World

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has backed a sanctions bill that could impose 500 per cent tariffs on countries buying Russian oil,...

Dubai: Iran faces a new round of protests challenging the country’s theocracy, but it seems like the only thing people there want to talk about is...

LAHORE: Bangla­desh has expressed a “potential int­e­rest” in pro­cu­ring JF-17 Thun­der fighter aircraft from Pakistan, the military said on...

TOKYO: Japan’s nuclear watchdog said Wednesday it is scrapping the safety screening for two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central...

JERUSALEM: Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively...

WASHINGTON: It’s only been days since an audacious US raid snatched Nicolás Maduro from a Venezuelan military base and sped him to a Brooklyn prison,...

WAKISO: The Ugandan presidential candidate known as Bobi Wine wears a flak jacket and helmet while campaigning to protect himself from gunfire. But...

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to serve as a mediator to help resolve the North...

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm after a bus driver ran over and killed a teenage boy Tuesday night during a protest...

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s flag carrier will resume direct flights between Dhaka and Pakistan’s largest city Karachi from January 29, restoring non-stop air...

KATHMANDU: Mukesh Awasti was all set leave for Australia to pursue a degree in civil engineering on a sunny day in September, but instead he joined a...

PARIS/BERLIN: Allies including France and Germany are working closely on a plan on how to respond should the United States act on its threat to take...