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High-level US delegation to visit economic crisis-hit Sri Lanka from Sunday

Colombo: A high-level US delegation to visit Sri Lanka will arrive here on Sunday to hold talks with the country's top leadership to help...

UN chief warns of ‘catastrophe’ from global food shortage

Berlin: The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces catastrophe because of the growing shortage of food around the globe. U.N....

Sri Lanka receives shipment of humanitarian assistance from India

Colombo: India on Friday handed over to Sri Lanka a large humanitarian assistance consignment worth more than SLR 3 billion (over Rs 65,35,00,000), as...

Vladimir Putin calls on BRICS to cooperate, defy West’s ‘selfish actions’ amid Ukraine war

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called on the leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa to cooperate in the face of...

India, China discuss return of stranded students, resumption of direct flights

Beijing: India and China have discussed the return of thousands of Indian students stranded at home for two years due to Beijing's COVID-19 bans...

Rescuers scramble to reach Afghan quake survivors as foreign aid arrives

BERMAL: Desperate rescuers battled against the clock and heavy rain Thursday to reach cut-off areas in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed at...

US values bilateral ties with India; it is ‘key strategic’ partner in Indo-Pacific: White House

Washington: India is a "very key" strategic partner of the US in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region and Washington values its bilateral relationship with...

President Biden nominates Indian-American scientist Arti Prabhakar as top science advisor

Washington: Leading Indian-American scientist Dr Arti Prabhakar has been nominated by Joe Biden as a top science advisor to the US President, a decision...

Incitement to violence is antithesis of peace, tolerance and harmony: India

United Nations: India has said that incitement to violence is the antithesis of peace, tolerance and harmony and the legitimate exercise of the right...

‘Everything is on fire’: Ukraine region weathers bombardment

Kyiv: Russian attacks laid down a curtain of fire Tuesday across areas of eastern Ukraine where pockets of resistance are denying Moscow full military...

Putin says ‘proud’ of Russian troops in Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he was "proud" of the action of his soldiers in Ukraine, where Moscow says it is...

Boris Johnson hails India-UK FTA as biggest of them all’

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday reiterated the Diwali timeline for a draft India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), declaring that the proposed...

China says midcourse missile interception test a success

Beijing: China says it has successfully conducted a midcourse missile interception test, a move that could advance its ability to withstand foreign intervention as...

Saudi lifts Covid-related travel restrictions on citizens travelling to India, 3 other nations

Dubai: Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions on its citizens travelling to India and three other countries. The move is based on the...

US agrees to help Pakistan with IMF talks on bailout package: Report

Islamabad: The US has agreed to help cash-strapped Pakistan negotiate a deal with the IMF for the revival of the country's economic bailout programme...

War in Ukraine could last “for years,” warns NATO chief

KYIV: The war in Ukraine could last "for years", warned NATO's head, according to an interview published Sunday by the German daily newspaper Bild. "We...

Pakistan releases 20 Indian fishermen jailed for five years in Karachi

KARACHI: Pakistan in a goodwill gesture on Sunday released 20 Indian fishermen who have been languishing in jail here for the last five years...

Sri Lanka to resume flights from Jaffna to India in July: Aviation Minister

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will resume flights from the northern Jaffna peninsula to India next month, Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has said, asserting...

Afghan Sikh among 2 killed in attack on gurdwara in Kabul; 3 attackers dead

Kabul/New Delhi: Several blasts tore through a gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday, killing two persons, including a Sikh, and injuring seven others, while Afghan...

US President Joe Biden says his relationship with India is ‘very good’

Washington: US President Joe Biden said that he shared a "very good" relationship with India and has visited the country twice, as he left...

Pakistan energy crisis: Karachi markets to shut at 9 pm to save electricity

KARACHI: The vibrant nightlife in Pakistan's biggest city Karachi has been hit with the Sindh province government directing all shopping malls, markets, wedding halls...

Ukraine says it has struck Russian boat in Black Sea

Kyiv: The Ukrainian navy claimed on Friday that it struck a Russian boat carrying air defence systems to a strategic island in the Black...

US recession is ‘not inevitable’, says Biden

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the American people are “really, really down” after a tumultuous two years with the coronavirus pandemic,...

14th BRICS summit to be held on June 23 in Beijing

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will host a virtual summit with top leaders from Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa next week, marking the...

Former Pak police officer claims he was forced to implicate Musharraf in Benazir’s assassination case

Islamabad: A former high-profile police officer in Pakistan has claimed that he was forced by the then-interior minister Rehman Malik to implicate former military...

EU leaders decry Russian brutality in visit to Ukraine

Irpin (Ukraine) European leaders made a high-profile visit to show their support for Ukraine on Thursday, denouncing the brutality of the Russian invasion as...

Indian-American security expert Radha Iyengar nominated to top Pentagon position by Biden

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has nominated security expert Radha Iyengar Plumb to the post of Deputy Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition and...

No military pact with US: Nepal Army

Kathmandu: The Nepal Army has refuted reports that it has signed any agreement or understanding regarding State Partnership Programme (SPP) with the US Army...

Over 1,000 Chinese nationals in Islamabad to be told to inform police about their movement

Islamabad: Over 1,000 Chinese nationals in Islamabad will be asked to inform police prior to their movement to ensure their safety, according to a...

Chinese President Xi expresses readiness to help settle Ukrainian crisis

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday expressed his readiness to play a "constructive role" to help settle the Ukrainian crisis, according to the...

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