International

New Delhi: A recovery in global oil demand from a low of 97.9 million barrel per day (mb/d) in May (a decline of 5.3 mb/d year-on-year) is underway and by October, the International Energy Agency (IEA) expects global demand to be up by more than...

Colombo: Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha met a visiting business delegation from India and discussed ways to expand economic partnership, noting that bilateral trade has surpassed USD 7 billion. Driving export growth, deepening economic ties! Pleased to meet the 31-member business delegation...

Kyiv: At least 10 people, including a child, were injured after Russia launched an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Saturday, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. Explosions and fires were reported across the capital's Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts, the emergency service...

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held separate talks with the leaders of Iran and Qatar in an effort to revive the stalled US-Iran negotiations. The talks were held Friday night as efforts picked up pace to mend the broken peace bridge between the warring sides...

New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will launch India's campaign for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council for the 2028-29 term and also meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the world body's headquarters next week. Jaishankar undertook an official visit to Qatar, Bahrain,...

Auckland: India and New Zealand Saturday committed to strengthening cooperation against terrorism and violent extremism, with the proposed Joint Working Group serving as one of several mechanisms to deepen collaboration in addressing these threats. Addressing a press briefing on the ongoing engagements of Prime Minister...

New Delhi: A video showing an Indian diplomat objecting to the depiction of an incorrect map of India during a seminar in Bangladesh has gone viral on social media, with many users Saturday praising her for immediately flagging the issue and firmly reiterating New Delhi’s...

Washington: China has warned that it could take retaliatory measures after the United States launched trade investigations targeting dozens of economies, including China, over forced labour and alleged industrial overcapacity. The Chinese Embassy said Beijing was strongly dissatisfied with the US action and had lodged...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Saturday issued a fresh warning to Iran, claiming that thousands of missiles are prepared to target the country if Tehran acts on what he described as threats to assassinate him. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social,...

San Juan: A small plane crashed in the Bahamas Friday, killing 10 people and prompting the government to temporarily ground Flamingo Air flights. The deadly incident happened in North Andros, located in waters just west of Nassau, the archipelago's capital. Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Brave...