Somalia: Beach attack leaves 32 dead
Aug 04, 2024, at 12:17 am
At least 32 people were killed and several others were injured in a suicide attack at a restaurant in Somalian city of Mogadishu on Saturday.
Russian building collapse leaves 10 dead
Aug 03, 2024, at 10:40 pm
At least 10 people died after a partial portion of a residential building collapsed in Nizhny Tagil city, media reports said Saturday.
Aug 03, 2024, at 08:12 pm
Israel's spy agency Mossad had hired agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) to plant explosives in three separate rooms of a building where Ismail Haniyeh was staying in Tehran, a British newspaper claims, days after the assassination of the Hamas political leader.
Eight arrested after violent protests spread to Sunderland days after Southport killings
Aug 03, 2024, at 04:43 pm
At least eight people have been arrested for committing offences including violent disorder and burglary after several protesters attacked police and set a police station on fire in Sunderland city of the UK, days after similar violence was witnessed in Southport following the killing of three children.
US-Russia prisoner swap: UN rights experts describe it as ‘an unprecedented diplomatic act’
Aug 02, 2024, at 09:50 pm
A UN independent human rights expert has welcomed the landmark prisoner swap on Thursday involving the United States, Russia and five other countries.
UK PM Keir Starmer announces crackdown on 'mindless thugs' for rioting after Southport stabbings
Aug 02, 2024, at 05:33 am
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday said he laid plans to crack down on a “tiny, mindless minority in our society” who have rioted and attacked police in the wake of the Southport stabbings.
Aug 02, 2024, at 12:07 am
Jerusalem: Israel's army confirmed on Thursday that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an airstrike last month in the southern Gaza Strip, AFP reported.
Over 100 arrested in London as Southport protests spread
Aug 01, 2024, at 10:42 pm
London/IBNS: More than 100 anti-immigration protesters were arrested in central London on Wednesday (July 31) evening as protests following the Southport knife attack spread to different parts of the country, reports said.
Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians
Aug 01, 2024, at 01:06 am
A new UN report published Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained by the Israeli authorities since war erupted in Gaza last October has documented a range of serious violations that may amount to torture.
UN appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ following Israeli strikes in Beirut
Aug 01, 2024, at 12:55 am
The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
Venezuela post-election tension: UN rights chief concerned over violence
Jul 31, 2024, at 10:14 pm
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has joined the Secretary-General in voicing concern over the situation in Venezuela following the recent presidential election.
Israel-Lebanon conflict: IDF claims top Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr killed in rare strike in Beirut
Jul 31, 2024, at 03:53 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said Hezbollah's most senior military commander Fuad Shukr "Sayyid Muhsan" was killed during a rare strike carried out in Beirut city, further escalating tension between the two nations.
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran: Reports
Jul 31, 2024, at 02:50 pm
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran's capital city Tehran, local media reports said.
Israel carries out air strike on senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs
Jul 31, 2024, at 05:46 am
Beirut (Lebanon)/IBNS: An Israeli air strike targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs late on Tuesday in what the Israeli military said was carried out in retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack three days ago that killed 12 children and teenagers, media reports said.
Jul 31, 2024, at 12:47 am
Telegram messenger app founder Pavel Durov has revealed to his followers that he is the biological father of over 100 children across 12 countries.
UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages
Jul 30, 2024, at 11:15 pm
The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the war-ravaged enclave remains “absolutely catastrophic”, with Palestinian civilians enduring a “horrendous maelstrom of human misery.”
Jul 30, 2024, at 11:06 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the people of Venezuela “for their determination to express their will peacefully through the ballot box,” his Spokesperson said on Monday.
UN officials alarmed by civilian targeting amid renewed fighting in Myanmar
Jul 30, 2024, at 08:15 pm
Senior UN officials on Monday voiced alarm over the continued escalation in conflict in Myanmar, amid reports of direct targeting of civilians in aerial attacks, and the abduction and forced recruitment of children by armed forces.
Jul 30, 2024, at 03:46 pm
At least two children died and nine others were injured in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed event in northwest England on Monday, police said.
Russia: Passenger train derails in Volgograd, 100 injured
Jul 29, 2024, at 10:31 pm
A passenger train derailed in Russia's Volgograd region that left several people injured on Monday, media reports said.
Jul 29, 2024, at 09:51 pm
The Indian government on Monday advised its citizens, who are staying in Lebanon or plan to visit the country, to exercise caution amid rising tension between Israel and the Hezbollah group.
Mass shooting in New York's Rochester kills 1, injures 6
Jul 29, 2024, at 08:15 pm
New York/IBNS: One person was killed and six others were injured in a mass shooting at a park in New York's Rochester on Sunday evening, media reports said.
UN chief Antonio Guterres, other officials condemn Golan rocket attack that leaves 12 dead
Jul 29, 2024, at 03:15 pm
Secretary-General António Guterres and other United Nations officials have condemned Saturday’s rocket attack on a football field in the Golan Heights that killed at least 12 civilians, mainly children and teenagers. Urging restraint, they also warned against escalating violence in the region.
Jul 29, 2024, at 12:53 am
The funerals of eleven children, who died during a rocket attack on a football field in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, were held on Sunday.
After alleged Hezbollah attack on Golan Heights kills 12, Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
Jul 28, 2024, at 05:34 pm
Jerusalem: Israel's air force has reported hitting Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after a rocket attack killed 12 children and young adults who were playing football in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, media reports said.
Oil tanker sinks, hundreds of thousands affected as ‘super typhoon’ hits Philippines
Jul 27, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Over 1.5 million people have been affected in the Philippines, where a state of calamity was declared this week in Metro Manila and nearby areas, as Super Typhoon Gaemi swept through the island nation, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OHCA) has reported.
Jul 27, 2024, at 07:43 pm
Humanitarians estimate that more than 190,000 Palestinians were displaced this week in Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah following the latest evacuation orders in Gaza, the UN said on Friday.
LGBTQIA version of 'Last Supper' parody at Paris Olympics draws backlash
Jul 27, 2024, at 05:02 pm
The spectacular, inclusive and ambitiously outdoor opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics over river Seine overwhelmed the world but a crew of drag queens and dancers showcasing an apparent parody of the 'Last Supper' moment in the Bible have left many fuming on Friday.
New ECOSOC President to focus on safe migration, AI for sustainable development
Jul 26, 2024, at 11:20 pm
A veteran Canadian politician and diplomat was on Thursday elected President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which lies at the centre of the Organization’s efforts to advance sustainable development
France: Rail network hit by 'malicious' arson attacks ahead of Paris Olympics
Jul 26, 2024, at 08:27 pm
Just hours before the start of the Olympics, French railway company SNCF on Friday said its high-speed TGV network was hit by a series of 'malicious acts' which include arson attacks.