International

New Delhi: India and China are in an "advanced stage" of negotiations to resume direct flight services between the two countries soon, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The development comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's likely visit to the Chinese city of...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that the Russian army is "not preparing to end the war" in Ukraine and is instead making movements that indicate preparations for new military operations. The comments came ahead of meeting between the US President Donald Trump and...

New Delhi: The government Tuesday said negotiations for India-Oman comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA), which would help boost bilateral trade and investments, have been concluded. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said India has...

Brussels: European Union leaders appealed Tuesday to US President Donald Trump to defend their security interests at a key summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin later this week over the war in Ukraine. The Europeans are desperate to exert some influence over a Friday...

New Delhi: India and Singapore are looking at finalising nearly 10 memorandums of understanding in areas such as advanced technology, connectivity, skilling and digitisation during a meeting of their top ministers this week, people familiar with the matter said. The two sides are also in...

New York: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its front organisation, The Majeed Brigade (TMB), as foreign terrorist organisations (FTO). Making the announcement Monday, he said that the MTB was also being added as an alias to...

Washington: US President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world's two biggest economies. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he signed the executive order for the...

Beijing: China is set to build the most ambitious rail link connecting Xinjiang province with Tibet, part of which will ‘run near’ the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India, according to a media report. Work is expected to get underway this year on one...

London: India is among the countries being added to an expanded UK government list of countries where foreign criminals will be deported once they are sentenced before their appeals are heard as part of measures to crack down on rising migration to the country. In...

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has announced a new agreement for joint development of Pakistan’s oil reserves, hailing it as a “significant beginning” to a long-term energy partnership. However, in the end, the US may find itself investing in a partnership that yields little...