International

Beijing/Washington: After expressing anger over China's retaliation of his 34 per cent tariffs on US exports, US President Donald Trump appeared to offer an olive branch to Beijing, linking the sale of Chinese social media App TikTok to relief on high levies on Chinese exports...

Colombo: Signalling an upswing in their strategic ties nearly four decades after the IPKF episode, India and Sri Lanka Saturday inked a defence pact to institutionalise military cooperation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that security of both nations is interlinked and dependent on each...

Beijing: China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun posted on his Facebook page a screen saving showing the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all declining by more than 5 per cent Friday, with the commentary, “The market has spoken.” “The trade and tariff war started...

Mandalay: India Saturday delivered a large consignment of food aid to quake-hit Myanmar at Thilawa Port in the southern coastal area to the Yangon region's chief minister as part of its ongoing Operation Brahma. A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, with an epicentre near...

Kyiv: The death toll from a Russian missile strike in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has risen to 18, including nine children, regional governor Serhii Lysak said Saturday. A further 61 people were injured in Friday's attack, ranging from a 3-month-old baby to...

Washington: A newly resurfaced CIA document alleges that an alien encounter in Siberia more than three decades ago left 23 Soviet soldiers petrified during a bizarre and deadly encounter with extraterrestrials. According to a 250-page declassified CIA file made public in 2000, a Soviet military...

Colombo: For the first time, India and Sri Lanka Saturday inked an ambitious defence cooperation pact following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The two sides also signed a pact to develop Trincomalee as an energy hub. Another agreement was...

Washington: President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the legal community pose “a grave threat to our system of constitutional governance and to the rule of law itself,” according to a court filing submitted Friday by more than 500 law firms. The brief represents the most...

Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand ceremonial welcome at the Independence Square in Colombo Saturday, as Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake hosted him during his State Visit to the island nation. This marks PM Modi's fourth visit to Sri Lanka since 2014...

Ottawa: An Indian national was stabbed to death in the Rockland area near Ottawa, Canada, prompting a swift response from local authorities. The Indian Embassy in Canada confirmed the incident early Saturday morning, stating that a suspect has been taken into custody. The Indian Embassy...