International

Colombo: A team of senior IMF officials overseeing Sri Lanka's bailout programme has toured the Tamil-dominated Northern district of Jaffna for the first time under the current $2.9 billion agreement, officials said here Monday. Led by Peter Brueur, the International Monetary Fund senior mission chief...

Jerusalem: Israeli strikes hit Gaza City and soldiers battled militants in southern Gaza Monday after the US, its top ally, said it was time to scale back operations. Palestinian authorities said the death toll in the enclave passed 24,000. South Africa has accused Israel of...

Washington: The collaboration between India and the US within the Quad framework enhances security strengthens the ability to respond to emerging geopolitical threats and promotes a rules-based international order, according to a top Indian-American executive in the American defence industry. Vivek Lall, Chief Executive for...

Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 10 Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters, an official statement said Monday, two days after 12 fishermen from India were apprehended on similar charges. The fishermen were arrested, and their...

Tehran: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday met with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian here and the two leaders discussed further developing bilateral relations and reviewed regional and international developments. Jaishankar is here as part of the ongoing high-level exchanges between the two sides. Foreign...

Berlin: The United Nations appealed Monday for $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and displaced outside the country this year, saying that people on the front lines have “exhausted their meagre resources” and many refugees also are vulnerable. About three-quarters of the total, $3.1...

Washington: Donald Trump's top adviser has ruled out Vivek Ramaswamy as the ex-US president's running mate after the Republican frontrunner publicly criticised the Indian-American presidential candidate ahead of the Iowa caucus. The Iowa caucuses, which begin Monday, formally kick off the beginning of the long...

Davos: As the top leaders from across the world gather here for their annual congregation, a survey of chief economists Monday forecast a weakening of the global economy in 2024 and accelerated geo-economic fragmentation. Warning of more economic uncertainty on the horizon, the Chief Economists...

Male/Beijing: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has spoken highly of his country's strategic ties with China, saying the two countries respect each other and Beijing fully supports the Indian Ocean island's sovereignty. Muizzu's comments came amid an unease in the Maldives' bilateral ties with India after...

Davos: Global economic growth is estimated to fall to its lowest rate in three decades by 2030 amid the ongoing economic and geopolitical shocks, a new report said Monday. Releasing the Future of Growth Report 2024 here ahead of its annual meeting of world leaders,...