International

Hong Kong: Thirteen people were killed in a fire that spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex, the city's fire services said Wednesday. Nine people were declared dead on the scene and four others who were sent to the hospital...

Melbourne: The Australian government said young children will be banned from social media next month as scheduled, despite a rights advocacy group Wednesday challenging the world-first legislation in court. The Sydney-based Digital Freedom Project said it had filed a constitutional challenge in the High Court...

Colombo: Indian Navy’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant arrived at Colombo Harbour Wednesday, following an invitation from the Sri Lanka Navy to participate in the upcoming International Fleet Review 2025 (IFR). Marking its 75th anniversary, the Sri Lanka Navy is hosting the fleet review, which...

Peshawar: The Pakistan government has issued notices to shut down 35 Afghan Refugee Camps in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an official said Wednesday. A total of 42 refugee camps were established across the province, seven of which have already been closed. The schedule for shutting...

Washington: India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, held a wide-ranging conversation on India-US bilateral economic engagement agenda with Jacob Helberg, the 22nd Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. "Congratulated US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg on assuming...

Hanoi: The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Vietnam's central region has risen to 98, with 10 others still missing, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said in a report Wednesday. More than 2,000 houses were damaged, and 426 others collapsed, according...

New Delhi: Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, Wednesday paid tribute to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, terming it an "attack on humanity". He expressed Israel's commitment to working with India to defeat terrorism in all its forms. In a video message...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been “fine-tuned” and he's sending envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials. Trump suggested he could eventually...

Beijing: China Tuesday refuted allegations that an Indian woman from Arunachal Pradesh was harassed at Shanghai airport, saying the actions taken by the Chinese immigration officials were as per laws and regulations. Pema Wangjom Thongdok, a UK-based Indian citizen who was travelling from London to...

Jerusalem: Israel's government has approved a proposal to bring all the remaining 5,800 Jews from India's north-eastern region, commonly referred to as Bnei Menashe, over the next five years. The Government of Israel Sunday approved a "significant, wide-scale initiative" to complete the Aliyah (immigration) of...