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Beijing: President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reached "most important consensus" during their meeting on the margins of the BRICS summit that China and India should be partners, the top Chinese diplomat said Monday. Summing up Xi's two-day visit to New Delhi...

Jeddah: The Consulate General of India in Jeddah Monday assured its "full support and assistance" to Indian nationals undergoing treatment at a hospital in the coastal city after suffering injuries in the recent incidents in Jazan. In a post on X, Consulate said it "remains...

Cape Town: Two minibus taxis collided head-on, and a third vehicle crashed into them on one of South Africa's main highways, killing at least 21 people and leaving four seriously injured, authorities said Monday. The crash Sunday night in the Western Cape Province took place...

New Delhi: India and Canada Monday started fourth round of negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in New Delhi, as the two sides look to conclude the talks this year, an official said. The issues that would figure in the five-day (September...

Aden (Yemen): The conflict in Yemen intensified Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighbouring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen's government. The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces to the Red Sea coast...

Cairo: An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said, and Tehran postponed a plan to brief neighbouring countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping in the strait. The attack drew attention back...

Kyiv: US President Donald Trump Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries and other infrastructure used to produce and distribute diesel, saying the attacks are causing a global shortage. He spoke after diesel prices in the US hit...

New Delhi: A day after holding a rare meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Sunday described it as a "good conversation" and said that both sides agreed to put the past behind. Pezeshkian...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Sunday said it wants to "reset" its relationship with India and build a new bilateral engagement based on mutual interests, while describing ties during the tenure of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina as "uncomfortable". The remarks by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday held bilateral discussions with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, with a focus on boosting trade and investment ties. Modi also...