International

Washington: US President Joe Biden has said "there is no place for political violence or any violence ever in our country" and praised law enforcement for helping keep former President Trump safe during a shooting incident that investigators said "appears to be an attempted assassination"...

New Delhi: India Sunday sent urgent relief supplies to Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam under an operation christened 'Sadbhav' to assist them in dealing with the devastating impact of a major typhoon. Various parts of Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam have been reeling under massive floods after...

Beijing: China's economy softened in August, extending a slowdown in industrial activity and real estate prices as Beijing faces pressure to ramp up spending to stimulate demand. Data published by the National Bureau of Statistics Saturday showed weakening activity across industrial production, retail sales and...

Washington: Donald Trump has defended his ties with Laura Loomer, who has drawn fire from some of his Republican allies for embracing conspiracy theories and making racist comments, including against Kamala Harris. “Laura has been a supporter of mine. Just like a lot of people...

Ottawa: Russia Saturday accused the Justin Trudeau-led government in Canada of ‘parroting anything’ that the United States said in an attempt to conceal its own actions "aimed at suppressing freedom of speech" in the country. "By parroting anything that the US says and repeating groundless...

Sofia (Bulgaria): Bulgarian law enforcement authorities have seized 124.708 kg of smuggled gold items worth US$6 million at the country's Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint, authorities said. "This was the largest amount of contraband gold seized at the Bulgarian borders," the National Customs Agency (NCA) said in...

Hanoi: Typhoon Yagi and the consequent landslides and floods have left 254 dead and 82 missing in Vietnam's northern region, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said. Lao Cai, Cao Bang and Yen Bai have been the hardest-hit provinces with fatalities climbing to 111,...

Washington: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her fellow NASA colleague Butch Wilmore, currently stuck on the International Space Station (ISS), expressed their anticipation Saturday for casting their votes in the 2024 US presidential elections from space. Both astronauts emphasised the significance of fulfilling their civic...

Geneva: The World Health Organisation Friday said it has granted its first authorisation for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting the disease in Africa and beyond. The pre-qualification of the vaccine by Bavarian Nordic A/S means...

Hanoi: The death toll in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam climbed to 233 Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media reported. Flood waters from the swollen Red River in the capital of Hanoi...