International

Washington: China has warned that it could take retaliatory measures after the United States launched trade investigations targeting dozens of economies, including China, over forced labour and alleged industrial overcapacity. The Chinese Embassy said Beijing was strongly dissatisfied with the US action and had lodged...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Saturday issued a fresh warning to Iran, claiming that thousands of missiles are prepared to target the country if Tehran acts on what he described as threats to assassinate him. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social,...

San Juan: A small plane crashed in the Bahamas Friday, killing 10 people and prompting the government to temporarily ground Flamingo Air flights. The deadly incident happened in North Andros, located in waters just west of Nassau, the archipelago's capital. Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Brave...

Auckland: India and New Zealand Saturday announced the creation of a Strategic Partnership and unveiled a comprehensive 'India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership: Roadmap to 2030' to guide cooperation across key areas including political engagement, defence and security, trade, education, science and technology, culture and regional cooperation....

Dubai: US President Donald Trump threatened Iran Saturday after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for his killing, further underlining the tensions gripping the Mideast as an interim deal to end the war buckles under repeated crossfire in the region....

New Delhi: Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence back home where her party is banned, told Reuters she and senior party colleagues plan to return from exile in India around December and surrender. The South Asian nation’s longest-serving leader said she...

Madrid: A wildfire in southern Spain has killed at least 11 people, making it one of the country's deadliest on record, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country, authorities said early Friday. Several victims of the fire in Almeria were found inside burnt-out vehicles,...

Auckland: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New Zealand Friday on the final leg of his three-nation visit, during which he will hold talks with his counterpart Christopher Luxon and address the Indian diaspora. Modi was received by Luxon upon his arrival at the airport....

West Palm Beach (US): A South Florida airport officially changed its name Thursday to the President Donald J Trump International Airport. Signs for the Palm Beach International Airport have been removed, while new signage goes up. "Because an entire airport transformation doesn't happen overnight, you'll...

Washington: Anil Menon, a NASA astronaut of Indian descent, is set to embark on an eight-month mission to the International Space Station July 14 from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Born in Minneapolis to Ukrainian and Indian immigrants, Menon is an emergency medicine physician and...