International

Washington: A federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the US to attend Harvard University. Trump's proclamation, issued Wednesday, was the latest attempt by his administration to prevent the nation's oldest and wealthiest college...

Washington: Investors bought hundreds of billions of dollars of Tesla stock after Donald Trump was elected on a bet that politics were more important than profits. In three hours Thursday, they learned yet again how dangerous that gamble could be. Shares of Elon Musk's electric...

Brasilia: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a bilateral meeting with Dr Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Majles of Iran, on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum held in Brazil’s capital, and discussed ancient and cordial relations between the two nations with...

Brussels: An all-party Indian delegation Thursday met European Union leaders and briefed them about the use of cross-border terrorism by Pakistan as a tool to destabilise progress in Jammu and Kashmir and to incite communal tensions. The delegation, led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad,...

Beijing/Washington: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had lengthy talks over phone Thursday to iron out differences over their tit-for-tat tariffs and agreed to have more talks between their trade representatives to resolve the trade standoff. During the talks, Xi also...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia 'fight for a while’ before pulling them apart and pursuing peace. In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump likened the war in Ukraine, which Russia...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Thursday he's 'disappointed' with Elon Musk after his former backer and advisor lambasted the president's signature bill. Trump suggested the world's richest man misses being in the White House and has “Trump derangement syndrome.” The Republican president reflected on his...

Washington: The All-Party Parliamentary Delegation led by Shashi Tharoor Thursday had an "excellent meeting" with the United States Vice President JD Vance in Washington, briefing him about Operation Sindoor, terrorism faced by India and regional security. "The All Party Parliamentary Delegation led by Dr Shashi...

Islamabad: India's actions against Pakistan have resulted in Simla agreement losing its sanctity, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Thursday. Asif, known for shooting his mouth, made the remarks to Geo News. The Pakistani defence minister made several inconsistent statements in the last few weeks following...

Islamabad: Afghans who worked for the US during its war against the Taliban urged President Donald Trump Thursday to exempt them from a travel ban that could lead to them being deported to Afghanistan, where they say they will face persecution. Their appeal came hours...