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Pakistan's Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar 'loses his cool' over 'Balochistan protest' in Islamabad

Jan 02, 2024, at 03:53 pm

Pakistan's Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, who appeared to be visibly irked, on Monday said those supporting Baloch protest should join the 'Baloch militants'.

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed in South Korea, attacker arrested

Jan 02, 2024, at 03:18 pm

South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked with a knife while he was visiting Busan City on Tuesday.

Death toll of Palestinians rises to 21,978 in Gaza

Jan 02, 2024, at 05:02 am

Gaza/IBNS/UNI: The death toll of Palestinians rose to 21,978 in Gaza following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct 7 last year, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Monday.

Xi Jinping 'admits' Chinese economy is facing challenges: Reports

Jan 02, 2024, at 01:03 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping has acknowledged that businesses are struggling and young people are facing trouble finding work in the country, media reports said.

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces abdication on live TV

Jan 01, 2024, at 11:46 pm

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II, who is Europe's longest-serving monarch, surprised her nation by announcing her abdication during a New Year address on TV.

US downs Houthi boats following Red Sea attack, 10 rebels killed

Jan 01, 2024, at 11:42 pm

Yemen's Houthi group on  Sunday (December 31, 2023) said 10 of its fighters were killed by U.S. naval forces in the Red Sea while they were trying to hijack a commercial ship in international waters.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un asks army to 'thoroughly annihilate' US, South Korea if provoked

Jan 01, 2024, at 11:29 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jon Un has threatened the US and South Korea and asked his army to perfect the military's readiness posture as he felt that the Korean Peninsula is "inching closer to the brink of armed conflict".

Pakistan: Kohat residents demonstrate against power outage

Jan 01, 2024, at 11:26 pm

Hundreds of Peshawar Electric Supply Company consumers from Kalu Khan and Ambar Banda areas in Pakistan recently blocked the Peshawar Bypass Road to protest against the suspension of power supply for the third consecutive day on Friday.

Suspected terrorists set government girls' school on fire in Pakistan

Jan 01, 2024, at 11:19 pm

Suspected terrorists attacked a government higher secondary school for girls in Pakistan's Kotka Mambati Barakzai area and set it on fire on Thursday.

Shangla's minorities want better representation in Pakistan polls

Jan 01, 2024, at 11:16 pm

Shangla's religious community members in Pakistan are looking forward to better representation in the upcoming national polls and a voice that will speak up for them and secure their fundamental rights.

Baloch protesters demonstrate in London over enforced disappearance

Jan 01, 2024, at 11:11 pm

Salia Marri, the niece of Baloch national leader Baba Khair Bakhsh Marri, will hold a five-day sit-in in London from January 3 to protest against alleged enforced disappearances and human rights violations in Balochistan.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says over 100 Palestinian militants killed over past week

Jan 01, 2024, at 02:35 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that in the past week, over 100 Palestinian militants were killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), with dozens being killed daily.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announces radical policy shift in relations with South Korea

Jan 01, 2024, at 04:55 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country and the ruling party had realized the impossibility of partnering with South Korea and ordered that all work plans with the South Korean side and relevant bodies be reorganized according to the current situation, the state-run KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.

One killed in speedboat crash off Thailand's Phuket

Jan 01, 2024, at 04:27 am

One Russian citizen was killed and six Russian citizens were injured with varying degrees of severity on Sunday in a speedboat crash off one of the islands near Thailand's resort province of Phuket, Russian Consul General in Phuket Vladimir Sosnov told Sputnik.

Three terrorists killed while attempting to infiltrate Pakistan-Afghan border

Jan 01, 2024, at 03:08 am

At least three terrorists, who were trying to infiltrate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, were killed in  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district in Pakistan, media reports said.

Bangladesh government wants to create international standard education system: Sheikh Hasina

Jan 01, 2024, at 02:03 am

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government wants to create an international standard education system in the country.

Bangladeshi TV journalist dies in road mishap

Dec 31, 2023, at 11:17 pm

A Deepto TV journalist died in a road mishap on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Bank Town area of Bangladesh on Sunday.

IDF neutralizes explosive devices found in a children's playground in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas crisis

Dec 31, 2023, at 08:38 pm

Israel Defense Forces on Sunday said its soldiers discovered explosive devices in a children's playground connected to a kindergarten on the outskirts of the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza.

UN peacekeeping operation in Mali all set to end after decades

Dec 31, 2023, at 07:28 pm

The UN peacekeeping operation in Mali is poised to complete its drawdown on Sunday following a decade of multifaceted efforts to support the West African nation and its people after Malian authorities requested earlier this year to end the mission by 31 December.

Migrant arrival in US in December makes a record since 2000

Dec 31, 2023, at 06:33 pm

Washington/IBNS/UNI: The number of undocumented migrants who crossed the United States border from Mexico in December 2023 exceeded 225,000 people, marking the highest monthly figure since 2000, CNN reported on Saturday, citing preliminary data from the US Department of Homeland Security.

China calls for cessation of hostilities in Ukraine

Dec 31, 2023, at 04:59 pm

United Nations/IBNS/UNI: A Chinese envoy on Saturday called on the parties concerned in the Ukraine crisis to put an early end to hostilities.

Israeli forces kill dozens of Hamas militants in Gaza City

Dec 31, 2023, at 12:02 pm

Gaza: The Israeli ground troops, backed by aircraft, have killed dozens of "terrorists" during operations in Gaza City over the past day, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Saturday morning.

Germany to beef up security ahead of New Year's Eve

Dec 31, 2023, at 11:52 am

Berlin: German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser spoke out on Saturday in favour of tightening security measures ahead of New Year's Eve due to the additional threat posed by the Middle East crisis.

Security forces kill five terrorists during intelligence-based operation in Pakistan

Dec 30, 2023, at 11:56 pm

At least five terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation by security forces in the Mir Ali area of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday.

Pakistan's short-term inflation inches up to touch 43.25 per cent

Dec 30, 2023, at 11:55 pm

Pakistan's annual short-term inflation slightly moved up to touch 43.25 per cent in the week ending on December 28, official data showed on Friday.

Pakistani priest claims armed men attacked a church in Islamabad

Dec 30, 2023, at 11:53 pm

The priest of  Saint John’s Church in Islamabad city has claimed that a gang armed with sophisticated weapons stormed the place of worship on Thursday.

Turkish police detain 189 Islamic State suspects

Dec 30, 2023, at 11:44 pm

Turkish security forces detained 189 suspected members of the Islamic State in an operation codenamed "Heroes-38" across 37 provinces in the country, a cabinet minister said on Saturday.

Gil­git-Baltistan government hikes price of subsidised wheat

Dec 30, 2023, at 11:40 pm

The Gil­git-Baltistan (GB) government in Pakistan has spiked the price of subsidised wheat from Rs20 to Rs36 per kilogram.

Pakistan International Airlines privatisation move fails due to its financial obligations

Dec 30, 2023, at 08:27 pm

The privatisation plan of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has faced setbacks for the upcoming year as the privatisation commission couldn’t resolve issues related to loan repayments and legal matters, ARY News reported on Thursday.

Indian-origin couple, daughter found dead in their USD 5 million Massachusetts mansion

Dec 30, 2023, at 08:08 pm

An Indian-origin couple and their teen daughter were found dead in their $5 million Massachusetts mansion in the US  in an apparent domestic violence incident, media reports said on Saturday.