its military operations against Iran. Across Tehran, the sound of explosions rang out through...

Kabul: Afghan forces have carried out retaliatory strikes on Pakistani military bases following recent air raids by the Pakistan Air Force inside Afghanistan, as fighting along the volatile Durand Line entered its fifth consecutive day. The Afghan defence ministry said its forces targeted several key...