International

London: UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood Monday condemned the protesters who turned violent during Saturday's anti-immigration protest, calling out Elon Musk as a “hostile billionaire” for encouraging citizens to fight against Britain's ancient democracy. Addressing the House of Commons, the South Asian heritage Cabinet minister...

Washington: US President Donald Trump announced Monday that an agreement has been reached with China to allow TikTok to continue operating in the country. "The big Trade Meeting in Europe between The United States of America, and China, has gone VERY WELL! It will be...

Peshawar: At least 31 militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in two separate engagements in northwest Pakistan, the army said Monday. The two separate intelligence-based operations were conducted September 13 and 14 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts, respectively,...

Kathmandu: Three newly-appointed ministers, including former electricity board CEO Kulman Ghising, in the Sushila Karki-led interim government in Nepal took the oath of office Monday. President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office to the new ministers at a ceremony at the President's Office, Sheetal...

London: Chinese regulators said Monday that a preliminary investigation found that chipmaker Nvidia violated the country's anti-monopoly laws. The State Administration for Market Regulation said in a one-sentence statement that it would carry out “further investigation” into Nvidia, the world's leading semiconductor manufacturer. The statement...

Beijing: Beijing Monday described the US call to G7 and NATO countries to impose tariffs against China and other countries importing Russian oil as a "typical act of unilateral bullying" and "economic coercion", and threatened countermeasures if Washington's call is heeded. China's rejection of the...

Melbourne: Australia and Papua New Guinea's defence forces will be integrated under a new security pact that will be signed this week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, as his government attempts to curb China's security influence in the region. Albanese said he and...

Houston/New York: US President Donald Trump has described the Indian-origin motel manager brutally beheaded in Dallas as a “well-respected person” and said the accused in the case will be charged with first-degree murder. Chandra Mouli “Bob” Nagamallaiah, 50, was killed last week at the Downtown...

New York: A 73-year old Sikh woman has been detained by immigration authorities in California after she went for a routine check-in with the US agency, sparking protests and concerns among her family and members of the community. Harjit Kaur, who has lived in the...

Beijing: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has rebuffed the US call to G7 countries to impose tariffs on countries purchasing oil from Russia, saying that war cannot solve problems and “sanctions only complicate them”. “China does not participate in or plan wars, and what China...