‘We know that Prime Minister Modi is quite ambitious about the role he sees for India,’ official says US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks with reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2026. REUTERS US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel to India the week after the G7 leaders summit, a…
Protesters carry placards with slogans like ‘Hate is the only threat to our streets’, ‘Belfast stands against racism’ Lord Mayor of Belfast Róis-Máire Donnelly spoke at the community solidarity rally. PHOTO: BELFAST TELEGRAPH Thousands of people on Saturday gathered for an anti-racism rally in the Northern Irish city of Belfast after unrest sparked by a…
Israel orders evacuations in 24 areas near Nabatieh, urging residents north of Zahrani River A man walks on rubble at the site an Israeli strike in Tyre, Lebanon, June 12, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Lebanon reported Israeli strikes on the country’s south on Saturday as the Israeli army issued evacuation warnings for more than 20 locations,…
Farewell ceremony for Ali Khamenei July 4-5 in Tehran; burial on July 9 in Mashhad, state media says. On July 9, Khamenei will be buried in the Imam Reza Shrine in the city of Mashhad following a funeral ceremony there on July 18. PHOTO: REUTERS Iran will hold funeral procedures for the country’s slain Supreme…
LONDON: After organizers “lost the course” and desperately watered greens between groups in the past two US Opens at Shinnecock, there’s hope for improvement when the 126th US Open begins Thursday. Shinnecock Hills will play host to the US Open for the sixth time and try to learn from stumbles in 2004 and 2018, the…
Pakistan will open their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against arch-rivals India on Sunday, 14 June at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. The 10th edition of the tournament, hosted by the England and Wales Cricket Board from 12 June to 5 July, marks the biggest Women’s T20 World Cup in history, with…
LONDON: The Republic of Ireland’s Nations League fixture with Israel on October 4 will be held behind closed doors at a neutral venue overseas, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) announced on Friday. The FAI said that European football governing body UEFA had approved its request to hold the fixture abroad. Several pro-Palestinian Irish politicians…
Indian air force operates about 100 of them for military supplies, civilian aid in country’s remotest mountain areas An Indian military transport plane crashed on Saturday while landing at an air force station in the country’s remote northeast, the military said in a statement. The Russian-made Antonov An-32 “met with an accident today while landing…
Budget delivers on commitment to shift from economic stability to economic growth, says Aurangzeb Finance minister holds post-budget press conference. Screengrab Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, flanked by Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani, Finance Secretary Imdadullah Bosal, FBR Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial, and Head of the Tax Policy Office…
Both sides agree to remain in close contact, continue consultations on matters of mutual interest Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke late last night with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). In a post on X, MoFA said the two leaders discussed the latest developments…