International

Islamabad: Pakistan's President has summoned a session of the upper house of Parliament April 9 for the election of Senate chairman and deputy chairman amid opposition by jailed former premier Imran Khan's party over voting for top slots in an “incomplete house”. According to an...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is bracing up for the Rafah operation after it wrapped up the Khan Yunis operations in southern Gaza and the 98th division of the IDF withdrew from the area. Israel Defense Ministry sources told IANS that the withdrawal...

United Nations: UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis has lauded India's use of digitalisation that has helped achieve financial inclusion and poverty reduction, underlining that this gives the country a “comparative advantage” and its lessons can be shared with the global community. “Let me say...

Islamabad: Pakistan is set to repay a foreign debt worth $1 billion against a 10-year Eurobond maturing in the middle of this month which will reduce the stock of the debt acquired through the selling of bonds in international markets to below $7 billion. The...

Gaza: The Israeli military has announced that a senior internal security official of Hamas was killed in its recent airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. IDF spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on social media platform X Saturday that the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet security service...

Islamabad: Pakistan Saturday said it stands resolute in its intent and ability to safeguard its sovereignty, a day after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made it clear that India will enter Pakistan if terrorists run away to the neighbouring nation after carrying out terror strikes in...

Kyiv: Russian forces overnight attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing at least six people and wounding 11 more in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, local officials reported. Governor of the Kharkiv region Oleh Syniehubov said missile strikes on the city damaged residential buildings, a gas...

Manila: The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday in the South China Sea where Beijing's aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm. The four...

New York: China is likely to deploy Artificial Intelligence-generated content via social media to sway public opinion to boost its geopolitical interests during elections in countries like India, South Korea and the US, tech giant Microsoft has warned. Voting for 543 Lok Sabha seats in...

Male: Maldivian Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer Saturday said India's gesture to renew the quota to allow the export of certain quantities of essential commodities for his nation signifies the longstanding bilateral friendship and the commitment to further expand trade and commerce. India allowed the export...