International

Dhaka: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former ally of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned Friday, two years ahead of the end of his tenure. "I am suffering from various health complications," the 76-year-old leader was quoted as saying by The Daily Star newspaper. He...

Dhaka: India has extended an invitation to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for the 18th BRICS Summit, to be held in New Delhi September 12-13, where discussions are expected to centre on global cooperation, trade and sustainable development, according to local media reports. Addressing reporters...

New York: A man, screaming “Allahu Akbar”, stabbed a Jewish man and another near a synagogue as fears of anti-Semitism and terrorism mount, according to police. The Jewish man, Moshe Yezhak Grunhaus, had left the Jewish Centre Thursday afternoon when he was stabbed with a...

New Delhi: The government and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) are set to hold talks Friday at the Constitution Club of India here after the Centre agreed to the outfit's request that the meeting be held at a neutral venue. There was no official confirmation...

Jerusalem: A 31-year-old Israeli national has been arrested in connection with the murder of an Indian man in Jerusalem, police said. The 40-year-old Indian man was found dead Thursday in Jerusalem's Katamon neighbourhood. According to the police, the victim was lying on the floor in...

Jerusalem: Bahrain activated its sirens early Friday, warning residents to shelter from detected fire hours after the US military said it had wrapped up its 13th night of strikes against Iran. The Gulf states have come under frequent fire over the past week as the...

Cairo: US military announced the 13th night of strikes Thursday against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes. The attacks came after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped...

Washington: The US has imposed a 10 per cent tariff on goods imported from India and 16 other countries as part of a wider action against products made using forced labour. On June 3, when the US had proposed tariffs under Section 301 of the...

Cairo: Kuwait's military says drones attacked its border crossing with Iraq, causing damage but no casualties. It did not say who was behind Thursday's attack on the Abdali crossing. Iran has launched repeated attacks on Kuwait since hostilities with the United States reignited last month....

Glasgow: Weightlifter Dilbagh Singh has been withdrawn from India's Commonwealth Games contingent after the country's quota was reduced because of multiple Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) during the qualification period. India's weightlifting quota for the Games has been cut from 16 to 11. The Indian Weightlifting...