International

Irbil: Iran targeted American strongholds around the Persian Gulf Friday, while the US bombarded Iranian military sites as the rivals showed no sign of backing away from their conflict after a 13th straight night of strikes. With fighting flaring again and diplomacy uncertain, both sides...

Washington:  A US senator has introduced a bill in the Senate that seeks to pause issuance of new H-1B visas for three years and codify the USD 100,000 fee imposed by the Trump administration, which was struck down by a federal court. US Senator Tim...

Tehran: A Mozambique-flagged LPG tanker with 28 Indian crew members on board came under attack in Iranian territorial waters Friday, the Indian Embassy in Iran stated. "The Embassy of India in Tehran is aware that the Mozambique-flagged LPG tanker DISHA (IMO No. 8818219) came under...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said the United States remained "locked and loaded" for possible military action against Iran but stressed that his administration was simultaneously engaged in negotiations, saying diplomacy remained his preferred option if Tehran abandoned its nuclear ambitions. At a White House...

New Delhi: An Indian national was killed in an attack on a commercial vessel while it was reportedly transiting Russian territorial waters in the Black Sea July 18, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday. The fresh incident comes to light days after the...

New Delhi: Terming them as baseless, factually incorrect and technically untenable, India Friday rejected reports in Pakistani media that alleged that New Delhi was deliberately causing flooding in Pakistan. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said...

New Delhi: Emphasising that India has consistently respected China's sovereignty, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Friday asserted that it is Beijing that has illegally occupied Indian territories in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since 1963. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson...

Dhaka: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former ally of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned Friday, two years ahead of the end of his tenure. "I am suffering from various health complications," the 76-year-old leader was quoted as saying by The Daily Star newspaper. He...

Dhaka: India has extended an invitation to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for the 18th BRICS Summit, to be held in New Delhi September 12-13, where discussions are expected to centre on global cooperation, trade and sustainable development, according to local media reports. Addressing reporters...

New York: A man, screaming “Allahu Akbar”, stabbed a Jewish man and another near a synagogue as fears of anti-Semitism and terrorism mount, according to police. The Jewish man, Moshe Yezhak Grunhaus, had left the Jewish Centre Thursday afternoon when he was stabbed with a...