Washington: The United States Monday announced visa restrictions against travel agencies, their owners and leading officials who knowingly facilitated the movement of migrants illegally into America. This action was announced in a statement by Tammy Bruce, the US State Department spokesperson. She shared no details...
The Hague: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday arrived in the Netherlands to hold discussions with the country's leadership to further boost bilateral ties. Jaishankar is here on the first leg of his three-nation trip that will also take him to Denmark and Germany. This...
Karachi: A bomb exploded near a market in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, killing four people and injuring 20 others, according to a media report Monday. The blast occurred near Jabbar Market in Killa Abdullah district of Balochistan on Sunday, causing extensive damage to the building...
London: Britain’s government said Monday it has struck new agreements with the European Union on boosting defence cooperation, easing food trade and border checks, as the two sides met for the first formal summit since Brexit. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who met European Commission President...
Jakarta: Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation has elevated the alert status of Mount Lewotobi in East Nusa Tenggara Province and expanded the danger zone as volcanic eruptions continue. The alert status was raised Sunday night following multiple eruptions, with the strongest sending...
Beijing: China's economy showed signs of slowing in April as President Donald Trump's trade war took a toll, with retail sales, property and investment coming in weaker than economists had forecast. Industrial production slowed as Trump's painfully high tariffs of up to 145 per cent,...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Monday reached Bhutan to attend the South Asia Labour Mobility Conference, organised by the World Bank, officials said. He is representing India in the two-day international conference being held in Thimphu May 20 and 21, an...
Seoul: South Korea and the United States are scheduled to hold a second round of technical discussions in Washington this week regarding the latter's sweeping tariff scheme, as the two sides are working toward forging a "package" deal by early July, officials said Monday. A...
Karachi: A bomb exploded near a market in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, killing four people and injuring 20 others, according to a media report Monday. The blast occurred near Jabbar Market in Killa Abdullah district of Balochistan Sunday, causing extensive damage to the building and...
Washington: Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. The finding came after the 82-year-old reported urinary symptoms, which led doctors to discover a nodule on his prostate. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer Friday, with the cancer cells...
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