International

Jerusalem: Five people were killed in the shooting attack at the Ramot Junction in Jerusalem Monday, local media reported, citing first responders. Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance service said that four victims had died on the spot, while the fifth victim died at a hospital...

Beijing: China's exports grew last month but at a slower pace than in recent months, the country's customs agency said Monday. Exports reached $321.8 billion in August, a 4.4% increase compared to the same month last year. That was down from a 7.2% jump in...

Tel Aviv: A drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Israel’s southern airport Sunday, breaching the country’s air defences, shattering glass windows, injuring one person, and forcing a temporary shutdown of commercial airspace, the Israeli military said. The damage to Ramon Airport appeared limited and...

New York: US President Donald Trump has signalled his readiness to escalate sanctions against Russia amid continued Russian defiance over the Ukraine war, but he did not specify what those measures would be as he confronts Moscow's intransigence in ending the conflict. Asked by a...

Moscow: Russia, India and China are aware of their common interests in several sectors and there is an overt trend to develop mutual partnership, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday. Lavrov was referring to the recent bonhomie displayed by the leaders of the three...

New Delhi: Eyeing to conclude their ambitious free trade deal soon, India and European Union will hold two rounds of crucial negotiations in next one month to overcome differences in areas of rules of origin, market access and duties on wine and dairy products, authoritative...

Washington: Political lobbyist Jason Miller, whose lobbying was hired by India, met US President Donald Trump and a few officials of his administration, against the backdrop of tensions in ties between the two countries over Washington's policy on trade and tariffs. Miller heads SHW Partners...

Jerusalem: India and Israel are likely to sign a bilateral investment treaty during the upcoming visit of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich this week, while laying the groundwork for a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost trade between the two countries, according to sources. Smotrich...

Tokyo: Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July's parliamentary election. Ishiba, who took office in October, had resisted demands from mostly right-wing opponents within his own...

Kyiv: A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital Sunday killed at least two people and left smoke rising from the roof of a key government building. Associated Press reporters saw a plume of smoke rising from the roof of Kyiv's cabinet of...