International

Beirut: Lebanon's Health Ministry Thursday said death toll of Lebanese killed in Israeli strikes has increased to 2,196. The Health Ministry said that among the killed are 260 women and 172 children since the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah began March 2. Another 7,185...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that Israel-Lebanon talks will take place Thursday. "Trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon. It has been a long time since the two leaders have spoken, like 34 years. It will happen tomorrow," Trump...

Kyiv: Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 80 others in its biggest aerial barrage in almost two weeks, officials said Thursday. Russia launched nearly 700 drones and...

Washington: Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and former National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien . The meeting Wednesday comes as India and the US are negotiating the finer elements of a bilateral trade agreement (BTA). A delegation...

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday said Israel and the US share identical goals in the ongoing conflict with Iran. The Israeli prime minister said the US has been keeping Israel updated on its contacts with Iran and reiterated that both nations seek the removal...

Washington: The United States Wednesday ruled out granting any further exemption from sanctions for the purchase of Russian or Iranian oil. US Treasury Scott Bessent made the announcement at a press conference at the White House. We will not be renewing the general license on...

Tehran: Iran will not compromise on its nuclear enrichment rights, said the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, adding that its entitlement to nuclear energy is firmly grounded in international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), state media reported Thursday. Addressing a press conference...

Washington: India’s strong economic growth is helping cushion fiscal pressures, but risks from subsidies and elevated debt remain, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. “Strong growth makes life much easier. It can’t be much in a better position if they were growing as India is...

Washington: India's top economic adviser Wednesday cautioned about the impact of rising oil prices on the global economy and said normalisation could take longer. Addressing a conference organised by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, Chief Economic Anantha Nageswaran said the impact of the global conflict...

Dubai: The leader of Iran's joint military command threatened Wednesday to halt trade in the Gulf region if the US does not lift its blockade of Iranian ports. Even so, US President Donald Trump said the war in Iran was very close to over in...