International

Islamabad: Pakistan's top election body Wednesday decided to convene a high-level meeting on Thursday to discuss the security situation after an independent candidate affiliated with jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party was shot dead in the country's restive northwestern region. The Election Commission of...

Beijing: China Wednesday defended its President Xi Jinping receiving the credentials from the official of the Taliban-headed interim government in Afghanistan, saying that it is a “normal diplomatic arrangement” and urged the international community not to exclude the Afghan militant group even though it is...

New Delhi: India and Oman Wednesday signed an agreement that would provide a framework for collaboration in new areas of defence engagement including procurement of military equipment. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was firmed up at a meeting of India-Oman Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMCC)...

Peshawar: A leader of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party contesting the February 8 elections was shot dead while three of his supporters were injured after unknown gunmen indiscriminately fired at his poll campaign rally on Wednesday in the country's restive northwestern region, officials said. Rehan...

Washington: Chinese government hackers are busily targeting water treatment plants, the electrical grid, transportation systems, and other critical infrastructure inside the United States, FBI Director Chris Wray will tell House lawmakers Wednesday in a fresh warning from Washington about Beijing's global ambitions. Wray will say...

Jerusalem: With Israel's construction sector suffering a severe manpower crisis post the October 7 conflict with Hamas, some 10,000 workers from India are to make their way here starting next week, industry sources said Wednesday. These 10,000 workers will reach in batches of 700 to...

Jerusalem: A US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down an anti-ship cruise missile launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels, the latest attack targeting American forces patrolling the key maritime route, officials said Wednesday. The attack late Tuesday night targeted the USS Gravely, an Arleigh...

Washington: The forensic pathologist found no trauma on the body of Neel Acharya, the Indian-origin student found dead near the Purdue University Airport in the US, and no foul play is suspected in the case, according to the Coroner's Office. Acharya's body was found Sunday...

Male: The largest opposition party in the Maldives Wednesday accused President Mohamed Muizzu's administration of protecting criminals, hours after an attack on the Prosecutor General, according to local media reports. “Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem was attacked on a street in Male City. He is receiving...

Karachi: Heavily armed terrorists launched three coordinated attacks, including one on a high-security prison, in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, leaving four law enforcement personnel and two civilians dead and triggering a gunbattle in which nine of the militants were also killed. The attacks took place...