International

United Nations: The UN Security Council Tuesday authorised continued reporting on attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi rebels, who have defied its previous demands to immediately halt all such attacks. The vote in the 15-member council was 12-0 with Russia, China...

New York: US President Donald Trump stated that India is working on a trade deal along the same lines as the one he announced with Indonesia, which will provide the US with greater access to the Indian market. Under the deal with Jakarta, there will...

Busra al-Harir: Syria's defence minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens, while neighbouring Israel again launched strikes in the area. Murhaf Abu Qasra said in a statement that after...

United Nations: India constituted 6.4 per cent of the global population of children who did not receive a single dose of any vaccine in 2024, according to a United Nations report. The new national immunisation coverage data released Monday by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

Tianjin: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) needs to remain true to its founding objective of combating terrorism and extremism and take an "uncompromising" position on combating the challenges, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said at a conclave of the grouping Tuesday while strongly justifying India's...

Kyiv: Ukrainians welcomed President Donald Trump's pledge of more US-made weapons in their fight against Russia's invasion, even though it is unclear what exactly they will get and how quickly. The time frame for further arms deliveries that European countries have agreed to pay for...

Tianjin: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Tuesday held discussions with the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Iran on the sidelines of the SCO Foreign Ministers Council meeting in China's Tianjin. "Reviewed our bilateral cooperation and global developments with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia...

Beijing: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his counterparts from the SCO member nations Tuesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping. In a social media post, Jaishankar said he apprised President Xi about the recent development in India-China bilateral ties. The external affairs minister landed in...

Washington: The US government said Monday it is placing a 17 per cent duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations ended without an agreement to avert the tariff. Proponents said the import tax will help rebuild the shrinking US tomato industry and ensure that...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed his gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his willingness to support Ukraine and contribute to efforts aimed at ending the war with Russia. Following what Zelenskyy described as a “very good conversation,” he welcomed Trump’s interest in...