International

London: Keir Starmer's first visit to India as British Prime Minister is expected in early October and will have a sharp focus on the India-UK tech partnership when he is scheduled to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2025 in...

Jerusalem: Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas' leadership in Qatar Tuesday, officials said, further widening its campaign against the militant group as negotiations over ending the war in the Gaza Strip appears stalemated before a new military offensive there. Black smoke rose over the skyline...

Athens: The United Nations is issuing an emergency appeal for nearly USD 140 million in desperately needed funding to help nearly half a million people affected by the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. Afghan authorities have said the 6.0 magnitude quake August 31 and ensuing...

Islamabad: Pakistan and China have agreed to form a consortium of bilateral and multilateral partners to finance a $7 billion railway project, along with a four-year action plan (2025-29) for the second phase of the CPEC initiative. Pakistan and China recently launched the second phase...

Tel Aviv: The Israeli military urged a full evacuation of Gaza City Tuesday morning, ahead of its planned expanded military operation in the city in northern Gaza. This is the first warning for a full evacuation of the city in the current round of fighting....

Kathmandu: Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned Tuesday in the face of massive anti-government protests rocking the country, officials said. Oli stepped down shortly after hundreds of demonstrators entered his office, shouting anti-government slogans. Hours before his resignation, the demonstrators set on fire the...

New York: The BRICS alliance will not last since the member nations 'all hate each other', White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has said, likening their trade practices to 'vampires' exploiting the United States. BRICS, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, expanded...

Kathmandu: Violent student-led anti-government protests continued in Nepal for the second day Tuesday, defying curbs on public gatherings, as demonstrators demanded the resignation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and vandalised residences of several political leaders. The protesters, under the banner of Gen Z,...

Washington: Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released Monday a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied. Trump has said he did not write the letter or create the drawing of a curvaceous woman that surrounds...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Tuesday said it is closely monitoring the escalating situation in Nepal following large-scale protests led by the country's Gen Z population. The MEA said in an advisory this morning, also advised Indian nationals in Nepal to exercise...