International

New York: CNN, MS NOW and Politico Monday sued President Donald Trump's administration after they were barred from covering the White House, saying the selective ban was "a blatant violation" of the First Amendment. The administration's announcement of the bans Friday and the White House's...

Kyiv: Russian drones struck the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia Monday, a day after Kyiv's forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia, officials said. The relentless daily attacks underscore the lack of significant progress in diplomatic efforts to end the fighting more than four...

Dublin: Google has been fined 403 million euros (USD 463 million) for breaching the European Union's strict privacy rules because it mishandled users' location data, the bloc's data privacy watchdog said Monday. Ireland's Data Protection Commission said its investigation found Google did not lawfully or...

Visakhapatnam: Navies of India and Sri Lanka participated in professional exchanges, cross-deck visits, Underway Replenishment (UNREP) training, Yoga and sporting interactions during the harbour phase of the bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-26 (Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise), which concludes in Visakhapatnam Monday. The 13th edition of SLINEX-26,...

Washington: CNN, MS NOW and Politico said Monday they've notified President Donald Trump's administration that they're filing a lawsuit over being denied White House access. Reporters from the three major news organisations were blocked from the White House Saturday, a day after Trump said he...

New Delhi: The negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Canada are progressing, and the next round of talks will be held from October 5, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday. "...the next 90 days should be a very...

New Delhi: The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will come into force October 20, a move which will help boost bilateral trade and investments between the two countries, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday. The agreement, which was signed April 27, provides duty-free...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the US from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of US President Donald Trump, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Monday. Xi is scheduled to arrive in Washington September 23 and hold summit...

New Delhi: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, has said that she looks forward to meeting External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar this week and discuss the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). “The Canada-India bilateral relationship is growing and the conclusion of the CEPA...

Sanaa: Four people were killed and three others injured Sunday in Saudi airstrikes targeting telecommunications infrastructure in Yemen's northern province of Al-Jawf, Houthi-run media said. The Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said Saudi warplanes struck telecommunications towers in an area in Al-Jawf along Yemen's northern border with...