International

Manama: Workers at Kohinoor and Evershine, two souvenir shops right at the entrance of Bab Al Bahrain, were taken by surprise when Indian parliamentarians made a surprise appearance at this historical market area of Manama Souq. Kohinoor is owned by an Indian, while Evershine is...

Liverpool: At least 50 people were injured, including four children, after a car ploughed into a massive gathering of Liverpool fans celebrating the club's Premier League title win in the city centre. Of the injured, 27 have been hospitalised, with one child and one adult...

Jerusalem: Israel has rejected a new proposal aimed at halting its offensive in Gaza and securing the release of 10 more hostages, Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported Monday. A senior Israeli official from the country's negotiation team told Kan TV that US mediators presented the...

New Delhi: Terrorism is an ‘open business’ in Pakistan that is financed, organised and used by the state and its military, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. The external affairs minister also said that India and Pakistan were "very, very far away" from a...

Deir Al-Balah: Israeli strikes killed at least 46 people in the Gaza Strip Monday, including 31 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as people slept, igniting their belongings, according to local health officials. The military said it targeted militants operating from the school. Israel renewed...

Seoul: North Korea has detained four officials who it says are responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer, which outside observers say was damaged much more than the country has disclosed. The detentions came after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar spoke with his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand through a telephonic conversation for the first time and discussed strengthening the relationship between the two countries. Anand made the announcement Sunday on her social media account on X, thanking...

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during which the two leaders reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and reiterated their resolve to elevate the strategic partnership, according to media reports Monday. Sharif arrived in Turkiye Sunday on a...

Guwahati: In a pointed statement aimed at critics who frequently raise concerns over India’s strategic 'Siliguri Corridor', Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday drew attention to Bangladesh’s own geographical vulnerabilities, asserting that the neighbouring country has two fragile corridors that are even more susceptible...

Washington/New Delhi: Pakistan continues to regard India as an existential threat and is accelerating the expansion of its nuclear weapons programme in response, according to the United States Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) in its 2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment. The report raises fresh concerns about growing...