International

Paris: A coalition of six countries Tuesday issued new joint sanctions on Israeli settlers and settlements in the West Bank, including a hard-line Israeli cabinet minister already sanctioned by Western countries, escalating pressure on Israel over a wave of violence against Palestinians in the occupied...

Bunia (Congo): More than 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, a grim toll as officials intensify efforts to slow the disease, discovered weeks late. Attacks on health workers from angry...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Tuesday criticised the federal court order striking down the USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee, saying such actions were hurting the country very badly. "These judges are really giving us a hard time, really crazy. They are giving us a very,...

New Delhi: A Palau-flagged tanker that caught fire after it was attacked by the US Navy off the coast of Oman was black-listed and sanctioned by the US, and its 24 Indian crew members were safely rescued. The vessel, MT Marivex, made four attempts to...

Islamabad: As many as 12 people, including eight protesters and four security personnel, were killed as clashes erupted between the members of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) and the law enforcement personnel in Rawalakot city of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), local media reported Tuesday. Sardar...

Kathmandu: Nepal has restricted the import of mangoes from India due to the fruit allegedly containing excessive pesticides and a lack of quarantine facilities in the border areas, officials here said. As a result of the ban, the local markets are now filled with domestically...

Dubai: Iranian state television Tuesday reported that at least two members of an air defence unit were killed in the Israeli attacks that rocked the country the day before. The report represented the first time Iran acknowledged fatalities from the attacks, which have put the...

New York: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the renewed escalation in West Asia and urged all parties to immediately stop attacks, exercise maximum restraint, and refrain from any action that could further inflame an already volatile situation. He urged all parties...

United Nations: India has launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the UN, condemning its "trade and transit terrorism" and military airstrikes against Afghanistan. India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, delivered a sharp attack against Pakistan in the UN Security Council during...

New Delhi: Twenty-four Indian crew members of a Palau-flagged merchant tanker have been rescued in coordination with Omani authorities, following a "missile attack" on the vessel off the coast of Oman, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said Tuesday. On June 8, the Maritime Rescue Coordination...