International

Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): The Israeli military Monday ordered the evacuation of part of an area in the Gaza Strip it has designated a humanitarian zone. The military said it is planning to begin an operation against Hamas militants who have embedded themselves in the...

Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their own party that he would be unable to defeat Donald Trump. Biden's exit Sunday, prompted...

New York: Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump has questioned Joe Biden’s fitness to continue as president after he dropped his re-election bid. Fox News quoted him Sunday: "He is not fit to serve, and I ask -- who is going to be running the...

Washington: Leaders from around the world have reacted to US President Joe Biden's announcement that he would not seek re-election this year, endorsing Vice-President Kamala Harris to run in the race for the White House, media reports said. US allies largely offered tributes to Biden's...

Washington: She's already broken barriers. Kamala Harris could now become the first Black woman to head a major party presidential ticket after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his re-election bid and endorsed her. Biden announced Sunday that was stepping aside amid widespread concerns about the...

Washington: US President Joe Biden, who Sunday decided to pull out from the US presidential re-election bid, was hailed by his Democratic Party leaders as a "great president and a great legislative". Biden, 81, in a tweet, soon after he wrote an open letter to...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's top court Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, in a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and demonstrators that have killed scores of people. Students, frustrated by shortages of...

Dhaka: Bangladeshi authorities extended a curfew across the country Sunday as the nation's top court was expected to rule on a civil service hiring quota that has led to days of deadly clashes between police and protesters, killing scores of people. The nationwide demonstrations —...

Tel Aviv: At least three people and 87 others were left injured after Israeli airstrikes targeted oil facilities in the port on Yemen's west coast, media reports said. The Israeli airstrikes Saturday targeted Houthi rebels in Yemen, a day after the Iran-backed group claimed a...

Washington: A 29-year-old newly wedded Indian-origin man was shot dead in front of his wife in a suspected road rage incident in the US state of Indiana, police and media reports said. The incident happened when Gavin Dasaur was on his way home with his...