International

Abu Dhabi: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) convened its 27th council meeting here Thursday, just days after United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued an urgent call for climate action. The two-day meetings gather representatives from 105 countries to discuss critical issues facing the global...

Bari: The G7 leaders are huddling in Italy for a three-day summit dominated by the wars raging in Ukraine and Gaza, in addition to the growing trade and security tensions with China. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was invited to attend the gathering of the Group...

Dubai/Kuwait City: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya Thursday assured full support to the Indians affected in a massive fire at an apartment housing foreign workers in the country and vowed to promptly investigate the tragedy that killed 49 people, including about 40 Indians. The...

New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh arrived in Mangaf, Kuwait, Thursday to oversee assistance for those injured in the fire tragedy and coordinate with local authorities for early repatriation of mortal remains of the deceased, Indian Embassy in Kuwait said....

New Delhi: Kuwaiti authorities are conducting DNA tests on the bodies of those killed in the devastating fire incident in southern Kuwait's Mangaf area and an IAF aircraft is on standby to bring back the mortal remains of Indians killed in the incident, officials said...

Bari, Italy: The G7 leaders are huddling in Italy for a three-day summit dominated by the wars raging in Ukraine and Gaza, in addition to the growing trade and security tensions with China. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was invited to attend the gathering of the...

New York: Eight former employees sued SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk, alleging that Musk ordered them fired after they challenged what they called rampant sexual harassment and a hostile “Animal House”-style work environment at the company. The employees, who filed suit in a California...

Dubai/Kuwait City: India's mission in Kuwait is ascertaining the full details from the concerned Kuwaiti authorities on the tragic fire incident in a building in the southern city of Mangaf which killed 49 foreign workers, including around 40 Indians, and injured 50 others, even as...

New Delhi: Over 40 Indians were killed and more than 50 others injured after a devastating fire broke out at dawn in a building housing around 195 migrant workers in southern Kuwait's Mangaf area, officials said Wednesday. The total number of people killed in the...

Dubai/Kuwait City: Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Wednesday ordered authorities to probe the massive fire at an apartment building housing foreign workers, mostly Indians, and vowed to hold accountable those responsible for the tragedy that killed at least 49 people. Around 50...