International

Kabul: Afghan forces have carried out retaliatory strikes on Pakistani military bases following recent air raids by the Pakistan Air Force inside Afghanistan, as fighting along the volatile Durand Line entered its fifth consecutive day. The Afghan defence ministry said its forces targeted several key...

Washington: After months of diplomacy, US President Donald Trump concluded that only decisive action would prevent Iran from reaching the brink of a nuclear weapon, Vice President J.D. Vance has said. Vance, in an interview with Fox News Monday (local time), said the President believed...

Islamabad: Amid escalating protests across Pakistan following the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in a US-Israeli strike, the US Embassy in Islamabad and its consulates in Lahore and Karachi have temporarily suspended operations. The move comes as authorities struggle to contain unrest that...

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Tuesday responded sharply to remarks made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, asserting that there was never any "Iranian threat" and blaming what he termed "Israel Firsters" for the bloodshed of both Americans and Iranians. Rubio had said...

Riyadh: The US Embassy in Riyadh was struck by two Iranian drones, causing a fire and resulting in material damage, Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said early Tuesday, as the Middle East crisis entered its fourth day. The incident unfolded against the backdrop of intensifying hostilities...

Amethi/Mainpuri: Several people, including four students, from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi are stranded in Iran following the attack on the Islamic nation by the US and Israel, police said Monday. All those stranded are residents of Bhanauli village in the Musafirkhana area of the Amethi district,...

Washington: US President Donald Trump says Iran operations are likely to last 4 to 5 weeks but that he's prepared "to go far longer than that." Trump spoke Monday at a White House ceremony. The war in the Middle East spiralled further Monday as Israel...

New Delhi: IndiGo will operate 10 special relief flights from Jeddah to four Indian cities March 3 to bring back passengers stranded due to the Middle East crisis. A source said flights from Jeddah will be operated to Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, and Ahmedabad. The civil...

Dubai: Long-haul carriers Etihad and Emirates began limited flights Monday after halting them for the ongoing war. The carriers, based in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, launched flights Monday afternoon. Flight-tracking data showed Etihad flights moving first. Dubai's government said it would have a "limited resumption...

New Delhi: India and Canada have launched negotiations for a free trade agreement and look to finalise the pact soon, an official statement said Monday. The pact is officially known as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the agreement...