UN official says ‘brutal and far-reaching’ war continues in Ukraine
Nov 01, 2023, at 10:06 pm
As the world’s attention focuses on the unfolding emergency in the Gaza Strip, a senior UN aid official on Tuesday urged the Security Council not to overlook the equally “brutal and far-reaching” crisis in Ukraine.
Joe Biden to meet with Chilean President on Nov 2
Nov 01, 2023, at 06:53 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden will receive Chilean President Gabriel Boric at the White House on November 2 to discuss issues of common interest, including economic cooperation and climate change, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
Khalistan extremism and political opportunism: A concern for Canada
Nov 01, 2023, at 02:48 pm
In the wake of a recent article in The Vancouver Sun, which has raised significant concerns about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s stance on Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and his support, which seems to have emboldened the Khalistan extremists.
Israel-Gaza crisis: IDF says key Hamas commander Ibrahim Biari killed
Nov 01, 2023, at 02:10 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday (November 1, 2023) confirmed the killing of Hamas’s Central Jabaliya Battalion commander Ibrahim Biari during an airstrike in Gaza Strip.
Nov 01, 2023, at 04:17 am
Israeli forces executed several Hamas operatives and targeted their underground tunnels during their ground operations in Gaza on Monday, the counry's military said in their latest update on their war against the Palestinian group.
Death toll in Gaza from Israeli strikes exceeds 8,500, says Palestinian Health Ministry
Nov 01, 2023, at 12:49 am
Gaza/IBNS: The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has exceeded 8,500 and over 21,000 people have been injured, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Hijab-clad woman threatens to blow herself up in Paris metro station, police shoot and wound her
Oct 31, 2023, at 11:40 pm
French counter-terrorism police shot and hurt a woman who was threatening passers-by at a metro rail station in Paris city and warned she would blow herself up.
Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’: UN
Oct 31, 2023, at 11:22 pm
Gaza has become a “graveyard” for children with thousands now killed under Israeli bombardment, while more than a million face dire shortages of essentials and a lifetime of trauma ahead, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Policeman, four labourers killed in Turbat attack
Oct 31, 2023, at 09:18 pm
One policeman and four labourers were killed after a police station was attacked in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday (October 31, 2023).
‘Stop the madness’ of climate change, UN chief Antonio Guterres declares
Oct 31, 2023, at 07:57 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on the world to “stop the madness” of climate change as he visited the Everest region in Nepal where melting glaciers are putting entire communities at risk of extinction.
Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread, alert UN humanitarians
Oct 31, 2023, at 07:05 pm
With the Israel-Palestine crisis in its fourth week, UN aid teams on Monday (October 30, 2023) highlighted the mounting pressure on north Gaza hospitals where patients and health workers remain, amid reports of expanded Israeli ground operations.
Israel moves to third stage of war with Hamas: PM Netanyahu
Oct 31, 2023, at 05:32 pm
Jerusalem/UNI: Israel has entered the third stage of its war against Palestinian Hamas movement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
London: Indian-origin man charged with murder of 19-year-old woman
Oct 31, 2023, at 04:20 pm
An Indian-origin man has been charged with the murder of a woman in Croydon region of London.
US: 20-year-old arrested for killing two people during house party shooting in San Antonio
Oct 31, 2023, at 03:26 pm
A 20-year-old was arrested for allegedly killing two people at a house party in the US city of San Antonio on Saturday (October 28, 2023).
Gaza ceasefire 'will not happen': Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Oct 31, 2023, at 06:06 am
Tel Aviv/IBNS: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday said that a ceasefire in its war with Gaza "will not happen" as it would mean "to surrender" to Hamas.
Woman soldier released from Hamas captivity in Gaza after 23 days, says Israel army
Oct 31, 2023, at 05:21 am
Jerusalem/IBNS: A female Israeli soldier was released from the Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, the army said Monday.
Pakistan: Crisis emerge as publishers in KP link schoolbook printing to payment of Rs4bn dues
Oct 31, 2023, at 12:26 am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan is facing a new challenge after private publishers refused to print textbooks for public sector schools until the payment of Rs4 billion dues by the provincial textbook board, media reports said.
Pakistan: Baloch student arrested by police from university campus
Oct 31, 2023, at 12:14 am
Police arrested a Baloch student of Punjab University (PU) from the gate of the New Campus on Friday (October 27, 2023), media reports said.
Pakistan: Chicken price fixed at Rs. 502 per kilogram in Karachi
Oct 31, 2023, at 12:01 am
In Pakistan's Karachi city the price of chicken meat has been fixed at Rs. 502 per kilogram.
Pakistani journalist injured as unknown attackers open fire on him
Oct 30, 2023, at 11:38 pm
A Pakistani journalist was injured after he fell from his motorcycle when unknown persons opened fire on him in Kohat region of the country on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistani journalist injured as unknown attackers open fire on him
Oct 30, 2023, at 11:34 pm
A Pakistani journalist was injured after he fell from his motorcycle when unknown persons opened fire on him in Kohat region of the country on Saturday, media reports said.
German woman Shani Louk, who was kidnapped and paraded naked by Hamas, found dead, says Israel govt
Oct 30, 2023, at 11:19 pm
A german woman, who was kidnapped by Hamas members on October 7, has died and her body was recovered by Israeli troops in Gaza, Israel's Foreign Ministry confirmed on monday.
Oct 30, 2023, at 10:53 pm
The crisis sparked by the Hamas terrorist attack and ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip is a "political and humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions” said the UN’s independent human rights expert for the Occupied Palestinian Territory this week.
Israel-Hamas crisis: Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses
Oct 30, 2023, at 04:02 pm
Relief agencies warned on Sunday that civil order is starting to break down in Gaza after thousands of desperate people stormed UN-operated warehouses and other aid distribution centres in the ravaged enclave, taking wheat flour, hygiene supplies and other basic survival goods.
Situation in Gaza ‘growing more desperate by the hour’, alerts UN chief Antonio Guterres
Oct 30, 2023, at 03:48 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres began his official visit to Nepal by extending deep condolences to the families of the 10 Nepalese students killed in the terror attacks by Hamas in Israel, and once again called for the protection of all civilians in Gaza, where, he said, “the situation is growing more desperate by the hour.”
Oct 30, 2023, at 03:26 pm
Hundreds of pro-Palestine supporters stormed an airport in Russia's Dagestan region on Sunday (October 29, 2023) to protest against a flight arriving from Israel, triggering a chaotic situation in the facility.
Pakistan: Trailer carrying Afghan families overturns in Attock, 2 die
Oct 30, 2023, at 02:15 am
A 22-wheeler trailer, which was carrying Afghan families, overturned in Pakistan's Attock city on Sunday which left two people dead and 25 others injured.
Kazakhstan mine fire: Death toll touches 42
Oct 30, 2023, at 02:00 am
The death toll due to a fire which broke out at a mine in Kazakhstan has touched 42, media reports said on Sunday.
Putin congratulates Erdogan on the Turkish Republic's centennial
Oct 30, 2023, at 01:47 am
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.
US: Florida shooting during Halloween party leaves 2 people dead
Oct 30, 2023, at 01:25 am
At least two people died and 18 others were injured after a fight broke out between two groups on a street in US city of Tampa on Sunday.