International

Washington: The organisation that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water on talk of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado giving her recent award to President Donald Trump. Once the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, it can't be revoked, transferred or shared with...

Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma Saturday met BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, a day after the party officially elected him to the position ahead of the scheduled February 12 elections. “The meeting lasted for some 40 minutes,” Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) media cell...

Dubai: Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the country's government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world. With the internet down in Iran and phone lines...

Dhaka: As violence against minorities continues to mount across Bangladesh, another Hindu man died after consuming poison over a debt of 500 Bangladeshi Taka in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj district, local media reported. The victim, identified as 19-year-old Joy Mohapatra, died Friday morning while undergoing...

Dubai: Iran escalated its threats against demonstrators Saturday, with the country's attorney general warning that anyone taking part in protests will be considered an “enemy of God,” a death-penalty charge. The comments by Iran's attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, were reported by Iranian state television....

Canberra: Australia, Canada and the European Union have issued a joint statement condemning the killing of the anti-government protestors in Iran, while hailing the bravery of the Iranians for standing up for their fundamental rights. Anti-government protests continue to flare up across Iran, leaving several...

New York/Washington: Claiming yet again that he solved the conflict between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump has said that no one in history is more deserving than him of the Nobel Peace Prize, as he criticised former President Barack Obama for getting the...

Tehran: Anti-government protests continue to flare up across Iran, leaving several protesters dead and triggering a communication blockade in parts of the country, as unrest shows no signs of abating. According to multiple media reports, at least 62 people have been killed since the demonstrations...

Peshawar: Pakistani security forces have killed 11 terrorists in two separate operations in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military's media wing said Saturday. The intelligence-based operations (IBOs) were conducted Thursday, and terrorists belonging to Fitna Al Khawarij were eliminated. The term Fitna Al Khawarij...

Washington: US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced an increase in fees for premium processing of several immigration benefits, including the H-1B visa, effective March 1. USCIS said the premium processing fee has been increased to reflect the amount of inflation from June 2023 through June...