International

New Delhi: Indian Navy's Russian-manufactured guided missile frigate INS Tushil was commissioned into the force at Russia's coastal city of Kaliningrad in presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday. The warship is expected to significantly bolster the Indian Navy's operational capability in the Indian...

Dhaka: Foreign Secretaries of India and Bangladesh met in Dhaka Monday for the high-level talks between the two nations amid strained bilateral ties following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrived in Dhaka earlier in the day on...

New Delhi: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded 406 cases of an undiagnosed disease between October 24 and December 5, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. Congo’s Ministry of Public Health reported to WHO an alert regarding increased deaths from an...

Jerusalem: Israel has struck suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of hostile actors, the foreign minister said Monday. Syrian rebels reached Damascus over the weekend and overthrew President Bashar Assad's government following...

New Delhi: India Monday urged all parties in Syria to prioritise the unity and integrity of the nation following the fall of the al-Assad regime. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement stressing the need for a peaceful resolution amidst the escalating turmoil...

Seoul: South Korea's Justice Ministry said Monday that an overseas travel ban was imposed on President Yoon Suk Yeol during an investigation into his short-lived declaration of martial law. South Korean police, prosecutors and anti-corruption agency had requested the ban as they expand their probes...

Beirut: Syrians poured into streets in celebration Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family's 50 years of iron rule. Russian state news agencies were reporting that President Bashar Assad and his family had arrived in Moscow and were given...

New Delhi: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reached Dhaka Monday morning amid tensions over atrocities on the Hindu community there. He will hold Foreign Office Consultations with his Bangladeshi counterpart Md Jashim Uddin later in the day. The visit comes against the backdrop of heightened...

Damascus: The leader of Syria's biggest rebel faction in his first public appearance since the fall of Bashar Assad calls it “a victory to the Islamic nation.” In his first public appearance since fighters entered the Damascus suburbs Saturday, Abu Mohammed al-Golani visited the Syrian...

Washington: Donald Trump on Sunday called for an immediate cease-fire in Russia's war with Ukraine and the president-elect renewed warnings that he was open to pulling the United States out of NATO. Trump made his cease-fire proposal after a weekend meeting in Paris with French...