International

Abbotsford (Canada): Three Indian-origin persons have been found guilty of first-degree murder by a court in Canada in connection with the killing of a couple in Abbotsford, according to local broadcaster CBC News. Arnold and Joanne De Jong were found dead in their Abbotsford residence...

United Nations: India and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) discussed expanding and diversifying regular migration pathways. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh met with IOM Director General Amy Pope Friday on the sidelines of the second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF)...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt to hostilities could be the beginning of the end of the long war...

Seoul: South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back will visit the United States next week for talks with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the allies seek to discuss a host of pending issues, including the transfer of wartime operational control...

Peshawar: At least six people were killed and 13 others injured when a mortar shell exploded in a civilian area in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The incident took place in the Durrani Banda area of Hangu district when police were engaged in...

Cape Town: An outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over weeks on a cruise ship as it sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. At least three passengers have died and several others are sick and were evacuated from the ship. Health authorities are trying to trace...

Washington: A federal court has ruled against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. A split three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade in New York on Thursday found the 10 per cent global...

Dubai: The Iran war's shaky ceasefire came under further strain Friday as the United Arab Emirates responded to a missile and drone attack hours after the US said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliated against Iranian military...

Dubai: Iran said it was reviewing the latest American proposals to end the war after US President Donald Trump threatened the country with a new wave of bombing unless a deal is reached that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. Hope...

New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Thursday stated that 11 Indian ships have exited the Strait of Hormuz so far as a result of ongoing diplomatic engagement with Iran. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that a...