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One can apply for jobs, give interviews while on tourist or business visa in US: Federal agency

Washington: The US has announced that individuals travelling to the country on a business or tourist visa - B-1 and B-2 - can apply...

Saudi Arabia’s King invites Iran President to visit Riyadh

Doha: Welcoming the deal between the “two brotherly countries,” King of Saudi Arabia has invited Iran President to visit Riyadh, Al Jazeera reported quoting...

Will announce on Indian soil new vision on Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Japan PM

New Delhi: Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said that he will announce his new plan on Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) on...

Biden calls Israeli PM after Sharm El Sheikh meeting

Washington: US President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone after the Sharm El Sheikh meeting between...

Chinese President Xi to visit Russia for talks with Putin

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Russia on Monday to hold crucial talks with his counterpart Vladimir Putin, the foreign ministry here...

North Korea confirms fired ICBM, says it was Hwasong-17

Seoul: North Korea has confirmed it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile and that it was the Hwasong-17, known as the country’s “monster missile”. The launch...

Australia to buy 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles from US

Canberra: Australia plans to buy up to 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States after the US State Department approved the sale in...

UK bans TikTok on govt phones over security concerns

London: Britain said on Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move that follows other Western countries who have...

US recognises McMahon Line as int’l boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh: Resolution

Washington: The United States recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh, according to a bipartisan Senate resolution which...

US accuses Russian jet of downing US drone

Washington/Moscow: Washington’s claim that a Russian fighter jet collided with a US surveillance drone near Crimea causing it to crash is both a rare...

Russia’s unemployment rate drops to record low: Putin

Moscow: Russia’s unemployment rate has dropped to a historic low of 3.6 per cent, President Vladimir Putin said. “The unemployment rate was at a historic...

Deadly Turkiye earthquakes put spotlight on building code violations

New Delhi: Over a month after three deadly earthquakes struck Turkiye, experts are trying to piece together information on the compliance level of buildings...

US, UK, Australia agree on nuclear submarine project

New Delhi: Aimed at countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region, leaders of the US, UK and Australia have unveiled new details of their...

Biden sidesteps questions on banking crisis, leaves press meet midway

Washington: US President Joe Biden left a press briefing on the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapses midway, inviting criticism even as he...

What to expect after Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to restore ties

Tehran: Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations in a China-brokered deal that could have wide-ranging consequences but building on it,...

China appoints US-sanctioned General as Defence Minister

Beijing: China on Sunday appointed a US-sanctioned army general as its new Defence Minister, displaying scant regard for Washington’s ban on its military personnel. Gen....

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Occupied West Bank: The Israeli military says its forces shot and killed three Palestinian men who opened fire on soldiers in the occupied West...

Iran to buy Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets

New Delhi: Iran has finalized a deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, state media reported, as defense cooperation between the two...

Xi Jinping starts new term in China, with a focus on economy and US rivalry

Beijing: As he enters his new term as China’s president and most powerful leader in decades, Xi Jinping is signalling that he is steeling...

‘India a global strategic partner of US’

Washington: India is a global strategic partner of the United States, the Biden administration said on Thursday amidst a series of high-level of exchanges...

President Xi calls for more quickly elevating Chinese armed forces to world-class standards

Beijing: Amid escalating tensions with the US, President Xi Jinping has called for more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards as he...

6 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid targeting suspect for killing Israelis

West Bank: At least six Palestinians were killed in the West Bank in an Israeli raid aimed at arresting a suspect involved in the...

16 killed, 100 injured in Dhaka blast

Dhaka: At least 16 people, including two women, were killed and over 100 others injured on Tuesday in a powerful "earthquake-like" explosion at a...

Trump to remain in 2024 presidential race even if criminally indicted

New Delhi: Even as the Republican Party predicts it a ‘Ron vs Don’ for nomination for 2024, former US President Donald Trump feels he...

US ‘Indo-Pacific Strategy’ seeks to create Asia-Pacific version of NATO

New Delhi: China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang slammed the US-Indo Pacific Strategy, saying that it was created as an attempt to gang up to...

Covid may cause increased chest pain months after infection: Study

Washington: COVID-19 patients may be at increased risk of suffering chest pain in the six months to a year after the infection, which could...

China is strongest and most disciplined ‘enemy’ the US ever faced, warns Nikki Haley

Washington: China is the strongest and the most disciplined "enemy" that the US has ever faced, Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has warned. In an...

Indian Americans raise over USD 300K for Turkiye and Syria earthquake relief victims

Washington: Indian Americans from across the US have raised more than USD 300,000 for earthquake victims in Turkiye and Syria. A fundraiser organised by several...

UK’s King Charles chooses France, Germany for first overseas State Visit

London: Britain’s King Charles III will undertake his first overseas State Visit as monarch to the neighbouring European countries of France and Germany towards...

No joint communique over Ukraine at G20 FMs meeting

Another reflection of divisions at international fora: UN chief's spokesperson United Nations: The failure of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting to come out with a...

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