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...
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin's helicopter was caught in the "epicentre" of a massive Ukrainian drone offensive during his first visit to the liberated Kursk Region earlier this week, a Russian military commander has revealed. However, air defence units in the region managed to beat...
New York/Manama/Seoul: India now has a new approach in combating cross-border terrorism from Pakistan and anyone involved in such crimes will not go unpunished, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said in New York hours before he led a delegation of Parliamentarians to Guayana. Tharoor made the...
Moscow: India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is expected here early next week to attend a major security meeting organised by Russia's Security Council. Doval is invited for the 13th international meeting of high representatives for security issues May 27-29 under the chairmanship of the...
Lahore: At least 20 people were killed and over 150 injured in Pakistan's Punjab as powerful windstorms and heavy rains battered the province Saturday evening. The storm was so powerful that it paralysed road and air traffic, damaged infrastructure and caused widespread power outages. According...
Kyiv: Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners Sunday, the Russian defence ministry said, the third part of a major swap that was a moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire. The ministry said each side brought home 303 more soldiers,...
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