International

Colombo: Sri Lanka has met all targets set under the IMF's Extended Fund Facility programme, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said Thursday. He made the remarks during a meeting with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, which is visiting the island nation for a combined fifth...

Karachi: At least 12 people died over 24 hours after heavy rains, thunderstorms and flash floods gripped different provinces of Pakistan as an average of 30 to 45 mm of precipitation for four hours threw life out of gear in Karachi Thursday. Authorities declared an...

Dubai: Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states Thursday, demonstrating Tehran's continued ability to strike its neighbours even as US President Donald Trump claimed the threat from the country was nearly eliminated. Iran's attacks on Gulf states, along with its chokehold on...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Thursday said that six Indian ships carrying products like LPG, LNG, have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz so far as New Delhi remains in touch with Iran and other countries for safe transit of Indian ships...

Hong Kong: Oil rose more than 7% and world shares fell after President Donald Trump said in his first national address since the Iran war began that the US will continue to hit Iran very hard. Trump also said in his Wednesday night speech that...

Washington: The US Embassy in Baghdad warned citizens Thursday that Iran-linked militias in Iraq may intend to conduct attacks in central Baghdad in the next 24-48 hours. The embassy said the attacks could target US citizens, businesses, universities, diplomatic facilities, energy infrastructure, hotels, airports, and...

Washington: The United States has removed sanctions on Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez, according to an update posted on the website of the US Treasury Department. The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Wednesday (Local time) said Rodriguez had been removed from its...

Seoul: North Korea appears to be speeding up the construction of its third 5,000-tonne Choe Hyun-class destroyer, a South Korean lawmaker said Thursday, as Pyongyang has been seeking to strengthen its naval power. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the construction of another 5,000-tonne...

Washington: President Donald Trump said US forces will keep hitting Iran "very hard" in the next two or three weeks and bring the country "back to the Stone Ages," even as he touted the success of US operations and argued that all of Washington's objectives...

A new DNA analysis is adding a surprising dimension to the enduring mystery of the Shroud of Turin, with researchers reporting that a significant share of genetic material found on the cloth may trace back to India. The linen shroud, measuring about 4.4 metres long...