International

Dubai: Iran's judiciary says at least 71 people were killed in Israel's attack Monday on Tehran's Evin prison, a notorious facility where many political activists have been held. Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir posted on the office's official Mizan news agency website Sunday that those killed...

Washington: Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race to advance President Donald Trump's package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline. The tally, 51-49, came after a...

Islamabad: India's ban on ships carrying Pakistani goods from anchoring at its ports has increased freight charges and transit time, according to a media report. Following the Pahalgam terror attack, India imposed a comprehensive ban, effective May 2, 2025, on the direct or indirect import...

Belgrade: Serbian police clashed with more than 140,000 protestors in Belgrade, marking one of the largest demonstrations in recent months against President Aleksandar Vucic's 12-year rule. The protestors, many of them students, flooded the capital, demanding early elections and an end to what they called...

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has accused Western nations of encouraging separatism in Russia. Putin's criticisms of the West came amid Russia's ongoing tensions with Western nations over the conflict in Ukraine. “No one has wished to pay attention to the Islamic State, as long as...

Deir al-Balah: At least 49 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health staff say, as Palestinians face a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and ceasefire prospects inch closer. The strikes began late Friday and continued into Saturday morning, among others killing 12 people...

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi Saturday strongly urged US President Donald Trump to refrain from using what he called a “disrespectful and unacceptable tone” when referring to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and warned that such rhetoric could undermine any potential negotiations...

Tehran: Iran is set to hold what it has described as a "historic" funeral ceremony in Tehran Saturday to honour 60 individuals, including senior military commanders and prominent Nuclear scientists, who were killed during the recent 12-day conflict with Israel. The commemorative events will begin...

Washington: A divided Supreme Court Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship. The outcome was a victory for the Republican president, who has complained about...

New Delhi: India Friday banned imports of certain jute products and woven fabrics from Bangladesh through all land routes amid strained relations between the two countries. However, imports are allowed only through Nhava Sheva seaport in Maharashtra, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said...