Canada Bread pleads guilty for scandalous role in bread price-fixing, fined $50M
Jun 23, 2023, at 03:36 am
Toronto/IBNS: A fine amounting to $50 million has been levied on Bakery giant Canada Bread Co. after it pleaded guilty to its role in a criminal price-fixing scheme that inflated the price of bread in the country for years.
Canadian aircraft detects sounds for missing submersible, first potential lead in search
Jun 22, 2023, at 04:24 am
Toronto/IBNS: A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) plane has reportedly detected underwater noises while searching for a missing submersible headed for the Titanic, the first potential lead in search since the search started.
Canada: Toronto observes National Indigenous Peoples Day 2023 with annual Sunrise Ceremony
Jun 22, 2023, at 03:13 am
Toronto/IBNS: Observation of National Indigenous Peoples Day with the annual Sunrise Ceremony was hosted on Wednesday by the City of Toronto at Nathan Phillips Square.
US: Four die as fire breaks out at NYC e-bike store
Jun 22, 2023, at 12:00 am
New York: At least four people died when a fire broke out at an e-bike repair shop in lower Manhattan early Tuesday.
US tracked employees of China's Huawei, ZTE at suspected spy bases in Cuba
Jun 21, 2023, at 10:45 pm
Washington: US intelligence agencies tracked employees of the Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE at suspected Chinese spy facilities in Cuba, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Pakistan: FIA arrests Elahi in money laundering case
Jun 21, 2023, at 10:33 pm
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi was arrested on Wednesday by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in a money laundering case, media reports said.
Sudan crisis threatens to hobble South Sudan’s transition, UN mission chief says
Jun 21, 2023, at 10:32 pm
New York: The cross-border impact of the crisis in Sudan is unfurling along multiple fronts, and action is urgently needed to ease rising tensions that has already resulted in deadly clashes, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for South Sudan told the Security Council on Tuesday.
MINUSCA chief to Security Council: Decade-long cycle of conflict can be broken
Jun 21, 2023, at 10:26 pm
Despite deteriorating border security, humanitarian and human rights challenges, the Central African Republic (CAR) is committed to a constitutional referendum and local elections, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
Ukraine war: Guterres calls for continuation of ‘vital’ food and fertilizer agreement
Jun 21, 2023, at 10:21 pm
The Secretary-General on Tuesday said he was disappointed by the “slowing pace of inspections” under the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative – the grain and fertilizer deal which has allowed millions of tonnes of food exports to leave Ukraine.
Israel-Palestine: UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’
Jun 21, 2023, at 10:17 pm
The UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday he was “deeply alarmed” at the continuing cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine, and “appalled by the continued loss of civilian lives.”
Joe Biden calls Xi Jinping a dictator a day after Beijing talks
Jun 21, 2023, at 10:03 pm
California: US President Joe Biden has called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator at a fundraising event in California, media reports said.
DRC: Lives shattered by violence, displacement and hunger in ‘forgotten crisis’: WFP
Jun 21, 2023, at 09:01 pm
New York: UN humanitarians issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday to help millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where chronic violence and displacement continue to fuel a dramatic hunger crisis.
Two soldiers killed in IED blast in Pakistan
Jun 21, 2023, at 06:05 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Two Pakistani soldiers were killed when a bomb went off in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement.
Honduras: 41 die as riot breaks out at women's prison
Jun 21, 2023, at 03:20 pm
At least 41 people died as a deadly riot broke out at a women's prison in Honduras, media reports said on Wednesday.
China's pressure strategy: Linking Tourism and Educational Programs with GSI and GCI
Jun 21, 2023, at 03:10 pm
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders have increased political engagements with Nepal in recent times, triggering speculation that there might be a hidden strategic agenda behind the move.
Pakistan: IED blast rocks North Waziristan, 2 soldiers die
Jun 21, 2023, at 02:51 pm
At least two soldiers died in a blast that rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district in Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
1 in 5 single Canadian adults live in poverty, many face food insecurity: Reports
Jun 21, 2023, at 04:57 am
Toronto/IBNS: A poverty rate of one in five single Canadian adults seen among working-age has been unveiled by a newly published national report by Community Food Centers Canada (CFCC).
Taiwan tracks 9 Chinese military aircraft, 8 naval ships close to nation
Jun 21, 2023, at 12:14 am
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) has said it has tracked nine Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Sunday (June 18) and 6 a.m. on Monday (June 19), media reports said.
Pakistan: Suzuki shuts car, bike plants due to shortage of parts and accessories
Jun 20, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Suzuki Motor Company Ltd has announced it will keep its motorcycle and four-wheeler plants closed from June 22 to July 8, media reports said.
Pakistan Jamaat to protest outside ECP to challenge Mayor election
Jun 20, 2023, at 11:26 pm
Islamabad: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Naeemur Rehman has announced his party members will protest the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government’s alleged use of force to win the Karachi mayoral election on June 23 (Friday) in front of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) office in Islamabad, media reports said.
Time for EU to reassess Pakistan’s GSP+ standing: A crucial call to action
Jun 20, 2023, at 11:13 pm
Pakistan is at a critical juncture. The current political turmoil that engulfs the country has far-reaching implications, including shaping its foreign relations.
French police raid Paris 2024 organizing committee office: Reports
Jun 20, 2023, at 10:25 pm
French police on Tuesday raided the offices of the Paris 2024 organizing committee in the French capital, media reports said.
Report reveals war’s ‘stark impacts’ on Ukraine society
Jun 20, 2023, at 09:45 pm
New York: Twenty-two percent of households in Ukraine are spending over a quarter of their monthly income on healthcare, according to a report issued on Monday by 12 UN agencies in the country.
End ‘digital divide’ to support victims of sexual violence: Guterres
Jun 20, 2023, at 09:41 pm
New York: On the International Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres demanded accountability and justice for victims of sexual violence.
Combatting hate speech is a shared responsibility: UN General Assembly President
Jun 20, 2023, at 09:14 pm
Countering hate speech is a key component of atrocity prevention, UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said on Monday, calling for more global action towards eradicating it.
‘Vital’ human rights cooperation must be above fray of politics: Türk
Jun 20, 2023, at 06:47 pm
New York: A lack of strong cooperation with the international human rights system leaves States “adrift”, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday, as he addressed rights emergencies in dozens of countries including Iran, Mali and Russia.
Pakistan hosts one of world's largest refugee populations
Jun 20, 2023, at 06:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani President Arif Alvi said that his country continued to host one of the largest refugee populations in the world, showing Pakistan's unwavering resolve and commitment to the welfare and voluntary repatriation of refugees.
Four shot dead in Idaho in USA
Jun 20, 2023, at 05:21 pm
San Francisco, June 20 (UNI) Police in the U.S. state of Idaho said on Monday they were investigating a shooting that left four people dead in the small city of Kellogg, and one person was in custody.
Pakistan Railways fail to clear salaries, causes distress among employees
Jun 20, 2023, at 04:07 pm
Pakistan Railways has failed to clear the salaries of its employees amid the ongoing financial crisis, creating distress among the people, media reports said.
Four cops, two FC soldiers as unidentified men attack them in Pakistan
Jun 20, 2023, at 03:53 pm
Bara: At least four police personnel and two soldiers were hurt as unidentified men attacked them in separate incidents in Bara tehsil region of Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.