World needs UN since challenges mount across the globe: Egyptian leader
Sep 30, 2024, at 01:50 pm
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty said it is time to “ring the alarm bells” as the international system is currently showing its structural shortcomings that come from ineffectiveness, double standards and inequality at a time of occupation, hunger, terrorism and injustice. Sketching out a path forward, he first stressed that there is no alternative to the multilateral system.
Sep 30, 2024, at 01:46 pm
A Turkish social media influencer, who had gained attention after marrying herself, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a luxury apartment building in Istanbul city.
Australian police seize around 50 kg of illicit drugs at Sydney Airport within 48 hours
Sep 30, 2024, at 01:32 pm
Two foreign nationals have been charged over two unrelated drug importations, with 27kg of cocaine and 21kg of methamphetamine with a combined estimated street value of $28.7 million seized at Sydney Airport in the space of 48 hours, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Sunday.
IDF says top Hezbollah leader Nabil Qaouk eliminated during an airstrike in Beirut
Sep 30, 2024, at 01:29 pm
The Israeli military on Sunday said another top leader of the Iran-backed armed outfit Hezbollah group has been eliminated.
Hezbollah chief Nasrallah’s death: Joe Biden calls Israel’s action a 'measure of justice'
Sep 30, 2024, at 07:03 am
Iran has called for an emergency United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting over Israel's military actions in Lebanon and the broader region.
Pakistan: Suspected terrorists gun down labourers in Panjgur
Sep 30, 2024, at 06:51 am
Armed terrorists stormed into an under-construction building in Khuda-i-Abadan area of Panjgur town in Pakistan on Saturday when they killed seven labourers, media reports said.
Iranian spy revealed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s location before Israeli airstrike: Report
Sep 30, 2024, at 06:45 am
An Iranian informant allegedly tipped off Israeli authorities about Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's whereabouts, leading to his death in an airstrike in Beirut, according to the French newspaper Le Parisien.
Israel says senior Hezbollah commander Nabil Qaouk eliminated during airstrike in Beirut
Sep 30, 2024, at 06:39 am
The Israeli military on Sunday said another top leader of the Iran-backed armed outfit Hezbollah group has been eliminated.
Sep 30, 2024, at 06:08 am
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iran, stating, "There is nowhere in Iran or the Middle East beyond the reach of the long arm of Israel…whoever beats us, we will beat them."
UNGA: Sergey Lavrov says Ukraine’s hope of defeating Russia on the battlefield is senseless
Sep 29, 2024, at 06:17 am
Ukraine’s hope of defeating Russia on the battlefield is senseless given that Moscow holds nuclear weapons and any effort by the NATO alliance to keep aiding Kyiv will prove to be a “suicidal escapade”, Russia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
South Africa: 17 people killed in mass shooting, manhunt underway
Sep 29, 2024, at 06:13 am
A manhunt is currently underway after 17 people, including women, were killed in a mass shooting incident at a village in South Africa on Saturday, media reports said.
China is committed to playing a constructive role and engaging in mediation for peace, says Wang Yi
Sep 29, 2024, at 06:02 am
Wang Yi, the Foreign Minister of China reiterated on Saturday his country’s commitment to playing a constructive role and engaging in mediation for peace, not exploiting volatile situations for “selfish gains”.
Iran’s Khamenei urges Muslims to confront Israel after Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s death in strikes
Sep 29, 2024, at 02:51 am
Dubai: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called on Muslims to "stand by the people of Lebanon and the proud Hezbollah with whatever means they have and assist them in confronting the... wicked regime (of Israel)," Reuters reported.
G7 members support Taiwan's international participation, MOFA welcomes statement
Sep 29, 2024, at 12:14 am
G7 members have supported Taiwan's international participation while issuing a joint statement on Tuesday.
UK couple caught indulging in 'sexual act' while travelling in flight
Sep 28, 2024, at 10:19 pm
A couple from the UK were removed from EasyJet flight after they were caught performing a sexual act minutes after the plane took off, media reports said.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah killed in Beirut strike: Israeli military
Sep 28, 2024, at 09:02 pm
Hassan Nasrallah, the chief of Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and military-resistance organization Hezbollah, has been killed in a strike launched on Beirut by the Israeli military, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed on Saturday.
Sep 28, 2024, at 08:51 pm
New York/IBNS: Nobel laureate and chief adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, acknowledged that the ousting of Sheikh Hasina as the Bangladeshi Prime Minister was part of a carefully orchestrated "design and conspiracy."
Israel strikes Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut, group's chief Hassan Nasrallah was the 'target'
Sep 28, 2024, at 03:25 pm
The Israeli Air Force carried out targeted airstrikes in Beirut and the military claimed it hit the headquarters of Hezbollah group.
Israeli-Palestine conflict: PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejects any rule for Hamas in a post-war Gaza
Sep 28, 2024, at 02:36 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had originally intended not to come to the UN General Assembly this year but after hearing the “lies and slander” levelled against his country by other leaders, he decided that he should come and “set the record straight”.
Israel carries out fresh strikes in Beirut targeting Hezbollah headquarters
Sep 28, 2024, at 06:35 am
Beirut/IBNS: Moments after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah, Israel carried out fresh air strikes on the south of Lebanon's capital Beirut targeting the militant outfit's headquarters, media reports said.
Pakistan reports yet another polio case in KP
Sep 28, 2024, at 06:04 am
The Pakistani government has registered yet another polio case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of the country, media reports said.
Taiwan condemns China's recent test launch of intercontinental ballistic missile
Sep 28, 2024, at 05:52 am
The Taiwan government has condemned China's recent test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean.
Fatal stabbing of Japanese schoolboy in China leaves community members shocked
Sep 28, 2024, at 05:39 am
The killing of a Japanese schoolboy in China has triggered tension among the community which is beefing up security following the attack.
Sep 28, 2024, at 03:51 am
Melanie Joly, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated in a summit of the Global Coalition hosted by US President Joe Biden in New York City to address Synthetic Drug Threats on the margins of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Japan: Shigeru Ishiba will replace Kishida to become new PM
Sep 27, 2024, at 10:39 pm
Former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba will soon become the new Prime Minister of Japan, replacing Fumio Kishida whose tenure will end soon.
Sep 27, 2024, at 10:19 pm
From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, the vast majority of humanitarian needs are driven by conflict – a catastrophe made by human hands – that is turning the geopolitical dial away from the rule of law and towards brute force and aggression, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom told the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
Palestinian people will not leave their homeland, says President Mahmoud Abbas while addressing UNGA
Sep 27, 2024, at 03:42 pm
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addressed world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, stressing that the Palestinian people will not leave their homeland – the land of their ancestors.
Sep 27, 2024, at 03:20 pm
US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine to help the country 'win this war' against Russia.
IDF confirms senior Hezbollah commander Mohammed Hussein Surour killed in Israeli airstrike
Sep 27, 2024, at 02:53 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Friday confirmed senior Hezbollah commander Mohammed Hussein Surour was during airstrike in Beirut.
Netanyahu rejects US-French call for 21-day ceasefire in conflict with Hezbollah
Sep 26, 2024, at 11:26 pm
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Thursday that his government had not responded to a proposal by the United States and its allies for a 21-day ceasefire in the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, news agency AFP reported.