International

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday emphasised on understanding and respecting mutual sensitivities to fast-track India-EU free trade agreement talks, and said there would be no pact if the European Union insists on opening the dairy sector. Speaking at the Asia-Pacific Conference...

Washington: Jobs are the most pressing global issue, given the continued economic headwinds and rapid technological changes that are redefining the skills required for youth to enter the job market, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed. Speaking at the plenary lunch during the annual...

Sahiwal (Pakistan): Reverend Azad Marshall, President Bishop of the Synod, the Church of Pakistan, Reverend Azad Marshall, in a recent letter to President Asif Ali Zardari, expressed his concern regarding the remarks made by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik about the Christian community and their...

Moscow: Russian lawmakers Thursday ratified a pact with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance, a move that comes as the US confirmed the deployment of 3,000 North Korean troops to Russia. The lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, voted quickly to endorse...

Kazan: Expressing concerns over the situation in Middle East and West Asia, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Thursday said that there remains a "widespread anxiety" that the ongoing conflict would spread further in the region. "The situation in the Middle East, West Asia for...

Beirut: The Lebanese military says an Israeli strike killed three of its troops, including an officer, as they were evacuating wounded people in southern Lebanon. In a Thursday post on X, it said the strike hit the outskirts of the southern town of Yater. The...

Beijing: China Thursday said the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Russia's Kazan Wednesday carries a ‘great significance’ as they reached an “important common understandings” to improve the bilateral ties. “They reached important common understandings on improving and developing...

Paris: France pledged to provide a 100-million euro ($108-million) package to support Lebanon at an international conference Thursday, as President Emmanuel Macron said 'massive aid' is needed to support the country where war between Hezbollah militants and Israel has displaced a million people, killed over...

Peshawar: Pakistani security forces killed nine terrorists, including two suicide bombers and a "high-value" terrorist, during an operation in the country's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said Thursday. The intelligence-based operation was conducted late Wednesday in the Bajaur district of the province, according to...

Washington: India's priority is not to impose its dominance but to enhance its influence, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, asserting that no country, whether the US or China, can ignore New Delhi today. Sitharaman made the remarks Wednesday during a panel discussion on...