Top US Marine says 'crisis' with amphibious ships causing coverage gaps
Mar 11, 2025, at 07:04 pm
A shortage of amphibious warfare ships for commanders across the globe has reached a breaking point, with defense officials warning VOA the crisis has triggered a monthslong drought in critical firepower from sea-based Marines.
British PM Keir Starmer, US President Donald Trump discuss 'Ukraine' ahead of Jeddah meeting
Mar 11, 2025, at 06:57 pm
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday held a telephone conversation with American President Donald Trump ahead of the US-Ukraine dialogue in Jeddah city in Saudi Arabia.
BLA rebels 'hijack' passenger train carrying 500 passengers in Pakistan
Mar 11, 2025, at 05:18 pm
Members of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the group that wants Balochistan to be free from Pakistan, attacked the Jaffar Express in Mach area on Tuesday and claimed they have hijacked the train.
British plan to cede Chagos Islands sovereignty prompts concerns over China threat
Mar 11, 2025, at 10:45 am
Britain is seeking to finalize a deal on handing sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after U.S. President Donald Trump said last month that he was “inclined” to support the deal. However, critics say the agreement could threaten the security of a joint U.S.-U.K. military base on the islands amid fears of China’s close ties with Mauritius.
UN chief Antonio Guterres alarmed at sudden spike in violence on Syrian coast
Mar 11, 2025, at 10:28 am
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed alarm Monday at the sudden escalation of violence in Syria's coastal region, where security forces have clashed since Thursday with fighters loyal to former President Bashar al-Assad, killing hundreds of civilians.
'Massive cyberattack against X, coordinated group or country involved': Elon Musk
Mar 11, 2025, at 02:05 am
Billionaire Elon Musk said microblogging site X was hit by a massive cyberattack on Monday, suggesting that a large, coordinated group or even a nation-state could be behind it.
Donald Trump to keep tariffs to pressure Mexico, Canada, China on fentanyl, aides say
Mar 10, 2025, at 06:58 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump is keeping new tariffs in place on Mexico, Canada and China to pressure them to block the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl into the United States, top White House economic officials said Sunday.
Woman, infant child among three shot dead in name of 'honour' in Pakistan
Mar 10, 2025, at 06:45 pm
A woman and her infant child were shot dead in the name of 'honour' in the early hours of Monday in Pakistan's Mardan city, media reports said.
Bangladesh police arrest 36 members of banned Hizb ut-Tahrir following Friday's rally
Mar 10, 2025, at 06:24 pm
At least 36 members belonging to the banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) were arrested by Bangladeshi police on Friday while conducting a nationwide search operation to nab them.
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles amid ongoing US-South Korea military drills
Mar 10, 2025, at 04:58 pm
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Monday, a day after South Korea and the USA began their annual military drill, media reports said.
Tibetans mark 1989 uprising by holding special one-hour prayer in Dharamshala
Mar 10, 2025, at 04:50 pm
The Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) recently held a one-hour prayer service in the north Indian Himalayan city of Dharamshala to pay homage to those peaceful Tibetan protesters who participated in the 1989 demonstrations against the Chinese government.
China far outpacing US in military, commercial ship numbers
Mar 10, 2025, at 04:13 pm
When President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had created a new White House office to "resurrect" American military and commercial shipbuilding, he elevated long-standing calls to fix the struggling industry that he said is vital to national security. His clarion call to build more ships "very fast and very soon" comes at a time of rising strategic competition with China.
Mark Carney set to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada PM
Mar 10, 2025, at 10:58 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Former Bank of Canada chief Mark Carney is set to succeed Justin Trudeau as the Canadian Prime Minister, media reports said.
Donald Trump envoy describes recent meeting with Hamas as 'very helpful'
Mar 10, 2025, at 10:32 am
President Donald Trump’s envoy for hostages, Adam Boehler, said Sunday that his meetings last week, with the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas, about hostages it is holding in Gaza were “very helpful” and could lead to their release “within weeks.”
Rubio heads to Saudi Arabia for US-Ukraine talks
Mar 10, 2025, at 09:16 am
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday for U.S.-Ukraine talks as President Donald Trump pushes to broker a swift end to the Russia-Ukraine war, despite Russia’s latest massive aerial attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
US: Armed man shot at by Secret Service personnel following 'confrontation' near White House
Mar 09, 2025, at 08:36 pm
US Secret Service personnel on Sunday shot an armed adult man outside the White House, media reports said.
British man arrested after climbing up Big Ben Tower With Palestinian flag
Mar 09, 2025, at 04:06 pm
Westminister Police in the UK have arrested a pro-Palestinian man who climbed to the top of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London and stayed there for 16 hours.
Women's rights advocates warn UN to confront backlash against progress
Mar 09, 2025, at 01:21 pm
Female activists raised their voices at the United Nations on Friday as they marked International Women's Day amid a global trend of backsliding on hard-won rights.
Mar 09, 2025, at 11:53 am
Massive clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad as well as revenge killings for two days left more than 1,000 people dead, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan 'scholar' behind Kulbhushan Jadhav's kidnapping shot dead in Balochistan
Mar 09, 2025, at 09:26 am
A Pakistani "scholar", who was accused of helping Pakistan's ISI spy agency in kidnapping former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav from Iran, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Balochistan on Friday night, media reports said.
Pakistani man guns down WhatsApp community's administrator for removing him from group
Mar 08, 2025, at 11:47 pm
A Pakistani man has been charged with allegedly killing the administrator of a WhatsApp community after he was removed from the chat in the South Asian country's Peshawar city, media reports said.
Taiwan's MOFA confirms it was targeted by Chinese hackers
Mar 08, 2025, at 07:02 pm
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has confirmed that it was recently targeted by Chinese hackers, but no information was stoled, media reports said.
Canada: Shooting at Toronto pub leaves 12 injured, three suspects at large
Mar 08, 2025, at 06:23 pm
Three suspects are currently at large after a mass shooting incident at a pub in Toronto city on Friday left at least 12 people wounded.
Mexican cartel's leader son gets lifer in USA for trafficking drugs, firearm offences
Mar 08, 2025, at 05:17 pm
A U.S.-Mexican dual national and co-founder of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) — an international drug trafficking organization — was sentenced on Friday in the District of Columbia to a term of life in prison plus 30 years to run consecutively for his role in a major drug trafficking conspiracy and ordered to forfeit over $6 billion of drug trafficking proceeds.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen shot dead religious preacher in mosque
Mar 08, 2025, at 04:36 pm
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a religious preacher and injured another person in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, media reports said.
Russian missile strikes eastern Ukraine, kills at least 14
Mar 08, 2025, at 03:51 pm
Kyiv/IBNS: At least 14 people were killed and 37 wounded after the Russian forces launched a missile attack on the eastern city of Ukraine, Dobropillia, media reports said.
US State Department employee charged of selling defence secrets
Mar 08, 2025, at 02:11 pm
The US Department of Justice on Friday announced criminal charges against a State Department employee who is accused of performing criminal conspiracy to gather, transmit, or lose national defence information.
India agreed to cut tariffs way down, announces Donald Trump
Mar 08, 2025, at 11:33 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that India has agreed to lower tariffs on American exports to the South Asian country, amid the bilateral tension over duty since the Republican returned to the White House.
Donald Trump sends letter to Iran, pressing for restart of nuclear talks
Mar 08, 2025, at 10:49 am
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to signal that he is ready to take military action on Iran, unless the country agrees to a new deal that would restrain its rapidly advancing nuclear program.
Donald Trump confident Putin wants peace despite ‘bombing the hell out of Ukraine’
Mar 08, 2025, at 09:49 am
Russia’s latest aerial barrage against targets in Ukraine is not dampening expectations by U.S. President Donald Trump that he can broker a deal to end the fighting between Moscow and Kyiv.