International

Washington: Pakistan sustained its nuclear modernisation efforts last year despite its economic turmoil as its contentious relationship with India continues to drive its defence policy, the top US intelligence official has told Congress. The remarks by Lt Gen Jeffrey Kruse, Director of the Defence Intelligence...

New Delhi: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has postponed his visit to India this week given the evolving situation in West Asia following escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran. The senior Biden administration official was scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with his Indian counterpart...

Gaza: Israel is seeking a ceasefire agreement with Hamas to secure the release of its hostages before resuming military operations in the Gaza Strip, Ezzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas' political bureau, has said. Al-Rishq said Monday that Israel wanted "a temporary agreement to release...

Tana Toraja (Indonesia): Rescuers recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old girl and her mother who were the last victims still missing after landslides on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island that killed 20 people, authorities said Tuesday. Both of them were found close to each other, local rescue...

New York: Donald Trump arrived Monday at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush-money trial, marking a singular moment in American history as the former president answers to criminal charges that he sought to stifle stories about his sex...

New York: The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse incident that will also look into whether the crippled ship, mostly manned by Indians, left the key US port “knowing the vessel had serious systems problems,” authorities said Monday. The...

New York: Donald Trump arrived Monday at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush money trial, marking a singular moment in US history. It's the first criminal trial of any former US commander-in-chief and the first of Trump's four...

Sydney: Police say a man has been arrested after reportedly stabbing a bishop and churchgoers in Sydney. There are no life-threatening injuries reported. It occurred during a televised service Monday, police said. A video on social media shows a man dressed in black approaching a...

Nairobi (Kenya), Apr 15 (AP): Floods have killed 58 people in Tanzania during the last two weeks, the government said, as heavy rains continue in the East African country. The coastal region was hit hardest, with 126,831 people affected, according to the government. Government spokesperson...

New Delhi: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that Tehran will allow Indian authorities to meet 17 Indian crew members of a cargo vessel that was seized by the Iranian military near the Strait of Hormuz Saturday. Amir-Abdollahian conveyed this to External Affairs Minister...