International

Los Angeles: Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of “Annie Hall,” “The Godfather” films and “Father of the Bride,” whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most singular actors of a generation, has died. She was 79. People Magazine reported Saturday that...

Kabul: Tensions flared along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border as heavy armed clashes erupted between Taliban forces and Pakistani security personnel. The violence comes in the wake of an accusation by the Taliban that Pakistan carried out airstrikes on Afghan territory earlier this week. According to officials...

Beijing: China Sunday hit out at the US over its decision to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods, calling Washington's move a display of "double standards". Beijing said it would take a "just and reasonable principled position" and continue implementing export control measures...

Islamabad: Pakistan Saturday summoned the Afghan ambassador to convey its “strong reservations” over the India-Afghanistan joint statement issued in New Delhi a day earlier. Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who landed in New Delhi Thursday, is on a six-day visit to India. The Foreign...

Gaza City: Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to their Gaza neighbourhoods Saturday, weaving through dust-shrouded streets as bulldozers clawed through the wreckage of two years of war and a ceasefire held in its second day. “Gaza is completely destroyed. I have no idea...

New Delhi: The US "values" its relationship with India, US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor said Saturday after holding talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that focused on cooperation in areas of defence, trade and critical minerals. Gor landed in New Delhi this morning on a six-day...

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...