International

Moscow: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday, who hailed the Iranian people for fighting bravely and heroically for their sovereignty and said Moscow is ready to do its best to help bring peace to West Asia as soon as possible....

New Delhi: A Togo-flagged oil and chemical tanker was involved in an incident near Oman after warning shots were fired by Iranian authorities, though all 17 Indian crew onboard were safe, India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said Monday. The vessel, MT CHIRON 7,...

Juba: A Cessna aircraft crashed Monday on the outskirts of the South Sudanese capital, killing all 13 passengers and the pilot, the country's civil aviation authority said. The authority said preliminary reports indicate that the plane may have crashed due to adverse weather conditions that...

Cairo: Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the US lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war, while proposing that discussions on the larger question of its nuclear program would come in...

Jerusalem: The Israel Defence Force (IDF) Monday stated that it has destroyed 14 kilometres of underground tunnels in the Northern Gaza Strip. The IDF said that the Northern Brigade forces and the Yahalam unit under the command of Division 252 have been operating in recent...

Hong Kong: China Monday blocked Meta's acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, which has Chinese roots but is Singapore-based. In a short statement, China's National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top planning agency, said it was prohibiting a foreign acquisition of Manus and...

New Delhi: India and New Zealand Monday inked a free trade agreement, aimed at boosting two-way commerce and investments. The pact was signed by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and visiting New Zealand's Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay. The FTA provides duty-free access...

Oakland (US): Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires' once-shared vision for the development of artificial intelligence. The trial, which is scheduled...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said he wanted to see what was happening when Secret Service agents hustled him out of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday night after a gunman opened fire at the hotel. In an interview with CBS '60 Minutes', Trump...

Dubai: Iran offers proposal to US to reopen Strait of Hormuz without nuclear agreement Iran is offering to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear programme, two regional officials with knowledge of the proposal said Monday. Iran also wants the...