International

Washington: President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery programme Thursday that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that at Trump's...

Dhaka: Violence erupted outside the Indian Assistant High Commission in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Friday, leaving at least four people injured, including two police officers. The unrest broke out following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of the radical group Inqilab Mancha, local media reported. According...

Washington: The Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world's most influential people, including Donald Trump, who, as president, had tried to keep the...

Dhaka/ New Delhi: Tension gripped Bangladesh Friday after the death of prominent July Uprising leader Sharif Osman Hadi triggered protests and violence in various parts of the country. While no incidents of violence were reported in the morning, Thursday night saw attacks and vandalism in...

Muscat: Oman Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik conferred 'The First Class of the Order of Oman' on Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday - an award that has previously been presented to Queen Elizabeth, Queen Maxim, Emperor Akihito, Nelson Mandela and King Abdullah of Jordan. This is...

Islamabad: Various student organisations continued to hold protests at the University of Peshawar against the disappearance of two students, local media reported Thursday. The protesters, led by the Waziristan Students’ Society, visited several university departments and asked students to boycott classes. They also forced the...

Dhaka: India Thursday resumed operations at its visa application centre in Dhaka, a day after closing it over escalated security concerns, but closed two other identical facilities in other parts of Bangladesh, officials and reports said. The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) at southwestern Khulna...

Muscat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Oman Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik Thursday held extensive discussions in Muscat on adding greater depth to the strategic partnership between both countries. The two leaders welcomed the signing of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), terming it as a "milestone"...

New York/Washington: The US views India as a “highly strategic potential partner” in supply chain security-related efforts and welcomes the opportunity to engage with the country, following New Delhi's exclusion from a recently launched Washington-led initiative on silicon supply chain. Under Secretary of State for...

Brussels: European Union leaders are gathering Thursday for a summit aimed at agreeing on a massive loan to cover Ukraine's military and other financial needs for the next two years. The leaders will also discuss migration, the bloc's enlargement policy, trade and economies, but working...