International

Washington: US has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official says. Iranian state television reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island. The official, who wasn't authorized to comment publicly and spoke Monday on condition of anonymity,...

Washington: Americans will vote Tuesday in one of the most consequential elections in recent times, widely seen as a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency that has been marked by a prolonged war in Iran, rising inflation, trade wars and deep divisions in society. The polling...

Stockholm: Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia were hit Monday by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to dispose of ruined food. The problems follow a case last month in which attackers remotely took control of...

Brussels: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever handed in his resignation Monday as a long-simmering budget crisis boiled over, but King Philippe has not yet decided whether to accept it. De Wever, a conservative Flemish nationalist, took office determined to tackle heavily indebted Belgium's budget...

Washington: From governor to city council member, Indian American candidates are in the race for public office in the US midterm elections Tuesday, seeking a slice of power for the 5.2 million-strong community. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, with an endorsement from US President Donald Trump, is...

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that if the United States meets Iran's "legitimate" demands, it will be possible to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days. At a weekly press conference in Tehran, Baghaei said the basis for any indirect...

Milpitas/Bhubaneswar: An Odia-origin IT professional, Santosh Sahu, is contesting the mayoral election in Milpitas, a Silicon Valley city in California, with voting scheduled for Tuesday. Sahu, who has lived in the United States for nearly two decades, said he entered politics to contribute to the...

Kyiv: Authorities in both Ukraine and Russia say that their emergency alert mobile applications were targeted by cyberattacks late Sunday, with residents in Ukraine receiving messages that there was a high nuclear radiation danger in the capital Kyiv. In a post late Sunday on Telegram,...

Hanoi/New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Monday met Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang and reviewed ongoing bilateral defence cooperation and agreed to further deepen engagement in the sector. Doval arrived in Vietnam Sunday on an official...

Kathmandu: Six Indian tourists were rescued Monday after they got stranded due to heavy snowfall in the Shey-Phoksundo National Park area of Nepal, police said. The tourists, two women and four men, had been out of contact since November 1 because of the snowfall. They...