International

Kyiv: Power was restored to over 800,000 residents in Kyiv Saturday, a day after major attacks by Russia on the Ukrainian power grid caused blackouts across much of the country. Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, said Saturday that “the main work to restore the...

Washington: Eight Indian nationals and several India-based firms are among the over 50 entities and persons sanctioned by the US for allegedly facilitating Iranian energy trade, according to an official statement. The State Department imposed sanctions on approximately 40 entities, individuals and vessels to "deny...

Rome: The Bangladeshi diaspora has written to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani, condemning attacks, orchestrated by Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, on "free" and "democratic political culture" in Bangladesh. In two separate letters conveying the same message, the Bangladeshi community...

Washington: President Donald Trump Friday threatened to place an additional 100 per cent tax on Chinese imports starting November 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a global recession. The president expressed frustration with new export...

Wadi Gaza (Gaza Strip): Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect in a deal that raised hopes for ending the Israel-Hamas war. All the remaining hostages were set to be...

New Delhi: Kabul will soon send its diplomats to India as part of "step-by-step" efforts to improve bilateral relations, Afghan Foreign Minister Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said Friday even as he asserted the Taliban will not allow anyone to use Afghan soil against...

Islamabad: The Taliban government Friday blamed Pakistan for striking the Afghan capital and bombing a market in the country's east, accusing its neighbor of violating national airspace. A blast struck before 10 p.m. local time Thursday in the Abdul Haq Square area of Kabul, close...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Friday that “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea after China restricted exports of rare earths needed for American industry. The Republican president suggested...

Washington: President Donald Trump was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize Friday despite jockeying from his fellow Republicans, various world leaders and - most vocally - himself. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it was...

London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that he secured thousands of new jobs during his visit to India, with a range of UK companies confirming 3.6 billion pounds worth of investments across AI and fintech sectors. Starmer, who concluded his Mumbai visit on...