International

Moscow: Russia Monday claimed that 91 long-range Ukrainian drones attempted to attack President Vladimir Putin's country residence in Novgorod region, north of Moscow. In a televised statement, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the drone attack in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday failed...

Beijing: China Monday launched massive military drills in the middle areas of the Taiwan Strait as a “punitive and deterrent” action against Taiwan's separatist forces, days after the US announced a record USD 11.1 billion arms sales to Taipei. The two drills, in which a...

Kyiv: The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, though he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia...

London: IPL founder Lalit Modi Monday apologised for calling himself and Vijay Mallya the two biggest fugitives of India in a video posted on social media and said that his statement was misconstrued. In the now-deleted video from Mallya's 70th birthday celebrations in London, Lalit...

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Monday announced the terms for an independent review of the Bondi Beach terror attack, but he again resisted calls to launch a royal commission. The review, led by former intelligence chief Dennis Richardson, will assess whether multiple agencies, including...

Mexico City: A passenger train carrying 241 passengers and nine crew members derailed on a bridge near Nizanda in southern Mexico Sunday, leaving at least 13 people dead and 98 others injured, the Secretariat of the Navy said on social media. The accident occurred on...

Karachi: Pakistani security forces have killed four terrorists in the Kalat district of the Balochistan province. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the terrorists were killed during a raid on their suspected hideout in the Kalat district. Last week, the ISPR claimed that security...

Sanna: Abdulmalik al-Houthi, leader of Yemen's Houthi group, warned that any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be treated as a "military target," describing Israel's recognition of the breakaway region as a threat to regional security. In a speech broadcast by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah television channel,...

Seoul: Personal information of employees at Korean Air, South Korea's largest flag carrier, has been leaked after a partner firm supplying in-flight meals and onboard sales services was hit by a cyberattack, according to industry sources Monday. According to the sources, Korean Air issued an...

Jakarta: Indonesian police are conducting identification procedures for 16 people killed in a fire that broke out at a nursing home in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, local authorities said Monday. The victims' bodies are being identified at Bhayangkara Hospital of the North...