International

Dimapur/Kohima: The University of Oxford returned the remains of 39 members of the Naga community, which were held at its Pitt Rivers Museum for more than a century, in a historic repatriation initiative. The remains were formally handed over to the Forum for Naga Reconciliation...

Islamabad: One police officer was killed and three others were abducted after armed assailants targeted a police checkpost at Shah Almas Pir Pahari in Hangu district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported Tuesday. District Police Officer Salahuddin Kundi said that the armed assailants...

Quetta: Pakistani forces came under a series of drone and improvised explosive device (IED) attacks across Balochistan’s Mastung and Kalat districts, resulting in multiple casualties and significant material losses, according to local media reports citing sources. Reports suggest that at least two drones struck the...

Abu Dhabi: The three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States start Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates, renewing a push for peace after several rounds of negotiations earlier this year. The two-day session in Abu Dhabi, the first such meeting since February, will...

Hong Kong: China's trade surplus exceeded USD 1 trillion for a second straight year, according to official data released Tuesday, as pressure mounts for greater balance in trade with Beijing. Exports in October surged 35.2 per cent from a year earlier, the customs agency said....

Washington: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended the war in Iran as necessary despite questions about its electoral cost, brushed aside impeachment concerns, and urged Republicans to approve a major military funding package. Speaking to reporters after remarks at the Naval War College Monday (local...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Monday that the FBI is investigating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese government agent, but said he doesn't think the executive who has helped to develop artificial intelligence has a reason to worry. "I know the...

London: British author M John Harrison was named the winner of the 2026 Booker Prize for his dystopian satire 'The End of Everything' at a ceremony in London. Aged 81, Harrison becomes the oldest author to win the prestigious literary prize after a writing career...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Monday told reporters he believes the war in Iran "militarily is effectively over," suggesting that -- at least for now -- he's not prepared to resume the bombardment that caused reverberations across the global economy. The president made a surprise...

Washington: US President Donald Trump blamed the Iran war, higher petrol prices, and unpopular candidates for Republican midterm election losses, but defended the military action and said he was not looking to escalate the conflict. In an interview with Ross Douthat for CBS News’ '60...