International

Vatican City: In an outpouring of global respect and sorrow, world leaders, royalty, and religious dignitaries gathered Saturday in St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis, who passed away April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 following a stroke. The funeral ceremony...

Lima: Archaeologists in Peru said they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, revealing the important role played by women in the oldest centre of civilisation in the Americas. “What has been discovered corresponds to a woman who apparently...

Moscow: Moscow and Washington have managed to narrow differences on not only the Ukraine peace deal but also on many other issues after three hours of talk with the visiting US special envoy Steve Whitkoff Friday, a top Kremlin aide said. Whitkoff had his fourth...

New Delhi: Pakistan has reportedly been moving its military equipment towards the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir in the wake of the escalating tensions with India. Residents in Rawalpindi, Punjab, say they saw large convoys of army trucks and tankers coming toward...

Tehran: Iran Friday offered its help in mending relations between India and Pakistan, amid flared tensions after the Pahalgam terror attack. Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Tehran stands ready to use its good offices in Islamabad and New Delhi to “forge greater understanding at...

New York/Washington: US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Friday said America stands with India as it hunts down those responsible for the heinous Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists. The State Department also said the US stands with India and called for...

Kyiv: President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that “Crimea will stay with Russia", the latest example of the US leader pressuring Ukraine to make concessions to end the war while it remains under siege. “Zelenskyy understands that,” Trump said, referring to Ukrainian...

Sacramento: California's economy has overtaken Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy, behind only the United States, China, and Germany in global economic rankings. California Governor Gavin Newsom made the announcement, citing the latest data from the International Monetary Fund and the US Bureau of...

Rome: President Droupadi Murmu arrived here Friday to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. Francis, who was the first non-European Pope in nearly 1,300 years, died Monday. He was 88. His funeral will be held Saturday. President Murmu is accompanied by Union Minister for Parliamentary...

New Delhi: The deadly alliance between terror outfit Hamas and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), now expanding its network and operations from the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the streets of Bangladesh, lies exposed once again after Tuesday's barbaric killing of innocent civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's...