Pakistan: Dascu workers protest against non-payment of wages
Oct 11, 2025, at 06:32 pm
The Dasu hydropower project workers demonstrated for the second consecutive day on Friday, demanding the release of their wages in line with the labour laws.
Giorgia Meloni’s party introduces bill to ban burqa, niqab in Italy’s public spaces
Oct 11, 2025, at 05:24 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party has introduced a bill seeking to ban the wearing of burqas and niqabs in public spaces, citing concerns over “Islamic separatism,” reports said.
Unintentional: Taliban spokesperson defends 'all-men' Muttaqi press conference
Oct 11, 2025, at 02:29 pm
Afghan Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen on Saturday defended the exclusion of women journalists from the press conference addressed by Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi, describing it as “unintentional” and not a policy decision.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack police training school in Dera Ismail Khan, seven officers killed
Oct 11, 2025, at 01:45 pm
At least six terrorists and seven police officers were killed after militants attacked a police training school in the Ratta Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan district, Pakistan, on Saturday, according to media reports.
Trump warns of imposing additional 100 percent tariffs on China
Oct 11, 2025, at 08:59 am
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional 100 percent tariffs on China, reigniting the trade war with the world's second-strongest economy.
Quran burning case: UK court overturns conviction of man in free speech ruling
Oct 10, 2025, at 11:38 pm
A British appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction of a man who had been found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence for burning a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London, media reports said.
María Corina Machado dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelans, Donald Trump
Oct 10, 2025, at 10:42 pm
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado dedicated her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to the people of Venezuela and to US President Donald Trump, praising what she called his “decisive support” for her country’s pro-democracy movement.
Oct 10, 2025, at 09:27 pm
In a strong reaction following the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 to Venezuelan opposition leader and pro-democracy activist María Corina Machado, the White House alleged that it was “politics over peace”, saying US President Donald Trump will continue "ending wars".
Oct 10, 2025, at 06:04 pm
The protest camp of the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) has completed 5,962nd day outside the Quetta Press Club, with the organisation recording a new case of enforced disappearance involving a young man named Saqib Ahmed Buzdar.
Pakistan: Gwadar residents stage sit-in against severe water shortage
Oct 10, 2025, at 05:49 pm
Residents of Gwadar city recently staged a sit-in outside the Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) office to demonstrate against the worsening water crisis in the region.
No Nobel for Trump, Maria Corina Machado awarded Peace Prize
Oct 10, 2025, at 03:06 pm
Venezuela's influential opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of her nation and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
Pakistan strikes Kabul at a time Afghan Foreign Minister makes maiden India visit
Oct 10, 2025, at 01:26 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Pakistan carried out an airstrike in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday night coinciding with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's maiden India visit, media reports said.
Give Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, says Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu amid Gaza deal
Oct 10, 2025, at 10:39 am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday urged the Nobel Committee to award the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Donald Trump, saying he “deserves it” for his role in brokering a Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Ukraine: Child killed, 12 injured in attacks on Russian cities
Oct 10, 2025, at 09:58 am
Oct 10, 2025, at 09:03 am
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday targeted former President Barack Obama, saying he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for doing nothing” and for “destroying the nation.”
Qatar Airways sued over passenger’s death onboard after crew tell him to ‘eat around’ meat
Oct 09, 2025, at 04:53 pm
An octogenarian passenger choked and died while flying with Qatar Airways after the flight crew told him to ‘eat-around’ the meat in the regular non-vegetarian meal served.
Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas agreed to first phase of Gaza truce deal
Oct 09, 2025, at 10:46 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has announced Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of Gaza peace deal.
Italy's ruling party proposes nationwide ban on burqa, face coverings in public
Oct 09, 2025, at 12:17 am
Italy’s ruling Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia) party on Wednesday introduced legislation seeking to ban the burqa and niqab in all public spaces, as part of a broader effort to combat what it described as “cultural separatism” linked to Islam.
Oct 09, 2025, at 12:07 am
Harvard Economics Professor and former IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath has assessed the impact of the tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration, concluding that their overall effect has been negative.
Vegetarian passenger dies choking on Qatar Airways flight after being told to ‘eat around the meat’
Oct 08, 2025, at 04:55 pm
An 85-year-old American cardiologist died after allegedly choking on a meal served on a Qatar Airways flight, with his family claiming he was denied the vegetarian food he had pre-booked.
Diwali now state holiday in California, Indian-American Hindu community thanks Governor Newsom
Oct 08, 2025, at 01:12 pm
Sacramento/IBNS: The Indian-American Hindu groups have thanked California Governor Gavin Newsom for signing a bill into a law marking Diwali as a state holiday, media reports said.
Houthi rebels detain 10 more UN personnel in Yemen, Guterres condemns
Oct 08, 2025, at 10:04 am
Houthi rebels have detained 10 more UN personnel in Yemen, bringing the total number to 54 since 2021.
Pakistan: Terrorists set Qazi Court building on fire in Balochistan, kidnap judge
Oct 07, 2025, at 05:27 pm
Unknown attackers targeted a Qazi Court in Pakistan's Balochistan area and kidnapped the judge before setting the building on fire, media reports said on Tuesday.
US: Florida teen arrested for asking ChatGPT on school device 'how to kill my friend'
Oct 07, 2025, at 02:58 pm
A Florida middle school student was arrested after allegedly asking ChatGPT how to kill a friend during class, local media reported.
Oct 07, 2025, at 01:38 pm
At least six people were injured after Jaffar Express was targeted by an IED blast in Pakistan's Sultankot area, close to the Sindh-Balochistan border on Tuesday.
Taliban rejects Trump’s demand to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
Oct 07, 2025, at 10:44 am
A Taliban leader has rejected US President Donald Trump's push to 'take back' the strategically crucial Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
US: Texas man arrested for killing Indian student Chandrashekar Pole at Fort Worth gas station
Oct 07, 2025, at 10:14 am
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Indian-origin student Chandrashekar Pole at a gas station in Fort Worth, Texas, authorities said.
Israel, Hamas hold indirect talks in Egypt to end Gaza war
Oct 07, 2025, at 09:25 am
Israel and Hamas began indirect talks on Monday, aiming to end the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Pakistan, US enter new phase of strategic partnership with $500 million rare earth deal
Oct 06, 2025, at 11:20 pm
Pakistan and the United States have entered a new phase of economic and strategic cooperation, advancing towards the implementation of an agreement to export rare earth minerals, a move that could significantly reshape Pakistan’s position in the global critical minerals market, Dawn reported.
Pakistan: Civil society activists voice concern over surge in 'honour-killing' cases
Oct 06, 2025, at 07:13 pm
Civil society and rights activists in Pakistan have voiced their concerns over the rise in 'honour-killing' cases in Sindh, blaming improper implementation of the existing law as the cause behind the surge.