Sri Lanka: UK woman arrested for deadly drug smuggling
May 28, 2025, at 03:40 pm
A former British flight attendant is facing up to 25 years in prison after she was arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly smuggling over 101lbs(46kg) pounds of a dangerous synthetic drug called "kush."
Bangladeshi SC acquits Islamist leader ATM Azharul Islam facing death sentence for 1971 war crimes
May 28, 2025, at 09:29 am
The Bangladeshi Supreme Court has acquitted Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who was facing a death sentence for a war crimes case related to the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.
May 28, 2025, at 12:31 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered all embassies across the world to halt scheduling any new interviews for student-visa applicants as the Donald Trump administration is considering ramping up the scrutiny of social media profiles, according to a report by Politico.
Pakistan: Policeman guarding polio vaccination team gunned down in Balochistan
May 27, 2025, at 07:00 pm
A policeman, who was guarding a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's Noshki district, was gunned down by unknown gunmen on Tuesday.
China: Huge explosion rocks workshop in Gaomi city
May 27, 2025, at 06:26 pm
A massive explosion rocked a chemical factory in China's Gaomi city, spewing a thick cloud of grey and orange smoke in the sky, media reports said.
Republican politician Vivek Ramaswamy shares emotional post on X to wish wife on 10th anniversary
May 27, 2025, at 04:56 pm
Indian-origin Republican politician Vivek Ramaswamy shared an emotional post on X to wish his husband Apoorva on their 10th anniversary.
US: Shooting in Philadelphia on Memorial Day leaves two dead
May 27, 2025, at 03:20 pm
At least two people died, and nine others were injured, in a shooting incident in the US city of Philadelphia on Monday, media reports said.
May 27, 2025, at 12:16 pm
Georgetown/IBNS: Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali has hailed his country's ties with India calling it "bond of blood" after meeting a delegation from New Delhi on Operation Sindoor's global outreach bid.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif expresses willingness to talk with India to resolve disputes
May 27, 2025, at 10:33 am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, who is currently touring Iran, on Monday expressed his willingness to talk with India to try to end the ongoing disputes between the two warring neighbours.
Car ploughs into pedestrians during Liverpool FC's parade, 47 injured
May 27, 2025, at 09:26 am
One person was arrested after a car ploughed into Liverpool fans during the iconic British football club's Premier League trophy parade in Liverpool city of England, on Monday evening, leaving at least 47 people, including four children, injured.
Viral video shows Macron shoved in face by wife, French President says they were 'joking'
May 26, 2025, at 07:07 pm
A video has gone viral on social media where the French First Lady was caught on camera shoving her husband, Emmanuel Macron, in the face after they arrived in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, for an official visit.
Saudi Arabia to lift ban on alcohol ahead of World Cup
May 26, 2025, at 06:56 pm
Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative Middle East nation, is now planning to legalise the use of alcohol in 600 tourist spots by keeping in mind the Football World Cup, which it will host in 2034.
Emotional overload: Kremlin reacts after Trump calls Putin 'crazy'
May 26, 2025, at 04:34 pm
The Kremlin on Monday reacted to US President Donald Trump's remark, where he claimed his Russian counterpart has 'gone crazy', and said it was perhaps due to an emotional overdose that he made such a comment.
Israel strikes kill 54 in Gaza
May 26, 2025, at 02:25 pm
Two separate Israeli airstrikes in Gaza overnight left at least 54 Palestinians dead, media reports said.
Iran summons French envoy over minister's remark on Panahi's Palme d'Or victory at Cannes
May 26, 2025, at 01:04 pm
Iran has summoned the French envoy in Tehran to protest against the 'insulting' remarks made by Foreign Minister of France after noted Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won a top honour at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.
Trump says Putin has gone 'absolutely crazy' after Moscow intensifies attacks on Ukraine
May 26, 2025, at 10:07 am
US President Donald Trump called his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin 'crazy' after Moscow launched one of the biggest airstrikes on Ukraine since the war began in 2022.
UN deplores deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine
May 26, 2025, at 12:11 am
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has deplored a deadly wave of Russian missile and drone strikes that reportedly killed at least 13 civilians and injured 65 others, warning that the attack underscores the grave risks of using powerful explosive weapons in populated areas.
May 25, 2025, at 11:18 pm
Dhaka: Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh’s interim government has reversed its decision to support a UN-backed humanitarian corridor into Myanmar’s Rakhine State after a sharp rebuke from Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, who termed it a “bloody corridor”.
Yunus is a militant leader, took control over Bangladesh with support of terrorists: Sheikh Hasina
May 25, 2025, at 09:28 pm
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina described Muhammad Yunus a 'militant leader' and alleged that he 'sold the country' to the US.
Pakistan: Balochistan-based journalist shot dead at his home
May 25, 2025, at 08:41 pm
A Balochistan-based journalist was shot down by unknown attackers after he resisted their attempt to kidnap him from his residence in Awaran district of Pakistan on Saturday.
Russia launches major air attack on Ukraine
May 25, 2025, at 07:57 pm
At least 14 people died after Russia launched a major drone and missile attack on Ukraine, launched in a single night, triggering tension in the region, media reports said.
Gaza: Israeli airstrike kills nine out of the doctor's ten children in Khan Younis
May 25, 2025, at 04:01 pm
At least nine out of the 10 children of a doctor who worked at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza Strip's Khan Younis city died after a suspected Israeli airstrike hit their home on Friday.
USA: Two Pakistani-origin men arrested over visa fraud in Texas
May 25, 2025, at 02:08 pm
Two Pakistani-origin men have been arrested for allegedly running a multi-year immigration fraud and money laundering racket, which involved fake jobs and fraudulent visa applications.
London: One woman and three children die in Brent house fire
May 24, 2025, at 05:50 pm
A 43-year-old woman and three children died after a fire broke out at a house in Brent borough in London on Saturday, police said.
May 24, 2025, at 04:38 pm
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License (GL) 25 to provide immediate sanctions relief for Syria in line with the President’s announcement for the cessation of all sanctions on the war-ravaged Middle-East nation.
May 24, 2025, at 10:29 am
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday expressed a grave concern over reports that two boats carrying Rohingya refugees sank off the coast of Myanmar earlier this month, leaving 427 people dead.
IDF says armed gunmen, including Hamas members, targeted close to aid trucks in Gaza
May 24, 2025, at 09:20 am
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it targeted several armed Palestinians, including Hamas members, who were spotted close to humanitarian aid trucks in Gaza, media reports said.
Knife attack at Germany's Hamburg railway station leaves 12 injured
May 24, 2025, at 12:59 am
Berlin/IBNS: At least 12 people were injured in a knife attack in Germany's Hamburg station on Friday evening, the country's Bild newspaper reported.
Harvard sues Trump administration for banning enrolment of international students
May 23, 2025, at 11:18 pm
Boston/IBNS: Harvard University on Friday sued the US administration over its decision to revoke its eligibility to enrol international students, in an escalation of the fight between President Donald Trump and the prestigious university.
US President Donald Trump says Ukraine-Russia completed 'major' prisoner swap
May 23, 2025, at 07:11 pm
US President Donald Trump on Friday said Russia and Ukraine have completed the largest prisoner swap since the war began in 2022.