International

Kyiv: Ukrainian drones Thursday hit more Russian oil facilities and set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov, a day after US President Donald Trump pledged to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture the Patriot air defence systems. Ukraine's strikes on oil refineries...

Dubai: The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Persian Gulf. The strikes came hours after US President...

Dubai: US airstrikes in Iran over the last two days have killed at least 14 people and wounded another 78, Iran's Health Ministry said Thursday. Hossein Kermanpour, a Health Ministry spokesperson, offered the toll on X. It was the first overall casualty figure issued by...

Beijing: Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people have died in flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak. Most of the deaths were related to the breach of a dam in the city of Nanning, which claimed 26 lives, said Ding Wei, the city's vice...

Melbourne: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, participated in the Australia-India Annual Leaders' Summit in Melbourne Thursday, during which they held delegation-level talks aimed at strengthening bilateral ties. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other officials...

Washington: India's economy remains resilient despite the headwinds of higher global oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said as it marginally lowered the country's 2026 growth forecast to 6.4 per cent while projecting stronger expansion next year as...

Washington: Fresh from concluding its landmark free trade agreement with the European Union, India is pursuing an ambitious strategy to expand its network of trade agreements across North America, Latin America, Africa and the Gulf, with negotiations already underway or planned with several major economies,...

Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir vowed Wednesday to crush cross-border militancy with full force. Addressing the graduating officers at the National Defence University, Munir said that the armed forces remain fully cognizant of attempts by hostile intelligence agencies to destabilise Pakistan. Terrorism...

Kuwait City: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Wednesday met Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and the two leaders discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields as well as developments in West Asia. In a social media post, Jaishankar said he conveyed...

Dubai: President Donald Trump warned Iran Wednesday that the US was preparing for another night of strikes, just hours after he said the ceasefire was over because of Iranian attacks. A day after assaults on commercial shipping escalated into an exchange of fire on Iranian...