International

Washington: President Donald Trump Tuesday went after the US Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year's midterms, saying justices who opposed him were "not the people I interviewed." The Trump administration had made a last-minute push to have...

Dubai: A Houthi official said Tuesday that Saudi warplanes struck Yemen, killing three people, including two children, while Human Rights Watch accused the Houthi rebels of possible war crimes with its attacks on commercial vessels. The renewed fighting in Yemen is endangering civilians and threatening...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Tuesday said that the search and rescue operations are continuing to find the missing Indian seafarer after a commercial vessel carrying 14 Indian nationals was attacked off the coast of Oman Sunday. “Regarding the missing seafarer, this...

Dhaka: Bangladesh and China discussed cooperation on a proposed economic corridor linking the country with Myanmar and China, as Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen met Bangladesh's junior foreign minister Shama Obaed Islam, according to a local media report. The meeting took place Monday at the minister's...

Tokyo: Japan's air force lost contact Tuesday with one of its long-distance surveillance drones after it went missing during a flight off the country's northwestern coast. There was no immediate information as to what the mission of the uncrewed RQ-4B aircraft, also known as Global...

New Delhi: The India-New Zealand free trade agreement is likely to come into force from October 19, an official said. The two countries had on April 27 signed the free trade agreement (FTA) to boost two-way commerce in goods and services and promote investments. The...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal-2 Tuesday sentenced seven senior leaders of the banned Awami League for crimes against humanity over their alleged roles in directing, inciting or facilitating violence during the 2024 student-led protests, dubbed the July Uprising. The three-member tribunal (ICT-2) headed by Justice...

Kathmandu: Nepal's Press Council has expressed concern over an interview conducted by a YouTuber with flood survivors receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital in Kathmandu's Chhauni neighbourhood. In a press statement issued Monday, the press council said it had taken note...

New York: An Indian-origin woman heroically dove onto a city subway track to save a friend who had fallen, but tragically, both were killed by an oncoming train that could not stop in time, according to police. The tragedy, caught on an eerie video, happened...

Washington: Racing against time, US lawmakers submitted amendments to the Russia sanctions bill, with one seeking to name its top trading partners -- including India -- in the legislation, and another proposing to scrap the section imposing tariffs altogether. The Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia...