International

Moscow: Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was reported to have collapsed after a walk, has accused Russian President Valadimir Putin of her husband's murder and pledged to continue his work, a media report said. In a nine-minute video Monday,...

Islamabad: The latest round of talks between the top leaders of the PML-N and the PPP has ended inconclusively after both sides failed to reach a consensus on a power-sharing formula to form a coalition government in Pakistan following a fractured verdict in the election....

Beijing: China is reportedly pressing ahead with the construction of border villages in the disputed territory with Bhutan, despite the ongoing border talks between the two countries. At least three villages have been built in the mountainous region separating the two countries, with some doubling...

Dubai: India emerged at the top spot for the highest number of passengers flying through the Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, with traffic totalling 11.9 million guests, the airport announced Monday. According to a statement, the Dubai airport, known as DXB,...

Islamabad: Reversing its earlier decision, jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Monday said that the party-backed independent candidates, who won the February 8 elections, will join the rightwing Sunni Ittehad Council. The party had earlier decided that its members elected to the National...

Colombo: India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha Monday joined President Ranil Wickremesinghe virtually in a ceremony to launch the construction of 1,300 houses, the first stage of the planned 10,000 houses which will be constructed with Indian grant assistance in the plantation areas...

Male: Accusing the Opposition of trying to illegally overthrow Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's government in less than 100 days in power, a senior minister has said the administration would not allow them to do so unless they cut "every vein in our throats". The comments...

Rafah (Gaza Strip): Gaza's Health Ministry says more than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in the territory since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said Monday that 107 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours. That brings...

Washington: Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has said that if voted to power, her administration will not only strengthen the alliance with NATO but also with several other countries including India, Australia, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines. Haley, 52, the former US Ambassador...

Melbourne: At least 26 men were massacred in tribal violence in Papua New Guinea, Australian media reported Monday. A tribe, their allies and mercenaries were on their way to attack a neighbouring tribe when they were ambushed Sunday in Enga province in the South Pacific...