Philippines, Germany enhance defence agreement amid tensions in South China Sea
Aug 07, 2024, at 05:29 am
Philippines Secretary of National Defence Gilberto Teodoro and German Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius have committed to a defence agreement which focuses on enhancing strategies to promote peace and stability at a time when tension prevails over the South China Sea.
India will work with any new government in Bangaldesh: Former Indian envoy Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty
Aug 07, 2024, at 05:21 am
Former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty has said India will continue monitoring the developments in the neighbouring nation after PM Sheikh Hasina resigned and escaped from the country amid violent anti-government protests.
Iran's protest crackdown disproportionately targeting minorities, say UN experts
Aug 07, 2024, at 12:10 am
Government-led crackdowns on protesters in Iran have had a disproportionate impact on the country’s ethnic and religious minorities since 2022, particularly in the Kurd and Baluch communities, according to a new advocacy paper released by the Human Rights Council-appointed International Fact-Finding Mission on Monday.
Israel: Amid reports of torture inside prisons, rights experts call for end to impunity
Aug 06, 2024, at 10:50 pm
Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of the iceberg”, UN independent human rights experts warned on Monday, calling for swift action to end impunity surrounding reports of violations against Palestinian detainees.
US judge rules Google's online search monopoly is illegal, Alphabet plans to appeal against decision
Aug 06, 2024, at 08:10 pm
Giving a blow to Google, a US judge on Monday ruled that it illegally acted to beat competition and maintain a monopoly in the area of online search and related advertisement.
Hamas-Israel conflict: UN finds nine UNRWA staff may have been involved in October 7 attacks
Aug 06, 2024, at 03:49 pm
The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked because they may have been involved in the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks against Israel.
UK: Six-year-old girl denied passport for being named after 'Game of Thrones' character
Aug 05, 2024, at 08:32 pm
A UK girl was denied a passport since she is named after a popular “Game of Thrones” character, media reports said.
Israel: Two killed in Holon stabbing incident, attacker neutralised
Aug 05, 2024, at 05:02 am
A stabbing incident in the Israeli city of Holon on Sunday left at least two people dead, media reports said.
Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, triggers fear of all-out war in Middle East
Aug 04, 2024, at 02:40 pm
Tensions in the Middle East have heightened with Iran and Hamas, along with Hezbollah, vowing strong retaliation to the assassination of their group leaders, blamed on Israel, triggering fears of a regional war.
Somalia: Beach attack leaves 32 dead
Aug 04, 2024, at 12:17 am
At least 32 people were killed and several others were injured in a suicide attack at a restaurant in Somalian city of Mogadishu on Saturday.
Russian building collapse leaves 10 dead
Aug 03, 2024, at 10:40 pm
At least 10 people died after a partial portion of a residential building collapsed in Nizhny Tagil city, media reports said Saturday.
Aug 03, 2024, at 08:12 pm
Israel's spy agency Mossad had hired agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) to plant explosives in three separate rooms of a building where Ismail Haniyeh was staying in Tehran, a British newspaper claims, days after the assassination of the Hamas political leader.
Eight arrested after violent protests spread to Sunderland days after Southport killings
Aug 03, 2024, at 04:43 pm
At least eight people have been arrested for committing offences including violent disorder and burglary after several protesters attacked police and set a police station on fire in Sunderland city of the UK, days after similar violence was witnessed in Southport following the killing of three children.
US-Russia prisoner swap: UN rights experts describe it as ‘an unprecedented diplomatic act’
Aug 02, 2024, at 09:50 pm
A UN independent human rights expert has welcomed the landmark prisoner swap on Thursday involving the United States, Russia and five other countries.
UK PM Keir Starmer announces crackdown on 'mindless thugs' for rioting after Southport stabbings
Aug 02, 2024, at 05:33 am
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday said he laid plans to crack down on a “tiny, mindless minority in our society” who have rioted and attacked police in the wake of the Southport stabbings.
Aug 02, 2024, at 12:07 am
Jerusalem: Israel's army confirmed on Thursday that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an airstrike last month in the southern Gaza Strip, AFP reported.
Over 100 arrested in London as Southport protests spread
Aug 01, 2024, at 10:42 pm
London/IBNS: More than 100 anti-immigration protesters were arrested in central London on Wednesday (July 31) evening as protests following the Southport knife attack spread to different parts of the country, reports said.
Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians
Aug 01, 2024, at 01:06 am
A new UN report published Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained by the Israeli authorities since war erupted in Gaza last October has documented a range of serious violations that may amount to torture.
UN appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ following Israeli strikes in Beirut
Aug 01, 2024, at 12:55 am
The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
Venezuela post-election tension: UN rights chief concerned over violence
Jul 31, 2024, at 10:14 pm
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has joined the Secretary-General in voicing concern over the situation in Venezuela following the recent presidential election.
Israel-Lebanon conflict: IDF claims top Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr killed in rare strike in Beirut
Jul 31, 2024, at 03:53 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said Hezbollah's most senior military commander Fuad Shukr "Sayyid Muhsan" was killed during a rare strike carried out in Beirut city, further escalating tension between the two nations.
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran: Reports
Jul 31, 2024, at 02:50 pm
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran's capital city Tehran, local media reports said.
Israel carries out air strike on senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs
Jul 31, 2024, at 05:46 am
Beirut (Lebanon)/IBNS: An Israeli air strike targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs late on Tuesday in what the Israeli military said was carried out in retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack three days ago that killed 12 children and teenagers, media reports said.
Jul 31, 2024, at 12:47 am
Telegram messenger app founder Pavel Durov has revealed to his followers that he is the biological father of over 100 children across 12 countries.
UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages
Jul 30, 2024, at 11:15 pm
The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the war-ravaged enclave remains “absolutely catastrophic”, with Palestinian civilians enduring a “horrendous maelstrom of human misery.”
Jul 30, 2024, at 11:06 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the people of Venezuela “for their determination to express their will peacefully through the ballot box,” his Spokesperson said on Monday.
UN officials alarmed by civilian targeting amid renewed fighting in Myanmar
Jul 30, 2024, at 08:15 pm
Senior UN officials on Monday voiced alarm over the continued escalation in conflict in Myanmar, amid reports of direct targeting of civilians in aerial attacks, and the abduction and forced recruitment of children by armed forces.
Jul 30, 2024, at 03:46 pm
At least two children died and nine others were injured in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed event in northwest England on Monday, police said.
Russia: Passenger train derails in Volgograd, 100 injured
Jul 29, 2024, at 10:31 pm
A passenger train derailed in Russia's Volgograd region that left several people injured on Monday, media reports said.
Jul 29, 2024, at 09:51 pm
The Indian government on Monday advised its citizens, who are staying in Lebanon or plan to visit the country, to exercise caution amid rising tension between Israel and the Hezbollah group.