International

New York: Republican front-runner Donald Trump said Saturday that, as president, he warned NATO allies that he ‘would encourage’ Russia ‘to do whatever the hell they want’ to countries that are ‘delinquent’ as he ramped up his attacks on foreign aid and longstanding international alliances....

Washington: Former US president Donald Trump has mocked his Republican rival Nikki Haley over the absence of her husband, who is deployed overseas, drawing a sharp reaction from the Indian-American politician who said the person who disrespects military families has no business being commander-in-chief. Haley's...

Islamabad: Declaring that it would form the government both at the centre as well as in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces, Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party Saturday asked the election commission to announce complete results by midnight or face protests in areas where results were still...

Rafah (Gaza Strip): Israeli airstrikes killed at least 44 Palestinians in Rafah early Saturday, hours after Israel's prime minister said he asked the military to plan for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from the southern Gaza city ahead of a ground invasion....

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar said Saturday that party founder Imran Khan will decide who will be the next Prime Minister of Pakistan. The party claims to be in a strong position after winning 170 National Assembly seats in the general elections held...

Islamabad/ Lahore: Pakistan's powerful army chief Gen Asim Munir Saturday urged the country's polarised political leadership to form a "unified government of all democratic forces", as he backed ex-premier Nawaz Sharif's plea to his rivals to help form a coalition government after the general elections...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Indian community leaders as he visited Sailani Avenue, a street in Australia's Perth city named after Shimla-born soldier Nain Singh Sailani. Sailani was one of 12 known Indian Anzacs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) who served...

Damascus: Israeli airstrikes hit several sites on the outskirts of Syria's capital, Damascus, the Syrian military said Saturday. The strikes came from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Syrian state news agency SANA reported, citing an unnamed military official. It added that air defences...

Islamabad: Even as the final results of Pakistan general elections are awaited, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf TI founder Imran Khan and PML(N) supremo Nawaz Sharif have claimed a win and delivered victory speeches. Now, since PML(N) has failed to get a majority in the polls but has...

Islamabad: No clear victor has emerged from the divisive elections in Pakistan as the tardy vote-counting process neared completion Saturday, indicating that the elusive political stability for the cash-strapped country may still be a distant dream. The general elections were held Thursday and the counting...