International

Kuala Lumpur: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart met Thursday in Malaysia as tensions between the countries rise over Moscow's increasing attacks on Ukraine and whether Russia's leader is serious about a peace deal. Rubio and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held...

Beijing: China and Pakistan Thursday agreed on joint media cooperation to counter fake news and enhance collaboration in joint broadcasting projects. Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar met Cao Shumin, Deputy Head of Publicity Department of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), and...

Dhaka: A special tribunal in Bangladesh Thursday indicted deposed premier Sheikh Hasina in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity in connection with a deadly crackdown on protesters during the July-August uprising last year. The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh (ICT-BD) has set August 3...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Thursday rejected rumours regarding the possible ouster of President Asif Ali Zardari and termed it a “malicious campaign.” Naqvi's statement was in reaction to speculation on social media platforms that army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir was set to...

Islamabad: As torrential monsoon rain continues to lash Pakistan, flash floods, landslides, and lightning strikes have claimed at least 11 more lives Thursday, bringing the nationwide death toll since June 26 to over 79, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Two children and...

Dhaka: The Awami League Thursday slammed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for launching a violent assault on a Hindu community member and threatening the other members of the minority community with "eviction if they didn't leave" Bangladesh. BNP leader Shahidul Islam and "his armed goons"...

Brasilia: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Thursday (Indian time) firmly rejected any form of foreign control in response to US President Donald Trump's announcement to impose a 50 per cent tariff on goods made in the South American country. Trump unveiled the plan...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he was planning to impose a 50 per cent tax on goods made in Brazil, escalating his fight with the South American country. Trump announced the plan in his latest tariff letter, which was shared on social media....

Seoul: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been re-arrested over last year's failed martial law bid that plunged the country into political turmoil. Yoon was first arrested in January this year following a lengthy stand-off, with investigators scaling barricades and cutting through barbed...

Windhoek: Following their discussions on further strengthening bilateral ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah witnessed the exchange of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in the fields of health and entrepreneurship, in Windhoek on Wednesday. The MoU on setting up of an...