International

Cape Canaveral: NASA's two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago. Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams bid farewell to the International Space...

Deir Al-Balah: Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 326 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war. Prime Minister Israeli...

A 30-year-old teacher and soccer coach at Downers Grove South High School has been charged with multiple felony counts related to the alleged sexual abuse of a 15-year-old student, authorities said Monday. Christina Formella, of Downers Grove, faces one count of criminal sexual abuse, one...

Washington: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed a suggestion by French politician Raphaël Glucksmann to return the Statue of Liberty to France, responding with a sharp rebuke that credited the United States for France not speaking German. Glucksmann, a centre-left politician and vocal critic...

Dhaka: The interim government of Professor Muhammad Yunus refuted US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard's remarks on the alleged persecution of minority communities in Bangladesh saying her comments were ‘not based on any evidence or specific allegations’. "They (Gabbard's comments) paint an entire nation with...

Washington: Indian-descent American astronaut Sunita Williams, is scheduled to return to Earth Tuesday evening, ending an unusually protracted stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). A spacecraft carrying Williams and three other astronauts will undock from the ISS in a few hours and it will...

Deir Al-Balah: Israel launched a series of intense airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, targeting what it described as Hamas positions in its most significant military action since a January ceasefire. Palestinian health officials reported at least 200 deaths, marking a sharp escalation following...

Washington: US President Donald Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday as efforts continue to end the war in Ukraine, a move that could represent a possible pivot point in the conflict and an opportunity for Trump to continue reorienting American foreign policy....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday joined US President Donald Trump-owned social media platform, Truth Social, following a post by the American leader. The post shared a video link of Prime Minister Modi's podcast with renowned US-based podcaster and computer scientist, Lex Fridman. Responding...

Islamabad: Pakistan Monday rejected as “misleading and one-sided” the remarks made on Jammu and Kashmir by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a podcast. The Indian leader, during an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman Sunday, said that “every attempt to foster peace with Pakistan was...