International

Moscow: A plane carrying 49 people has disappeared from radar over Russia's Far Eastern Amur region, local officials said Thursday. Forty-three passengers, including five children, as well as six crew members, were on board the flight from the city of Blagoveshchensk on the Russian-Chinese border...

Bangkok: Thailand said at least one civilian was killed amid fresh clashes Thursday in multiple contested border areas with Cambodia after the nations downgraded their diplomatic relations in a rapidly escalating dispute. The Thai army said it has launched airstrikes on ground targets in Cambodia....

London: The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) will significantly improve market access and will boost bilateral trade by around USD 34 billion annually, the British government said Thursday, hours before formalising the landmark deal. The FTA, billed as the UK's most economically significant bilateral trade...

Dublin: The Indian Embassy in Ireland said Wednesday that it is in touch with the Irish authorities after an Indian national was violently assaulted in Tallaght - a southwestern outer suburb of Dublin - over the weekend. "Regarding the recent incident of physical attack on...

Ankara: Syria's interim government has requested Turkiye's support to strengthen its defence capabilities, Turkish officials said, following sectarian violence over the past two weeks that increased tensions in Syria and drew intervention by Israel. The defence ministry officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity according...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday left on a four-day visit to the UK and the Maldives, expressing confidence that this will boost India's ties with the two countries. In his departure statement, Modi said India and the United Kingdom share a comprehensive strategic...

Bangkok: US President Donald Trump has announced trade deals with Japan and a handful of other Asian countries that will relieve some pressure on companies and consumers from sharply higher tariffs on their exports to the United States. A deal with China is under negotiation,...

Beijing: India has announced resuming issuance of tourist visas to Chinese nationals from this week, a move that comes as part of efforts to repair bilateral ties that came under severe strain following the military clashes in Galwan Valley. India had suspended issuance of tourist...

Bangkok: US President Donald Trump has announced trade deals with Japan and a handful of other Asian countries that will relieve some pressure on companies and consumers from sharply higher tariffs on their exports to the United States. A deal with China is under negotiation,...

A fresh controversy has emerged involving London-based ISKCON’s Govinda restaurant. The vegetarian eatery was recently in the spotlight after a viral video showed an African-British man eating chicken inside its premises. Just three days after that incident, a new video has surfaced, this time showing...