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Donald Trump picks anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as US health secretary | North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders mass production of suicide attack drones: Reports | Bangladesh's top official proposes to remove 'secularism' from constitution | Donald Trump picks immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff for policy | India to follow up on terrorist Arsh Dalla's extradition request after his arrest in Canada | AAP councillor Mahesh Khinchi wins MCD election to become Delhi Mayor | Delhi air pollution: GRAP-3 curbs start tomo; construction works banned, primary schools shift to online mode | We should not become the most polluted city in the world: Supreme Court was told as smog chokes Delhi | Toxic smog engulfs Delhi as air quality remains severe, over 200 flights delayed | ED conducts multiple raids in Kolkata in 'lottery scam' case

Israel military recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza Strip tunnel

Sep 01, 2024, at 07:27 pm

Jerusalem: Israel military Saturday recovered the bodies of six hostages, held by Hamas, from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, where they were killed not long before the troops reached.

Donald Trump shakes his leg at a public event in Washington DC, leaves the internet divided

Sep 01, 2024, at 06:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Former US President Donald Trump has taken the internet by storm over his dance moves at a public event on Friday.

Russian strikes: Ukraine observes day of mourning in Kharkiv

Sep 01, 2024, at 05:21 am

Ukraine's city of Kharkiv has declared a day of mourning on Saturday after a Russian bomb attack left at least six civilians dead, media reports said.

Brazil bans X; Elon Musk slams Supreme Court judge as 'evil dictator' threatening democracy

Sep 01, 2024, at 03:39 am

Brasilia: After a prolonged standoff over disinformation, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes banned Elon Musk's social media network X in the country on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Man gets lifer for desecrating Quran

Sep 01, 2024, at 12:39 am

A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for desecrating the Quran in 2021 within the remits of the Korangi police station in Karachi.

Human rights body claims China subjects Tibetan people to inhuman treatment

Sep 01, 2024, at 12:12 am

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has said China is still subjecting Tibtean people to inhuman treatment due to their religious beliefs and cultural identities.

East Turkistan Government in Exile claims China conducted 47 nuclear tests between 1964 and 1996

Aug 31, 2024, at 11:24 pm

The East Turkistan Government in Exile has said the Chinese government conducted 47 nuclear tests in East Turkistan between 1964 and 1996 which resulted in the deaths of approximately 750,000 East Turkistanis and left 1.2 million more suffering from leukemia, cancer, and fetal damage.

Top US official asks China to take immediate action to end ongoing repression on Uyghurs

Aug 31, 2024, at 10:53 pm

A top US official on Friday said China should take immediate action to end 'ongoing repression' of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic and religious minority groups in the country.

Japan set to impose mandatory online authorisation for travellers from visa-free countries

Aug 31, 2024, at 08:38 pm

Tokyo/IBNS: Japan is set to impose a new rule making it mandatory for travellers from 71 visa-free countries including the United States, Britain, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia, media reports said.

Indian-origin man kills Nepali student in US, arrested

Aug 31, 2024, at 07:26 pm

A 51-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested for killing a Nepali college student at Houston, Texas in the United States, media reports said.

Top US official asks China to take immediate action to end ongoing repression on Uyghurs

Aug 31, 2024, at 04:45 pm

A top US official on Friday said China should take immediate action to end 'ongoing repression' of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic and religious minority groups in the country

Israel-Palestine ongoing conflict: Key Hamas commander Wassem Hazem killed during Jenin operation, claims IDF

Aug 31, 2024, at 03:02 pm

The Israeli Defense Forces has claimed to have killed Hamas' commander in Jenin Wassem Hazem while conducting a counterterrorism operation in the northern Samaria area.

Teen girl among six dead after Russian strike hits playground, residential building in Kharkiv

Aug 31, 2024, at 02:31 pm

At least six people, including a teen girl, were killed after a Russian-guided bomb hit a playground and a residential building in Ukraine's Kharkiv city on Friday.

UN chief Antonio Guterres for immediate halt to Israeli strikes amid West Bank crisis

Aug 30, 2024, at 03:12 pm

As the crisis in the West Bank continues to escalate alongside the ongoing war in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an “immediate cessation” of Israeli military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Bangladesh crisis: Yunus government decides to scrap law which ensures additional security for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, family members

Aug 30, 2024, at 03:05 pm

The interim government in Bangladesh has decided to scrap the law which ensures additional security for the family members of country's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by considering it a 'discriminatory policy'.

Israel-Hamas conflict: UN food agency halts operations in Gaza amid attack on team

Aug 29, 2024, at 11:06 pm

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its employees in Gaza until further notice following an attack on a team returning from an aid delivery mission on Tuesday evening, just metres from an Israeli-controlled checkpoint.

Pakistan: Four government employees kidnapped at gunpoint in DI Khan

Aug 29, 2024, at 10:28 pm

Four Pakistani government employees were kidnapped at gunpoint from  Kulachi tehsil of DI Khan district, media reports said on Thursday.

Pakistan: Rawalpindi registers 17 dengue cases in past 24 hours

Aug 29, 2024, at 10:08 pm

Rawalpindi has reported 17 dengue cases in the past 24 hours, struggling to contain the disease in the rainy season.

Body of Bangladeshi female journalist recovered from Dhaka lake, Sheikh Hasina's son calls it brutal attack on freedom of expression

Aug 28, 2024, at 11:14 pm

The body of a Bangladeshi TV journalist has been recovered from Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka city, media reports said.

Meta was ‘pressured’ by White House to censor Covid-related content in 2021: Mark Zuckerberg

Aug 28, 2024, at 10:33 pm

California/IBNS: The chairman and CEO of the California-based social media company Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, on Monday (August 26) said in a letter to the House Judiciary committee that his teams were “pressured” by the Biden administration to censor some content around the Covid-19 pandemic.

Israel-Gaza crisis: IDF rescues 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi who was taken hostage on October 7

Aug 28, 2024, at 10:00 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday said its security personnel have rescued another Israeli national who was taken hostage by Hamas members during the October 7 attack.

Pakistani industrialist Danish Iqbal's wife Natasha appears unremorseful after allegedly crushing two people to death, netizens slam her

Aug 28, 2024, at 08:11 pm

A Pakistani industrialist's wife was caught on camera appearing unremorseful after allegedly killing two people after hitting them with her car in Karachi city has triggered anger in the country.

OHCHR demands immediate revocation of new Taliban ‘virtue and vice’ order targeting women

Aug 28, 2024, at 03:41 pm

A new morality law enacted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, cements policies that “completely erase” women’s presence in public, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for it to be immediately revoked.

Balochistan’s cry for freedom: A struggle against oppression by Pakistan

Aug 28, 2024, at 01:17 am

The recent surge in violence across Balochistan, where over 70 lives have been lost in just a few days, underscores a grim reality: the people of this resource-rich yet impoverished province in southwestern Pakistan are being pushed to the edge by a state that has failed them.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv will respond after Russia launches fresh strikes

Aug 27, 2024, at 09:07 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said Kyiv would respond after the country was hit by a fresh round of Russian strikes overnight.

Pakistan: 40 people die in separate attacks by gunmen across Balochistan

Aug 27, 2024, at 01:09 am

In separate shooting and grenade attack incidents at least 40 people were killed in Balochistan while 21 terrorists were also eliminated, media reports said on Monday.

Bangladesh's interim government suspends two diplomats serving in India

Aug 26, 2024, at 11:06 pm

The interim government in Bangladesh has relieved two of its diplomats, who were serving in India, from their duties, media reports said.

One tourist dies after ice cave partially collapses in Iceland

Aug 26, 2024, at 10:41 pm

Police on Monday said at least one person died and two others went missing after an ice cave partially collapsed when tourists were visiting Breidamerkurjokull glacier in Iceland.

Pakistan: 23 passengers offloaded from vehicles then shot dead by terrorists in Balochistan

Aug 26, 2024, at 10:18 pm

At least 23 passengers were offloaded from buses and trucks in Balochistan's  Musakhel area which left at least 23 people dead, media reports said.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon ‘not the end of the story’

Aug 26, 2024, at 10:12 pm

In his strong message, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said the strikes conducted by his army in southern Lebanon were not “the end of the story".