International

Ottawa: Several world leaders have gathered at the Canadian Rockies for the Group of Seven (G7) Summit being held amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The G7 leaders conducted a 90-minute session in Canada's Kananaskis to discuss the global economic outlook, and a working...

Bangkok: China's economy managed a mixed economic performance in May, as retail sales jumped while factory output slowed in the face of higher US tariffs. Data released Monday showed retail sales rose 6.4% from a year earlier, helped partly by promotions of products stranded as...

Tel Aviv: Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early Monday, killing at least five people, while Israel claimed in the fourth day of the conflict that it had now achieved “aerial superiority” over Tehran and could fly over the Iranian capital...

Nicosia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was Monday conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III, the highest civilian honour of Cyprus, by President Nikos Christodoulides during their bilateral meeting at the Presidential Palace. Expressing gratitude for the honour, PM Modi said, "I...

Mumbai: A Delhi-bound Air India Dreamliner Boeing 787-8 from Hong Kong returned to its airport of origin Monday after the pilot in command suspected a technical issue shortly after takeoff. The flight, AI 315, landed safely in Hong Kong and all passengers have disembarked from...

New Delhi: With the escalating tensions in the Middle East following the recent conflict between Iran and Israel, the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement Monday said that India is closely monitoring the security situation to ensure the safety and welfare of its nationals...

Washington: President Donald Trump rejected a plan presented by Israel to the US to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a US official familiar with the matter. The Israelis informed the Trump administration in recent days that they had developed a credible...

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made explosive claims that Iran had targeted US President Donald Trump for assassination due to his strong opposition to its nuclear ambitions. Speaking to Fox News Sunday, Netanyahu described Trump as Tehran's "enemy number one" and accused...

Tel Aviv: Iran launched a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early Monday, triggering air raid sirens across the country as emergency services reported projectiles striking and shrapnel falling in Israel's north and centre, wounding at least 67 people. Powerful explosions, likely from Israel's...

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that he could secure a deal between Iran and Israel just as he had done between other arch-rivals, as he repeated his claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan last month by “using...