Pakistan: Locals protest excessive power outage in Lakki
Nov 16, 2023, at 01:00 am
Political party members and civil society organisations on Monday (November 13, 2023) blocked the Bannu-Mianwali Road in Pakistan's Lakki city to protest prolonged and unscheduled electricity load-shedding in urban and rural areas of the district.
Cash-strapped Pakistan sold arms to Ukraine: Reports
Nov 16, 2023, at 12:55 am
Pakistan, a nation experiencing a financial crisis, entered into a $364 million arms sales agreement with two private US companies last year, media reports said.
Ukraine: UN official ‘utterly outraged’ by brutal attack in Kherson
Nov 15, 2023, at 10:17 pm
The top UN humanitarian official in Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian shelling in the southern city of Kherson on Monday.
After India, Nepal bans Chinese app TikTok
Nov 15, 2023, at 03:42 pm
Nepal has joined the list of nations now which have banned Chinese tech giant Bytedance-owned video-sharing platform TikTok.
Israel-Gaza crisis: US claims Hamas is running command-and-control centre under Al-Shifa Hospital
Nov 15, 2023, at 03:21 pm
The United States has said it has intelligence information to believe that Hamas members run a command-and-control centre under the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Israel-Gaza crisis: IDF troops raid Al-ShifaHospital, asks Hamas members to surrender
Nov 15, 2023, at 02:49 pm
The Israel Defence Forces on Wednesday (November 15, 2023) said its troops are carrying out a precise and targeted operation against Hamas members in a specified area in the Al-Shifa Hospital.
Canada: Montreal Police investigate vandalization of at least 16 metro stations
Nov 15, 2023, at 05:42 am
Montreal/IBNS: Montreal Police are investigating a string of vandalism incidents overnight at more than a dozen Metro stations across the city.
Putin authorises changes to Russian presidential election law
Nov 15, 2023, at 05:09 am
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the nation's presidential election law, according to a decree that was posted on the official legal information portal on Tuesday.
Islamabad High Court issues stay on Imran Khan's jail trial in cipher case
Nov 15, 2023, at 04:50 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan's prison trial in the cypher case was put on hold by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday.
Israel approves Joe Biden's $106B security package with humanitarian aid for Gaza
Nov 15, 2023, at 03:02 am
Jerusalem: Israel has approved US President Joe Biden's inclusion of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip in the $106 billion security package for Israel and Ukraine.
Nov 14, 2023, at 08:00 pm
Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a lack of fuel, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has warned.
Canada: Hiker stranded on a cliff after following fake trail on Google map, rescued by helicopter
Nov 14, 2023, at 03:59 pm
A hiker was rescued by a helicopter from Canada's British Columbia after he was reportedly lost following a fake trail on Google map.
Australia, Canada, Japan, and the U.S naval forces join multilateral exercise annual exercise
Nov 14, 2023, at 03:02 pm
Naval forces from Australia, Canada, Japan, and the U.S. have joined together to conduct multilateral exercise Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2023 in the Philippine Sea on November 11.
Nov 14, 2023, at 02:27 pm
More patients, including premature babies, have reportedly died in Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital which has gone three days without electricity amid intensifying Israeli military operations, making a ceasefire more urgent than ever, UN humanitarians have said.
Hamas has 'lost control of Gaza', claims Israel's Defence Minister
Nov 14, 2023, at 07:55 am
Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant Monday claimed that Hamas has lost control in Gaza more than a month after the Palestinian group launched a "surprise" attack on the nation, firing over 500 rockets.
UK Cabinet reshuffle: James Cleverly replaces Suella Braverman as Interior Minister
Nov 14, 2023, at 06:26 am
London: James Cleverly has been named the new Interior Minister, replacing his former position as Foreign Secretary, in a major cabinet upheaval announced by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday.
Pakistan: Unidentified men abduct Balochistan-based businessman
Nov 13, 2023, at 11:31 pm
Unidentified men have abducted a Balochistan-based businessman Haji Naseebullah Khan Achakzai on Friday.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan government facing backlash as wheat price spikes
Nov 13, 2023, at 11:19 pm
Opposition parties are planning large-scale protests after the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) government has opted to raise the subsidised wheat price from Rs20 to Rs32 per kg, media reports said.
Pakistan: Afghan national shot dead in Karachi
Nov 13, 2023, at 10:58 pm
An Afghan national was shot dead in a shooting incident in Karachi city of Pakistan on Sunday.
Nov 13, 2023, at 09:59 pm
In a major Cabinet reshuffle, British PM Rishi Sunak on Monday (November 13, 2023) removed Home Secretary Suella Braverman and even made a surprising move of bringing back his predecessor David Cameron as Foreign Secretary.
US: 35-year-old guidance counsellor accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting middle school boy
Nov 13, 2023, at 09:21 pm
A Pennsylvania middle school counsellor has been accused of being involved in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student, media reports said.
Pakistan: Policeman killed in attack in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nov 13, 2023, at 09:17 pm
A policeman was killed when some unknown militants opened fire at him in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Monday.
Nov 13, 2023, at 07:29 pm
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has said it killed Hamas commander Ahmed Siam, who was responsible for holding approximately 1,000 people and patients as hostages in a Gaza hospital, in an airstrike.
Popular chef Gordon Ramsay, 57, becomes father for sixth time
Nov 13, 2023, at 03:58 pm
Internationally popular chef Gordon Ramsay has announced the birth of his sixth child and revealed his name is 'Jesse James Ramsay'.
Israel-Hamas war: Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 11,180
Nov 13, 2023, at 03:57 pm
Gaza/UNI: The Palestinian death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 11,180 since the conflict started on Oct. 7.
Mediterranean: Five US service members killed in aircraft training crash
Nov 13, 2023, at 03:27 pm
At least five US service members were killed after an aircraft crashed during a training flight in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Friday (November 13, 2023).
Nov 13, 2023, at 03:01 pm
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said its troops have delivered 300 litres of fuel to Shifa hospital for urgent medical purposes.
Israel-Hamas crisis: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks in Gaza
Nov 13, 2023, at 02:39 pm
UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals, as Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in the heart of the Gaza Strip.
Israel-Hamas conflict: TV series Fauda crew member Matan Meir dies in Line of Duty in Gaza
Nov 13, 2023, at 02:41 am
A crew member of an Israeli TV series Fauda was killed while serving on duty in Gaza on Friday amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas members for over one month now, media reports said on Sunday.
France: Two die, 3 hurt in McDonald's parking lot shooting
Nov 13, 2023, at 12:56 am
A shooting at a McDonald's parking lot in the southern French port city of Marseille left two people dead and three others injured overnight, media reported on Sunday, citing police.