International

Singapore: Singapore's Indian-origin Transport Minister, S. Iswaran has stepped down from his post after facing 27 charges of offences in a corruption probe, which also included receiving tickets from a top property tycoon. The 61-year-old minister, who was arrested July 11 last year and released...

Beijing: China Wednesday asked Pakistan and Iran to show restraint and avoid actions that could escalate tensions after Tehran launched unprecedented missile and drone attacks on terrorist bases in the restive Balochistan province. Pakistan, which recalled its ambassador to Iran and suspended all high-level planned...

Davos: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the need for a “pathway to a Palestinian state” during a talk Wednesday at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, saying Israel would not “get genuine security absent that.” If...

Davos: The United States' re-engagement with China should not be seen as having any implication on the strong ties it has with India and its commitments to the QUAD grouping, a top US official said Wednesday. The US has been re-engaging with China at various...

Abuja (Nigeria): Three people died and 77 others were injured after a massive blast caused by explosives rocked more than 20 buildings in one of Nigeria's largest cities Tuesday night, authorities said Wednesday, as rescue workers dug through the rubble in search of those feared...

Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday recalled its ambassador to Iran and suspended all planned high-level bilateral visits in the coming days, a day after Tehran launched an unprecedented missile and drone strikes on what it claimed were terrorist bases of a Sunni militant group in the restive...

Hong Kong: China's economy for the October-December quarter grew at a quicker rate, allowing the Chinese government to hit its target of about 5% annual growth for 2023 even though trade data and the economic recovery remain uneven. Official data released Wednesday showed that the...

London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a test of his authority and his nerve Wednesday as he tries to subdue a Conservative Party rebellion and win parliamentary approval for his stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. Lawmakers are...

Bari (Italy): The year has gotten off to a slow start for a rescue ship that typically plies the Mediterranean Sea looking for migrants and refugees in distress. The Ocean Viking has been impounded, its crew accused of having deviated from a designated course, as...

Davos: Describing India as an "extraordinary success story", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday said the policies and programmes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been very beneficial to the people of India. Speaking here at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, he...