International

February 14, 2025 8:20 AM

President Trump announces F-35 Stealth Fighter deal with India

US President Donald Trump said, there is a special bond between the US and India - the world's oldest and largest democracies in the world. He said, the Prime Minister and he reached an important agreement on energy that will ensure the US to be the leading supplier of oil and natural gas to India. ...

February 13, 2025 9:13 PM

Transparency International Ranks Pakistan Among Most Corrupt Nations

A recent report by Transparency International has labeled Pakistan as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, where the menace is prevalent across all sectors of government, judiciary, and society. According to the report released earlier this week, Pakistan ranked 135th out of 180 countries...

February 13, 2025 8:35 PM

Hamas Commits to Ceasefire Deal, Including Hostage-Prisoner Exchange

Palestinian group Hamas announced that it will continue to implement the ceasefire deal, including a hostage-prisoner exchange within the agreed time frame. This announcement came after talks in Cairo, where mediators from Egypt and Qatar assured that they will work to remove obstacles hindering the...

February 13, 2025 7:39 PM

Sri Lanka’s 2025 Budget to be Presented in Parliament on Monday

In Sri Lanka, a preliminary discussion on the final phase of drafting the Budget 2025, which is scheduled to be presented to Parliament on Monday, was held this afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat. The discussion was led by President Anura Kumara Disanayake and attended by several ministers ...

February 13, 2025 5:25 PM

20 injured as car driven into pedestrians in Munich

At least 20 people were injured in Munich, Germany, after a car drove into a group of people near the city's central train station on Thursday. According to Munich's mayor, Dieter Reiter, children were among the injured. Local media reported that the group reportedly consisted of people carrying ou...

February 13, 2025 1:17 PM

PM Modi meets U.S. DNI Tulsi Gabbard in Washington DC

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reached Washington DC in the wee hours on a two-day visit to the United States of America. India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra and other officials welcomed Prime Minister Modi at the airport. Members of the Indian community braved the harsh winters and ...

February 13, 2025 8:44 AM

Ilie Bolojan takes over as Romania’s interim President

Centrist Liberal Party leader Ilie Bolojan became Romania's interim president yesterday. Ilie Bolojan who was also the senate speaker until yesterday and a mayor and county council head, took over from centrist Klaus Iohannis, who resigned as president on Monday to pre-empt an impeachment bid by opp...

February 13, 2025 8:39 AM

Jordan to take in 2,000 sick Gaza children, opposes displacing Palestinians: PM

Jordan Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan has said that his country is ready to receive 2,000 sick Gaza children for medical treatment, as the healthcare system in the coastal enclave has been devastated. According to Jordan's state-run Petra news agency, PM Hassan has reaffirmed Jordan's clear and unwave...

February 13, 2025 8:33 AM

China approves deepwater ‘Space Station’ in South China Sea

China has approved the construction of the first South China Sea deepwater ‘space station. The cold seep ecosystem research facility will be anchored 2,000 metres below the surface of the strategically significant South China Sea, which is also subject to several competing territorial claims. The ...

February 13, 2025 8:16 AM

PM Modi arrives in Washington DC for bilateral talks with US President

After his successful visit to France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Washington DC in the wee hours today in the second leg of his two-nation tour where he will hold bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump. India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra and other officials welcomed Pri...