Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens as fighting rages on across the Strip
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths reiterated deep concerns for the people of Gaza on Monday, amid reports of intense fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza City and Jabalia in the north of the Strip, and in Khan Younis in the south, while Israeli bombardment of the enclave has continued.
Pakistan: Terror attack in DI Khan leaves three security personnel dead
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
At least three Pakistani security force members died after suspected terrorists rammed an explosive-laden car into a building in Dera Ismail Khan on Tuesday.
Report says Britain is slipping back to social divide of Victorian era
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
The UK is in danger of sliding back into the “Two Nations” of the Victorian era marked by a widening gulf between mainstream society and a depressed and poverty-stricken underclass, according to a report released by a leading think-tank into the state of the nation.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization wars acute hunger set to soar across the globe
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday that acute hunger is set to soar globally, on the back of “massive underfunding” in agriculture support programmes during times of crisis.
189 passengers evacuated from flight at Stockholm airport after smoke fills cabin
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
In a shocking incident, nearly 200 people were forced to evacuate an aircraft at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in Sweden on December 10 after the plane's cabin was filled up with smoke when the engine was switched on to takeoff, as per a report in the New York Post.
Australia to reform 'broken' migration system, tightens student visas
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Sydney: Australia Monday said that it will reform its "broken" migration system and tighten visa requirements for foreign students and low-skilled workers, reducing its immigration intake by half over the next two years.
Two-state solution is the only thing that Iran and Israel oppose, says Iranian FM
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Doha (Qatar): The two-state solution is the only thing that Iran and Israel do not believe in, Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Monday via translation at an international forum in Doha.
Maldives reports contamination in Pakistani syrups: Reports
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Pakistan is currently facing an embarrassing situation after the Maldives reported contamination in Pakistani syrups and suspension medicines, media reports said.
Turbat killing case in Pakistan: FIR registered against four CTD personnel
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Authorities have registered a first information report (FIR) against four Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in connection with the alleged extra-judicial killing of a Baloch youth in the Turbat town of Pakistan.
Pashtun leaders protest worldwide to demand PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen's release
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Pashtun community members recently protested against the arrest of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen.
Pakistan: Islamabad police facing scarcity of force in maintaining law and order
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Pakistan's Islamabad Police is facing severe shortage of manpower which is preventing the force from maintaining law and order in the city.
Pakistan: Karachi facing severe shortage of life-saving drugs
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Pakistan's Karachi city is facing a severe shortage of essential medicines, including life-saving drugs, which is causing problems for patients, media reports said.
Seventeen people hurt as two trains collide in Italy
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Milan: At least 17 people were injured after two trains crashed in northeast Italy late Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan's weekly inflation hits six-month high
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Pakistan's weekly inflation rate spiked to the highest level in six months in the week ended on December 7, media reports said.
Pakistan: Policeman killed, 2 injured in blast in Balochistan
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
A blast hit a police vehicle in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Sunday, leaving one policeman dead and injuring two others, police said.
UN chief Antonio Guterres says he will not give up appealing for Gaza-Israel humanitarian ceasefire
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday pledged that he would “not give up” on appealing for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, adding that inaction on the Security Council was undermining its credibility.
Bangladesh: BNP-police clash in Habiganj, 50 hurt
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
At least 50 people, including journalists, were injured during clashes between BNP and police over a human chain formed in Bangladesh's Habiganj region to mark International Human Rights Day.
University of Pennsylvania president Elizabeth Magill resigns amid antisemitic controversy
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Philadelphia (US): The president of the University of Pennsylvania Elizabeth Magill resigned after her remarks on antisemitism during a congressional hearing on campus sparked outrage.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
The US State Department on Friday (December 8, 2023) transmitted an emergency declaration for the sale of thousands of munitions to Israel, media reports said.
US: Florida woman sets Tinder date on fire, arrested
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
The alleged attack happened on November 25 between Destiny Lenai Johnson and a man she met in person once after connecting on the Tinder dating app, according to an arrest report obtained by USA TODAY on Wednesday.
Storm in US state of Tennessee leaves 6 people dead
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Washington/IBNS/UNI: At least six people died in the US state of Tennessee as a result of a storm that hit the state on Saturday, with three casualties in Montgomery County and three in the city of Nashville in Davidson County, according to local authorities and police.
Three-day presidential election kicks off in Egypt today
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 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
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
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
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
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.
Blast rocks residential building in Bangladesh, four injured
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Four family members, including an elderly woman and a child, were injured after a blast rocked a residential building in Bangladesh's Munshiganj region on Saturday.
Samuel Paty's beheading case: Six teens convicted in France
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
At least six teens have been convicted in the events leading to the beheading of a teacher in France in 2020.
US vetoes UN ceasefire bid amid ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
Homicide a bigger killer than armed conflict and terrorism combined: UN report
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 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
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday announced that he will stand again for a fifth term in office.
Canada to hike cost-of-living needs for international students
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Cost-of-living financial requirement for incoming international students to Canada will reportedly be more than double on Jan 1, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced Dec 7.