International

Muscat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Oman Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik Thursday held extensive discussions in Muscat on adding greater depth to the strategic partnership between both countries. The two leaders welcomed the signing of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), terming it as a "milestone"...

New York/Washington: The US views India as a “highly strategic potential partner” in supply chain security-related efforts and welcomes the opportunity to engage with the country, following New Delhi's exclusion from a recently launched Washington-led initiative on silicon supply chain. Under Secretary of State for...

Brussels: European Union leaders are gathering Thursday for a summit aimed at agreeing on a massive loan to cover Ukraine's military and other financial needs for the next two years. The leaders will also discuss migration, the bloc's enlargement policy, trade and economies, but working...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said his administration has reversed what he described as economic decline and secured the southern border, restoring American strength at home and abroad within the first 11 months of his new term, while placing blame for inflation, migration, and global...

Islamabad: The fourth submarine in Pakistan Navy's Hangor-class series, named Ghazi, was launched at Shuangliu Base in China, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Wednesday. The fourth Hangor-class submarine has been built by all-weather ally China for the Pakistan Navy under an agreement for the...

Muscat:  Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from members of the Indian community at the hotel in Oman's Muscat Wednesday, with hundreds of people carrying Indian flags, chanting "Modi Modi", "Bharat Mata ki Jai" and "Vande Mataram" as they enthusiastically welcomed the Indian PM....

Kathmandu: Voting for the election of new leadership of CPN-UML is in process after it was delayed, officials said. Voting began Wednesday morning at the 11th General Convention in Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu, of the CPN-UML, led by former Nepal prime minister KP Sharma Oli. The voting...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned the Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, Wednesday to convey New Delhi's strong concerns over the deteriorating security environment in Bangladesh. According to the MEA, the Bangladeshi envoy's attention was drawn specifically to the activities...

Washington: A bipartisan group of US senators introduced legislation aimed at imposing financial sanctions on foreign entities that continue to purchase Russian oil, seeking to choke off a major source of revenue for Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine. The Decreasing Russian Oil Profits (DROP) Act...

New York: US President Donald Trump, a strict teetotaler, has agreed with his Chief of Staff Susie Wiles’s observation that he has an “alcoholic’s personality”, and both put a positive spin on it as a single-minded pursuit of aims. “I’ve said that many times about...