International

Islamabad: Pakistan received a USD 5 billion offer from multinational donors and agencies to execute the multibillion-dollar Reko Diq copper and gold mining project in the Balochistan region, according to a media report. The commitments received from foreign donors were more than the funding requirement...

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump Saturday said he has heard that India is no longer going to buy oil from Russia, which he hailed as a "good step" but added that he wasn't sure about the development. “Well, I understand India no longer is...

Washington: In a warning to Russia, President Donald Trump said Friday he's ordering the repositioning of two US nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative statements” of the country's former president, Dmitry Medvedev, who has raised the prospect of war online. Trump posted on his...

New Delhi: India Friday categorically rejected as "baseless" a British parliamentary report that named it among countries engaged in "transnational repression" in the UK. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the allegations stemmed from "unverified" and "dubious sources" predominantly linked to proscribed entities and...

Washington: For weeks, President Donald Trump was promising the world economy would change Friday with his new tariffs in place. It was an ironclad deadline, administration officials assured the public. But when Trump signed the order Thursday night imposing new tariffs, the start date of...

Ottawa: Canada has named Jeff David as Consul General in Mumbai, its first diplomatic appointment to India since New Delhi recalled its envoy and five other diplomats and expelled an equal number of Canadian diplomats in October last year. David will become Consul General in...

New York: Stocks slumped in morning trading on Wall Street Friday and Treasury yields fell sharply after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring last month. Markets are also reacting to the latest tariff news. President Donald Trump once again extended the date at...

London: The Indian Embassy in Ireland Friday issued an advisory expressing safety concerns following recent attacks in and around the capital Dublin, and urging Indian citizens to take safety precautions. “There has been an increase in the instances of physical attacks reported against Indian citizens...

New Delhi: A total of 1,703 Indian nationals have been deported from the United States between January 20 and July 22, 2025, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said in response to a Lok Sabha query Friday. The deportees include 1,562 men...

Washington: US trade partners reacted Friday to President Donald Trump's executive order that would introduce new tariffs on many of them in seven days, as the global economy and alliances face a fresh test from the president's trade agenda. Trump's order issued Thursday night came...