International

Washington: The United States Wednesday ruled out granting any further exemption from sanctions for the purchase of Russian or Iranian oil. US Treasury Scott Bessent made the announcement at a press conference at the White House. We will not be renewing the general license on...

Tehran: Iran will not compromise on its nuclear enrichment rights, said the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, adding that its entitlement to nuclear energy is firmly grounded in international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), state media reported Thursday. Addressing a press conference...

Washington: India’s strong economic growth is helping cushion fiscal pressures, but risks from subsidies and elevated debt remain, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. “Strong growth makes life much easier. It can’t be much in a better position if they were growing as India is...

Washington: India's top economic adviser Wednesday cautioned about the impact of rising oil prices on the global economy and said normalisation could take longer. Addressing a conference organised by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, Chief Economic Anantha Nageswaran said the impact of the global conflict...

Dubai: The leader of Iran's joint military command threatened Wednesday to halt trade in the Gulf region if the US does not lift its blockade of Iranian ports. Even so, US President Donald Trump said the war in Iran was very close to over in...

Milan: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni was supposed to be Europe's bridge to US President Donald Trump. It may be burning. After chastising Pope Leo XIV, Trump turned his ire on Meloni, long one of his closest European allies, for calling his papal broadside unacceptable and...

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Balendra Shah's visit to India will be finalised only after the external affairs ministries of both countries hold consultations, Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal said. Khanal said that Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has sent an invitation to Nepalese...

Islamabad: A Pakistani delegation, led by Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, reached Tehran on Wednesday as part of Islamabad's efforts to resolve the conflict between the US and Iran. The Inter Services Public Relations, the media wing of the military, said...

Karachi: Pakistan's Central Bank has legalised the use of virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies, by introducing the Virtual Assets Act 2026, marking one of the biggest changes in the country's digital financial landscape in recent years. Under the new law, the State Bank of Pakistan has...

Cairo: Iranian state media reported that the commander of Iran's joint military command warned that Iran would completely block exports and imports across the Persian Gulf region, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea if the United States does not lift its blockade on...