International

Washington: Iran and Oman have agreed on shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, but technical discussions continue, and a broader deal governing traffic through the strategic waterway has not yet been finalised. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that negotiations had progressed smoothly...

Brussels: Belgium's largest wildfire on record had scorched about 2,000 hectares of vegetation in the High Fens area of eastern Belgium by Saturday evening, according to local authorities. The Walloon Public Service confirmed that the blaze had set a national record for the largest area...

Kathmandu/Singapore: India's global partners, including the US, UK, France, Russia and Iran, Saturday extended greetings to the country on its 80th Independence Day, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and regional cooperation. French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Australian Prime Minister Anthony...

Maumere (Indonesia): A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 47 people, collapsing buildings and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities said dozens of residents were injured. Authorities issued a tsunami warning and...

Beirut: Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people Saturday, in the deadliest attacks since a precarious truce between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect June 20. Lebanon's Health Ministry and state news agency said one of the airstrikes that targeted a home...

Maumere (Indonesia): A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, collapsing buildings and homes, killing at least five people and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities issued a tsunami warning and urged coastal residents to move...

Maumere (Indonesia): A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, collapsing buildings and homes, killing at least two people and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities issued a tsunami warning but later lifted it when Indonesia's Meteorology,...

New Delhi: As Bangladesh reels under an acute energy crisis, India on Friday said it is examining Dhaka's request for additional supply of petroleum products. "We have an ongoing arrangement with Bangladesh for the supply of diesel. Insofar as the request for additional supplies is...

Abu Dhabi: Two vessels belonging to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz Thursday evening, local authorities and media said early Friday. In a statement posted on social media, the UAE Ministry...

Washington: US Thursday accused more than 40 countries, including India, of operating a “shadow transhipment network” to help China evade high tariffs and unveiled plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and penalise such practices. In a report titled ‘The Great Trans shipment Scam’,...