International

Djanet (Algeria): In one hand, the dancers hold swords symbolising battle. On the other hand, a piece of cloth symbolising peace. They dance a shuffling “step-step” to the beat of drums and chanting from the women encircling them, all adorned in their finest traditional garments...

Colombo: After the US's 30 per cent tariff on all Sri Lankan imports, the island nation's economy got a boost Friday as the UK government announced it to allow garments manufactured here to enter Britain tariff-free. “This is a win for the Sri Lankan garment...

Dubai: An Iranian attack on an air base in Qatar key to the US military likely hit a geodesic dome housing equipment used by the Americans for secure communications, satellite images analysed Friday by The Associated Press show. The US military and Qatar did not...

Kathmandu: Nepal's former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and former deputy premier Bamdev Gautam have agreed to unify their respective parties, according to a media report on Friday. In a joint statement, Nepal and Gautam said the decision to unify CPN (Unified Socialist) and CPN...

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Friday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to defend the country’s workers and businesses in face of the US President Donald Trump’s proposed 35 per cent tariff on Canadian imports, set to take effect August 1. The remarks came after Trump...

Seoul: The top military officer of the United States stressed the importance of security cooperation among South Korea, the US and Japan to reestablish deterrence against an "unprecedented" military buildup by North Korea and China. Gen. Dan Caine, the chief of the US Joint Chiefs...

Washington: The US Department of State announced a new awareness campaign warning Americans, 'especially Iranian Americans,' about the continuing severe risks of travel to Iran. “US citizens should NOT travel to Iran for any reason. US citizens in Iran, including dual US-Iranian nationals, have been...

Islamabad/Karachi: Baloch insurgents shot and killed nine passengers from Punjab after offloading them from passenger buses in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, authorities said Friday. The incident took place late Thursday on the national highway in the Sur-Dakai area of Zhob district, said Assistant Commissioner Zhob...

Tehran: Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a former senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hinted at an assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump, implying that he could face a drone attack while sunbathing at his mansion in the US state of Florida. “Trump has...

London: TikTok is facing a fresh European Union privacy investigation into user data sent to China, regulators said Thursday. The Data Protection Commission opened the inquiry as a follow-up to a previous investigation that ended earlier this year with a 530 million euro ($620 million)...