Egypt, Jordan, France oppose Israeli military operation in Rafah
Mar 31, 2024, at 04:53 pm
Cairo/IBNS/UNI: The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and France opposed any Israeli operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip and called for an immediate ceasefire in the enclave, the Egyptian State Information Service said.
Hundreds evacuated after explosion in Indonesian military complex
Mar 31, 2024, at 02:34 pm
Jakarta/IBNS/UNI: Over 130 families have been evacuated after an explosion at a military ammunition warehouse near the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday evening, an official said on Sunday.
Joe Biden wins North Dakota Democratic primary
Mar 31, 2024, at 02:22 pm
Washington/IBNS/UNI: US President Joe Biden has won North Dakota's Democratic presidential primary, the state party announced Saturday.
Mar 31, 2024, at 12:03 am
The students of Government Boys Degree College in Skardu demonstrated by blocking roads to demand for uninterrupted power supply in the Pakistani region.
Pakistan: Family members protest after teen boy murdered after being raped in Sukkur
Mar 30, 2024, at 11:36 pm
Family members, relatives and sympathisers of a teenage boy, who was allegedly subjected to sexual assault before being killed by members of an influential gang in Madina Colony,demonstrated in Pakistan's Sukkur city by placing his body on the main road outside the local police station on Wednesday.
Armed man holds several people hostage inside Dutch cafe, three released so far
Mar 30, 2024, at 11:28 pm
An armed man took several persons hostage at a cafe in the Dutch town of Ede on Saturday, media reports said.
China house fire leaves four dead
Mar 30, 2024, at 11:24 pm
Four people died and one injured after a house caught fire in Xiamen City, east China's Fujian Province, early on Saturday, according to the local fire rescue team.
Pakistan International Airlines suspends crew member following her brief detention in Canada
Mar 30, 2024, at 11:03 pm
A Pakistan International Airlines cabin crew member, who was on a flight from Lahore to Canada, was suspended after she was briefly detained by customs authorities on arrival in Toronto for carrying the passport of an unrelated person, media reports said.
Petrol price may rise to Rs 290 per litre during Eid season in Pakistan
Mar 30, 2024, at 07:44 pm
Customers might find their pockets burning in the Ramadam season and upcoming Eid season as petrol prices in Pakistan may skyrocket to touch Rs. 290 per litre soon.
Iraqi soldier killed in ISIS attack
Mar 30, 2024, at 02:33 pm
An Iraqi soldier was killed and another injured on Friday in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants on a military base in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, a security source said.
7 Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli raids in Syria, Lebanon
Mar 30, 2024, at 06:15 am
Beirut (Lebanon): Seven Hezbollah members were killed Friday in Israeli raids targeting several areas in Syria and southern Lebanon.
France rejects security concerns about Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Mar 30, 2024, at 05:54 am
Paris: France's General Directorate for Internal Security has rejected any concerns about the security situation during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris amid reports casting doubt on its safety, the French Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday.
6 killed in al-Shabab attack in Kenya's border region
Mar 30, 2024, at 05:50 am
Garissa (Kenya): At least six Kenyans were killed Friday when al-Shabab terrorists raided a border town, police and government officials said.
Women in Afghanistan to be stoned to death for adultery, says Taliban
Mar 30, 2024, at 03:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban has said that women in Afghanistan would face public floggings and stoning for adultery, proving apprehensions of the country regressing to a grim era under its rule, media reports said.
Baloch National Movement demonstrates in Manchester, Amsterdam to mark 'Black Day'
Mar 30, 2024, at 12:44 am
The Baloch National Movement was recently demonstrated in the British city of Manchester to mark Balochistan Occupy Day.
Pakistan Army is losing grip over region, says PoK activist on recent attack on KP
Mar 29, 2024, at 11:57 pm
Amjad Ayub Mirza, a political activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), reacted to the recent suicide attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and said it reflected that Pakistan Army was losing control in the region and Baloch fighters were growing in strength.
Mar 29, 2024, at 11:33 pm
A Baloch activist recently highlighted the negative implications of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan and said the project remains a wrong deal for the people of the region.
France negates security concerns about Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Mar 29, 2024, at 10:06 pm
France's General Directorate for Internal Security has rejected any concerns about the security situation during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris amid reports casting doubt on its safety, the French Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday.
Mar 29, 2024, at 10:02 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently met Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan during his visit to the country when he held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral cooperation including political, trade and economic, defence, digital, culture and education with him.
Fallen 'Crypto King' Samuel Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for FTX fraud
Mar 29, 2024, at 03:25 pm
Samuel Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, 32, was sentenced by a US court on Thursday (March 28, 2024) to 25 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $11 billion in forfeiture for his orchestration of multiple fraudulent schemes.
World court issues fresh measures for Israel as Gaza crisis deepens
Mar 29, 2024, at 02:33 pm
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in bombarded and besieged Gaza continues to deteriorate.
FIR filed in Pakistan suicide attack which left five Chinese nationals dead
Mar 28, 2024, at 04:10 pm
Pakistani authorities have filed an FIR into the Shangla suicide attack incident which left at least five Chinese engineers killed, media reports said.
UN study says with 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste
Mar 28, 2024, at 02:52 pm
While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday. One fifth of food is thrown away.
Canada Revenue Agency employees fired for 'improperly' claiming Emergency Response Benefit
Mar 28, 2024, at 05:59 am
Toronto/IBNS: A whopping 232 Canada Revenue Agency employees have been fired for improperly claiming the COVID-era Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB).
Thailand's lawmakers passes bill to legitimise same-sex marriage
Mar 28, 2024, at 12:45 am
Thailand’s House of Representatives, the lower house of the country, on Wednesday (March 27, 2024) voted to legitimise same-sex marriage.
Sindh United Party activists demonstrate outside press club against SHO of local police station
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:49 pm
Sindh United Party activists recently demonstrated outside the press club in Jamshoro town in Pakistan against SHO of Jamshoro police station and the chairman of the town committee.
Saudi Arabia is set to participate in the prestigious Miss Universe for first time
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:46 pm
In a historic move, Saudi Arabia is set to participate in the prestigious Miss Universe competition for the very first time.
US govt might sue Chinese-owned TikTok for allegedly deceiving users
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:42 pm
The US Federal Trade Commission has been investigating social media platform TikTok, which is owned by the China-based company ByteDance, for faulty privacy practices and might decide to sue the platform, alleging that it violates a children's privacy law and misleads its users by saying that China has no access to their personal data, Politico reported, citing three people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Majority of US voters feel Joe Biden weaker military leader than past presidents
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:39 pm
A majority of likely voters in the United States view President Joe Biden as a weaker commander and chief of the US military than other recent presidents, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 18-20.
British Museum to sue ex-curator over alleged theft of nearly 2,000 items
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:35 pm
The British Museum has filed a lawsuit against former curator Peter Higgs, who has been alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from the museum's collections and offered them for sale online, UK media have reported.