Three-day presidential election kicks off in Egypt today
Dec 10, 2023, at 05:05 pm
Cairo/IBNS/UNI: The presidential election in Egypt kick-started on Sunday, with incumbent President Abdel Fattah Sisi running for his third term.
Iraqi PM warns US against unilateral response to rocket attack on embassy
Dec 10, 2023, at 07:39 am
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has reiterated his government's commitment to protecting diplomatic missions while reminding the United States not to respond unilaterally to an unclaimed rock attack on the U.S. embassy without Iraq's approval.
Israel plans to end operations in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis in 3-4 weeks
Dec 10, 2023, at 07:06 am
Jerusalem: Military operations by the Israeli army in the southern Gaza Strip's largest city of Khan Yunis might end in three to four weeks, Axios reported, citing a senior Israeli defense official.
Samuel Paty's beheading case: Six teens convicted in France
Dec 09, 2023, at 04:09 pm
At least six teens have been convicted in the events leading to the beheading of a teacher in France in 2020.
Homicide a bigger killer than armed conflict and terrorism combined: UN report
Dec 09, 2023, at 02:51 pm
More people were killed due to homicide than armed conflict and terrorism combined in 2021, with an average of 52 lives lost per hour worldwide, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report published on Friday.
Russian Prez Vladimir Putin to run for his fifth term next year
Dec 09, 2023, at 06:03 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday announced that he will stand again for a fifth term in office.
Italy exits China's Belt and Road Initiative
Dec 09, 2023, at 12:12 am
Italy has decided to exit China's flagship Belt and Road Initiative when the contract expires next month.
Philippines bombing: Key suspect arrested
Dec 08, 2023, at 09:49 pm
The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday (December 7, 2023) said an alleged accomplice in the bombing at Mindanao State University in Marawi City was arrested by government forces recently.
Dec 08, 2023, at 03:10 pm
Two months to the day since Hamas’ terror attacks in Israel prompted a massive Israeli military retaliation in Gaza, the situation in the war-torn enclave is becoming “apocalyptic” with hostilities making meaningful humanitarian efforts “nearly impossible”, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday (December 7, 2023).
Israel kills five top Hamas commanders seen in rare photo
Dec 08, 2023, at 03:30 am
Gaza: Israel has killed five top Hamas commanders, including the head of Hamas’s aerial division, two battalion commanders, a brigade commander, and a deputy brigade commander, the New York Times reported citing the Israeli military.
Russia and Saudi Arabia rally OPEC+ nations for unified oil cuts
Dec 08, 2023, at 02:14 am
Riyadh/IBNS: The world's two biggest oil exporters, Saudi Arabia and Russia, on Thursday called for all OPEC+ nations to join an agreement on output cuts for the good of the global economy, just days after a fractious meeting of the producers' club, Reuters reported.
Indian-origin Samir Shah chosen to chair BBC after Richard Sharp exits
Dec 07, 2023, at 06:19 am
Seasoned British television executive Samir Shah has been chosen as the government's preferred candidate to chair the BBC, reported Reuters on Wednesday, citing culture minister Lucy Frazer.
Death toll in Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano eruption reaches 23
Dec 07, 2023, at 05:28 am
West Sumatra (Indonesia): The death toll from Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano explosion reached 23 as rescuers found the last missing hikers, BBC reports.
Hamas attack on October 7: Israel revokes UN humanitarian official's visa
Dec 06, 2023, at 09:29 pm
The Israeli government on Wednesday cancelled the visa for UN’s humanitarian coordinator in the Palestinian territories Lynn Hastings after she refused to speak against Hamas.
UNRWA says more than 600,000 people are under evacuation orders in southern Gaza
Dec 06, 2023, at 08:46 pm
A top UN official has said over 600,000 people are under evacuation orders in southern Gaza amid the ongoing clash between Israel and Hamas members.
Dec 06, 2023, at 02:38 pm
A sharp rise in child poverty was registered across 40 of the world’s richest countries between 2014 and 2021, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN Children's Fund's global research centre, Innocenti.
65 Palestinians killed in intensified Israeli attacks on central, southern Gaza
Dec 06, 2023, at 06:19 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: At least 65 Palestinians were killed, and hundreds of others were wounded on Tuesday as a result of the Israeli attacks that targeted central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security sources said.
British government introduces tougher visa rule to cut migration
Dec 05, 2023, at 11:27 pm
The UK government has introduced a plan to slash migration levels and curb abuse of the immigration system, delivering the biggest-ever reduction in net migration.
UN chief calls on Israel to ‘spare civilians from more suffering’ in Gaza
Dec 05, 2023, at 11:06 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated his call for a sustained humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional and immediate release of all hostages, his Spokesperson said on Monday.
Iraq: UN team issues latest report on terrorist atrocities
Dec 05, 2023, at 10:48 pm
The UN team investigating crimes committed by Da’esh terrorist group has issued its latest report documenting the terrorist group’s atrocities in Iraq, laying the groundwork for future prosecutions.
UN says aid access to north entirely blocked as war spikes in south Gaza
Dec 05, 2023, at 10:37 pm
Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns for civilians sheltering there, while UN humanitarians on Monday said that aid teams had only “extremely limited” movement and access to the north was “now entirely blocked”.
WHO says more than 200 attacks registered in health sector in Gaza
Dec 05, 2023, at 03:09 pm
The World Health Organization on Tuesday said it has recorded 203 attacks on medical facilities and health workers in the Gaza Strip between October 7 to November 28.
Indonesia's Mount Marpi volcano erupts claiming lives of eleven hikers
Dec 05, 2023, at 05:59 am
Following its eruption over the weekend, bodies of eleven hikers have been found near the crater of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano, reports BBC.
Volcanic eruption in Indonesia leaves 11 climbers dead
Dec 04, 2023, at 11:06 pm
Bodies of 11 climbers were recovered on Monday and 12 people are still missing following the eruption of an active volcano in Indonesia's West Sumatra province.
Oxford University Press names Rizz as the word of the year, check out what does it mean
Dec 04, 2023, at 10:05 pm
Do you know the meaning of 'Rizz', the word which has been named the 2023 word of the year by Oxford University Press.
Israel-Hamas conflict: IDF discovers 800 tunnel shafts in Gaza Strip, destroys 500 of them
Dec 04, 2023, at 04:01 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday said it discovered 800 tunnel shafts in the Gaza Strip since it began a ground offensive targeting the Hamas members late in October.
Gaza: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and a return to dialogue
Dec 04, 2023, at 05:34 am
The resumption of hostilities in Gaza and its terrifying impact on civilians underscore the need for the violence to end and a long-term political solution between Palestinians and Israelis to be found, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Sunday.
France: Knife and hammer attack in Paris leaves one Germa national dead
Dec 04, 2023, at 04:30 am
At least one person died and two others were injured in a knife and hammer attack in Paris on Saturday (December 2, 2023).
Philippines: Four killed after explosion rocks Sunday mass service
Dec 04, 2023, at 04:16 am
An explosion rocked a Sunday mass service at a university gymnasium in the Philippines on Sunday (December 3, 2023) which left at least four people dead and 10 others injured.
Israel calls back negotiators from Qatar after hostage talks hit impasse
Dec 03, 2023, at 02:20 am
Gaza: Israel and Hamas rejected international appeals to extend an expired ceasefire on Saturday, with Gaza being subjected to air strikes while Palestinian groups fired numerous rockets, AFP reported.