International

Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on hold because he did not want it to be a “waste of time.” It was the latest twist in Trump's stop-and-go effort to resolve the war...

Washington: President Donald Trump's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration on Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted. Paul Ingrassia, who was nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel, had been scheduled to...

Seoul: North Korea performed its first ballistic missile tests in five months Wednesday, days before US President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Korea. South Korea's military detected multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles launched from an area south of Pyongyang,...

Kiryat Gat (Israel): US Vice President JD Vance Tuesday visited a newly opened centre in Israel for civilian and military cooperation that he called central to keeping the US-backed ceasefire plan for Gaza on track. Vance, who visited with top US envoys, said the fragile...

Washington: Plans are on hold for President Donald Trump to sit down with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about resolving the war in Ukraine, according to a US official. The meeting had been announced last week. It was supposed to take place in Budapest,...

Kabul/New Delhi: India Tuesday announced that it has restored the status of its Technical Mission in Kabul to that of Embassy of India in Afghanistan with immediate effect. The decision, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated, underscores India's resolve to deepen its bilateral engagement...

Tel Aviv: US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel Tuesday to shore up the fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has teetered over the past few days following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for...

Singapore: A Singapore court Tuesday acquitted three women, including one of Indian-origin, of organising a pro-Palestine procession around the presidential palace, after finding they were unaware of the route being prohibited under the Public Order Act. Indian-origin Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 37, and two other Singaporean...

Paris: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at a prison in Paris Tuesday to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. He is the first ex-leader of modern France to be imprisoned. Sarkozy,...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Monday that the US commands “great respect” from Beijing and that he will reach a “fantastic deal” with Chinese President Xi Jinping when the two leaders meet soon. Trump's remarks come after Beijing infuriated him by expanding export controls on...