India, Canada start CEPA negotiations targeting USD 50 billion in trade by 2030
Nov 24, 2025, at 01:58 am
Johannesburg/IBNS: India and Canada agreed to launch negotiations on a high-ambition Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) aimed at doubling bilateral trade to USD 50 billion by 2030.
India, Australia and Canada launch trilateral tech partnership at G20 summit
Nov 23, 2025, at 09:52 pm
Johannesburg/IBNS: India, Australia, and Canada officially launched a new trilateral technology and innovation partnership, named the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation Partnership (ACITI), aimed at enhancing cooperation in critical minerals, clean energy, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Israel strikes Beirut: Top Hezbollah leader targeted in deadly airstrike
Nov 23, 2025, at 09:07 pm
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike on Sunday in Beirut, targeting a senior Hezbollah leader, escalating tensions in the region.
UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest as wealth gap widens
Nov 23, 2025, at 07:31 pm
Ministers and leaders from across the world’s 44 least developed countries have pledged to accelerate industrialisation that benefits all, and strengthen resilience in the face of global challenges, at an international UN conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nigeria in shock: Parents panic as wave of student abductions escalates
Nov 23, 2025, at 03:07 pm
School owners, teachers and parents in Nigeria have voiced alarm over the surge in student abductions across educational institutions, particularly in the country’s northern region, where a series of attacks has intensified security fears.
Canadian PM Mark Carney honours Ukraine on Holodomor Memorial Day
Nov 23, 2025, at 01:53 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed Ukrainians on the occasion of the 92nd Holodomor Memorial Day on Thursday.
Nov 22, 2025, at 04:32 pm
Winnipeg/IBNS: A memorial ceremony at the Manitoba Legislature Building on Thursday featured 750 pairs of children’s shoes lit by candles and arranged on the building’s steps to honour the youngest victims of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Nov 22, 2025, at 02:35 pm
Armed bandits attacked a private Catholic school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State on Friday, abducting 215 students and 12 teachers, according to local media reports.
'You can just say yes': Trump gives jaw-dropping answer on fascism to Mamdani!
Nov 22, 2025, at 12:00 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: A surprise intervention from his staunch opponent US President Donald Trump saved New York City's new and first Muslim Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani from a question on whether he affirms the Republican is a "fascist".
Trump calls meeting with Mamdani ‘productive,’ says he hopes he will be a ‘great Mayor'
Nov 22, 2025, at 10:46 am
US President Donald Trump on Friday called his meeting with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “very productive,” signalling an end to the sharp exchanges that had marked the election campaign.
Texas Governor designates major Muslim civil rights group a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’
Nov 21, 2025, at 02:26 pm
Austin/IBNS: Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, issued a proclamation on Tuesday branding one of the country’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisations as a “foreign terrorist organisation,” asserting that the move would give the state authority to attempt shutting it down.
Canadian PM Carney seals investment agreement with UAE amid concerns over Sudan conflict
Nov 21, 2025, at 02:14 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an investment protection agreement with the UAE on his visit to Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Nov 21, 2025, at 01:46 am
Toronto/IBNS: Over a hundred skilled trades workers and their supporters gathered for a third consecutive day of protests outside Queen’s Park, Toronto on Wednesday, demanding that the Ontario government reverse its sudden suspension of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).
'Ready for whatever happens': NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to meet Trump despite threats
Nov 20, 2025, at 11:49 pm
New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he is “ready for whatever happens” ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, emphasising that lowering the cost of living will be his top priority.
Gen-Z protests erupt in Nepal again, curfew reimposed in Bara district
Nov 20, 2025, at 07:37 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Curfew has been enforced in parts of Nepal following renewed clashes between young protesters and supporters of the former ruling party toppled during the deadly “Gen Z” uprising in September.
Pakistan on ‘full alert’ as defence minister says all-out war with India ‘cannot be ruled out’
Nov 20, 2025, at 04:41 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday cautioned that an “all-out war” with India cannot be ruled out, saying the country remains on “full alert” as regional tensions continue to spike.
US greenlights $93 million sale of Javelin missiles, Excalibur projectiles to India
Nov 20, 2025, at 03:13 pm
Washington/New Delhi/IBNS: The United States has approved a potential $92.8 million sale of Javelin missile systems, Excalibur artillery projectiles, and associated equipment to India.
Nov 19, 2025, at 11:44 pm
Baloch National Movement Chairman Naseem Baluch has said the protest camp established by the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) has reached 6,000 days.
Swedish royals visit Ottawa as nations sign strategic partnership deal
Nov 19, 2025, at 11:41 pm
Toronto/IBNS: The Swedish royal couple, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday for a rare three-day state visit.
'We hit India from Red Fort to Kashmir's forests': Pakistan leader's explosive admission
Nov 19, 2025, at 08:59 pm
Muzaffarabad/IBNS: A recent statement by Pakistani politician Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has reignited debate over Islamabad’s involvement in cross-border terrorism, as Haq openly claimed that militant groups carried out strikes in India “from the Red Fort to the forests of Kashmir,” triggering widespread outrage.
US report says China masterminded 'disinformation campaign' on Rafale after Operation Sindoor
Nov 19, 2025, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: China mounted a coordinated disinformation campaign after India’s Operation Sindoor, aiming to undermine global confidence in Rafale fighter jets and promote its own J-35 aircraft, according to the annual report of the US–China Economic and Security Review Commission submitted to the US Congress.
How hard India hit! Pakistan still repairing airbases six months after Operation Sindoor
Nov 19, 2025, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad/IBNS: More than six months after India launched precision strikes on Pakistani military installations during the four-day conflict known as Operation Sindoor, new satellite imagery suggests that Pakistan is still working to repair key sites hit during the confrontation.
Shocking truth: Ending world hunger would cost less than 1% of global military spending!
Nov 19, 2025, at 04:30 pm
Ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year — less than one per cent of the $21.9 trillion spent on military budgets over the past decade, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
Biggest Deal Yet? Trump, MBS sign F-35, nuclear and AI pacts
Nov 19, 2025, at 09:41 am
The United States and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday finalized a sweeping series of landmark agreements, including the long-anticipated sale of F-35 fighter jets, the White House said.
Jamal Khashoggi killing: Trump defends Saudi Crown Prince, says MBS 'knew nothing'
Nov 19, 2025, at 08:55 am
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the royal “knew nothing” about the incident. Trump suggested the question was raised during the Crown Prince’s visit to the United States to “embarrass” him.
UN report shows nearly half of global population now lives in cities
Nov 19, 2025, at 08:04 am
Forty-five per cent of the 8.2 billion people on the planet live in cities, which is only going to increase as the world becomes increasingly urban.
Nov 18, 2025, at 03:50 pm
Tehran/IBNS: Indians will no longer be able to enter Iran without a visa from November 22, as Tehran has suspended its visa-free facility in response to a surge in fraud, trafficking, and exploitation cases involving Indian travellers.
Canadian PM Mark Carney survives budget vote, dodging snap election threat
Nov 18, 2025, at 03:25 pm
Toronto: Prime Minister Mark Carney's minority Liberal government has narrowly survived a tense budget vote in the Canadian House of Commons, averting the prospect of a snap federal election during the holiday season.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman returns to White House after 7 years: What's on agenda?
Nov 18, 2025, at 02:53 pm
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit the United States on Tuesday for talks with President Donald Trump at the White House, media reports said.
Furious Taslima Nasreen slams Bangladesh: 'Sheikh Hasina gets death penalty — but why not Yunus?'
Nov 18, 2025, at 01:34 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has slammed the judgement passed by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Bangladesh ordering death penalty for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the violence during a crackdown on students' movement last year, media reports said.