North Korea tourism push: Kim Jong-un unveils beach resort with daughter
Jun 27, 2025, at 01:00 am
Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un briefly stepped away from missile launches and military affairs this week for a rare public outing with his wife and daughter at a newly built beach resort—part of Pyongyang’s effort to boost tourism and project a softer image, The Guardian reported.
Iran delivered heavy slap to US’s face, enemy will pay price for any future aggression: Khamenei
Jun 26, 2025, at 09:17 pm
Iran on Thursday claimed victory over the "US regime," stating that it had delivered a "heavy slap" to the country’s face with airstrikes on Al Udeid air base in Qatar.
Flag desecration at Auckland rally sparks alarm over anti-Hindu hate campaign in New Zealand
Jun 26, 2025, at 06:37 pm
Auckland: New Zealand is grappling with a disturbing surge in anti-Hindu sentiment, following a provocative demonstration led by conservative Christian figure Brian Tamaki and his followers in Auckland.
Bezos–Sanchez wedding set to dazzle Venice: Check who is invited, who isn’t
Jun 26, 2025, at 05:19 pm
Venice (Italy): Billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, former journalist Lauren Sanchez, are tying the knot this weekend in Venice, Italy, in what promises to be one of the year’s most star-studded events, media reports said.
Jun 26, 2025, at 11:49 am
The Hague/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated his claim to have brokered the ceasefire deal between India and Pakistan despite New Delhi's repeated denial of any such assertions from The White House.
Iran confirms nuclear facilities were 'badly damaged' by US strikes
Jun 25, 2025, at 06:43 pm
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has admitted that the country's nuclear facilities suffered damage due to American strikes over the weekend.
Explosion hits IDF vehicle in Gaza, seven soldiers die
Jun 25, 2025, at 05:04 pm
At least seven Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed after an armoured vehicle in which they were travelling was hit by an explosive in Gaza Strip, media reports said on Wednesday.
Iran executes three men for 'spying' for Israeli spy agency Mossad
Jun 25, 2025, at 03:23 pm
Iran has allegedly executed three men for allegedly spying for Mossad, media reports said on Wednesday.
Iran-Israel conflict: IAEA chief stresses need for strong new nuclear deal
Jun 24, 2025, at 07:14 pm
Amid signs on Tuesday that a fragile ceasefire appeared to be holding between Iran and Israel, the head of the UN-backed nuclear watchdog urged Tehran to consider “resuming cooperation” with the international community to quell any lingering hostility around its nuclear programme.
Gaza crisis: Over 400 Palestinians killed around private aid hubs, UN rights office says
Jun 24, 2025, at 06:58 pm
At least 410 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to fetch from controversial new aid hubs in Gaza – a likely war crime – the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Ceasefire: Donald Trump warns Israel not to drop bombs on Iran
Jun 24, 2025, at 05:03 pm
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Israel against striking Iran amid the ongoing fragile 'ceasefire' which he claimed to have reached between the two warring nations.
Iranian nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Sedighi Saber dies in Israeli strike
Jun 24, 2025, at 02:48 pm
Iranian top nuclear scientist and senior IRGC officer Mohammad Reza Sedighi Saber died in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran city, media reports said.
Iranian missiles strike Israel's Be'er Sheva, three die
Jun 24, 2025, at 10:15 am
At least three people were killed and several others were injured after an Iranian missile hit a residential building in the Southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva on Tuesday, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire had been reached between the two nations.
US President Donald Trump claims Iran, Israel agreed to a 'complete and total' ceasefire
Jun 24, 2025, at 09:23 am
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that a ceasefire has been reached between Iran and Israel, bringing an end to the 12-day conflict.
Iran targets US-run air bases in Qatar, Iraq; explosion sighted over Doha
Jun 23, 2025, at 11:24 pm
Retaliating against the US attack on three of its key nuclear sites, Iran has attacked a US-run airbase in Qatar and Iraq after Washington DC joined the Israel camp during its conflict with Tehran, Iranian state TV reported.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets Putin in Moscow days after US strikes
Jun 23, 2025, at 07:31 pm
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is currently visiting Moscow, met Russian President Vladimir Putin, just a day after the US targeted Iran's nuclear facilities amid escalating tension in the Middle East region.
Israel targets Evin Prison, claims several IRGC soldiers killed in Tehran
Jun 23, 2025, at 04:37 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Monday claimed several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) soldiers were killed during its latest round of attacks conducted on Tehran, amid an escalation in tensions in the Middle East.
Iran targets Israel, Tel Aviv strikes Tehran as Middle East conflict escalates
Jun 23, 2025, at 03:29 pm
Iran launched missile strikes on Israel while the country's parliament approved all measures to shut down the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz following the recent U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, even as Israel, according to latest reports, mounted attack conducting air strikes across Iran and bombing Tehran on Monday.
Ukraine: Russian aerial strikes leave seven dead in Kyiv
Jun 23, 2025, at 03:10 pm
At least seven people died, and several others were injured, during an overnight Russian missile and drone strikes in Ukrainian city of Kyiv, media reports said on Monday.
Jun 23, 2025, at 01:02 pm
Tehran/IBNS: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei has vowed "punishment" for the "Zionist enemy" in his first remarks after the US struck his country's three nuclear sites.
Diplomacy must prevail, says UN chief Antonio Guterres after US strikes Iran's nuclear sites
Jun 23, 2025, at 09:15 am
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres told an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Sunday that massive overnight strikes by the United States on Iran’s nuclear facilities only increase the risk of a wider war and “serious damage to the international order.”
Manosphere: UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny
Jun 22, 2025, at 09:04 pm
A growing network of online communities known collectively as the “manosphere” is emerging as a serious threat to gender equality, as toxic digital spaces increasingly influence real-world attitudes, behaviours, and policies, the UN agency dedicated to ending gender discrimination has warned.
Jun 22, 2025, at 08:52 pm
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on Sunday that he will travel to Moscow for high-level consultations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the wake of US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities overnight.
Iranian Parliament approves all measures to shut down crucial Strait of Hormuz following US strikes
Jun 22, 2025, at 07:58 pm
The Iranian parliament has approved all measures to shut down the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz following the recent U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, local media reports said on Sunday.
We devastated the Iranian nuclear program: US Defence Secretary Hegseth
Jun 22, 2025, at 06:37 pm
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth on Sunday said the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities have 'devastated the Iranian nuclear programme'.
Bodies of three hostages recovered from Gaza: Israel
Jun 22, 2025, at 03:43 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday announced the bodies of three hostages had been recovered from Gaza.
Iran fires missiles at Israel hours after US bombs 3 key Iranian nuclear sites
Jun 22, 2025, at 12:07 pm
Tel Aviv/IBNS: Iran on Sunday launched new strikes on Israel hours after the US forces joined the Israeli military campaign and attacked three of its key nuclear sites.
Living in bunker, Khamenei names 3 successors as Iran braces for more strikes: Report
Jun 22, 2025, at 12:13 am
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has largely abandoned electronic communication with military commanders and is now using a trusted aide to deliver messages, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
Houthis warn of Red Sea attacks on US ships if it backs Israeli strikes on Iran
Jun 21, 2025, at 11:42 pm
Sana: Yemen's Houthi rebels have warned they will target American vessels in the Red Sea if the United States supports Israel in its ongoing military operations against Iran, the group’s spokesperson said on Saturday, according to an AP report
Hot-air balloon blaze kills 8 in Brazil’s Santa Catarina; 13 survive fiery crash
Jun 21, 2025, at 10:36 pm
Rio de Janeiro: A hot-air balloon caught fire mid-air and plunged to the ground in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina on Saturday, killing eight people, according to local firefighters, news agency AP reported.