International

US: Jeffries says Democrats ‘on the verge’ of winning the House; puts speaker’s gavel in reach

Toledo (US), Oct 22: Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries listened from the front row at the old Ohio church as the Sunday congregation heard of scripture's guidance for calming a...

Mark Carney lands in Turkiye to forge a new partnership as Canada looks beyond US

Ankara, Oct 22: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Turkiye on Thursday for a two-day visit seeking...

Iran says 7 tankers were damaged in Strait of Hormuz

Dubai, Oct 22: Iran's state television reported that seven oil tankers were either struck by attacks or hit...

Ukraine’s strikes on Russian data centres disrupt key services, derail AI research

Moscow, Oct 22: Russia prides itself on its digital advances -- from an extensive e-commerce services sector to...

Australian politician who was hit by car has lost both legs

Melbourne, Oct 21: Doctors have amputated both of Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines' legs as she remains in...
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Iran’s president defies US demands while apologising for strikes on neighbours

Dubai, Mar 7: Iran's president said on Saturday that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they...

7 killed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv as Russian missile hits apartment building

Kyiv, Mar 7: At least seven people were killed and 10 others, including three children, were wounded on Saturday by a Russian missile that...

Sri Lankan Navy ‘safely’ transfers 204 Iranian sailors onboard second ship to Colombo

Colombo, Mar 6: The Sri Lankan Navy on Friday said 204 of the 208 Iranian personnel on board IRINS Bushehr have been "safely" transferred...

Israeli strikes pound Iran and Lebanon as US warns attacks will intensify

Dubai, Mar 6: Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the US apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying...

India finally condoles Khamenei’s death

New Delhi, March 5: India on Thursday condoled the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei against the backdrop of scathing criticism of...

SL’s ex-intel chief named suspect in Easter attack case

Colombo, Mar 5: Sri Lanka's former state intelligence service chief Suresh Sally has been named a suspect in the probe into the 2019 Easter...

Iran launches new attacks target Israel, US bases

Dubai, March 5: Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries around the region Thursday, while warning the US...

Voting concludes peacefully in Nepal

Kathmandu, Mar 5: Tens of thousands of Nepalese voted on Thursday in the crucial parliamentary elections to elect a new prime minister, six months...

Modi ‘very focused’ on delivery, bringing ‘hundreds of millions’ into formal economy: Canada PM

Sydney, Mar 5 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “very focused” on delivery of welfare programmes to the common people and has been successful...

China hikes defence budget by 7 per cent to accelerate military modernisation

Beijing, Mar 5 : China on Thursday hiked its defence budget to about 1.91 trillion yuan (USD 277 billion), an increase of seven per...

Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk off its coast by US submarine

Colombo, Mar 4: A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka's navy said Wednesday it recovered...

Israeli military orders immediate evacuations in southern Lebanon as strikes on Beirut intensify

Beirut, Mar 4: Israel's military ordered on Wednesday residents of dozens of border villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate “immediately” as airstrikes on suburbs...
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