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US President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping. US President Donald Trump will not travel beyond Beijing during his China visit later this month due to a tight schedule and security concerns.Several sources, speaking on condition of anonymity told South China Morning Post that US “advance teams” arrived in the Chinese capital in early…

Vice President JD Vance dances with his wife, second lady Usha Vance, at the Marine Ball at the Washington Hilton, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) In the 19th century, Otto von Bismarck famously observed that politics is “the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next…

Iran has ruled out the possibility of a ceasefire amid ongoing hostilities, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei saying Tehran will focus solely on defence and retaliation as long as attacks against the country continue.Speaking to Iran’s Student News Network, Baghaei said Iran would keep targeting facilities used by what it calls aggressors while avoiding…

NEW DELHI: An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Manchester returned to its origin after last-minute airspace restrictions linked to the evolving situation in Middle East, the airline said on Sunday.Flight 6E 033, which had departed from Delhi for Manchester, was unable to continue its journey and turned back shortly after take-off due to sudden limits…

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday granted 10-day interim bail to Sharjeel Imam in a case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, for attending his brother’s wedding.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing the interim bail application filed by Imam, seeking relief for six weeks to attend the marriage scheduled this month. The court…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Eminent historian and founder chairman of the Kerala Council for Historical Research, K.N. Panikkar (89), passed away on Monday at Pattom S.U.T. Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.Panikkar, who followed a Marxist approach to historical writing, was one of India’s leading historians.Born in 1936 in Guruvayur, Thykkat, Kandiyur, to Krishnan Nair and Ichukutty Amma, he was educated…

NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old cricketer from Sialkot has stunned the cricketing world after announcing his decision to step away from Pakistan cricket, citing politics, corruption and lack of structure in the domestic system.Shahzaib Bhatti, born in Sialkot, had played a key role in Sialkot Region’s thrilling one-wicket win over Peshawar Region in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy…

MUMBAI: A shortage of LPG cooking gas has erupted citywide as a ripple effect of the US-Israel attack on Iran. Disruption in LPG supply has caused delays. Waiting time after booking a refill ranges from two to eight days.The supply of commercial cylinders used by hotels and restaurants has been completely halted, say dealers. Eateries…

Thousands had made their way to welcome Team India after their T20 World Cup triumph in Ahmedabad. (Image: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: When the fireworks went off at the Narendra Modi Stadium, there wasn’t the expected frenzy outside the venue. The thousands who rushed to their seats before the T20 World Cup final began…

“WTF” — The White House reacted surprisingly after Israel, one of the United States’ closest allies in the Middle East, struck Iranian oil facilities on Saturday. The attack by the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government was not anticipated by the Donald Trump administration, marking the first major disagreement between the two partners who carried out a joint…