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British minor boy dies after 'chroming' challenge on TikTok goes wrong

Mar 08, 2024, at 09:04 pm

The family of an 11-year-old from the United Kingdom has claimed that he died due to a challenge which is going on in the Chinese-owned app TikTok.

Small plane crashes in US, several die

Mar 05, 2024, at 10:19 pm

Several people were killed after a single-engine plane crashed in Nashville in the southern U.S. state of Tennessee on Monday night, authorities said.

UK,US, alliance member countries conduct strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen

Feb 25, 2024, at 07:41 pm

In response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, conducted an additional round of strikes against several targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday (February 23, 2024).

US and its allies conduct strikes against 18 Houthi targets in Yemen

Feb 25, 2024, at 04:58 pm

Washington/IBNS/UNI: The United States and its allies, including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, have carried out strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels, hitting 18 military targets of the movement, the US Defence Department said on Sunday.

US, Arab officials trying to soften Israeli-Hamas differences

Feb 25, 2024, at 03:52 pm

Washington/IBNS/UNI: US and Arab officials are seeking to narrow the differences between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas to reach an agreement to pause hostilities in Gaza and release Israeli hostages, The Wall Street Journal reported citing Egyptian officials.

Two police officers and paramedic die in US shooting

Feb 19, 2024, at 11:33 pm

Two police officers and a fire department paramedic were shot and killed at a home on Sunday morning in Burnsville, near Minneapolis, the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota.

US develops programme capable of detecting hypersonic missiles with satellites

Feb 19, 2024, at 10:55 pm

The US Space Development Agency (SDA) and California-based EpiSci company are developing a software tool to detect hypersonic missiles in low Earth orbit using satellite data, media reported.

Ex-YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's son Marco Troper,19, found dead

Feb 18, 2024, at 06:46 pm

Marco Troper, 19, son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, was found dead inside the dormitory of the University of California, Berkeley, media reports said.

Houthis launch 3 missiles towards Danish merchant ship in Red Sea, says US command

Feb 18, 2024, at 05:08 pm

Washington/IBNS/UNI: Four anti-ship missiles were fired from areas controlled by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in Yemen, with at least three of them targeting Danish merchant ship MT Pollux in the Red Sea, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday.

U.S. Colorado campus shooting leaves two dead

Feb 17, 2024, at 10:49 pm

Two were killed in a shooting at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) on Friday.

White House voices concern over rigging allegation in Pakistan general polls

Feb 16, 2024, at 11:00 pm

The White House has expressed concerns over the allegations that the recently held national polls in Pakistan were not performed in a free and fair manner.

Indian-origin techie identified as key suspect in US family murder-suicide case

Feb 16, 2024, at 07:28 pm

An Indian-origin techie has been identified as the suspect behind the killing of his wife and four-year-old twins before turning the gun on himself in the US state of California, police said on Friday.

One die, 22 hurt in mass shooting during US Super Bowl parade

Feb 15, 2024, at 06:32 pm

At least one person died and 21 others were injured in a shooting incident during the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City in the USA on Wednesday.

US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher to visit Taiwan

Feb 14, 2024, at 11:36 pm

The US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher and a delegation of lawmakers will visit Taiwan on February 21 in a show of the United States’ support for the island after the elections, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with his plan.

CIA, Mossad directors to hold talks on Hamas hostage deal in Cairo

Feb 14, 2024, at 04:54 am

London: US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns and the head of the Israeli Secret Intelligence Service (Mossad), David Barnea, may hold a meeting in Cairo on Tuesday to resume negotiations on an agreement between Israel and Hamas to cease hostilities and secure the release of hostages, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

Minor boy, man hurt in US church shooting

Feb 12, 2024, at 03:28 pm

At least two people, including a five-year-old boy child, were injured after a shooting incident at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in southwest Houston on Sunday, media reports said.

Six feared dead in California helicopter crash

Feb 11, 2024, at 03:54 pm

Sacramento/IBNS/UNI: A helicopter carrying six people crashed in California, near Nevada border, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department saying on Saturday that no survivors were found.

US report shows malicious activity by Chinese state-sponsored cyber actor

Feb 10, 2024, at 12:22 am

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), along with key U.S. and international government agencies published a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory recently on malicious activity by a People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actor, known as Volt Typhoon, to compromise critical infrastructure and associated actions that should be urgently undertaken by all organizations.

Senior commander of an Iran-backed militia killed in US drone strike in Baghdad

Feb 08, 2024, at 02:42 pm

A drone strike conducted by the US in Baghdad has killed a senior commander of an Iran-backed militia, the Central Command said on Tuesday.

Violent clash erupts among Khalistani groups during ‘Referendum’ in the US

Feb 06, 2024, at 08:20 pm

In an alarming turn of events, two opposing groups of Sikhs involved in the Khalistan referendum clashed violently in San Francisco on January 28. Shocking videos of the incident have surfaced on social media, shedding light on the ongoing tensions within the Khalistani separatist movement in the United States.

Iran rejects direct talks with US amid escalating tensions in West Asia

Feb 06, 2024, at 05:27 am

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani Monday said that direct talks with the United States on regional issues were unnecessary.

US Embassy urges citizens to 'remain vigilant' as Pakistan gears up for February 8 polls

Feb 04, 2024, at 11:53 pm

The US Embassy in Pakistan has issued a travel advisory where it advised citizens to remain vigilant since the nation is gearing up for the national polls on February 8.

US woman arrested for allegedly having sex with two minors after spat with husband

Feb 04, 2024, at 11:25 pm

A US woman from Minnesota was arrested for allegedly having sex with two 15-year-old boys at the same time at a hotel in January, media reports said.

Joe Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary in a run-up to US Presidential race

Feb 04, 2024, at 03:09 pm

Washington/IBNS: Incumbent US President Joe Biden won the Democratic primary in the US state of South Carolina, the first official nominating contest for the party, on Saturday.

US, UK strike 36 Houthi targets in Yemen in response to Red Sea ship attacks

Feb 04, 2024, at 02:12 pm

Washington DC/IBNS: The United States and Britain Saturday carried out joint air raids in Yemen as a response to repeated attacks on shipping by Iran-backed Houthi rebels that have disrupted global trade.

US carries out airstrikes on over 85 Iran-linked targets in Syria, Iraq

Feb 03, 2024, at 02:54 pm

The United States on Friday (February 2, 2024) conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against 85 targets linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups, officials confirmed.

Small plane crashes into trailer park in Florida

Feb 02, 2024, at 11:36 pm

One single-engine plane crashed into a mobile home park late Thursday in the US state of Florida with multiple homes catching fire and casualties feared, according to media reports.

US CENCOM says its forces destroyed Houthi surface-to-air missile

Feb 01, 2024, at 05:16 pm

The United States on Wednesday said its forces struck and destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile that posed an imminent threat to US aircraft.

US claims Islamic Resistance in Iraq responsible for Jordan drone attack which left three personnel dead

Feb 01, 2024, at 03:38 pm

The United States on Wednesday said an umbrella group called the Islamic Resistance in Iraq was responsible for the drone attack in Jordan that killed three American service members.

Iran's IRGC Chief to US: Not seeking war, but not afraid either

Feb 01, 2024, at 04:33 am

Tehran: Chief Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami said on Wednesday that the country is not after war but not afraid of war either, vowing to let no threat go unanswered, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.