International

Moscow: Russia strongly condemns the US strikes on Syria and Iraq and is seeking an immediate review of the emerging situation through the United Nations (UN) Security Council, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said. "American airstrikes involving strategic bombers across Iraq and Syria,...

Rafah: Israel's military has issued its most detailed warning yet to Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon that it would be 'ready to attack immediately' if provoked, as it recounted its actions along the northern border during four months of war in Gaza and made a rare...

Vina Del Mar: Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have caused at least 46 deaths, Chile's president said Saturday evening, and officials said at least 1,100 homes had been destroyed. In a nationally televised address, President Gabriel Boric warned...

Washington: House Republicans will move forward with a $17.6 billion package next week that provides military aid to Israel and replenish US weapons, but leaves out more help for Ukraine, underscoring the challenges facing supporters of a comprehensive national security package that would also include...

Washington: The US and the UK have conducted joint strikes on 36 Houthi targets across 13 locations in Yemen, in another wave of assaults intended to degrade the capabilities of the Iran-backed militia that has targeted international shipping vessels in the Red Sea in response...

Columbia: President Joe Biden easily won South Carolina's Democratic primary, clinching a state he pushed to lead off his party's nominating process after it revived his then-struggling White House bid four years ago. Biden on Saturday defeated the other long-shot Democrats on South Carolina's ballot,...

Male: The Maldives' government has formally requested the Indian government to provide ‘comprehensive details’ of an incident in which its coast guard personnel allegedly boarded three Maldivian fishing vessels operating within its economic zone. The development is the latest in the diplomatic row between the...

Islamabad: A Pakistan court Saturday sentenced jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to seven years imprisonment in the ‘un-Islamic nikah' case, less than a week before the general elections. This is 71-year-old Khan's fourth conviction since 2022 adding to the...

Colombo: INS Karanj, an Indian Navy submarine, arrived in the port of Colombo Thursday, ahead of Sri Lanka's 76th Independence Day celebrations Sunday. On a two-day visit, the submarine was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy. INS Karanj is 67.5 metres long with a crew...

Paris: A man injured three people Saturday in a stabbing attack at the major Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, another nerve-rattling security incident in the Olympic host city before the Summer Games open in six months. Paris police said officers quickly detained the...