International

Male: Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu called on Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu Monday as the leader of the Indian Ocean nation expressed his appreciation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government of India for their continuous, longstanding and generous support. Maldives...

Islamabad: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) voiced concern over the worsening security and human rights situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, highlighting a situation of fear, lawlessness and erosion of civilian authorities in the province, local media reported  Monday. In its latest fact-finding report titled...

Deir Al-Balah: Gaza health officials say they have received the bodies of 15 Palestinians from Israel. The Gaza Health Ministry said the Red Cross handed over the bodies Monday, raising the total number received so far to 315. The return marks the latest exchange of...

New York: A 23-year-old Indian student, who graduated recently and was looking for a job, has died after reportedly being sick with a severe cough and chest pain. Rajyalakshmi Yarlagadda, alias Raji, from Andhra Pradesh graduated recently from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, according to...

Belem (Brazil): UN climate negotiations were expected to begin Monday at a meeting on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with leaders pushing for urgency, cooperation and acceleration after more than 30 years fighting to curb global warming by drastically reducing the carbon pollution that...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Monday will participate in the swearing-in ceremony of the new US ambassador to India and his close aide Sergio Gor. In an email Sunday, the White House confirmed that Trump will participate in a "Swearing-in Ceremony for the Ambassador to...

Washington: The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans want them to continue the fight....

London: The head of the BBC resigned Sunday after criticism of the broadcaster's editing of a speech by US President Donald Trump. The BBC said that director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness both announced their resignations on Sunday. Britain's public broadcaster has...

Tokyo: A powerful earthquake struck off northern Japan Sunday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory that was lifted three hours later following several aftershocks reported by the Japan Meteorological Agency. The earthquake, with an upgraded magnitude of 6.9 and depth of 16km, struck off the coast of...

Tokyo: Japan Meteorological Agency says a powerful earthquake occurred off the northern Japanese coast Sunday, and a tsunami advisory has been issued. The JMA said that the earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 occurred off the coast of the Iwate prefecture at the depth...