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.
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.