Iran summons French envoy over minister's remark on Panahi's Palme d'Or victory at Cannes
May 26, 2025, at 01:04 pm
Iran has summoned the French envoy in Tehran to protest against the 'insulting' remarks made by Foreign Minister of France after noted Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won a top honour at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.
UN deplores deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine
May 26, 2025, at 12:11 am
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has deplored a deadly wave of Russian missile and drone strikes that reportedly killed at least 13 civilians and injured 65 others, warning that the attack underscores the grave risks of using powerful explosive weapons in populated areas.
Russia launches major air attack on Ukraine
May 25, 2025, at 07:57 pm
At least 14 people died after Russia launched a major drone and missile attack on Ukraine, launched in a single night, triggering tension in the region, media reports said.
Gaza: Israeli airstrike kills nine out of the doctor's ten children in Khan Younis
May 25, 2025, at 04:01 pm
At least nine out of the 10 children of a doctor who worked at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza Strip's Khan Younis city died after a suspected Israeli airstrike hit their home on Friday.
London: One woman and three children die in Brent house fire
May 24, 2025, at 05:50 pm
A 43-year-old woman and three children died after a fire broke out at a house in Brent borough in London on Saturday, police said.
IDF says armed gunmen, including Hamas members, targeted close to aid trucks in Gaza
May 24, 2025, at 09:20 am
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it targeted several armed Palestinians, including Hamas members, who were spotted close to humanitarian aid trucks in Gaza, media reports said.
Knife attack at Germany's Hamburg railway station leaves 12 injured
May 24, 2025, at 12:59 am
Berlin/IBNS: At least 12 people were injured in a knife attack in Germany's Hamburg station on Friday evening, the country's Bild newspaper reported.
Guterres condemns 'appalling killing' of two Israeli Embassy staff members in US
May 23, 2025, at 03:52 pm
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the killing of two Israel Embassy staff members in the US and described the incident as 'appalling'.
May 23, 2025, at 03:30 pm
Jerusalem/IBNS: Following the fatal shooting of two young Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday sharply criticised the United Kingdom, Canada, and France for their recent support of Palestinian statehood, accusing them of emboldening Hamas and standing “on the wrong side of justice.”
UK signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius
May 23, 2025, at 02:13 pm
The UK government has signed a deal which cedes sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, media reports said.
May 22, 2025, at 06:05 pm
Washington DC: Washington Police has identified 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago as the suspect in the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, where two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed at close range on Wednesday, according to media reports.
Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead outside Jewish museum in Washington DC
May 22, 2025, at 05:41 pm
Washington DC: Two staffers from the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC were fatally shot on Wednesday evening near 3rd and F Streets in the Northwest area, close to the Capital Jewish Museum, the FBI’s local field office, and the US Attorney’s office, according to reports.
Organised crime groups increasingly embedded in gold supply chain, says UN report
May 21, 2025, at 04:31 pm
The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening the risk of crime, corruption, and instability across supply chains as organised crime groups infiltrate the mining industry.
Russia bans 'undesirable organisation' Amnesty International
May 20, 2025, at 10:45 am
The Russian authorities on Monday banned Amnesty International as an “undesirable organisation”, thereby criminalising its activities and any association with the organisation in the country.
Russia must end war it started: Zelenskyy writes on X after speaking with Trump, European leaders
May 20, 2025, at 09:29 am
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had a telephone conversation with American counterpart Donald Trump and other European leaders over the issue of ceasefire, on Tuesday said Russia must end the war it started.
'Ready to engage with Ukrainian side for peace agreement': Putin after call with Donald Trump
May 20, 2025, at 01:34 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said he spoke to US President Donald Trump for two hours and that Moscow is ready to engage with the Ukrainian side for peace agreements.
Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire at Arab League Summit
May 18, 2025, at 09:52 pm
The UN Secretary-General renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and upheld the need for a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians in a speech on Saturday to the League of Arab States Summit in Baghdad.
Russia launches largest drone attack against Ukraine since war started in 2022
May 18, 2025, at 05:21 pm
Russia launched 273 drones on Ukraine on May 18, marking one of the deadliest attacks conducted since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, media reports said.
School evacuated in UK after boy brings WWII grenade to assembly
May 18, 2025, at 01:42 pm
A student brought a World War II grenade during a show-and-tell assembly at a school in the UK's Ashbourne town, forcing authorities to evacuate the institute on Friday.
Lebanon: IDF eliminates Hezbollah commander
May 17, 2025, at 05:54 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said it eliminated a Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon.
Melania Trump's statue goes missing in Slovenia
May 17, 2025, at 04:29 pm
Police are trying to hunt down those behind cutting off and then carrying away the larger-than-life statue of US First Lady Melania Trump in her hometown of Sevnica in Slovenia.
Russian drone strikes passenger bus in Ukraine, nine dead
May 17, 2025, at 03:06 pm
A Russian drone strike on a civilian minibus in north-eastern Ukraine on Saturday left at least nine people dead and seven others injured.
Russia-Ukraine agree to swap prisoners during first meeting in Istanbul
May 17, 2025, at 10:10 am
Ukraine and Russian delegations met for the first time in Turkey's Istanbul where they agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners-of-war each.
Albanian PM Edi Rama kneels to welcome his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni at EU summit
May 17, 2025, at 12:59 am
Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama kneeled to greet his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni as he hosted Europe’s leaders on Friday amid torrential rains.
Salman Rushdie stabber sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for attempted murder
May 16, 2025, at 11:47 pm
New York/IBNS: The man convicted of stabbing acclaimed author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving him blind in one eye, has been sentenced to a 25-year jail term.
Ukraine-Russia delegations meet in Istanbul for first time in three years
May 16, 2025, at 06:27 pm
Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Turkey's Istanbul on Friday, marking the first time the two nations are directly engaging at any level since 2022.
Politically unacceptable: Antonio Guterres calls for global ban on Lethal Autonomous Systems
May 16, 2025, at 09:58 am
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for a global ban on lethal autonomous weapon systems – machines capable of taking human lives without human oversight – describing them as “politically unacceptable” and “morally repugnant.”
IDF targets Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar, fate still not clear
May 14, 2025, at 09:46 am
A massive Israeli strike at a hospital in southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday targeted Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar, media reports said.
Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander released from Hamas captivity
May 13, 2025, at 06:53 pm
Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander has united with his family members after he was released from Hamas captivity on Monday.
UN aviation body finds Russia responsible for downing Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014
May 13, 2025, at 06:35 pm
A UN body has found that Russia was responsible for the 17 July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board.