International

Trump claims Iran talks will start Monday

Cairo, Aug 3: US President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing he is holding off on new massive...

Death toll from suicide attack rises to 17 in northwest Pakistan

Peshawar, Aug 3: The death toll in a suicide attack on a police station during a peace rally...

Nauru, the world’s 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero

Wellington, Aug 3: The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero,...

Russian planes fire a salvo of glide bombs at a southern Ukraine city, killing 1 and wounding dozens

Kyiv, Aug 3: Russian planes dropped eight powerful glide bombs in a span of 90 minutes on residential...

BNP authorises PM Rahman to finalise nominee for Bangladesh’s presidential elections

Dhaka, Aug 2: The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP) has authorised Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to select the party's...
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Russian attacks kill at least 2 as Ukraine strikes Russian drone factory

Kyiv, Apr 19: Russian strikes killed at least two people in Ukraine, officials said Sunday, as Ukraine's military struck a drone factory in southwestern...

Standoff escalates after Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade

Dubai, Apr 19: Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warned that it would continue to block transit through the...

Iranian official says US ‘maximalist’ demands stall face-to-face talks

Antalya (Turkiye), Apr 19: Iran is not yet ready to hold a new round of face-to-face talks with US officials, a senior Iranian official...

Chhattisgarh Vedanta power plant blast: Death toll rises to 24

Raipur, Apr 19: The death toll in a blast at the Vedanta power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district has gone up to 24 with...

Iran doubles down on closing Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire inches toward expiration

Cairo, Apr 19: Iran doubled down on its pledge to restrict ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as long as the US blockade...

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 1 and wound dozens; Ukraine targets Russian industrial areas

Kyiv, Apr 18: A civilian was killed and dozens more wounded in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine, local officials said Saturday. One person was...

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but threatens to close it again as US maintains its blockade

Beirut, Apr 18: Iran said it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but questions lingered Saturday about how much freedom ships...

Helicopter crash on Indonesia’s Borneo island kills 8

Jakarta (Indonesia), Apr 17: A helicopter flying between palm oil plantations on Borneo Island crashed, killing the eight people on board, Indonesian officials said...

Sri Lanka among worst impacted countries in Asia-Pacific due to West Asia conflict: UN report

Colombo, Apr 17: Sri Lanka is among the worst impacted countries in the Asia-Pacific due to the ripple effects of the West Asia crisis, a...

Pakistan starts preparing for next round of US-Iran talks: Officials

Islamabad, Apr 17: Pakistan has started preparing to host the second round of high-stakes talks between the US and Iran during the next week...

Netanyahu says he agreed to 10-day ceasefire in bid to advance peace efforts with Lebanon

Jerusalem, Apr 16: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he has agreed to a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon. In a video statement, Netanyahu...

Death toll from Turkey’s second school shooting in a week rises to 10

Istanbul, Apr 16: The death toll from Turkey's second school shooting in two days rose to 10 Thursday after another victim died while being...
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