International

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has raised the issue of the killing of a Khalistani Sikh separatist on the country's soil last year and asserted that his government stood up to defend the rights and freedoms of all Canadians. Trudeau, who was testifying at...

Beijing: China Thursday said that ‘sound and stable ties’ serve the common interests of China and India as it reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that for New Delhi, ties with Beijing are important and the ‘prolonged situation’ at the borders should be addressed...

Kyiv: Ukraine's parliament passed a controversial law Thursday that will govern how the country recruits new soldiers to replenish depleted forces who are increasingly struggling to fend off Russian troops. Two years after Russia's full-scale invasion captured nearly a quarter of the country, the stakes...

Islamabad: Imran Khan could meet his wife Bushra Bibi at the Adiala Jail on the Eid-ul Fitr day after a Pakistani court allowed her to meet the former prime minister in prison, a media report said Thursday. While Khan, also the founder of the Pakistan...

New Delhi: Lindy Cameron has been appointed British High Commissioner to India in succession to Alex Ellis CMG, who will be transferring to another diplomatic service appointment, the UK government said Thursday. Cameron will take up her appointment this month. From 2020 to 2024, she...

Islamabad: At least 17 people were killed and 40 others injured after a truck plunged into a ravine in Pakistan's Balochistan province, local media reported. The incident occurred Wednesday night when the truck, carrying 50 people, was proceeding towards Shah Noorani shrine, Dawn reported quoting...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have said that the three sons of Ismail Haniyeh, who died in an airstrike, were part of the Hamas military wing and were involved in holding Israeli hostages. Israel's Prime Minister’s office said that PM Benjamin Netanyahu and...

Colombo: Indian High Commissioner in Colombo Santosh Jha Wednesday said that India is prepared to share the advanced defence equipment with Sri Lanka. “We are not only producing our national requirements but we are also willing to make these capabilities available to our friendly partner...

New Delhi: Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova Wednesday said that Ukraine’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia facility is an act of ‘nuclear terrorism’, media reports said. “As soon as the West realises that the attacks on the Zaporizhzhia facility were carried out by the Ukrainian...

New Delhi: Global rating agency Fitch has downgraded China's sovereign credit rating from stable to negative, citing concerns over the country’s rising fiscal deficit. Fitch's projections anticipate a rise in the general government deficit to 7.1 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024,...