Israel agrees to '60-day' Gaza ceasefire deal: Trump
Jul 02, 2025, at 04:56 pm
US President Donald Trump has said Israel agreed to reach a '60-day' Gaza ceasefire deal, a move that would put a temporary end to the conflict that has been going on since October 7 2023.
Contempt case: Court sentences former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to six months in prison
Jul 02, 2025, at 03:10 pm
A court on Wednesday sentenced Bangladesh's ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina to six months in prison in a contempt of court case, media reports said.
Two Chinese nationals charged with espionage, attempting to recruit spies in US Navy
Jul 02, 2025, at 02:43 pm
Two Chinese nationals have been charged in the USA for acting as agents of the Chinese government without prior notification to the Attorney General, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
'We will not accept intimidation': Zohran Mamdani counters Donald Trump's 'arrest' threat
Jul 02, 2025, at 12:28 pm
New York/IBNS: New York's Democratic Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has strongly reacted to US President Donald Trump's threat to arrest the 33-year-old Indian-origin nominee over the immigration issue.
The power they can’t touch: Why Uganda-born Zohran Mamdani can never be US president
Jul 02, 2025, at 12:07 pm
It’s one of those constitutional quirks so deeply embedded in America’s political DNA that many forget it exists — until names like Elon Musk, Arnold Schwarzenegger, or more recently, Zohran Mamdani, surface in political conversations.
US: Multiple shots fired at ISKCON temple in Utah, authorities call it 'acts of vandalism'
Jul 02, 2025, at 09:25 am
Two dozen bullets were shot at the ISKCON Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, USA, over several days last month, causing damage to the building, officials said.
US Senate passes Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill on tie-breaker; GOP faces rocky path ahead
Jul 01, 2025, at 11:30 pm
Washington, D.C.: Senate Republicans narrowly pushed through President Donald Trump’s massive tax breaks and spending cuts legislation on Tuesday, ending a marathon overnight session marked by intra-party friction and resistance from Democrats, AP reported.
Pakistan: Teen killed, two terrorists eliminated as government offices attacked in Balochistan
Jul 01, 2025, at 06:54 pm
Pakistani security forces on Wednesday eliminated two terrorists in the Mastung district of Balochistan on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Surging returns from Iran overwhelm fragile support systems, warns UN
Jul 01, 2025, at 03:05 pm
More than 700,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Iran so far this year, including 256,000 in June alone, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Monday, warning of immense pressures on Afghanistan’s overstretched support systems.
Trump threatens to slash NYC funding if Mamdani does not 'behave'
Jul 01, 2025, at 10:21 am
US President Donald Trump has threatened to slash federal funds for New York City if favoured mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani does not 'behave himself' when elected to power.
Jun 30, 2025, at 06:30 pm
Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, the Jamaat-i-Islami’s Balochistan emir, has announced a long march from Quetta city to Islamabad on July 25 to protest against the federal government for “depriving the people of the province of their due rights”.
Canada directs Chinese firm Hikvision to cease operation due to national security concerns
Jun 30, 2025, at 05:42 pm
The Canadian government has directed Chinese surveillance camera manufacturer Hikvision to cease local operations due to national security concerns.
Pakistan, China working on proposal to form new bloc that can potentially replace SAARC
Jun 30, 2025, at 02:51 pm
Pakistan and China, the all-weather allies, are working on a proposal to form a regional organisation that will potentially replace the now defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which also included India, media reports said.
US: Two firefighters die after unknown gunmen ambush them in Idaho
Jun 30, 2025, at 10:33 am
At least two firefighters, who were combating a blaze, were ambushed by an unknown number of gunmen in the US state of Idaho on Sunday, media reports said.
Iranian top cleric issues fatwa against Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu
Jun 30, 2025, at 09:31 am
Iranian Grand cleric Makarem Shirazi has issued a religious ruling against US President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for threatening Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Taliban rejects Pakistan's claim that India is using Afghanistan's soil to operate against it
Jun 29, 2025, at 11:53 pm
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has rejected Pakistan's claim that India is using its territory to operate against Islamabad.
Pakistan: Two terrorists killed in Balochistan
Jun 29, 2025, at 10:12 pm
Pakistani security forces on Sunday killed two terrorists and apprehended two others during an operation conducted in the Balochistan region, media reports said.
Pakistan finalises $3.7 billion loan deals with China
Jun 29, 2025, at 10:04 pm
China has signed a $3.7 billion equivalent commercial loan deal with Pakistan, which has pulled the South Asian country's foreign exchange reserves back to the double-digits from the critically low level of $8.9 billion last week, media reports said.
Iranian official says 71 people died in Israeli strike on Evin Prison
Jun 29, 2025, at 09:20 pm
Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangiri has said 71 people died during the Israeli attack on Evin Prison in Tehran during the 12-day conflict.
Russia launches aerial strikes on Ukraine with 477 drones, 60 missiles
Jun 29, 2025, at 04:19 pm
Russia launched an aerial attack on Ukraine overnight, one of the largest since the war began.
Antonio Guterres welcomes peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda
Jun 29, 2025, at 03:56 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed on Friday in the United States capital, Washington, DC.
Hindu woman raped in Bangladesh, BNP leader among five arrested
Jun 29, 2025, at 03:50 pm
Police have arrested five people, including a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, for raping a Hindu woman in Bangladesh’s Comilla district on Saturday night, media reports said.
Jun 28, 2025, at 05:36 pm
Dipankar Das, owner of the Bangladesh-based bookstore Baatighar, was briefly detained by the Chattogram's Kotwali police over a case filed against him in connection with the July-August mass uprising in 2024, which led to the fall of the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government.
Jun 28, 2025, at 04:50 pm
Pakistan is re-establishing the terror camps and terrorist launchpads that were destroyed by the Indian Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor last month.
Pakistan: 13 soldiers killed in suicide blast in KP
Jun 28, 2025, at 03:20 pm
At least 13 soldiers died and several others were injured after a suicide bomb blast rocked Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, close to the Afghanistan border, on Saturday, media reports said.
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire
Jun 28, 2025, at 02:37 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, warning that the humanitarian crisis has reached “horrific proportions” and that the world must not let the suffering of Palestinians be overshadowed by other regional conflicts.
Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda sign peace agreement in US
Jun 28, 2025, at 10:11 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, and Senior Advisor Massad Boulos hosted the Ministerial signing of the Peace Agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Rwanda.
'Very difficult country': Donald Trump terminates all trade discussions with Canada
Jun 28, 2025, at 12:25 am
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he is calling off all trade negotiations with Canada immediately, citing its digital services tax.
Jun 27, 2025, at 02:02 pm
The Indian government has criticised Bangladesh for the demolition of the makeshift Durga Temple in Dhaka's Khilket area.
Israeli Minister claims country's armed forces sought to kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Jun 27, 2025, at 10:10 am
Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz has said his country's military sought to eliminate Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the recent 12-day conflict between the two nations.