International

New Delhi: Negotiations for a trade agreement between India and the US are progressing well, and the framework deal is ready, which will be signed at the right time, an official said Monday. The official said that India is seeking a comparative advantage on the...

Dubai: US President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is "reinstating" a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage, after another heavy exchange of fire threatened negotiations aimed at ending the war. He said on...

Brussels: The European Union coordinated efforts to raise 900 million euros ($1 billion) in aid for Gaza, working with 65 governments and organizations including the White House and the United Nations, the bloc's top diplomat said Monday. Kaja Kallas announced the fund after a meeting...

Seoul: A Seoul district court Monday sentenced South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison after finding him partially guilty of accepting illegal political funds in the form of free opinion polls from a self-proclaimed power broker. The Seoul Central District...

New Delhi: India and Japan at a key bilateral meeting in Tokyo Monday discussed ways to deepen cooperation in emerging domains, including defence industrial collaboration, technological innovation, cyber security, space and other areas of shared strategic interest, officials said. Both sides also expressed satisfaction with...

Abuja: Gunmen opened fire at people after a funeral in north-central Nigeria, killing eight, police said Monday. The attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday in the Otukpo-Nobi community of Benue state. Five others were wounded, state police spokesperson Udeme Edet said. It wasn't...

Bangkok: Oil prices jumped and Asian shares were mostly lower Monday after the US carried out airstrikes and Iran retaliated. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, gained 3.6 per cent to USD 78.76 per barrel, while US benchmark crude added 3.5 per cent...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday left for Qatar on a one-day visit to offer condolences at the death of former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Qatar Sunday announced that the former emir, 74, died. He led the country from 1995 to...

Dubai: United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end the war. The attacks, sparked by Iran striking a container ship Sunday in the...

Hanoi: The mortal remains of the 15 Indian nationals who died in the tragic boat accident in Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island will be transported to India from Ho Chi Minh City Monday, said the Indian Embassy in Vietnam. As many as 15 people, including 10...