International

New Delhi: After being scrubbed two hours before launch, Boeing now aims to launch the Starliner’s first crewed mission May 10, it said Tuesday. The liftoff, targeted for 10:34 pm ET(0234 UTC May 7) May 7, was stalled due to a valve issue on the...

Jerusalem: Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but there was no immediate word from Israel, leaving it uncertain whether a deal had been sealed to bring a halt to the seven-month-long war in Gaza. It was the first glimmer of hope...

Dubai: With the number of Indian tourists visiting the Maldives dwindling amidst strained bilateral ties, the archipelago nation's tourism minister Monday urged Indians to contribute to the country's economy which is dependent on tourism. In an interview with PTI Videos here, Maldivian Tourism Minister Ibrahim...

Tel Aviv: The Israeli military called on residents of eastern Rafah, in southern Gaza, to evacuate to an ‘expanded humanitarian area,’ ahead of a possible offensive. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Monday said that it "encourages" residents of eastern Rafah to move to an expanded...

Washington: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is ready to fly into space for the third time Tuesday as the pilot aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in its the first crewed test flight. Boeing's Starliner will blast off for the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral in Florida....

Tel Aviv: The Hamas health department said that 16 people were killed in an Israeli air attack Monday. Media has reported that nine people from one family and seven members from another family were killed in the air attack. The airstrike was in retaliation to...

Rio De Janeiro: Massive floods in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday. At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains...

Washington: A driver died after a vehicle crashed into a gate at the White House Saturday night, but the fatal collision is being investigated “only as a traffic crash” and there was no threat to the president's residence, law enforcement authorities said. The male driver,...

Paris: Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a three-country trip to Europe Sunday with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing's growing power and the US-China rivalry. European carmakers are losing ground to subsidised Chinese electric vehicles. Diplomats fret about alleged Chinese spies...

Washington: Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said that the Indian market has “unexplored” opportunities which his conglomerate holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, would like to explore “in the future". Buffett's remarks came at Berkshire's annual meeting Friday when Rajeev Agarwal of DoorDarshi Advisors, a US-based hedge fund...