International

Deir al-Balah: At least 49 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health staff say, as Palestinians face a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and ceasefire prospects inch closer. The strikes began late Friday and continued into Saturday morning, among others killing 12 people...

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi Saturday strongly urged US President Donald Trump to refrain from using what he called a “disrespectful and unacceptable tone” when referring to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and warned that such rhetoric could undermine any potential negotiations...

Tehran: Iran is set to hold what it has described as a "historic" funeral ceremony in Tehran Saturday to honour 60 individuals, including senior military commanders and prominent Nuclear scientists, who were killed during the recent 12-day conflict with Israel. The commemorative events will begin...

Washington: A divided Supreme Court Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship. The outcome was a victory for the Republican president, who has complained about...

New Delhi: India Friday banned imports of certain jute products and woven fabrics from Bangladesh through all land routes amid strained relations between the two countries. However, imports are allowed only through Nhava Sheva seaport in Maharashtra, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said...

Beijing: The purge of China's powerful defence and security establishment continued as top military officials, including a senior general, chief of navy and a nuclear scientist, were expelled from the national legislature Friday. General Miao Hua along with Vice Admiral Li Hanjun, chief of staff...

Islamabad: Seven people died after 18 tourists, including women and children, were carried away by flash floods Friday in the Swat River in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The incident occurred in the Fizagat area, where the members of two families were having breakfast near the riverbank...

Qingdao: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has proposed to his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun that India and China should solve the "complex issues" under a structured roadmap comprising steps to de-escalate tensions along the frontiers and rejuvenate the existing mechanism to demarcate the borders. Singh and...

Bangkok: The US and China have signed an agreement on trade, President Donald Trump said, adding he expects to soon have a deal with India. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Bloomberg TV that the deal was signed earlier this week. Neither Lutnick nor Trump provided...

Hanoi: Asia's dependence on Middle East oil and gas, and its relatively slow shift to clean energy, make it vulnerable to disruptions in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic weakness highlighted by the war between Israel and Iran. Iran sits on the strait,...