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.
Police take suspect in custody following wild chase after gunman hijacks Los Angeles bus, one dies
Sep 26, 2024, at 06:47 am
At least one person died after a gunman hijacked a Los Angeles bus in the USA, triggering a massive chase which eventually ended with the police taking the suspect into custody.
Pakistan: Police arrest man charged with blasphemy
Sep 26, 2024, at 05:42 am
Pakistani police have arrested a man who was charged with blasphemy, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Quetta blast targeting police van leaves 12 injured
Sep 26, 2024, at 05:13 am
At least 12 people were injured in a blast that targeted a police van in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said on Wednesday.
Sep 26, 2024, at 04:20 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin has called an urgent meeting of the top security council to discuss its nuclear deterrence amid rising concerns over Ukraine being allowed by Western powers to use cruise missiles to target locations in Moscow, media reports said.
Bangladesh police say security to be heightened during Durga Puja celebration next month
Sep 26, 2024, at 12:41 am
Bangladesh Police said security will be heightened across the country for the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations which is the biggest festival observed by the Hindu minority community in a nation that witnessed a massive political turmoil last month.
Sep 25, 2024, at 11:21 pm
A viral image of tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni is currently circulating on the internet with fan platforms even guessing if they are dating each other.
Bangladesh: Interim govt leader Muhammad Yunus faces 'Go Back' slogans in New York
Sep 25, 2024, at 10:46 pm
A large number of Bangladeshi diaspora members demonstrated outside the hotel where Bangladeshi interim government chief Muhammad Yunus is currently staying in New York over the recent attacks on Hindu minority in the South Asian country following the fall of the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government in August.
‘If we act together,’ we can overcome global challenges, says UN Assembly President Philémon Yang
Sep 25, 2024, at 09:57 pm
In a powerful address to the UN General Assembly, the 193-member body’s President, Philémon Yang said the annual high-level debate “remains one of the world’s most inclusive, represented, representative and authoritative platforms for global reflection of collective action”.
Qatar will continue to mediate for peace in Gaza, says Amir Al Thani while addressing UNGA
Sep 25, 2024, at 02:24 pm
The international community bears responsibility for its failure to stop the catastrophe in Gaza, the Amir of Qatar told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, emphasizing that after almost a year of conflict, it is no longer tenable to speak of Israel’s right to defend itself without being complicit in justifying their actions.
Canada: 2024 Celtic Colours International Festival returns to Cape Breton starting Oct 11
Sep 25, 2024, at 10:18 am
Cape Breton/IBNS: The Celtic Colours International Festival will return to Cape Breton in Nova Scotia from Oct 11 to 19, 2024 with hundreds of events and performances scheduled to take place in communities around the island.
Sep 25, 2024, at 07:55 am
Colombo/IBNS: In one of his first key moves after assuming office as Sri Lanka's newly-elected President, leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake Tuesday dissolved the country's Parliament and called for snap polls within one month.
Antonio Guterres urges global solutions as uncertain world edges toward a ‘powder keg’
Sep 25, 2024, at 06:11 am
The world is locked in a “purgatory of polarity” with a growing number of governments and others feeling entitled to a “get out of jail free card”, Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN General Assembly, which opened its annual high-level meeting on Tuesday.
Sep 25, 2024, at 06:03 am
United States President Joe Biden told leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday that with the world at a historical inflection point “our task, our test, is to make sure that the forces holding us together are stronger than those that are pulling us apart.”
IDF claims key Hezbollah commander killed in airstrike
Sep 25, 2024, at 05:51 am
Israel on Tuesday claimed a key Hezbollah commander was killed during an airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Sep 25, 2024, at 12:10 am
A group of youth have announced they will join the family members of Dr Shah Nawaz Kunbhar, a blasphemy suspect who was killed by police in an alleged encounter, for a sit-in demonstration in Umerkot region of Pakistan on Wednesday.
Seven injured in hand grande attack in Pakistan
Sep 24, 2024, at 11:47 pm
A hand grande attack on a vehicle carrying Frontier Corps personnel in Kharan town in Pakistan left at least seven people injured, media reports said.
Academician-turned-politician Harini Amarasuriya appointed as Sri Lanka's new PM
Sep 24, 2024, at 11:41 pm
National People's Power (NPP) MP Dr. Harini Amarasuriya on Tuesday took oath as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
UN investigators say Russian authorities are using torture “with a sense of impunity” in Ukraine war
Sep 24, 2024, at 03:36 pm
Russian authorities are using torture “with a sense of impunity” in the ongoing war in Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva heard on Monday.
Israeli strikes in Lebanon leaves 356 dead
Sep 24, 2024, at 06:54 am
Lebanese Health Ministry has said at least 356 people died following Israel's strike on Lebanon, media reports said.
Israeli air strikes kill 356 people including 24 children in Lebanon
Sep 24, 2024, at 06:29 am
Beirut/IBNS: In the deadliest cross-border escalation since war erupted in Gaza on October 7, Israeli air strikes on Lebanon Monday left 356 people dead, including 24 children, the Lebanese health minister told the media.
Sep 24, 2024, at 04:49 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Months after stating that there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate Canadians if the situation deteriorates further In Lebanon, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has said nearly 45,000 citizens are still stuck in the middle eastern country.
Pakistan man booked for 'blasphemy' over Facebook post
Sep 24, 2024, at 12:38 am
Pakistan police have registered a case against a man for allegedly posting blasphemous post on Facebook.
Sep 23, 2024, at 10:34 pm
Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday took oath as the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka, just years after the country experienced a severe economic crisis.
Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, alerts UNICEF
Sep 23, 2024, at 02:57 pm
Last October’s terror attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a devastating day for children, and the suffering has continued unabated, a senior UNICEF official said on Thursday.