International

Moscow: Russian air defences intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over the city of Moscow and nine over the surrounding Moscow region, the defence ministry said Sunday. Forty-six of the drones were over the Kursk region, where Ukraine has sent its forces...

Jerusalem: Israel Sunday said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, including a young Israeli-American man who became one of the most well-known captives held by Hamas as his parents met with world leaders and pressed for his release, including at the...

Dhaka: In a dimly lit room in Dhaka, Baby Akhtar clutches a faded photograph of her husband, Tarikul Islam Tara, who vanished twelve years ago after allegedly being taken by Bangladesh's security agencies, a personal tragedy reflecting the broader nightmare of enforced disappearances that has...

Dhaka: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that it’s crucial to start a new chapter in the Indo-Bangla ties, which should begin with the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as her continued presence in India could further damage bilateral relations....

Taipei (Taiwan): China and the Philippines accused each other of causing a collision between their two vessels Saturday in the latest flareup of tensions over disputed waters and maritime features in the South China Sea. In a statement posted on social media, Chinese coast guard...

Dubai: Two missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden late Friday, splashing down nearby without causing any damage, authorities said. The attack comes after the Houthis repeatedly assaulted and then boarded a...

New Delhi: Asserting that India has a ‘special China problem’ which is over and above the world's ‘general China problem’, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Saturday the border and the state of relations with the country call for investments from there to be scrutinised....

Dubai: The United States military and Iraq launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country's western desert that killed at least 15 people and saw seven American troops hurt in the operation, officials said Saturday. For years after dislodging the...

Sao Paulo: Brazil started blocking Elon Musk's social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through its mobile app after the company refused to comply with a judge's order. X missed a deadline imposed by Supreme Court Justice...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Brunei September 3-4, seeking to further strengthen the bilateral cooperation in all existing sectors, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday. This will be the first bilateral visit of an Indian prime minister to...