International

29-04-2026 WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump said on Sunday Iran ​could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war and stressed it can never have a nuclear weapon, after Tehran said the US should remove obstacles to ‌a deal, including its blockade of Iran’s ports. Hopes …

29-04-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Revenue growth for India’s top IT firms will stay muted this fiscal year, as gains from artificial intelligence would be blunted with clients cutting spending amid macroeconomic and ‌geopolitical uncertainty, analysts said. The Nifty IT index, the worst performing sector of 2026, …

29-04-2026 BOGOTA: The death toll from a bombing on a Colombian highway on Saturday has risen to 20, with another 36 people injured, including minors. Videos shared from the scene showed damaged vehicles and debris strewn across the Pan-American Highway in the southern Cauca region. Colombian President Gustavo Petro blamed …

29-04-2026 TEHRAN: Across Iran’s capital, life has returned to a kind of normal. Markets, cafes and shops are opening their doors, and some highways are buzzing with traffic once again as a fragile ceasefire with the United States largely holds after weeks of devastating US-Israeli attacks. Yet customers are cautious. …

28-04-2026 BAMAKO: Explosions and sustained gunfire have been reported in Mali’s capital, Bamako, as armed groups launched coordinated attacks across the country. Mali’s military said on Sunday evening that efforts to repel the attacks were under way, and some militants had already fled. Fighting has also been reported around Kati, …

28-04-2026 ROME: Food security in Africa could face major disruptions due to continuing uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran is disrupting global fertilizer trade flows and this stands to leave millions of African farmers without the ammonia, urea, phosphate, Sulphur and …

28-04-2026 By SJA Jafri KARACHI: At Karachi port, the largest in Pakistan, over 3,000 stranded containers hold cargo that was meant to be shipped to Iran. What’s in them is not known but the vessels that were supposed to collect them have not arrived and with tensions in the Strait …

28-04-2026 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration is considering more than doubling an annual refugee limit to bring more white South Africans into the US, according to three people familiar with the matter. Trump, a Republican, paused refugee admissions from around the world when he took office in January 2025. Weeks …

28-04-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON: India and the United States are engaged in constructive talks aimed at reaching a balanced and mutually beneficial trade agreement, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. The comments came after a three-day visit ‌to Washington by an Indian trade delegation led …

28-04-2026 GAZA STRIP/ RAMALLAH: Palestinians were voting in local elections on Saturday that include Gaza for the first time in two decades and will gauge the political mood at a time when Israel’s government is seeking to destroy any future for a Palestinian state. The West Bank-based ‌Palestinian Authority hopes …