Australia: Mother allegedly poisons one-year-old baby girl, posts videos online to garner donations
Jan 17, 2025, at 09:49 am
An Australian woman has been charged with poisoning a one-year-old girl and posting her videos online to garner views and donations, Queensland Police said.
Jan 17, 2025, at 09:10 am
Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets under pressure, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) published on Thursday.
Jan 17, 2025, at 08:53 am
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed a cabinet vote to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal and accused the Hamas group of seeking last-minute changes in the agreement, media reports said.
Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire agreement to end 15-month-long war in Gaza
Jan 15, 2025, at 11:51 pm
Ending a 15-month-long war, Israel and Hamas have reached a landmark agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza as well as exchanging of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
OnlyFans star Bonnie Blue claims she slept with 1057 men in 12 hours
Jan 15, 2025, at 07:15 pm
OnlyFans star Bonnie Blue has claimed she recently broke the world record of having sex with 1057 men in 12 hours, a bizarre affirmation that left internet users in disbelief.
President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran never plotted to kill Donald Trump
Jan 15, 2025, at 02:40 pm
The Iranian President has denied it plotted to kill US President-elect Donald Trump, whose inauguraation will take place on January 20.
South Korea: Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol detained over failed attempt to impose martial law
Jan 15, 2025, at 08:53 am
South Korean investigators on Wednesday detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from his residence for questioning over his short-lived imposition of martial law that had plunged the nation into a crisis last month.
UK's Princess Kate Middleton says she is in remission from cancer
Jan 15, 2025, at 01:16 am
London/IBNS: Catherine, Princess of Wales, Tuesday said she was "in remission" from cancer as she accompanied her husband Prince William to visit the specialist London hospital where she was treated.
UK employers barred from passing skilled worker sponsorship costs to employees: Report
Jan 14, 2025, at 07:20 pm
London: Employers in the United Kingdom (UK) sponsoring Skilled Workers, including those from India, can no longer transfer specific sponsorship-related costs to their employees, reported Business Standard.
Jan 14, 2025, at 03:32 pm
The first formal hearing of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial failed just four minutes after he did not appear before the court, media reports said.
Jan 14, 2025, at 09:49 am
Hamas is likely to release 33 hostages during the first phase of the emerging ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestine that is being finalised by negotiators in Qatar, media reports said, a move that may halt the ongoing violence in the region for the past 15 months.
Jan 13, 2025, at 10:22 am
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday offered to hand over captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang in exchange for the Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia.
Thirty hurt after two trams collide in France in rare event
Jan 12, 2025, at 06:07 pm
At least 30 people were hurt after two trams collided in a tunnel in France's Strasbourg city on Saturday, a rare occurrence in the transport system.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says two wounded North Korean soldiers captured
Jan 12, 2025, at 03:16 pm
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said two North Korean wounded soldiers were captured as prisoners of war by the Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk Oblast.
16 dead in Los Angeles wildfire, authorities warn of worsening condition
Jan 12, 2025, at 10:58 am
Los Angeles authorities have warned that the wildfire conditions will worsen in the coming days with at least 16 people being confirmed dead and over 12,000 structures damaged or destroyed, in raging wildfires that started last week, media reports said.
Australia: 'Swastika' spray painted outside synagogue in Sydney
Jan 11, 2025, at 05:19 pm
Australian police have released CCTV images after 'offensive graffiti' was sprayed on a synagogue and a house in Sydney city, showcasing yet another instance when the country's Jewish community was targeted.
Japan: Eight students injured in hammer attack at university in Tokyo
Jan 10, 2025, at 06:36 pm
At least eight students were injured in a hammer attack at a university in Japan's Tokyo city on Friday, media reports said.
London: Teen stabbed to death on double-decker bus in broad daylight amid spike in knife crime
Jan 08, 2025, at 10:45 am
A 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a double-decker bus in London in broad daylight on Tuesday with the police describing the incident as a 'horrendous crime'.
British government plans to make sexually explicit deepfakes a criminal offence
Jan 07, 2025, at 06:49 pm
The British government on Tuesday announced those creating sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ could soon face prosecution in the country.
Indonesia is now new full member of BRICS, announces Brazil
Jan 07, 2025, at 11:01 am
Brazil on Monday announced the joining of Indonesia as a new full member of BRICS bloc, which comprises of major economic like China and India.
Pope Francis appoints first woman to lead key Vatican office
Jan 07, 2025, at 09:19 am
Pope Francis on Monday named Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman to lead a department that oversees the world's Catholic religious orders, media reports said.
North Korea fires suspected hypersonic missile into East Sea
Jan 06, 2025, at 06:13 pm
North Korea on Monday fired a suspected hypersonic missile into the East Sea, the first provocation by the country in the New Year, media reports said.
Jan 06, 2025, at 02:51 pm
Hamas group has released a video of an Israeli hostage who has been in the captivity of the Palestinian group for more than one year since the October 7 attack was carried out on the Jewish nation, triggering a conflict in the region.
Prince William expresses sadness over death of his former nanny's stepson in New Orleans attack
Jan 05, 2025, at 03:48 pm
Prince William and his wife, Catherine, have expressed 'sadness' over the death of a Briton national in the New Orleans attack in the USA whose stepmother served as the nanny to him and his brother Prince Harry.
Middle East crisis: IDF releases video of its commandoes raiding missile plant in Syria in September
Jan 03, 2025, at 01:51 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday unveiled video footage which showed the September 8 raid conducted by special forces on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps arms facility used by Hezbollah forces in Syria.
Romania and Bulgaria fully join Europe’s borderless Schengen zone
Jan 02, 2025, at 05:35 pm
Amid celebrations, Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s free-travel Schengen area scrapping land border controls.
Germany: Syrian man arrested for stabbing two in Berlin market on New Year's Eve
Jan 01, 2025, at 10:44 am
Days after the Magdeburg car-crushing episode left the country shocked, at least two people were injured after a suspected Syrian man attacked them with a knife in a supermarket in Germany's Berlin city on Wednesday when the country was celebrating New Year Eve.
US military hits Houthi targets in Yemen, confirms Pentagon
Jan 01, 2025, at 10:14 am
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted multiple precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in Sana’a and coastal locations within Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen on December 30 and 31, the Pentagon said.
IDF confirms killing of Hamas' Nukhba Platoon commander Abd al-Hadi Sabah
Jan 01, 2025, at 09:00 am
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday confirmed the killing of Hamas' Nukhba Platoon commander, Abd al-Hadi Sabah, during a recent drone strike.
Hospitals closed, aid denied, civilians trapped in Gaza
Dec 31, 2024, at 05:39 pm
Essential services that sustain life - healthcare, emergency aid, and humanitarian access - are being systematically dismantled in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).