International

Rome: The Embassy of India in Italy Monday issued an advisory for Indian nationals in the country, urging them to exercise caution and avoid crowded areas amid ongoing protests and demonstrations, “There were protests and demonstrations last week in some Italian cities. We advise Indian...

New Delhi: India's free trade agreement with New Zealand will come into force October 20, allowing 100 per cent of Indian goods, including leather, footwear, apparel and textiles to enter the country at zero import duty in the island country. The agreement, which will come...

Beijing: China Monday announced new export controls on key machinery, including tunnel boring machines, in a move that could adversely impact India's infrastructure development. The restrictions were aimed at safeguarding national security and interests, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said. The export controls will take...

Cairo: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels struck a military camp for government forces in southern Yemen on Monday, killing at least 20 soldiers, Yemeni military officials said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the recent surge in fighting. The rebels fired ballistic missiles on the al-Alam...

Paris: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu says he has instructed prefects to impose "very limited" and "localised" curfews in cities to prevent more rioting and looting. Speaking after an emergency meeting with top government officials, Lecornu said, "Saturday, despite scenes of severe violence and extensive...

New Delhi: India Monday strongly trashed an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) resolution on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, and said the grouping has allowed itself to be "misused" by Pakistan for its "bigoted agenda". New Delhi, in a strong reaction, said the references...

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a future US president could be hostile towards Israel, calling for new alliances with countries such as India and those in Latin America to strengthen his country's position. Netanyahu made the remarks Sunday during an event...

Washington/New Delhi: United States sought European support for secondary tariffs on India and China over their purchases of Russian energy, but its allies refused, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, defending Washington's decision to suspend enforcement of new sanctions against countries trading with Moscow. Energy Secretary...

Washington: Voters in Texas and Florida’s Palm Beach County begin casting early ballots Monday in races where Indian-American candidates are fighting for state and congressional seats ahead of the November 3 midterms. In Texas, Democrat Pooja Sethi is running in House District 47. A win...

Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the United States temporarily suspended crucial intelligence sharing with Ukraine for three days, leaving its forces without American warnings of Russian ballistic missile attacks during that period. In an interview with NBC's Meet the Press, Zelensky also said...