5 dead as Japan plane catches fire after collision with coast guard aircraft at Tokyo airport
Jan 03, 2024, at 03:34 am
Tokyo/IBNS: Five people aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft died Tuesday when it hit a Japan Airlines passenger plane on the ground resulting in a fiery collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport, media reports said.
Israel negates Hamas’s hostage deal proposal
Jan 02, 2024, at 10:37 pm
Palestinian movement Hamas, through Qatari and Egyptian intermediaries, presented its proposal for a new prisoner deal to Israel, but the Jewish state found it unacceptable, the Axios news portal reported on Monday, citing Israeli officials and a source.
Jan 02, 2024, at 09:44 pm
All 367 passengers and 12 crew members escaped miraculously after Japan Airlines aircraft burst into flames at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday (January 2, 2024).
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed in South Korea, attacker arrested
Jan 02, 2024, at 03:18 pm
South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked with a knife while he was visiting Busan City on Tuesday.
Death toll of Palestinians rises to 21,978 in Gaza
Jan 02, 2024, at 05:02 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: The death toll of Palestinians rose to 21,978 in Gaza following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct 7 last year, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Monday.
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces abdication on live TV
Jan 01, 2024, at 11:46 pm
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II, who is Europe's longest-serving monarch, surprised her nation by announcing her abdication during a New Year address on TV.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un asks army to 'thoroughly annihilate' US, South Korea if provoked
Jan 01, 2024, at 11:29 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jon Un has threatened the US and South Korea and asked his army to perfect the military's readiness posture as he felt that the Korean Peninsula is "inching closer to the brink of armed conflict".
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says over 100 Palestinian militants killed over past week
Jan 01, 2024, at 02:35 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that in the past week, over 100 Palestinian militants were killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), with dozens being killed daily.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announces radical policy shift in relations with South Korea
Jan 01, 2024, at 04:55 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country and the ruling party had realized the impossibility of partnering with South Korea and ordered that all work plans with the South Korean side and relevant bodies be reorganized according to the current situation, the state-run KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.
One killed in speedboat crash off Thailand's Phuket
Jan 01, 2024, at 04:27 am
One Russian citizen was killed and six Russian citizens were injured with varying degrees of severity on Sunday in a speedboat crash off one of the islands near Thailand's resort province of Phuket, Russian Consul General in Phuket Vladimir Sosnov told Sputnik.
IDF neutralizes explosive devices found in a children's playground in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas crisis
Dec 31, 2023, at 08:38 pm
Israel Defense Forces on Sunday said its soldiers discovered explosive devices in a children's playground connected to a kindergarten on the outskirts of the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza.
UN peacekeeping operation in Mali all set to end after decades
Dec 31, 2023, at 07:28 pm
The UN peacekeeping operation in Mali is poised to complete its drawdown on Sunday following a decade of multifaceted efforts to support the West African nation and its people after Malian authorities requested earlier this year to end the mission by 31 December.
Israeli forces kill dozens of Hamas militants in Gaza City
Dec 31, 2023, at 12:02 pm
Gaza: The Israeli ground troops, backed by aircraft, have killed dozens of "terrorists" during operations in Gaza City over the past day, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Saturday morning.
Germany to beef up security ahead of New Year's Eve
Dec 31, 2023, at 11:52 am
Berlin: German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser spoke out on Saturday in favour of tightening security measures ahead of New Year's Eve due to the additional threat posed by the Middle East crisis.
Turkish police detain 189 Islamic State suspects
Dec 30, 2023, at 11:44 pm
Turkish security forces detained 189 suspected members of the Islamic State in an operation codenamed "Heroes-38" across 37 provinces in the country, a cabinet minister said on Saturday.
World population to touch 8 billion mark on January 1: Reports
Dec 30, 2023, at 02:56 pm
The world population is set to officially cross 8 billion mark on January 1, 2024, as per data released by the US Census Bureau.
US ensures safe shipping despite Houthi attacks in Red Sea, Suez Canal
Dec 30, 2023, at 06:31 am
Washington: The United States is taking steps to reassure shipping companies that it is safe to use the Red Sea and Suez Canal for cargo deliveries amid continued attacks by the Houthis, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
187 Palestinians killed in past 24 hours as Israeli army advances southward
Dec 30, 2023, at 05:14 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: At least 187 Palestinians were killed and 312 others were wounded in Israeli air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, said the Health Ministry on Friday.
Iran executes 4 people over alleged links to Israeli intelligence
Dec 29, 2023, at 11:23 pm
Four people accused of cooperation with Israel's Mossad intelligence service have been executed in Iran, news agency Fars reported on Friday morning.
Explosions reported across Ukraine
Dec 29, 2023, at 11:18 pm
Explosions were reported in multiple Ukrainian regions on Friday after air raid alerts went off across the country's entire territory.
Ukraine: Missile attack in Kiev injures 7
Dec 29, 2023, at 08:26 pm
Kiev/UNI: At least seven people were injured in a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital here on Friday morning, the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.
American Airlines flight makes 'insane landing' at London Airport amid Storm Gerrit
Dec 29, 2023, at 03:30 pm
An American Airlines flight struggled and experienced a bumpy landing at the Heathrow Airport in London amid strong winds caused due to Storm Gerrit on Wednesday.
IDF to push Hezbollah from border due to inaction by Lebanon and neighbors
Dec 29, 2023, at 04:53 am
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will push the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah away from the northern border if Lebanon's authorities and other countries fail to do so, Israel's National Unity Party head and war cabinet member, Benny Gantz, said on Wednesday.
At least 40 dead in fuel tanker explosion in Liberia
Dec 28, 2023, at 07:55 pm
Monrovia/UNI: At least 40 people died and 83 were injured after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded in Bong County in north-central Liberia, Liberian newspaper FrontPage Africa has reported, citing the country's deputy health minister and chief medical officer, Francis Kateh.
Kim Jong Un calls for stepping up 'war preparations' over US 'confrontation moves'
Dec 28, 2023, at 05:48 pm
Pyongyang/UNI: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed the country's military to accelerate "war preparations" to counter "extreme confrontation moves" of the United States and its allies in the Korean Peninsula, North Korean state news agency KCNA reported Thursday.
20 killed in Israeli strike on building in southern Gaza
Dec 28, 2023, at 04:47 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: An Israeli bombardment near a hospital in southern Gaza killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, the Health Ministry said.
Govt to exclude AI-generated content from copyright protection in South Korea
Dec 27, 2023, at 11:03 pm
The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has announced that it will not grant copyright registration to artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content that is created without humans' "creative intervention," the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday.
Veer Bal Diwas: India’s call to youth for a legacy of sacrifice, inspiration
Dec 27, 2023, at 10:43 pm
In the vast tapestry of history, only a select few societies, communities, or nations possess narratives that resonate with tales of profound sacrifice and unyielding valour. India is fortunate to hold a rich collection of such stories deeply ingrained in its collective memory.
Two Kuwaiti, Saudi tourists killed in roadside explosion in Iraq
Dec 27, 2023, at 02:27 pm
Iraqi security forces on Tuesday found two bodies of Kuwaiti and Saudi tourists who were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in a desert in western Iraq, the Iraqi military said.
Twenty of the world's largest banks laid off more than 60,000 employees in 2023
Dec 26, 2023, at 11:14 pm
Twenty of the world's largest banks laid off more than 60,000 employees in 2023, marking one of the worst years for job cuts since the 2007-2008 financial crisis, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.