International

Seoul: South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison Saturday, a day after a Seoul court cancelled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being physically detained. TV footage showed Yoon waving his hand and bowing deeply to...

Toronto: A dozen people were injured in a shooting at a pub in eastern Toronto, Canadian police said Friday night. Police said they were called to reports of multiple people being shot near Progress Avenue and Corporate Drive at around 10:40 pm. Toronto paramedics had...

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump said India has agreed to cut its tariffs “way down” as he reiterated his claim that the country charges America massive tariffs that make it difficult to sell products there. "Our country, from an economic standpoint and financial standpoint...

Beijing: China Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm and food imports, after Canada imposed duties in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products. The new duties become effective March 20, according to a statement by the Customs Tariff Commission of...

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has set March 31 as the deadline for Afghan Citizen Card (ACCs) holders to leave Pakistan voluntarily as part of a plan to repatriate all illegal foreigners, according to an official document. The document, purportedly leaked to the media Friday night,...

New Delhi: The US on Friday pitched for a macro, large and grand trade agreement with India, and not 'product-by-product' arrangement to boost bilateral ties between the two countries. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said India needs to open its agriculture market, emphasising that it...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Friday said he is “strongly considering” sanctions and tariffs on Russia in hopes of forcing a settlement to the war in Ukraine. He said in a post on Truth Social that they could remain in place “until a Cease Fire...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said he sent a letter to Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, something not immediately confirmed by the supreme leader. Trump made the comments in an interview aired Friday by Fox Business News. The White House confirmed Trump's comments, saying that he...

Beijing: A ballet between the elephant and the dragon contributing to each other's success is the “only right choice” for India-China relations, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday as he acknowledged positive strides in bilateral ties after the end of the military standoff in eastern...

Kyiv: Russia targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure in a large-scale missile and drone bombardment during the night, officials said Friday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said talks with the US on ending the 3-year war will take place next week. Ukraine came under a “massive...