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Amid family tensions, UK's Prince William shares childhood memory with estranged brother Prince Harry in documentary

Oct 28, 2024, at 02:18 am

London: In a rare mention, UK’s Prince William shared a childhood memory involving his estranged brother Prince Harry, who ditched ties with his royal connections to live in the US with his wife Meghan Markle and two children, media reports said.

Middle East Crisis: IDF confirms top Hezbollah commander eliminated during air strike

Oct 28, 2024, at 01:29 am

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday confirmed Hezbollah’s Bint Jbeil Area commander Ahmed Jafar Maatouk has been eliminated.

Israel: Truck rams into people in Tel Aviv bus stop, 33 injured

Oct 27, 2024, at 11:05 pm

At least 33 people were wounded in a suspected terror attack after a truck rammed a bus stop in Israel's Tel Aviv city on Sunday.

Pakistan: Suicide blast on a checkpost in North Waziristan leaves eight dead

Oct 27, 2024, at 10:39 pm

At least eight people, including four policemen and two security officials, died after a suicide bomb blast rocked a joint police and security forces checkpoint in the Eidak area of North Waziristan district on Saturday, media reports said.

UN's atomic energy watchdog confirms Iran's nuclear programme remained unaffected by Israel's air strike

Oct 27, 2024, at 09:28 pm

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief  Rafael Grossi has confirmed that Iran's nuclear programme remained unaffected by Israel's recently conducted deadly airstrike.

Road mishap in Mexico leaves 24 dead

Oct 27, 2024, at 09:23 pm

At least 24 people died and five others were injured after a bus collided with a tractor-trailer early Saturday in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas, media reports said.

Iran vows retaliation after Israel conducts 'precise strikes' on military facilities

Oct 27, 2024, at 01:46 pm

Avenging the October 1 attack, Israel struck back at Iran conducting "precise strikes" on military facilities in Tehran and nearby provinces on Saturday, media reports said.

Antonio Guterres tells Vladimir Putin that Russian invasion violates UN Charter

Oct 26, 2024, at 03:21 pm

UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his country’s on-going invasion of Ukraine violates the United Nations Charter and international law.

IDF says it conducted precise strikes on Iran

Oct 26, 2024, at 02:55 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday said it conducted precise strikes on military targets in Iran.

Middle East conflict: IDF says Hamas commander, who also worked for UNRWA, killed during operation

Oct 25, 2024, at 07:12 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday said Hamas commander Mohammad Abu Itiwi,who also worked for the U.N. aid agency in the Gaza Strip, has been killed.

Turkey: Five killed after gunmen attack Turkish Aerospace Industries

Oct 24, 2024, at 07:07 am

At least five people were killed and 22 others were injured after armed gunmen attacked the main facility of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in Ankara city on Wednesday.

2 terrorists, 4 civilians killed; several injured in Turkey terror attack: Reports

Oct 24, 2024, at 04:10 am

Ankara/IBNS: Two terrorists and 4 civilians were killed while several others were injured in a huge explosion outside the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) near Ankara, Turkey's interior minister said Wednesday, describing it as a "terrorist attack", media reports said.

Middle East Crisis: Israel claims Hezbollah hiding USD 500 million in gold and silver in bunker under Beirut hospital

Oct 22, 2024, at 03:10 pm

Israel has accused Hezbollah of allegedly hiding over USD 500 million in gold and silver in a secret bunker located beneath a Beirut hospital, media reports said.

After Yahya Sinwar's death, Hamas to opt for ruling committee instead of a single successor: Reports

Oct 22, 2024, at 07:06 am

After Yahya Sinwar's assassination by Israeli troops last week, Hamas is opting towards appointing a Doha-based ruling committee rather than a single successor, media reports said.

Middle East crisis: Yahya Sinwar's wife spotted carrying $32,000 Birkin bag while shifting in tunnel before October 7 massacre, claims Israel

Oct 21, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Slain former Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's wife was spotted moving inside the Gaza tunnel ahead of the October 7 massacre with a  $32,000 Birkin bag in her hand, Israeli officials said.

Elon Musk is offering $1 million for signing this petition

Oct 20, 2024, at 10:28 pm

Billionaire Elon Musk announced on Saturday that he would give away $1 million each day until the U.S. Presidential elections to individuals who sign his online petition supporting free speech and the right to bear arms.

Israel releases footage of Yahya Sinwar's movement inside Gaza tunnel hours before Oct 7 attack last year

Oct 20, 2024, at 05:23 pm

Israel has released declassified footage that shows assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar moving his belongings to a tunnel in Gaza hours before the October 7 attack in 2023 that triggered the ongoing war.

Israel hits Hezbollah's arms facility in Beirut, Gaza after drone attack on Benjamin Netanyahu's house

Oct 20, 2024, at 02:37 pm

Israel Saturday claimed to hit the arms facilities of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Beirut and "Hamas terror target" in Gaza in a retaliatory action against a drone attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence.

'Grave mistake': Netanyahu warns Iran's proxies after Hezbollah's drone attack on his residence

Oct 20, 2024, at 06:28 am

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stern warning to Hezbollah following an alleged assassination attempt targeting him and his wife, calling it a "grave mistake" and vowing that anyone threatening Israeli citizens would face severe consequences.

UN Office on Drugs and Crime says potential cocaine production increased by 53 per cent in Colombia in 2023

Oct 19, 2024, at 10:04 pm

Cultivation of coca bush in Colombia increased by 10 per cent in 2023 to 253,000 hectares, while potential cocaine production reached 2,664 metric tons, according to a new survey released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Friday.

Israel: PM Benjamin Netanyahu's residence targeted in drone attack from Lebanon, no casualty reported

Oct 19, 2024, at 07:08 pm

The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed the private residence of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was targeted in a drone attack from Lebanon on Saturday.

Middle East Crisis: Israeli strike on Jabalia refugee camp leaves 33 people dead

Oct 19, 2024, at 04:04 pm

An Israeli airstrike on Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip has led to the death of 33 Palestinians on Friday, media reports said.

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's autopsy showed he was killed by a gunshot to head

Oct 19, 2024, at 02:45 pm

An official has confirmed that the autopsy conducted on Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar showed he was killed by a gunshot to the head, media reports said.

Hamas confirms its leader Yahya Sinwar's death, says it won't free hostages until Israel stops war on Gaza

Oct 19, 2024, at 02:24 am

Hamas Friday confirmed that its leader Yahya Sinwar, who was the architect of the group's cross-border raids on October 7, 2023, which became the deadliest day in Israel's history, was killed in combat action, media reports said.

Watchdog alerts public exposure to ‘chilling’ AI child sexual abuse images and videos has increased

Oct 18, 2024, at 10:07 pm

AI-generated child sexual abuse content is increasingly being found on publicly accessible areas of the internet, exposing even more people to the harmful and horrific imagery, says the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

This is not the end of the war in Gaza, says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu after elimination of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar 

Oct 18, 2024, at 09:32 pm

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu sent out a strong message after the 'elimination' of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and said the war in Gaza is 'not over yet'.

Middle East Crisis: IDF shares video footage showing 'last moments' of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar

Oct 18, 2024, at 09:06 pm

The Israel Defense Forces has released drone footage which shows the 'last moments' of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar.

UN food assessment shows over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger

Oct 18, 2024, at 06:50 pm

More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with 70 per cent of crop fields destroyed and livelihoods decimated during the ongoing Israeli military offensive, a UN-backed food security assessment released on Thursday has revealed.

'Hamas chief and mass murderer Yahya Sinwar eliminated': Israel

Oct 18, 2024, at 04:38 am

Jerusalem/IBNS: Israel Thursday confirmed that its military executed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar during an operation in Gaza, whom the country accuses of being the mastermind of the October 7, 2023 attack, media reports said.

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza operation? Israel Army 'checking' to verify

Oct 18, 2024, at 02:11 am

Jerusalem/IBNS: The Israeli military Thursday said that it was trying to confirm whether its troops have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during an operation in the Gaza Strip that it said had targeted three militants, media reports said.