International

Washington: Tulsi Gabbard left no doubt when she testified to Congress about Iran's nuclear program earlier this year. The country was not building a nuclear weapon, the national intelligence director told lawmakers, and its supreme leader had not reauthorised the dormant program even though it...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Tuesday said that the United States has "complete and total control" of the skies over Iran amid the deadly ongoing aerial conflict between Israel and Iran that began Friday. In a Truth Social post, Trump said that while Iran has...

Tehran/Jerusalem: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Tuesday carried out strikes on "key Israeli intelligence sites" in Tel Aviv, including military intelligence and Mossad facilities, while the Israeli Air Force said it launched a new wave of airstrikes in western Iran. The IRGC said its...

New Delhi: Israel will continue to do what is within its capabilities to degrade Iran's nuclear programme, the country's ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, said Tuesday, amid escalating tensions between the two countries. At a briefing held here, he also said it would be better...

Washington: Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir, currently on a trip to the US, found himself in the crosshairs of protestors, apparently comprising overseas Pakistani citizens, as they protested against him and also shouted slogans, calling him a ‘mass murderer’. The embarrassment for the Pakistan Army...

Washington: President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he would likely extend a deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app. Trump had signed an order in early April to keep TikTok running for another 75 days after a potential deal to...

Seoul: North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to support reconstruction work in Russia's Kursk region, Russian media reported, another sign of expanding military partnership between the two nations. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti cited top Russian security official Sergei...

Beijing: China plans to operationalise its third aircraft carrier 'Fujian' this year as it has completed nearly three years of sea trials, setting the stage for the Chinese navy for the first time to operate three carrier groups, official media reported Tuesday. Fujian, stated to...

Seoul: Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday for the second time in less than two weeks to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Russian news agency Tass reported. Shoigu visited North Korea on a special mission from Russian President Vladimir...

Kyiv: A combined Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv overnight Tuesday killed at least 14 people and wounded 44 others, according to Ukrainian officials. Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said 14 people had been killed in the attack which hollowed out a...