'Be strong, courteous and patient': Donald Trump tells Americans as US stocks tumble
Apr 08, 2025, at 01:36 am
Washington DC/IBNS: As US stock markets tumbled along with those of Asia and Europe after Donald Trump's sweeping tariff orders, the Republican President has urged Americans to be 'courageous and patient'.
Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump at White House for Gaza talks, tariff reprieve
Apr 08, 2025, at 12:50 am
Washington DC/IBNS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, becoming the first leader to personally plead for a reprieve from sweeping US tariffs.
Donald Trump announces additional 50 percent tariff on China as trade war escalates
Apr 07, 2025, at 11:52 pm
Washington/IBNS: Donald Trump has announced an additional 50 percent tariff on China after Beijing imposed a retaliatory 34 percent tariff on the United States, following the US President's sweeping reciprocal tariff order.
Tibetan religious leader dies in Chinese 'custody'
Apr 07, 2025, at 06:43 pm
The Central Tibetan Administration on Monday alleged thatTulku Hungkar Dorje, the throne holder of Lungngon monastery in Gade County, Golog, in Tibet’s province of Amdo, has died after he went missing for several days.
US: Chinese woman detained over expired visa commits suicide at Arizona Patrol Station
Apr 07, 2025, at 03:50 pm
A Chinese woman, who was recently detained by border patrol officers for overstaying her visa, allegedly committed suicide at the US Border Patrol station in Arizona, claimed US Representative Pramila Jayapal.
Taliban hands over Afghanistan's strategically crucial Bagram Air Base to USA
Apr 07, 2025, at 03:19 pm
The Taliban regime has handed over the strategically crucial Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan to the USA, media reports said.
Apr 07, 2025, at 03:00 pm
Canadian PM Mark Carney visited the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto on Saturday to join the Hindu community members as they celebrated the festival of Ram Navami
Saudi authorities impose temporary visa ban on 14 nations including India ahead of Hajj
Apr 07, 2025, at 09:18 am
Saudi Arabia has imposed a temporary visa ban on 14 countries, including India and Pakistan, ahead of the upcoming Hajj season.
Three Philippine nationals arrested in China over espionage charges
Apr 06, 2025, at 11:44 pm
Chinese authorities have detained three people from the Philippines over charges of spying, media reports said.
CIB report identifies Chinese man as suspect behind MacKay Memorial Hospital ransomware attack
Apr 06, 2025, at 11:21 pm
The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) has revealed that it identified a 20-year-old Chinese man as the suspect behind the hacking and attempted extortion of MacKay Memorial Hospital.
Apr 06, 2025, at 10:50 pm
Former World Uyghur Congress(WUC) chief Dolkun Isa joined the protest close to the Norwegian Parliament in Oslo city to mark the 35th anniversary of the Baren Massacre.
Canada: Man arrested after he barricades himself inside parliament
Apr 06, 2025, at 08:08 pm
The Canada Police have arrested a person who had entered the country's Parliament on Saturday and barricaded themselves inside the building, forcing it to be under a hours-long lockdown.
Apr 06, 2025, at 05:32 pm
The mural of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, which was blotted with black ink by miscreants, has been restored in Bangladesh's Kushtia district, media reports said on Sunday.
Thousands hit streets across US to protest against Donald Trump's 'divisive policies'
Apr 06, 2025, at 10:35 am
Washington DC/IBNS: Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across major US cities on Saturday to oppose President Donald Trump's divisive policies.
World Uyghur Congress marks 35th anniversary of Baren Uprising
Apr 06, 2025, at 12:40 am
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) on April 5 marked the 35th anniversary of the Baren Uprising, honouring the memory of the three thousand Uyghurs who lost their lives under the brutal repression of the Chinese government in Akto County, East Turkistan.
Trump’s sweeping 10% tariff takes effect, higher duties on 57 nations to follow: Report
Apr 05, 2025, at 11:42 pm
Washington DC: Customs officials across the US began collecting a 10% tariff on all imports from a wide range of countries on Saturday, marking the implementation of President Donald Trump's sweeping trade policy, according to a Reuters report.
President Donald Trump announces 75-day additional deadline to find non-Chinese buyer
Apr 05, 2025, at 05:59 pm
US President Donald Trump has given an additional 75-day period to TikTok to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban in America.
Myanmar: Military Junta 'continues attacks' despite ceasefire declaration following deadly
Apr 05, 2025, at 05:53 pm
Myanmar's anti-regime forces claimed that despite declaring a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday following the deadly earthquake that hit the nation recently, the country's military junta has not stopped carrying out air and ground attacks.
Israel Defense Forces say Hamas Psychological Terror Operative eliminated
Apr 05, 2025, at 09:51 am
The Israel Defense Forces on Friday said it has eliminated Hamas' military wing's psychological terror operative Mohammed Saleh Mohammed Al-Bardawil.
Indian national stabbed to death in Canada, suspect taken into custody
Apr 05, 2025, at 09:09 am
An Indian national has been stabbed to death in Canada's Rockland area near Ottawa, confirmed the embassy on Saturday.
'China played it wrong, they panicked': Donald Trump slams Beijing's 34 pct tariff move
Apr 04, 2025, at 10:23 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: Responding to China's decision to impose an additional 34 percent tariff on all US goods, US President Donald Trump Friday said Beijing "played it wrong" and that "they cannot afford to do it."
China imposes additional 34 percent tariffs on all imported US products from April 10
Apr 04, 2025, at 05:07 pm
The Chinese government on Friday imposed an additional 34 percent tariffs on all imported U.S. products starting April 10, days after Washington announced reciprocal tariffs, media reports said.
UN confirms 280,000 Gazans displaced since intensification of hostilities
Apr 04, 2025, at 04:59 pm
The United Nations on Friday said 280,000 Gazas are estimated to have been newly displaced since the intensification of hostilities began in the region on March 18.
IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva says US tariffs pose 'Significant Risk' To global outlook
Apr 04, 2025, at 10:01 am
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said the recently imposed US tariffs pose a significant risk to the global outlook.
Pakistan recorded spike in terror activities in March, reveals think tank data
Apr 04, 2025, at 12:54 am
Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies released its data on Thursday, which showed the South Asian country witnessed a spike in terrorist violence and security operations in March.
DonaldTrump-led administration imposes 37 percent tariff on imports from Bangladesh
Apr 03, 2025, at 02:53 pm
The Trump administration has imposed a 37% tariff on imports from Bangladesh as part of the "Reciprocal Tariffs" policy announced on Wednesday.
Apr 03, 2025, at 01:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi his "great friend" but that did not make him refrain from complaining against the popular global leader over the tariffs imposed by the South Asian country on Washington's exports.
Apr 03, 2025, at 03:13 am
Triggering almost a global trade war, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced tariffs of at least 10 percent on almost all goods from other countries, plus even higher rates for many nations, including friends, but deemed to be “worst offenders”.
Open AI CEO Sam Altman shares Ghibli-style image with his son
Apr 03, 2025, at 01:02 am
Going with the trend, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently shared a Ghibli-style image of himself and his son on X.
Elon Musk to soon step down from his government role, Donald Trump tells cabinet: Report
Apr 03, 2025, at 12:33 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has told his Cabinet members and close aides that his billionaire ally Elon Musk will soon step back from his government role, Politico reported on Wednesday.