International

Tokyo: Japan's parliament Tuesday formally elected Shigeru Ishiba, head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, as the country's new prime minister. Ishiba was chosen as the party's leader Friday to replace Fumio Kishida, who then stepped down earlier on Tuesday to pave the way. Ishiba...

Dubai: Yemen's Houthi rebels launched an explosive-loaded drone that crashed into one ship Tuesday in the Red Sea and a missile that exploded against another. The attacks are the rebels' first assaults on commercial shipping in weeks as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to become a...

Jerusalem: Israel warned Lebanese people to evacuate border communities Tuesday to avoid harm from limited ground operations it said were launched against Hezbollah, and said it would retaliate if Hezbollah ally Iran launched a missile attack on Israel that a senior US official said could...

Beirut/Jerusalem: In the early hours of Tuesday, massive Israeli strikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut following the initiation of ‘limited’ and ‘localised’ ground operations in the Lebanese capital, according to local media reports. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the commencement of the ground...

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari fractured his foot while deboarding an airplane upon his arrival at the Dubai International Airport. The incident occurred Wednesday night, but his office confirmed it only late Thursday night. According to a statement from the President House, he was immediately...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday spoke with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu about the recent developments in West Asia and asserted that terrorism has no place in our world. It is crucial to prevent regional escalation and ensure the safe release of all...

New Delhi: Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness Monday began a four-day visit to India to solidify bilateral ties in a range of key areas including trade and investment. It is the first ever bilateral visit of a prime minister of Jamaica to India. Holness will...

Kathmandu: Search and rescue operations continued in Nepal for the third consecutive day on Monday after monsoon-induced floods and landslides killed more than 200 people in one of the worst rain-related disasters in the Himalayan nation in recent years. Incessant rainfall over the weekend triggered...

Beirut: Hezbollah's deputy leader vowed to continue fighting Israel and said the militant group was prepared for a long war after much of its top command was wiped out, including its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. In his first speech since Nasrallah was killed, Naim Kassem said...

New Delhi: The US Embassy in India Monday announced that it has opened an additional 250,000 visa appointments for Indian travellers, including tourists, skilled workers, and students. "The recently released new slots will help hundreds of thousands of Indian applicants take timely interviews, facilitating the...