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.
'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.