International

Kyiv: The Ukrainian military said Wednesday that it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia, causing a huge blaze at the facility that supplies an important Russian air base. Russian officials acknowledged a major drone attack in the area and said that authorities had...

Washington: Challenging the decision of the Biden administration to investigate the activities of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, an influential Republican lawmaker has said such selective actions risk damaging critical alliances with key partners. In a strongly worded letter to US Attorney General Merrick B Garland,...

Los Angeles: A fast-moving wildfire broke out Tuesday in the inland foothills northeast of Los Angeles hours after another blaze tore through the city's Pacific Palisades neighbourhood along the coast, destroying many homes and prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands. The Eaton fire in...

Ottawa: When Liberal Party President Sachit Mehra conducts the election for the successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, another Indo-Canadian may emerge as the compromise candidate to lead the nation. As he announced to leave the prime ministership, Trudeau did not name a successor but...

Los Angeles: Elon Musk's father says his billionaire son has expressed interest in buying English soccer club Liverpool. The Premier League club is privately owned by Fenway Sports Group, which has not indicated it wants to sell but has accepted external investment in the past....

New York: Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it's scrapping its third-party fact-checking programme and replacing it with a Community Notes programme written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk's social media platform X. Starting in the US, Meta will end...

Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka within this year, the Indian High Commission announced in Colombo Tuesday. However, the dates are yet to be decided by the two sides. “We are in the process of working out a propitious timing for the...

Beijing: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet's holiest cities Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and injuring 130 others with tremors also shaking buildings and forcing people to run to the streets in neighbouring Nepal. According to regional disaster relief headquarters, the quake...

Seattle: Nearly a year after Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula was killed in a police vehicle accident in Seattle, the officer responsible, Kevin Dave, has been fired from the Seattle Police Department. Kandula, 23, originally from Andhra Pradesh, was fatally struck January 23, 2023, while crossing...

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump reignited his proposal to make Canada the ‘51st state of the United States’ hours after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation. In a dramatic turn of events, Trudeau announced the end of his 11-year leadership tenure and nine...