International

Dubai: Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship even as the United States conducted yet another round of airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic over control of the key waterway. The 10 consecutive nights of...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Monday condemned the attack on a commercial vessel departing from Odesa port in Ukraine in which four Indian nationals have lost their lives and one remains in a critical condition. According to the MEA, on the evening...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Monday said that the trial of a former army major, an accused in the assassination case of the former president Ziaur Rahman 45 years ago, will be conducted under military law through a general court-martial. "Major (retd) Mozaffar Hossain has been arrested and...

London: Andy Burnham, newly elected leader of the Labour Party, on Monday took charge as the UK's new Prime Minister, pledging that his appointment will be a "circuit breaker" for Britain with a "new political model and a new economic model". In his inaugural speech...

Chisinau: President Droupadi Murmu said Monday that India and Moldova have agreed to increase cooperation in trade, investments, supply chains, and will also work on improving connectivity. Addressing a joint press meet with Moldova President C following their talks Presidential Palace in Chisinau Monday, President...

Dubai: India's Ambassador to Oman, Prashant Pise, met distressed Indian women employed as domestic workers in the Gulf nation and assured them of prompt action to address their grievances, the embassy in Muscat said Monday. The embassy's outreach comes amid recurring reports of abuse, exploitation...

Tehran: A construction site of the Darkhovin nuclear power plant in southwestern Iran's Khuzestan province was attacked by US projectiles Sunday, the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) said. In a statement published on its official website, the AEOI said the attack took place at...

Lahore: Pakistan's anti-cybercrime body has issued summons to Noreen Niazi, sister of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, accusing her of disseminating "false, offensive and inflammatory" content on social media to defame state institutions and spread "fake narratives". The summons came after an interview of Niazi...

Tehran: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said Sunday that it has intercepted and shot down the United States' MQ-9 drone in Iran's Ahvaz, local media reported. The advanced air‑defence system operated by the IRGC Aerospace Force under the command of Iran's integrated air defence...

Kabul: Afghanistan's top trading body has called for expanding trade and investment ties with India, stressing the need to ease business procedures, remove administrative barriers and facilitate the issuance of business visas. The proposals were discussed in Kabul during a meeting between Afghanistan Chamber of...