International

Toronto: Gunshots were fired at the house of a Sikh activist related to pro-Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist in India, who was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in the Canadian province of British Columbia last year. No injuries were reported in...

Islamabad: Taking a swipe at Nawaz Sharif, PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that “giving an impression” of pre-decided results of the upcoming general elections is “an insult to the people” of Pakistan, as he criticised the three-time former prime minister of "not campaigning enough"....

Washington: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said that she expects the new government in Pakistan to take seriously solving its "very deep structural problems" and help the cash-strapped country to reach its potential. Her remarks came days after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in...

New Delhi: India and the Maldives are holding crucial talks Friday with a focus on finding a mutually workable solution to enable continued operation of the Indian military platforms in the island nation, people familiar with the matter said. The second meeting of the India-Maldives...

London: Two promising British Indian musicians are among 19 individual performers and composers shortlisted for this year's prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Awards in the UK. Billed by The Sunday Times as the "biggest night in UK classical music", the awards shine a light on...

Kuala Lumpur: More than 100 Rohingya immigrants have escaped from a detention centre in Malaysia after a protest, with one confirmed killed in a road accident, officials said Friday. This was the second time in two years that such a breakout occurred. In 2022, 528...

The Hague: The International Court of Justice is ruling Friday on whether it has jurisdiction to hear a case filed by Ukraine in the days after Russia's invasion accusing Moscow of breaching the genocide convention. In the highly-charged case, Kyiv claims that Russia breached the...

Nairobi (Kenya): A truck loaded with gas exploded and set off an inferno that burned homes and warehouses in Kenya's capital early Friday, injuring more than 200 people and killing at least three with authorities expecting the death toll to rise. Several residents were likely...

Seoul: North Korean Friday extended a provocative run in weapons tests by firing cruise missiles into the sea, as leader Kim Jong Un called for his military to step up war preparations while touring a shipyard. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the US...

New York: Police in the US are investigating the death of an Indian-American student in the state of Ohio, the fourth such case within a month in the country. The Consulate General of India in New York said Thursday that no foul play is suspected...