FTX Fraud: Crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty
Nov 03, 2023, at 02:44 pm
Sam Bankman-Fried, who once ran a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been found guilty of fraud and money laundering.
Nov 02, 2023, at 06:35 am
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced the allocation of $1.5 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to provide all possible assistance to the residents of the Gaza Strip.
Pakistan: Traders protest against delayed road extension project
Nov 02, 2023, at 05:22 am
Pakistani traders recently blocked roads to protest against the delay in Multan Road expansion project, media reports said.
Gas prices spike in Pakistan as caretaker govt approves massive increase
Nov 02, 2023, at 05:04 am
Pakistan's caretaker cabinet has approved a massive increase of up to 3,900 per cent in the fixed monthly charges, and 194 per cent in the consumer rates for natural gas, leading to a rise in inflation, media reports said.
Pakistani schools teaching Afghanistani children shutting down amid deportation fear
Nov 02, 2023, at 04:36 am
Schools in Pakistan, which were teaching Afghanistan children, have started to shut down as families go into hiding to avoid deportation before the looming deadline set by Islamabad.
Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, trapping workers in poverty, says UN poverty expert
Nov 01, 2023, at 11:47 pm
A UN poverty expert called on the CEOs of Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart on Tuesday to address allegations that wages at the US-based corporations are trapping workers in poverty, forcing them to rely on US Government benefits to survive.
UN calls for global action to turn cities into engines of sustainable development
Nov 01, 2023, at 11:44 pm
Marking World Cities Day on Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General emphasised the vital role cities play in sustainable development as catalysts for economic growth and innovation.
Nov 01, 2023, at 11:41 pm
The UN chief on Tuesday said levels of aid allowed into the stricken Gaza Strip are “completely inadequate” to meet the rising needs of civilians trapped there amidst the intensifying fighting.
Protecting the Sikh identity: New York City leaders take a stand
Nov 01, 2023, at 10:23 pm
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar are taking a stand against hate crimes targeting the Sikh community in the wake of recent incidents.
UN official says ‘brutal and far-reaching’ war continues in Ukraine
Nov 01, 2023, at 10:06 pm
As the world’s attention focuses on the unfolding emergency in the Gaza Strip, a senior UN aid official on Tuesday urged the Security Council not to overlook the equally “brutal and far-reaching” crisis in Ukraine.
Joe Biden to meet with Chilean President on Nov 2
Nov 01, 2023, at 06:53 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden will receive Chilean President Gabriel Boric at the White House on November 2 to discuss issues of common interest, including economic cooperation and climate change, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
Khalistan extremism and political opportunism: A concern for Canada
Nov 01, 2023, at 02:48 pm
In the wake of a recent article in The Vancouver Sun, which has raised significant concerns about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s stance on Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and his support, which seems to have emboldened the Khalistan extremists.
Israel-Gaza crisis: IDF says key Hamas commander Ibrahim Biari killed
Nov 01, 2023, at 02:10 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday (November 1, 2023) confirmed the killing of Hamas’s Central Jabaliya Battalion commander Ibrahim Biari during an airstrike in Gaza Strip.
Nov 01, 2023, at 04:17 am
Israeli forces executed several Hamas operatives and targeted their underground tunnels during their ground operations in Gaza on Monday, the counry's military said in their latest update on their war against the Palestinian group.
Death toll in Gaza from Israeli strikes exceeds 8,500, says Palestinian Health Ministry
Nov 01, 2023, at 12:49 am
Gaza/IBNS: The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has exceeded 8,500 and over 21,000 people have been injured, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Hijab-clad woman threatens to blow herself up in Paris metro station, police shoot and wound her
Oct 31, 2023, at 11:40 pm
French counter-terrorism police shot and hurt a woman who was threatening passers-by at a metro rail station in Paris city and warned she would blow herself up.
Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’: UN
Oct 31, 2023, at 11:22 pm
Gaza has become a “graveyard” for children with thousands now killed under Israeli bombardment, while more than a million face dire shortages of essentials and a lifetime of trauma ahead, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Policeman, four labourers killed in Turbat attack
Oct 31, 2023, at 09:18 pm
One policeman and four labourers were killed after a police station was attacked in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday (October 31, 2023).
‘Stop the madness’ of climate change, UN chief Antonio Guterres declares
Oct 31, 2023, at 07:57 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on the world to “stop the madness” of climate change as he visited the Everest region in Nepal where melting glaciers are putting entire communities at risk of extinction.
Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread, alert UN humanitarians
Oct 31, 2023, at 07:05 pm
With the Israel-Palestine crisis in its fourth week, UN aid teams on Monday (October 30, 2023) highlighted the mounting pressure on north Gaza hospitals where patients and health workers remain, amid reports of expanded Israeli ground operations.
Israel moves to third stage of war with Hamas: PM Netanyahu
Oct 31, 2023, at 05:32 pm
Jerusalem/UNI: Israel has entered the third stage of its war against Palestinian Hamas movement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
London: Indian-origin man charged with murder of 19-year-old woman
Oct 31, 2023, at 04:20 pm
An Indian-origin man has been charged with the murder of a woman in Croydon region of London.
US: 20-year-old arrested for killing two people during house party shooting in San Antonio
Oct 31, 2023, at 03:26 pm
A 20-year-old was arrested for allegedly killing two people at a house party in the US city of San Antonio on Saturday (October 28, 2023).
Gaza ceasefire 'will not happen': Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Oct 31, 2023, at 06:06 am
Tel Aviv/IBNS: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday said that a ceasefire in its war with Gaza "will not happen" as it would mean "to surrender" to Hamas.
Woman soldier released from Hamas captivity in Gaza after 23 days, says Israel army
Oct 31, 2023, at 05:21 am
Jerusalem/IBNS: A female Israeli soldier was released from the Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, the army said Monday.
Pakistan: Crisis emerge as publishers in KP link schoolbook printing to payment of Rs4bn dues
Oct 31, 2023, at 12:26 am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan is facing a new challenge after private publishers refused to print textbooks for public sector schools until the payment of Rs4 billion dues by the provincial textbook board, media reports said.
Pakistan: Baloch student arrested by police from university campus
Oct 31, 2023, at 12:14 am
Police arrested a Baloch student of Punjab University (PU) from the gate of the New Campus on Friday (October 27, 2023), media reports said.
Pakistan: Chicken price fixed at Rs. 502 per kilogram in Karachi
Oct 31, 2023, at 12:01 am
In Pakistan's Karachi city the price of chicken meat has been fixed at Rs. 502 per kilogram.
Pakistani journalist injured as unknown attackers open fire on him
Oct 30, 2023, at 11:38 pm
A Pakistani journalist was injured after he fell from his motorcycle when unknown persons opened fire on him in Kohat region of the country on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistani journalist injured as unknown attackers open fire on him
Oct 30, 2023, at 11:34 pm
A Pakistani journalist was injured after he fell from his motorcycle when unknown persons opened fire on him in Kohat region of the country on Saturday, media reports said.