International

Tel Aviv: The ongoing indirect peace talks in Qatar capital have hit a roadblock after Israel refused to budge on many demands put forward on behalf of Hamas. According to sources in the Israel defense ministry, the Israeli delegation led by Mossad Chief David Barnea...

Manila: Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored Washington's ‘ironclad commitment’ Tuesday to help defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack against its forces after clashes between Chinese and Filipino coast guards in the disputed South China Sea recently turned more hostile. Blinken, the...

Washington: Leaders of the US, Japan and the Philippines will meet in Washington April 11 for their first-ever trilateral summit, during which they will discuss cooperation to promote inclusive economic growth and emerging technologies and further peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region amidst China's...

Kiev: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba welcomed the decision of the European Union (EU) to allocate an additional 5 billion euros (about $5.44 billion) for military support to Ukraine, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said. Speaking at the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, Kuleba...

Washington: A powerful American senator has expressed concern over the Indian government notifying rules for the implementation of the CAA, saying that as the US-India relationship deepens, it is important that the cooperation is based on shared values of protecting human rights of all, regardless...

Rafah: The UN food agency said Monday that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70% of the remaining population is experiencing catastrophic hunger, and that a further escalation of the war could push around half of Gaza's total population to the brink of starvation....

New Delhi: Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba is likely to pay a brief visit to India later this month, in his first trip to the country after beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict over two years back. The visit is in the process of being finalised...

New Delhi: Congratulating Russian President Vladimir Putin on his landslide electoral victory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that he looks forward to strengthening the time-tested partnership between the two nations. The 71-year-old secured a fifth term as the head of the state by bagging...

New Delhi: Gaza Health Ministry Monday said that the Palestinian death toll has mounted to 31, 645 following Israel’s counter-operations inside the Gaza Strip, media reports said. “At least 61 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli bombardment taking the death toll up to 31,645 people,”...

Rafah: Israeli forces launched another raid on the Gaza Strip's largest hospital early Monday, saying Hamas militants had regrouped there and had fired on them from inside the compound, where Palestinian officials say tens of thousands of people were sheltering. The army last raided Shifa...