International

Baghdad: Two Iraqi military bases were bombed after midnight Saturday by an unknown aircraft in Babil province, south of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told the media. The airstrikes were carried out by drones and targeted two bases belonging to the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi...

Jerusalem: Group of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict. Meanwhile, an apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defences...

Kyiv (Ukraine): Ukraine's air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian claims of shooting...

Washington: Aligning with the Indian argument, the United Nations Security Council of 70 years ago does not reflect the realities of today, a top US diplomat at the UN has said asserting that the Biden administration supports G-4 members becoming permanent members of the UN...

Washington: The International Monetary Fund has applauded India for maintaining fiscal discipline in an election year, saying that the Indian economy is doing well and continues to be the world's bright spot. "At this point in time, India's economy is doing well. Growth at 6.8...

Abu Dhabi: The Indian embassy in the UAE Friday advised the inbound Indian passengers travelling to or transiting through Dubai International Airport to reschedule non-essential travel till operations normalise after the city witnessed unprecedented rains this week. The United Arab Emirates is trying to recover...

Tel Aviv: Israel has attacked Iran's Isfahan town, after which the latter activated its air defence system and suspended flights. It comes few days after Iran had attacked Israel in response to an alleged attack on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus...

United Nations: An isolated US has shot down Palestine's bid to get full UN membership using its veto at the Security Council undermining the keystone of a two-nation solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. The veto nullified the votes of 12 countries in the 15-member Security...

Dubai: Iran fired air defence batteries early Friday morning after reports of explosions near a major airbase at the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It remained unclear if the country was under attack. However, tensions remain high after Iran's unprecedented missile-and-drone...

Sydney: A 16-year-old boy was charged with a terrorism offence Thursday in connection with a stabbing incident in a Sydney church earlier this week. At around 7:10pm local time Monday, emergency services were called to a church on the corner of Box Road and Welcome...