International

Colombo: A Sri Lankan court Tuesday granted bail to former president Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was in remand custody over allegations of misusing public funds. Wickremesinghe joined the proceedings virtually from the Intensive Care Unit of the Colombo National Hospital, amid tight security and protests outside...

 Washington: US President Donald Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook late Monday, a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. Trump said in a letter posted on his Truth Social...

Kyiv: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his greetings on Ukraine's Independence Day, saying Kyiv was relying on "India's contribution" to end the war with Russia. Zelenskyy, in a social media post, said Ukraine appreciates India's dedication to “peace and dialogue”....

Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of organising two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country was cutting off diplomatic relations with Tehran in response Tuesday. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation concluded the Iranian government had directed arson attacks on the Lewis...

Washington: The United States has issued a draft notice detailing plans to implement the additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian products, as previously announced by President Donald Trump, that will come into effect from August 27. Department of Homeland Security, in the draft order...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Monday claimed that he stopped seven wars around the world, including the one between India and Pakistan. Talking to the press at the White House, Trump further claimed that of the seven wars he stopped, four were because he used...

Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan Monday handed down jail terms from three to 10 years to 75 leaders and workers of Imran Khan's party for their involvement in an attack on the house of a senior PML-N leader during the May 9 riots. "The...

Deir Al-Balah: Israel hit southern Gaza's main hospital with a double missile strike Monday, killing at least 19 people, including four journalists, medical officials said. The first strike hit the top floor of one of the buildings at Nasser Hospital. Minutes later, as journalists and...

New Delhi: India has alerted Pakistan about a flood alert in the Tawi river on humanitarian grounds, even as the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) continues to remain in abeyance in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, sources said. The communication was made to the...

New Delhi: India and Fiji Monday firmed up a broad action plan to expand their defence ties following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's extensive talks with his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka. India and Fiji may be oceans apart, but our aspirations sail in the same...