international relations

Iran attack on Israel | Iran says retaliation 'concluded', warns Israel not to respond; world urges restraint

Iran on April 14 urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an attack overnight, which Tehran prese...

world | 6 months ago

Iran-Israel tensions | U.S., U.N. condemn Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel; President Biden to convene G-7 leaders' meeting on response

The U.S., Canada and the U.N. have condemned the Iranian air attack on Israel, with President Joe Bi...

world | 6 months ago

Pakistan sustained its nuclear programme despite economic turmoil: top U.S. intelligence official tells Congress

Pakistan sustained its nuclear modernisation efforts last year despite its economic turmoil as its c...

world | 5 months ago

Hamas slams U.S. veto of Palestinian U.N. membership bid

Palestinian militant group Hamas condemned on April 19 the U.S. veto that ended a long-shot Palestin...

world | 5 months ago

Amidst tensions in South China Sea, China says Hainan Free Trade Port construction has gained momentum  

Amidst ongoing tensions in the South China Sea, Liu Xiaoming, Governor of Hainan province — the sout...

world | 5 months ago

Iranian President Raisi arrives in Pakistan on three-day official visit

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Islamabad on April 22 on a three-day official visit to me...

world | 5 months ago

Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden implies an uncle was eaten by cannibals

Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape accused Joe Biden of disparaging the South Pacific is...

world | 5 months ago

Looking forward to speed up greater economic cooperation with India: Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka is looking to accelerate greater economic cooperation with India with the tourism sector t...

world | 5 months ago

Indian envoy in Canada warns of 'big red line' on anti-India activities of Sikh separatist groups

Amidst the diplomatic strain in India-Canada relations, India's envoy here has warned that the Sikh ...

world | 5 months ago

Pakistan to seek rollover of $12 billion debt to meet budget targets before IMF team’s arrival

Pakistan has decided to seek a rollover of around $12 billion debt from key allies such as China in ...

world | 5 months ago

India fully withdraws soldiers from Maldives: Presidential spokesperson

India has withdrawn all its soldiers from the Maldives, the government here has said, ahead of the M...

world | 5 months ago

Forty five Chinese aircraft detected around Taiwan

Taipei said on May 15 it had detected 45 Chinese military aircraft around Taiwan, the highest single...

world | 5 months ago

Not too many more vibrant democracies in the world than India, says White House

Applauding the people of India for exercising their right to vote, the White House on May 17 said th...

world | 4 months ago

Syrian President Bashar Assad visits Iran to express condolences over death of Raisi

Syrian President Bashar Assad met with Iran's supreme leader in the capital Tehran on May 30 and exp...

world | 4 months ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit China next week to further boost bilateral ties

“Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will embark on a five-day visit to China on June 4 to furthe...

world | 4 months ago

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu says he would be honoured to attend Prime Minister Modi’s swearing-in ceremony

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu said on June 8 that he would be honoured to attend Prime Minister...

world | 4 months ago