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Sri Lanka begins talks with China on refinancing debt

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has begun discussions with China about refinancing its debt, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, as Colombo struggles with its worst...

Pakistan’s new govt issues passport to ex-premier Nawaz Sharif to return

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been issued a passport to return to his home country from the UK where he was...

Trump says he has no plans to rejoin Twitter after Musk deal

New York: Former President Donald Trump said Monday that he has no intention of rejoining Twitter even if his account is reinstated following Elon...

Russia is failing in war aims, Ukraine ”succeeding”: Blinken

Kyiv: American Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after a secrecy-shrouded visit to Kyiv that Ukrainian President Volodomyr...

Sri Lankan President ready to form interim government, claims senior Buddhist monk

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to form an interim government to tackle the unprecedented economic crisis, a senior Buddhist monk...

Israel strikes southern Lebanon in response to rocket fire

Jerusalem: The Israeli military said it struck Lebanon with artillery fire early Monday after a rocket was fired into Israel. The army said the rocket...

India facing difficulties with WTO on exporting cereals amidst global food crisis: Sitharaman

WASHINGTON: Amidst a global shortage of food grains in the aftermath of the Ukrainian war, countries like India which have the potential to address...

Beijing goes on high alert to curb COVID clusters; Shanghai reports 39 deaths in a day

Beijing: China's capital Beijing has gone on high alert as the situation turned grim following the emergence of clusters of COVID-19, while the country's...

Ukraine leader pushes for more arms; US officials to visit

Kyiv: Ukraine’s leader petitioned for more powerful Western weapons as he prepared to meet with top U.S. officials in the war-torn country’s capital Sunday...

Nigerian oil blast kills at least 80

LAGOS: An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria has killed at least 80 people, the emergency services said Sunday. The blast occurred...

US discouraging India not to rely on Russia for its defence needs: Biden admn officials

Washington/Brussels: The US is discouraging India from relying on Russia, its largest defence supplier, for its defence needs, citing the crippling impact the Western...

US official warns China against providing material support to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Brussels: A senior US official has warned China against providing "material support" to Russian President Vladimir Putin's "unprovoked" war in Ukraine, saying sanctions against...

Ukrainian counterattacks slowing Russian offensive in east

Kyiv: Russian troops are pressing their offensive in the eastern Donbas region in an attempt to fully seize Ukraine's industrial heartland but have made...

Russia slaps travel ban on US Vice President

Kamala Harris, Facebook chief Zuckerberg MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday slapped travel bans on US Vice President Kamala Harris, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of...

Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site after rock-throwing

Jerusalem: Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims on Friday after Palestinian youths hurled...

India extends duration of USD 400 million currency swap facility with Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: In an “unstinted and multi-faceted support” to Sri Lanka which is grappling with its worst-ever economic crisis, India has extended the duration of...

As G-20 chair, India has a unique role in addressing global challenges: IMF chief

Washington: As the chair of the powerful grouping of G-20 countries next year, India has a unique role to play to overcome global challenges...

Explosion in north Afghanistan kills at least 10, injures 40

Kabul: A powerful explosion in a Shiite Muslim mosque in northern Afghanistan on Thursday killed at least 10 worshippers and injured another 40, according...

Ukraine demands humanitarian corridor for Mariupol holdout

KYIV: A senior Ukrainian official is demanding that the Russian military open a humanitarian corridor from the Azovstal steel plant, the last Ukrainian stronghold...

China’s Xi proposes ‘global security initiative’, without giving details

China and Russia have grown increasingly close, and China has refused to condemn Russia’s Feb. 24 attack on Ukraine BOAO( CHINA): Chinese President Xi Jinping...

Lanka’s Opposition proposes constitutional amendment to end presidential system

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s main Opposition SJB on Thursday presented a constitutional amendment bill that among other provisions seeks to abolish the presidential system of...

34 per cent of Pakistan’s population lives on just rs 588 a day income: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Around 34 per cent of Pakistan’s population lives on just USD 3.2 or Rs 588 a day income, the World Bank has said...

Israeli ultra-nationalists to march in Jerusalem despite ban

Jerusalem: A group of Israeli ultra-nationalists said it is determined to go ahead with a flag-waving march around predominantly Palestinian areas of Jerusalem’s Old...

Need to address serious energy security concern: India amid rising food, energy costs due to Ukraine conflict

United Nations: With food and energy costs spiralling, especially for many developing countries in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India has for the...

UN to debate move to limit veto power of Security Council permanent members

UNITED NATIONS: Liechtenstein is to convene the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to debate a draft resolution -- backed by Washington -- requiring the...

Sitharaman assures Lankan counterpart of all possible assistance from India

Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has met her Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry here and assured him that as a close friend and good...

Tehran warns Israel of military action for ‘tiniest move’ against Iran

TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Monday warned that Israel will be targeted by his country's armed forces if it makes “the tiniest move” against...

Ukrainians defy deadline to surrender in Mariupol or die

Kyiv: The battered port city of Mariupol appeared on the brink of falling to Russian forces Sunday after seven weeks under siege, a development...

Russia renews strikes on Ukraine capital, hits other cities

KYIV: Russian forces accelerated scattered attacks on Kyiv, western Ukraine and beyond Saturday in an explosive reminder to Ukrainians and their Western supporters that...

China sending up next space station crew in June

BEIJING: China will launch three more astronauts to its newest space station in June after the latest crew returned this weekend following a six-month...

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