European Commission fines Apple over USD 2 billion over music streaming
Mar 05, 2024, at 01:16 am
The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion ($2 billion) for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users (‘iOS users') through its App Store.
Fuel tanker explosion in Istanbul leaves one dead, three hurt
Mar 04, 2024, at 11:08 pm
A fuel tanker explosion killed one and injured three in Istanbul on Monday, local authorities announced.
Mar 04, 2024, at 04:13 pm
The UK government is planning to bar hate preachers from countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Indonesia from entering the country.
UN claims roughly 9,000 women killed so far in Gaza conflict
Mar 04, 2024, at 05:18 am
The Gaza conflict “is also a war on women”, who continue to suffer its devastating impacts, the UN agency championing gender equality has said.
Security Council reiterates call for immediate and safe aid delivery to conflict-hitGaza
Mar 03, 2024, at 11:21 pm
The UN Security Council has underscored the need to protect civilians in Gaza in the wake of the deadly incident at an aid convoy on Thursday.
At least 8 killed in drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa
Mar 03, 2024, at 04:52 pm
Kyiv/IBNS/UNI: At least eight people were killed and eight others injured when a drone hit an apartment building in Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa on Saturday morning, the State Service for Emergencies said on Telegram.
3 killed after small plane crashes in Brazilian jungle
Mar 03, 2024, at 03:37 pm
Sao Paulo/IBNS/UNI: A small plane crashed over a jungle region in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia on Saturday, killing three people on board, the local fire department reported.
Israeli strike on Rafah kills 11, leaves 50 injured - Gaza Health Ministry
Mar 03, 2024, at 07:07 am
Cairo: Eleven people have been killed and some 50 injured in an Israeli strike outside El Emirati maternity hospital in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the enclave's Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Road mishap involving 15 cars in UK leaves 34 people hurt
Mar 02, 2024, at 03:42 pm
At least 34 people have been injured in a rush hour road accident involving 15 vehicles at the M23 motorway in the United Kingdom, UK's Sussex Police has said.
India expresses 'deep shock' over Israeli soldiers killing civilians at Gaza aid distribution point
Mar 02, 2024, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India expressed "deep shock' over the deaths of people in Northern Gaza during the delivery of humanitarian assistance on Friday, saying "such loss of civilian lives and the humanitarian situation continue to be a cause of extreme concern".
Nicaragua: Rights experts decry persecution of Government opponents
Mar 01, 2024, at 11:04 pm
The Nicaraguan Government continues to perpetrate “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity,” an expert group appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of ongoing Gaza war
Mar 01, 2024, at 10:29 pm
The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the conflict in Gaza” where more than 30,000 people have now reportedly been killed and over 70,000 injured.
Gazans eating wild plants to survive, claims UN
Mar 01, 2024, at 09:53 pm
UN News has learned that out of desperation, some Gazans have resorted to selling wild plants with little nutritional value, in the markets of their devastated enclave. In this special report, Ziad Taleb spoke to some of the young people trying to make a living, despite the ever-present dangers.
UN report highlights there is global shortage of teachers
Mar 01, 2024, at 09:48 pm
The world urgently needs 44 million teachers by 2030 in order to make the Sustainable Development Goals a reality, a new report from UNESCO, the UN agency championing education, announced this week.
UN chief 'committed' to Sudan as mission ends
Mar 01, 2024, at 08:21 pm
Antonio Guterres expressed his strong commitment to the people of Sudan on Thursday as the UN assistance mission based there comes to an end, in line with a Security Council resolution ending its mandate.
‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
Mar 01, 2024, at 08:14 pm
The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Thursday, after almost five months of constant Israeli bombardment and mass displacement in the enclave, prompted by Hamas-led attacks.
Israel's military opens fire at Gaza aid distribution point, kills 104
Mar 01, 2024, at 05:18 am
Israeli forces Thursday opened fresh fire on a crowd of Palestinians at an aid distribution point in the war-torn Gaza Strip, killing at least 104 people and wounding over 700 according to Palestinian health officials.
ITU chief says universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost
Feb 28, 2024, at 02:55 pm
The mobile phone industry has pledged over $9 billion towards the goal of connecting the world, said the chief of the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Monday, addressing the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Three cops injured during Brussels farmer's protest
Feb 27, 2024, at 10:46 pm
At least three Belgian law enforcement officers have been injured in clashes during the agricultural workers' protest on Monday in Brussels, the RTBF TV broadcaster reported, citing the local police.
New Zealand sees a reduction in alcohol available for consumption
Feb 27, 2024, at 10:35 pm
Alcohol available for consumption in New Zealand decreased to 477 million litres in the year ending in December 2023, a fall of 4.3 percent from 2022, the largest fall over the past 15 years, the statistics department at Stats NZ said on Tuesday.
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).
Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny's body handed over to his family
Feb 25, 2024, at 07:13 pm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's body has been handed over to his mother, his spokesperson said.
G7 leaders threaten Russia with sanctions over Alexei Navalny's death
Feb 25, 2024, at 06:03 pm
Moscow/IBNS/UNI: The leaders of the G7 countries have pledged to impose sanctions on Russia in connection with the death of the country's opposition figure Alexei Navalny, according to a joint statement.
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.
Ukraine claims it downed another Russian A-50 spy plane within weeks
Feb 24, 2024, at 03:14 pm
Ukraine has claimed it downed a Russian A-50 military spy plane, media reports said.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu unveils plan for post-war Gaza
Feb 24, 2024, at 04:48 am
Jerusalem/IBNS/UNI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled his post-war strategy for Gaza, the first since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out in October last year, involving a continuous military presence in the Palestinian enclave, and the replacement of Hamas, his office said in a statement on Friday.
Feb 24, 2024, at 01:12 am
A woman who once left the United Kingdom to join the terror group Islamic State at the age of 15 has lost her Court of Appeal challenge over the decision to remove her British citizenship.
Four die after fire engulfs apartment block in Spain
Feb 23, 2024, at 02:35 pm
At least four people died after a fire broke out at a high-rise residential block in Spain's Valencia city on Thursday.
Venezuela: Mine collapse leaves 15 dead
Feb 22, 2024, at 05:17 pm
Caracas/UNI: Fifteen people were killed and 11 others injured after a mine collapsed in La Paragua, the city of Angostura in the country's southeastern Bolivar state, said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday night.
Israel launches second missile attack on Damascus, targets Iranian militia sites
Feb 22, 2024, at 04:27 am
Damascus/Syria: Israel conducted its second missile attack on areas southwest of the Syrian capital of Damascus within hours on Wednesday, according to reports from a war monitor and local media.