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.
'Money can't buy taste or class': Netizens roast Jeff Bezos' wedding invite
Jun 27, 2025, at 01:59 am
Even as Billionaire Jeff Bezos' wedding to his fiancée, former journalist Lauren Sanchez, in Italy's Venice this weekend promises to be one of the year’s most star-studded events, the invitation card has landed itself in a pool of online criticisms.
US shares test footage showing how bunker-busters work to prove damage in Iran strike
Jun 27, 2025, at 01:13 am
The United States has shared test footage of the bunker buster bombs that were used during the Iran strikes on Saturday.
North Korea tourism push: Kim Jong-un unveils beach resort with daughter
Jun 27, 2025, at 01:00 am
Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un briefly stepped away from missile launches and military affairs this week for a rare public outing with his wife and daughter at a newly built beach resort—part of Pyongyang’s effort to boost tourism and project a softer image, The Guardian reported.
Iran delivered heavy slap to US’s face, enemy will pay price for any future aggression: Khamenei
Jun 26, 2025, at 09:17 pm
Iran on Thursday claimed victory over the "US regime," stating that it had delivered a "heavy slap" to the country’s face with airstrikes on Al Udeid air base in Qatar.
Flag desecration at Auckland rally sparks alarm over anti-Hindu hate campaign in New Zealand
Jun 26, 2025, at 06:37 pm
Auckland: New Zealand is grappling with a disturbing surge in anti-Hindu sentiment, following a provocative demonstration led by conservative Christian figure Brian Tamaki and his followers in Auckland.
Jun 26, 2025, at 05:32 pm
Washington DC/New York/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has blasted New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani calling him "100 percent Communist lunatic" after the latter secured the Democratic primary win.
Bezos–Sanchez wedding set to dazzle Venice: Check who is invited, who isn’t
Jun 26, 2025, at 05:19 pm
Venice (Italy): Billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, former journalist Lauren Sanchez, are tying the knot this weekend in Venice, Italy, in what promises to be one of the year’s most star-studded events, media reports said.
Jun 26, 2025, at 11:49 am
The Hague/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated his claim to have brokered the ceasefire deal between India and Pakistan despite New Delhi's repeated denial of any such assertions from The White House.
'Vladimir Putin called to help with Iran, I refused': Donald Trump
Jun 26, 2025, at 12:11 am
US President Donald Trump, who is determined to broker at least one peace deal between conflicting nations, declared Tuesday that he turned down his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin's, offer of help with the Iran-Israel conflict.
Iran confirms nuclear facilities were 'badly damaged' by US strikes
Jun 25, 2025, at 06:43 pm
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has admitted that the country's nuclear facilities suffered damage due to American strikes over the weekend.
Explosion hits IDF vehicle in Gaza, seven soldiers die
Jun 25, 2025, at 05:04 pm
At least seven Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed after an armoured vehicle in which they were travelling was hit by an explosive in Gaza Strip, media reports said on Wednesday.
Strikes took Iranian nuclear programme back by decades, claims Trump
Jun 25, 2025, at 04:24 pm
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Iranian nuclear programme has been set back for decades following the US strikes on its facilities.
Iran executes three men for 'spying' for Israeli spy agency Mossad
Jun 25, 2025, at 03:23 pm
Iran has allegedly executed three men for allegedly spying for Mossad, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Hearing in ousted PM Hasina's crimes against humanity case scheduled on July 1
Jun 25, 2025, at 10:32 am
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will hear on framing charges against ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during the July-August uprising last year.
'Israel violated ceasefire too, I'm not happy with them': Donald Trump dials Benjamin Netanyahu
Jun 24, 2025, at 11:21 pm
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said "he is not happy" with Israel after the country "violated the ceasefire" that was announced by him.
Iran-Israel conflict: IAEA chief stresses need for strong new nuclear deal
Jun 24, 2025, at 07:14 pm
Amid signs on Tuesday that a fragile ceasefire appeared to be holding between Iran and Israel, the head of the UN-backed nuclear watchdog urged Tehran to consider “resuming cooperation” with the international community to quell any lingering hostility around its nuclear programme.
Gaza crisis: Over 400 Palestinians killed around private aid hubs, UN rights office says
Jun 24, 2025, at 06:58 pm
At least 410 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to fetch from controversial new aid hubs in Gaza – a likely war crime – the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Banned BLA claims responsibility for killing tribal leader Mir Attaur Rehman Mengal
Jun 24, 2025, at 06:39 pm
The banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) outfit has claimed responsibility for killing tribal leader Mir Attaur Rehman Mengal in Pakistan's Khuzdar district.
Ceasefire: Donald Trump warns Israel not to drop bombs on Iran
Jun 24, 2025, at 05:03 pm
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Israel against striking Iran amid the ongoing fragile 'ceasefire' which he claimed to have reached between the two warring nations.
Iranian nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Sedighi Saber dies in Israeli strike
Jun 24, 2025, at 02:48 pm
Iranian top nuclear scientist and senior IRGC officer Mohammad Reza Sedighi Saber died in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran city, media reports said.
'Ceasefire now in effect, don't violate it': Donald Trump warns Israel and Iran
Jun 24, 2025, at 12:59 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has warned arch-rivals Israel and Iran not to violate the ceasefire, which he claimed "is now in effect".