Aug 11, 2024, at 04:11 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh is still looking at uncertainty even as a caretaker government has been sworn in under the leadership of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus amid reports of persecution of minority communities that continue to pour in.
Aug 10, 2024, at 08:54 pm
Former YouTube CEO and one of the earlier employees of search engine Google Susan Wojcicki has died after her two-year-long battle against lung cancer, her husband announced on Friday.
Aug 10, 2024, at 03:21 pm
Russia has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that suspected fragments of downed missiles were found close to the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (Kursk NPP) amid the Ukrainian attack in Kursk city.
All 62 passengers on board die in Brazil turboprop plane crash
Aug 10, 2024, at 06:40 am
Sao Paulo/IBNS: A regional turboprop plane with 62 people on board crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, leaving all passengers dead, media reports said.
Austrian authorities say it thwarted ISIS plot to target Taylor Swift concerts, new suspect arrested
Aug 10, 2024, at 12:32 am
Vienna authorities have arrested an Iraqi national over an inquiry into an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to attack a concert of international star Taylor Swift in Vienna.
Testing swift responses to chemical terrorism threats
Aug 09, 2024, at 11:09 pm
As the UN Security Council meets on Thursday to discuss the threat the ISIL/Da’esh terrorist group poses, a specialised UN agency has been helping nations on the ground to prepare for chemical terrorism attacks.
Women demonstrate in Iraq over proposed bill which may lower marriage age to nine
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:56 pm
Women's rights activists have been voicing their protests over a bill which resurfaced in the Iraqi parliament that could spike underage marriage in the nation.
Middle East escalation: WHO regional chief voices grave concern
Aug 09, 2024, at 09:51 pm
Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vast Eastern Mediterranean region, officials from the UN agency said during a virtual media briefing on Wednesday.
Germany: Hotel partially collapses, two die
Aug 07, 2024, at 09:55 pm
At least two people died and several others were injured after a hotel partially collapsed in Germany's Kröv region on Wednesday.
China trying to fish in troubled Middle East water with Hamas-Fatah agreement: Analysts
Aug 07, 2024, at 07:15 pm
Beijing/IBNS: Amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, as many as 14 Palestinian factions, including Fatah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the terrorist organization Hamas, have agreed to form a government after talks were hosted by Beijing, and analysts believe the Chinese Communist regime is forging closer ties with terrorist groups in the Middle East to expand influence in the region as well as sharpen its anti-US alliance.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vows retaliation over Israeli killing of commander Fuad Shukr
Aug 07, 2024, at 03:42 pm
Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah has said it will respond to the killing of leader Fuad Shukr by Israel last week.
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as its new chief after Ismail Haniyeh's assassination
Aug 07, 2024, at 06:19 am
Gaza/IBNS: Hamas Tuesday named Gaza Strip chief Yahya Sinwar as its new political leader after his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran last week, media reports said.
Philippines, Germany enhance defence agreement amid tensions in South China Sea
Aug 07, 2024, at 05:29 am
Philippines Secretary of National Defence Gilberto Teodoro and German Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius have committed to a defence agreement which focuses on enhancing strategies to promote peace and stability at a time when tension prevails over the South China Sea.
India will work with any new government in Bangaldesh: Former Indian envoy Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty
Aug 07, 2024, at 05:21 am
Former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty has said India will continue monitoring the developments in the neighbouring nation after PM Sheikh Hasina resigned and escaped from the country amid violent anti-government protests.
Iran's protest crackdown disproportionately targeting minorities, say UN experts
Aug 07, 2024, at 12:10 am
Government-led crackdowns on protesters in Iran have had a disproportionate impact on the country’s ethnic and religious minorities since 2022, particularly in the Kurd and Baluch communities, according to a new advocacy paper released by the Human Rights Council-appointed International Fact-Finding Mission on Monday.
Israel: Amid reports of torture inside prisons, rights experts call for end to impunity
Aug 06, 2024, at 10:50 pm
Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of the iceberg”, UN independent human rights experts warned on Monday, calling for swift action to end impunity surrounding reports of violations against Palestinian detainees.
US judge rules Google's online search monopoly is illegal, Alphabet plans to appeal against decision
Aug 06, 2024, at 08:10 pm
Giving a blow to Google, a US judge on Monday ruled that it illegally acted to beat competition and maintain a monopoly in the area of online search and related advertisement.
Hamas-Israel conflict: UN finds nine UNRWA staff may have been involved in October 7 attacks
Aug 06, 2024, at 03:49 pm
The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked because they may have been involved in the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks against Israel.
UK: Six-year-old girl denied passport for being named after 'Game of Thrones' character
Aug 05, 2024, at 08:32 pm
A UK girl was denied a passport since she is named after a popular “Game of Thrones” character, media reports said.
Israel: Two killed in Holon stabbing incident, attacker neutralised
Aug 05, 2024, at 05:02 am
A stabbing incident in the Israeli city of Holon on Sunday left at least two people dead, media reports said.
Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, triggers fear of all-out war in Middle East
Aug 04, 2024, at 02:40 pm
Tensions in the Middle East have heightened with Iran and Hamas, along with Hezbollah, vowing strong retaliation to the assassination of their group leaders, blamed on Israel, triggering fears of a regional war.
Somalia: Beach attack leaves 32 dead
Aug 04, 2024, at 12:17 am
At least 32 people were killed and several others were injured in a suicide attack at a restaurant in Somalian city of Mogadishu on Saturday.
Russian building collapse leaves 10 dead
Aug 03, 2024, at 10:40 pm
At least 10 people died after a partial portion of a residential building collapsed in Nizhny Tagil city, media reports said Saturday.
Aug 03, 2024, at 08:12 pm
Israel's spy agency Mossad had hired agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) to plant explosives in three separate rooms of a building where Ismail Haniyeh was staying in Tehran, a British newspaper claims, days after the assassination of the Hamas political leader.
Eight arrested after violent protests spread to Sunderland days after Southport killings
Aug 03, 2024, at 04:43 pm
At least eight people have been arrested for committing offences including violent disorder and burglary after several protesters attacked police and set a police station on fire in Sunderland city of the UK, days after similar violence was witnessed in Southport following the killing of three children.
US-Russia prisoner swap: UN rights experts describe it as ‘an unprecedented diplomatic act’
Aug 02, 2024, at 09:50 pm
A UN independent human rights expert has welcomed the landmark prisoner swap on Thursday involving the United States, Russia and five other countries.
UK PM Keir Starmer announces crackdown on 'mindless thugs' for rioting after Southport stabbings
Aug 02, 2024, at 05:33 am
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday said he laid plans to crack down on a “tiny, mindless minority in our society” who have rioted and attacked police in the wake of the Southport stabbings.
Aug 02, 2024, at 12:07 am
Jerusalem: Israel's army confirmed on Thursday that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an airstrike last month in the southern Gaza Strip, AFP reported.
Over 100 arrested in London as Southport protests spread
Aug 01, 2024, at 10:42 pm
London/IBNS: More than 100 anti-immigration protesters were arrested in central London on Wednesday (July 31) evening as protests following the Southport knife attack spread to different parts of the country, reports said.
Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians
Aug 01, 2024, at 01:06 am
A new UN report published Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained by the Israeli authorities since war erupted in Gaza last October has documented a range of serious violations that may amount to torture.