International

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez Friday and the two leaders agreed to take the bilateral relations to new heights in the years ahead. The phone call between Rodriguez and Modi was the first since the capture of...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a pick likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White House...

Jerusalem: Israel said Friday that it will reopen Gaza's border crossing with Egypt in both directions over the weekend, allowing Palestinians to enter and leave the territory after nearly two years of closure. COGAT, the Israeli military body in charge of coordinating aid to Gaza,...

Beijing: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai Friday in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world's second-largest economy, just hours after US President Donald Trump signalled a possible opposition to any deal between...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has appointed a British law firm to represent its state-run Power Development Board (BPDB) in mediation proceedings over its disputes with Adani Power Limited on the Indian conglomerate's coal pricing and power tariffs, officials said Friday. The BPDB officials said they appointed London-based...

New Delhi: Foreign Ministers from several countries have arrived in New Delhi Friday to attend the second India–Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting(IAFMM), scheduled for Saturday. The Foreign Ministers of Libya, Eltaher S M Elbaour and Somalia, Abdisalam Ali, arrived in the national capital. Welcoming the Libyan...

Caracas (Venezuela): Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez Thursday signed a law that opens the nation's oil sector to privatisation, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades. The reform will undoubtedly be her government's signature...

New York: The US will return three ancient bronze sculptures to India that were illegally removed from the country's temples. The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in Washington DC said Wednesday that three sculptures will be returned to the Government of India, following "rigorous...

Washington: President Donald Trump Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said this week that her government had at...

Washington: President Donald Trump Thursday threatened Canada with a 50 per cent tariff on any aircraft sold in the US, the latest salvo in his trade war with America's northern neighbour as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands. Trump's threat posted on social...