Washington: The United States expects to finish withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan by the end of August, after announcing all American and NATO soldiers had left the conflict-scarred nation’s biggest air base. Following 20 years of war, US President Joe Biden had set a September 11

Fairfax: Journalist Nathan Maung turned to meditation when he was jailed for reporting on Myanmar’s bloody coup, but even back home in sleepy Virginia, he can’t forget those left behind, including a colleague still at the mercy of their jailers. In March, as the junta moved

Alberta: At least seven members of a Pakistan-origin family lost their lives when their residence burned down in the Canadian province of Alberta on Friday. Among the casualties were four children. Five of the residents were able to flee from the house during the fire. According

London: The Duke of Sussex joined his brother Prince William as a new statue of their mother was unveiled at Kensington Palace. Queen Elizabeth was not present on the occasion as she was at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The monarch reportedly returned to Kensington later that

New Delhi: The bitter spat within the Indian armed forces has accelerated with the Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria rejecting Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat’s views that the IAF remains a supporting arm just as artillery or

New Delhi: India will strongly retaliate at a time and place of its choosing if Pakistan attempts to use drones or indulges in `hybrid warfare’ of any kind to target Indian civilian or military assets, chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat warned. Investigative agencies are

Islamabad: Pakistan rejects Indian claims of a drone flying over the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, a statement from the Foreign Office said. According to FO spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri: "These preposterous claims have no basis in facts and no proof whatsoever has been shared with

New Delhi: Tens of millions of people in India were suffering under a severe heatwave that has pushed the temperature to a nine-year high in New Delhi as monsoon rains run behind schedule. Heatwaves have killed over 6,500 people in India since 2010, and scientists say

New Delhi: After almost two years, the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is likely to witness yet another indefinite strike. All the three recognised federations in the 41 ordnance factories, including the federation supported by pro-Government BMS, have sent a letter to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Paris: France has ordered judicial enquiry into the Rafale deal with India. According to a report published by French online journal, Mediapart, a French judge has been appointed to head a probe into the Rs 59,000 crore Rafale deal with India for 36 fighter jets. The report