International

Dubai: Intense Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon early Friday as the US apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea in its unrelenting campaign against the Islamic Republic's fleet of warships. Iran launched new retaliatory attacks in the Middle East at...

Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy Friday said 204 of the 208 Iranian personnel on board IRINS Bushehr have been 'safely' transferred to the port of Colombo, two days after another Iranian frigate was sunk near the island nation. Four sailors are remaining on the ship,...

New York/Washington:  Amid the escalating conflict with Iran, the US said it is issuing a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil. "President Trump's energy agenda has resulted in oil and gas production reaching the highest levels ever recorded. To enable...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that Iran is seeking negotiations after suffering major military losses, as American and Israeli forces continue strikes targeting Tehran’s missile and drone capabilities. Speaking at the White House event to honour 2025 MLS champions Inter Miami CF, Trump said...

New Delhi: Actor Sonu Sood has announced free accommodation for travellers stranded in Dubai following flight disruptions triggered by the escalating US-Iran conflict in the Middle East. Taking to social media platform X Wednesday, Sood shared a video message, offering shelter to those left without...

New Delhi: India is tapping the United States to secure marine cover for vessels to ferry oil from the Middle East as it looks for continuity in energy supplies beyond its current stockpile, a top oil ministry official said. The country has stocks in tanks,...

Peshawar: Security forces carried out coordinated ground and aerial strikes against militant positions along the border with Afghanistan in southwest Pakistan, targeting dozens of posts used by the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij militants, officials said Thursday. Fitna-al-Khawarij is a term that the state uses...

Moscow: The Kremlin said Thursday that Iran hasn't asked Russia for military assistance as it faces the US and Israeli attacks. Asked whether Russia could go beyond rhetoric and offer military assistance to its ally, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded that "there have been no...

Dubai: Iran's foreign minister said Thursday that America "will come to bitterly regret (the) precedent it has set" after a US submarine sank an Iranian frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka. The comment by Abbas Araghchi represents the first Iranian government acknowledged of the...

United Nations: As a victim of terrorism, most recently in Pahalgam, India has pledged to promote the UN’s counter-terrorism strategy for a global fight against the scourge. “We add our voice in stressing the importance of the Global Counter Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) as a central...