International

New York: Amid a flurry of diplomacy to end the Ukraine war, India's External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar met with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Wednesday following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. EAM Jaishankar wrote on X after their...

Islamabad: The IMF has approved a USD 7 billion new bailout package for Pakistan, authorising the immediate release of the first loan tranche of less than USD 1.1 billion to reinforce the cash-strapped country's efforts to address the ongoing economic crisis. The International Monetary Fund...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a nuclear power supporting another country's attack on Russia will be considered a participant in aggression under a new version of Moscow's nuclear doctrine. Speaking at a meeting of Russia's Security Council that considered changes in the...

Tel Aviv: The Israeli army chief said Wednesday that the military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon. Addressing troops on the northern border, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said the latest Israeli airstrikes were designed to ”prepare the ground for...

New Delhi: Chile President Gabriel Boric Font has joined several world leaders, in calling for India's inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Addressing the general debate of the 79th Session of the General Assembly of the UN in New...

Washington: US Intelligence agencies have briefed former President Donald Trump on the "real and specific" threat to his life allegedly from Iran to "sow chaos" in the country, according to his campaign communications director. Two apparent assassination attempts have been made on the 78-year-old Republican...

Jerusalem/Beirut: Israel's army has said that Hezbollah had fired around 300 rockets and other projectiles into Israel amid the second day of Israel's heaviest attacks on Lebanon since 2006. An explosive drone fell in Atlit, a coastal town south of Haifa, northern Israel, marking the...

United Nations: President Joe Biden declared in his final address to the UN General Assembly Tuesday that the U.S. must not retreat from the world, as Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon edged toward all-out war and Israel's bloody operation against Hamas in Gaza neared...

Beirut: Lebanon's Health Ministry says the death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since early Monday has reached 558, including 50 children and 94 women. Health Minister Firass Abiad told reporters Tuesday that 1,835 people were wounded during the same period and were taken to...

Colombo: National People's Power (NPP) MP Harini Amarasuriya took the oath of office as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, becoming the 16th individual to hold the position. Amarasuriya, a renowned academic, rights activist, and university lecturer is recognised for her contributions to education...