International

Islamabad: In a fresh twist in the cipher case, the Islamabad High Court has observed that the Federal Investigation Age­ncy has nothing to prove that jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan retained the confidential diplomatic cable and it went missing from his possession. An Islamabad...

Rome: Environment Ministers from the G7 nations committed themselves to phase out the use of coal by 2035 as part of a wider effort to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of fossil fuels. Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers gathered Tuesday in Reggia di Venaria,...

Tel Aviv: The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, arrived in Israel where he will meet the country's President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday to push forward the Gaza ceasefire deal. This is the seventh visit of Blinken since the war between...

Kyiv: Ukraine's agricultural exports via Black Sea ports have reached pre-conflict levels, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported, citing a senior diplomat. Since last summer, Ukraine has exported about 25 million tons of foodstuff through the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdenny, said Sergiy Kyslytsya,...

Beijing: China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, the most advanced homemade warship, began its maiden sea trials Wednesday as Beijing ramped up its naval power amid increasing tensions with the US in the disputed South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. The ship left Shanghai Jiangnan...

Milan: Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations committed Tuesday to phase out coal power by 2035, marking the first time the G7 has explicitly referenced a phase-out, but left flexibility for countries heavily reliant on coal. The final communique...

London: UK-headquartered pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca (AZ) has admitted that in ‘very rare cases’ its COVID vaccine can cause a blood clot-related side effect but the causal link is unknown, according to court papers being quoted in the UK media. ‘The Daily Telegraph' reports that in...

Tel Aviv: The indirect talks between Hamas and Israel are progressing in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari mediators taking the lead. The talks that commenced Monday are continuing Tuesday. According to sources in the Israeli Defence Ministry, the negotiations are on a positive path. After...

Washington: India is taking the allegations regarding the assassination plot of Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US seriously, the White House has said but refrained from commenting on the FBI probe into the matter and the criminal case filed by the Department...

New Delhi: India Monday summoned the Canadian deputy high commissioner and lodged a strong protest over the raising of pro-Khalistan slogans at a public event in Toronto in the presence of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described the raising of...