International

Japan’s former PM Takeo Fukuda dies at 90

Tokyo, Oct 26: Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who led the country for just one year and spent years afterward trying to build better ties with China, has...

Pak Army chief, top officials from Makkah pact countries to meet Iranian security czar in Tehran

Islamabad, Oct 26: Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir, Saudi Arabia's defence minister and Turkish intelligence chief are expected...

China strictly abiding by relevant agreements with India: Foreign min

Beijing, Oct 26: China on Monday said it is strictly abiding by the relevant agreements with India and...

PKK-linked Yazidi militia units to disarm, join Iraq’s army in push to control weapons

Baghdad, Oct 26: Iraq's government said Monday that a Yazidi armed group in the northern district of Sinjar...

Israel heads to polls amid uncertainty over Netanyahu’s future, coalition numbers

Jerusalem, Oct 26: Israel will hold parliamentary elections on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to retain...
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Jaishankar says India, Africa cannot remain underrepresented in global decision-making

Addis Ababa, Oct 10: India and Africa cannot remain underrepresented in global decision-making, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, calling for reform of...

Lebanon welcomes Trump’s move to lift 41-year US flight ban, and other West Asia developments

Dubai, Oct 10: Lebanon welcomed a move by US President Donald Trump to revoke a decades-long flight ban between the countries. Meanwhile, attacks on the...

Russian attacks kill 7 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin

Kyiv, Oct 10: Russian strikes killed at least seven people in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, officials said Saturday, a day after US President Donald Trump...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay urges leaders to protect human rights, refrain from war

Nuremberg, Oct 9: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay on Friday urged political leaders to fulfil their “legal obligation to protect human rights and...

South African jurist of Indian origin Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo, Oct 9: South African jurist of Indian origin Navanethem Navi Pillay, a former UN human rights chief and a judge at the International...

UK’s Labour wins London special election that puts Green Party leader under pressure

London, Oct 9: Britain's governing Labour Party was declared the winner of a special election in London on Friday, dealing a blow to the...

Saudi authorities say 3 killed in attacks on Riyadh airport claimed by Houthi rebels

Cairo, Oct 9: Three Saudi citizens were killed, and several other people were injured in two attacks Thursday targeting King Khalid International Airport in...

Partial building collapse in Istanbul kills 1

Istanbul, Oct 8: A seven-storey building in Istanbul partially collapsed on Thursday, killing one person, officials said. Emergency crews were trying to reach at...

Strike on Ukrainian public bus leaves 30 dead

Kyiv, Oct 8: Thirty people were killed and at least 18 were injured by Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine that included an attack on...

Pak tells UN chief 25 terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan

Islamabad, Oct 8: Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday told UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that 25 terrorist organisations were operating in Afghanistan...

India, Cote d’Ivoire discuss defence, trade, capacity building; Jaishankar calls it ‘key partner’ in Africa

Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire), Oct 8: India and Cote d'Ivoire discussed ways to expand cooperation in defence and anti-terrorism, trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture and healthcare,...

Ghana formally joins India-led International Big Cat Alliance during Jaishankar’s visit

Accra (Ghana), Oct 7: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has received Ghana's “Instrument of Acceptance” for the India-led International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), formally...
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