International

Caracas: Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said that the death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela Wednesday has risen to 1,450. After the two powerful magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes, Venezuela has recorded 430 light to moderate aftershocks, Rodriguez said in the...

Islamabad: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Sunday expressed concern at the evolving regional tension due to the latest confrontation between the US and Iran, threatening the fragile peace in West Asia. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, in a telephonic...

Lahore: Pakistan Sunday said it is considering importing cheaper oil and gas from Iran following the easing of sanctions by the US, allowing Tehran a 60-day waiver to export crude oil and petroleum products. Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik, in a press conference...

Karachi: At least three terrorists and three paramilitary soldiers were killed after heavily armed militants of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked a compound belonging to the Sindh Rangers in Karachi, the army said Sunday. The attack - the port city's first major terrorist strike...

Dubai: At least 14 people were killed in Saudi Arabia when a helicopter carrying them crashed Sunday, killing everyone aboard, according to the Saudi Ministry of Energy. The accident occurred around 6 am local time, and all of the people killed were Saudi nationals, the...

Kyiv: Ukraine kept up its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, Russian authorities said Sunday. Ukraine has markedly stepped up its long-range attacks on Russian military industries and energy facilities...

London:  As the UK prepares for a new Labour Party leader who will go on to replace Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, one of his ministers has stressed that the stability of Britain's relationship with India will hold firm through the political transition. Kanishka Narayan,...

Nancy (France):  A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, the region's prefect said. The plane crashed near the city of Nancy at 11 am local time, Yves Seguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region, told reporters near the...

Beijing: Officials of the Indian Embassy in Beijing have met representatives of China's state-run Xinhua news agency amid ongoing efforts between the two countries to normalise relations. The meeting took place between Shweta Singh, Minister of the Embassy, and Wang Jianxin, Deputy Director-General of the...

Dhaka: A special Bangladeshi tribunal Sunday sentenced to death three police officers, including Dhaka's former police chief in absentia, on charges of attempting to tame the 2024 student-led violent street protest that toppled the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina's regime. Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD)...