International

New Delhi: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has ranked Pakistan among the worst in South Asia for wage disparities between men and women, confirming long-standing concerns about structural discrimination in the country’s labour market. The ILO’s latest 'Global Wage Report' states that women in Pakistan...

Beirut: The US special envoy to Lebanon said Monday that his team would discuss the long-term cessation of hostilities with Israel, after Beirut endorsed a US-backed plan for the Hezbollah militant group to disarm. Tom Barrack, following a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, also...

Islamabad: As Pakistan grapples with one of the deadliest spells of torrential monsoon rains in its history, relentless downpours, flash floods, and landslides have killed at least 657 people and injured nearly 1,000 since late June, local media reported Monday. According to the National Disaster...

New York: Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed that the United States and its European allies could extend NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a potential deal to end the war, a US official said Sunday following his summit with President Donald Trump....

Washington: Ukraine's future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting Monday at the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky brings with him an extraordinary cadre of European leaders to show US President Donald Trump a united front against Russia. The European political heavy-hitters were...

New York: Ahead of his Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Monday, US President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine should give up claims to territories currently occupied by Russia, even as Zelensky prepared for talks alongside a group of European leaders. It was...

New Delhi: A US team, which was scheduled to visit India from August 25, for the next round of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement is likely to defer the meeting to a later date, an official said. So far, five rounds of talks...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru Saturday conveyed condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the loss of lives in the recent floods that have devastated parts of northern India, claiming more than 100 lives in three states. “I am deeply saddened to learn that...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday wished the people of Ukraine a future marked by peace and progress as he thanked their President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his Independence Day wishes. Wishing India on its Independence Day, Zelenskyy Friday said he hoped New Delhi would...

New Delhi/Moscow: As US President Donald Trump singled out India to impose tariffs for purchasing Russian energy, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his meeting with Trump in Alaska, has said that trade between the US and Russia had grown 20 per cent under the US...