International

New York: US Department of Justice has forcefully defended its decision to abandon the criminal case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others, telling a federal judge the prosecution was legally flawed, diplomatically counterproductive and inconsistent with the Trump administration's enforcement priorities. In a...

Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has called for structured engagement with the US in areas such as energy security, trade, investment, defence and counter-terrorism in a letter to President Donald Trump, his office said Saturday. The letter was sent to felicitate Trump and the...

Lahore: A Pakistani senator, with close links to the country's military establishment, Saturday demanded the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar after a relative of his was arrested in a case concerning the abduction and gangrape of two foreigners here. Senator Faisal Vawda also...

Moscow: A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St Petersburg Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure. Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the...

New Delhi: The India-Israel Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) which will ensure a secure and predictable investment climate and strengthen the bilateral economic relation has come into force from Saturday, the finance ministry said. The BIA is robust in protection of investment and investor with respect...

Beijing: Dismissing any comparison between India and Pakistan on mediating in the West Asia conflict, India's envoy to China Vikram Doraiswami Saturday said countries should decide for themselves whether doing so serves their interests. I think the comparison, if I might be a little direct,...

Tehran: Funeral ceremonies for Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, commenced in Tehran drawing senior Iranian officials, foreign dignitaries and high-level delegations from across the world. The solemn proceedings were marked by emotional scenes, with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister...

Moscow: Ukrainian military strikes have claimed the lives of nearly 8,500 civilians in Russia since February 2022, Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said at a briefing. From February 2022 to June 30, 2026, the total number of casualties reached 30,913, including about 8,434 fatalities,...

Tehran: High-ranking Iranian and foreign officials paid their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a ceremony in Tehran. The tribute ceremony began Friday morning at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla prayer hall in central Tehran and continued throughout the day, reports Xinhua news...

Caracas: Death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela June 24 has risen to 2,645, and 12,666 people were injured, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said. Rodriguez, who also heads the command center for temporary camps, said Friday in an update posted on...