International

Dubai: US negotiators worked on a proposed partial ceasefire in the 3-year-old war in Ukraine Monday, meeting representatives from Russia one day after holding separate talks with a team from Kyiv. It has been a struggle to reach even a limited, 30-day ceasefire -- which...

Nairobi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) commended Kenya for its sustained efforts in fighting tuberculosis (TB). Diallo Abdourahmane, WHO country representative in Kenya, said the East African nation has made significant progress. Among the seven high-TB-burden countries globally, Kenya achieved a 41 per cent reduction...

Karachi: Widespread protests flared in Pakistan's Karachi as the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) took to the streets against "state brutality and enforced disappearances" and demanded the release of the arrested Baloch leaders, including its chief Mahrang Baloch. Pakistan has charged Mahrang Baloch and several other...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Monday he would be placing a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela as well as imposing new tariffs on the South American country itself. In a Truth Social post,...

United Nations: India has told Pakistan to vacate the illegally occupied territory in Jammu and Kashmir and stop justifying state-sponsored terrorism. Replying to a Pakistan attempt to raise Kashmir for the umpteenth time in the Security Council, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said Monday, “Such...

Jerusalem: The Israeli military acknowledged that it mistakenly struck a building belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza due to misidentification. Israeli military forces operating in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza, fired at the building after "identifying suspects inside...

New York: Second Lady of the US, Usha Vance has become embroiled in the Greenland controversy with the head of the Danish territory saying her proposed visit has caused a ‘big mess.’ Vice President JD Vance’s wife announced Sunday that she will visit Greenland this...

Islamabad: Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement to the United States have written an 'open letter' to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to immediately halt their deportation to Afghanistan as the March 31 deadline approaches closer. The letter has been written by refugees who have pending or...

Cairo: Egypt has presented a new proposal to Israel and Hamas aimed at restoring the Gaza ceasefire deal, two informed Egyptian security sources told Xinhua news agency Monday. "Egypt sent an urgent proposal Sunday night to the warring sides for ending the war and resuming...

Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday said that it has foiled a major infiltration bid after the opening of the Pak-Afghan Torkham border, killing at least 16 terrorists trying to enter the country through the North Waziristan district. As per a statement released by the Inter-Services Public...