International

Washington: Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips has announced that he is dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary, after making no progress in establishing himself as an alternative to US President Joe Biden. Phillips' decision came after 'Super Tuesday' when Biden and former President Donald Trump...

Tokyo: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said Thursday that it is important for Japan to recognise that India is a very different country today and appreciate the pace of change in the South Asian nation. Speaking at the first Raisina Roundtable in Tokyo, a key...

Sanaa: Three crew members were killed and four others injured in a Houthi missile strike on a Barbados-flagged commercial ship while it was crossing the Gulf of Aden, US officials said. The US Central Command (Centcom), which oversees operations in the Middle East, said on...

Male: The Maldives will get free ‘non-lethal’ military equipment and training from China's military under a newly inked agreement with Beijing, President Mohamed Muizzu has said, underlining that it would further strengthen the Indian Ocean island nation's independence and autonomy. Muizzu also met Major General...

New York: Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, according to people familiar with her decision, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. Three people with direct...

Rafah: Gaza's Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has climbed to 30,717. It said Wednesday that 86 bodies were brought to local hospitals in the last 24 hours, in addition to 113 wounded people. The ministry is part of the...

Kathmandu: Seven people were killed and 30 others injured Wednesday when a passenger bus plunged into Trishuli river in Nepal's Dhading district. The accident occurred when the bus en route to Kathmandu veered off a highway and plunged into the water body, The Kathmandu Post...

Male: Maldives will not renew an agreement with India to conduct hydrographic surveys and plans to acquire the facilities and machines required to do the exercise by itself, President Mohamed Muizzu has announced. Muizzu also announced that his country is working to establish a 24X7...

Beijing/Taipei: Taiwan's Labour Minister Hsu Ming-chun has apologised for her inappropriate comments on her government's plans to recruit Indian migrant workers from a particular region which drew sharp criticism for being ‘racist’. Taiwan plans to recruit Indian workers after signing an MOU with India February...

Islamabad: Ex-premier Nawaz Sharif led-PML-N has become the largest political party in Pakistan's National Assembly after the number of its seats surged to 123, following the distribution of reserved seats denied to former prime minister Imran Khan backed-SIC, a media report said Wednesday. Monday, the...