International

Kochi: Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad Tuesday said that Pope Francis's visit to India will most likely be after 2025, which has been announced as the "Jubilee Year" by the Catholic Church, due to celebrations in Rome that year. Fifty-one-year-old Koovakad was elevated to the rank...

Beijing: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived here Tuesday to take part in the India-China Special Representatives' talks to be held Wednesday aimed at restoring the bilateral ties stalled for over four years due to the military standoff in eastern Ladakh. Doval will hold the...

Islamabad: A Pakistani court Tuesday extended the interim bail of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the second Toshakhana case until January 7. While the 72-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician remains behind bars due to other ongoing cases, Bibi was released...

Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government's Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post on X commemorating Victory Day saying, “India was merely an ally in this victory, nothing more.” Victory Day or “Bijoy Dibosh” is commemorated every year December 16 when the Pakistan...

Moscow: An explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow killed the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, early Tuesday, Russia's Investigative Committee said. Kirillov's assistant also died in the blast, triggered by the device...

Washington: Donald Trump said Monday that he would speak to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskky and that of Russia Vladimir Putin to end the "carnage" of nearly three years of war, as the Kremlin leader lauded Russian army successes on the ground. Both sides...

Berlin: Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German Parliament Monday, putting the European Union's most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February. Scholz won the support of 207 lawmakers in the 733-seat lower house, or...

New Delhi: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayaka Monday clearly conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the island nation's soil will not be allowed for use against India's interests, an assurance that came amid concerns in New Delhi over China's attempts to increase its...

Damascus: Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under attack. The comments are the first by Assad...

New Delhi: Thanking India for its ‘immense support’ during the unprecedented economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Monday also assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will not allow the island nation to be used in any way that is detrimental to the...