International

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has said his administration will focus on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, as he lamented the killing of people in the conflict. He also said his administration will also work on bringing peace to West Asia. “We're going to work on...

New Delhi: India Thursday said it will pursue an extradition request with Canada for Arsh Singh Gill alias Arsh Dalla, the de-facto chief of the Khalistan Tiger Force, following his arrest in that country. Dalla was designated in India as a terrorist in 2023. In...

Dubai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday arrived in the UAE for an official visit aimed at further strengthening bilateral ties. Jaishankar was received by the Ambassador of India to the UAE, Sanjay Sudhir, on his arrival in the country. In a post on X,...

New York: The Republican Party crossed the 118-mark in the House of Representatives as late results trickled in, scoring an electoral trifecta controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House. While the counting of votes in the November 5 election continues and the official...

Washington: House Speaker Mike Johnson Wednesday won Republican nomination to remain in the position, after US President-elect Donald Trump appeared to have backed him during a meeting with House Republicans. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, was elected House Speaker in a full chamber vote of 220-209,...

New Delhi/Baku(Azerbaijan): Some developed countries on Wednesday acknowledged that trillions of dollars were urgently needed to address climate change and wealthy nations should continue to lead in providing climate finance. These countries -- including Germany, Canada, France, and the Netherlands -- are part of an...

London: British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her ambitious and beautiful ‘Orbital', which becomes the first novel set in space to win the 50,000-pound literary prize selected from a historic shortlist that was dominated by women this year. ‘Orbital', the...

Kyiv: The Biden administration is determined in its final months to help ensure that Ukraine can keep fighting off Russia's full-scale invasion next year, sending it as much aid as possible so that it might hold Russian forces at bay and possess a strong hand...

London: British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her “ambitious and beautiful” ‘Orbital', which becomes the first novel set in space to win the GBP 50,000 literary prize selected from a historic shortlist that was dominated by women this year. ‘Orbital',...

New York: US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as his secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which controls immigration-related agencies. Announcing her nomination on the social media platform 'Truth Social' Tuesday night, Trump said, "Kristi has been very strong...