ASEAN admits East Timor as newest member, marks first expansion since 1990s
Oct 26, 2025, at 01:53 pm
Asia’s youngest nation, East Timor, has officially joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), marking the bloc’s first expansion since the 1990s.
Trump claims credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire again, says it was easier than Russia-Ukraine truce
Oct 26, 2025, at 10:50 am
US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for helping resolve several global conflicts, including tensions between India and Pakistan, saying he thought brokering peace between the two countries would be harder than achieving a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.
Pakistan: JUI-F leader survives blast inside Lower South Waziristan mosque
Oct 25, 2025, at 06:31 pm
A local leader of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl and administrator of a seminary narrowly escaped a blast that occurred inside a mosque in Lower South Waziristan region in Pakistan on Friday.
IDF eliminates Hezbollah leader Abbas Hassan Karky in southern Lebanon
Oct 25, 2025, at 02:16 pm
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it has eliminated Hezbollah leader Abbas Hassan Karky in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon.
UN chief Antony Guterres calls for urgent reform of the Security Council
Oct 25, 2025, at 01:11 pm
Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday warned that the “fragile” legitimacy of the Security Council could endanger global peace if it remains gridlocked and fails to fulfil its primary purpose.
Oct 24, 2025, at 11:39 pm
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has decided to build a series of dams across the Kunar River, a major tributary of the Indus, in a move seen as an attempt to restrict Pakistan’s access to water.
An inclusive election can only stabilise Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed
Oct 24, 2025, at 07:13 pm
Bangladesh's ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed believes that the country will remain politically unstable if the current interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus fails to hold an inclusive election.
Uzbekistan: Samarkand to host UNESCO General Assembly 2025 from October 30 to November 13
Oct 24, 2025, at 06:10 pm
Uzbekistan's Samarkand will host the UNESCO General Assembly from October 30 to November 13.
Pakistan: Sick child dies during prolonged check by Pakistani forces
Oct 24, 2025, at 06:00 pm
A child died in Balochistan's Uthal area after he failed to receive timely medical assistance during prolonged security checks by Pakistani forces, media reports said.
Oct 24, 2025, at 03:29 pm
At least one person was injured after a knife-wielding man attacked him when he was stopped for questioning close to the US Embassy in Tokyo city in Japan, media reports said on Friday.
Jashanpreet Singh Case: California under fire for licensing undocumented truck driver
Oct 24, 2025, at 02:41 pm
The White House targeted the California administration for issuing a commercial vehicle licence to a "criminal illegal alien", after a 21-year-old Indian national living illegally in the United States was accused of causing a fiery crash that left three people dead in Southern California.
Donald Trump to meet Xi Jinping on Oct 30 amid US-China friction. What can be expected?
Oct 24, 2025, at 11:40 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in South Korea on October 30.
US: BNM conducts an awareness event outside White House on human rights abuse in Zehri
Oct 24, 2025, at 10:18 am
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) recently conducted an awareness event outside the White House in Washington DC when members of the group handed out flyers focusing on human rights abuses in the Baloch region of Zehri.
Tunisia shipwreck: Forty migrants, including children, perish
Oct 24, 2025, at 10:00 am
A shipwreck off Tunisia that claimed the lives of at least 40 African migrants has once again exposed the lethal risks of irregular sea crossings on routes to Europe, the UN migration agency said on Thursday.
Oct 24, 2025, at 12:07 am
Border closures between Pakistan and Afghanistan following deadly clashes this month have sent prices of essential goods soaring on both sides, with tomatoes in Pakistan now costing five times more than before the fighting began, Reuters reported.
Putin calls new US sanctions 'serious but manageable,' says Russia’s economy will withstand pressure
Oct 23, 2025, at 11:08 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday downplayed the impact of fresh US sanctions targeting the country’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, saying they would not significantly affect Russia’s economic stability.
Intoxicated Indian illegal immigrant rams truck into traffic, kills 3 in California
Oct 23, 2025, at 05:17 pm
San Bernardino: A 21-year-old Indian national living illegally in the United States has been accused of causing a fiery crash that left three people dead in Southern California.
Celebrities favour Andrew Cuomo over Zohran Mamdani in New York City Mayoral election
Oct 23, 2025, at 03:36 pm
New York/IBNS: Several celebrities are backing independent candidate Andrew Cuomo in the New York City Mayoral race where Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and Republican Curtis Sliwa are also in the contest, media reports said.
Oct 23, 2025, at 12:29 pm
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has sent out a strong message to Pakistan's Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, daring him and other lead officers to take the battlefield instead of sending other soldiers to get killed, media reports said.
Russian drone attack targets kindergarten in Kharkiv, one dead, says Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
Oct 22, 2025, at 05:38 pm
At least one person died after a Russian drone strike hit a kindergarten in Kharkiv region of Ukraine, as per President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Prominent Sri Lankan politician shot dead inside his office
Oct 22, 2025, at 03:16 pm
A prominent Sri Lankan opposition leader was shot dead inside his office in Colombo on Wednesday.
Oct 22, 2025, at 10:59 am
Washington DC/IBNS: Amid tariff war with India, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday participated in Diwali celebrations at the White House and called Prime Minister Narendra Modi his "great friend".
Oct 21, 2025, at 06:48 pm
Six international human rights organisations have urged Bangladesh’s interim government to lift the ban on ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party, media reports said.
BNM protest in London against the siege of Zehri
Oct 21, 2025, at 06:00 pm
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a day-long awareness campaign and protest in London to denounce the ongoing siege of Zehri and highlight the worsening human rights situation in occupied Balochistan.
BNM chairman condemns Pakistan's attack on Afghanistan
Oct 21, 2025, at 05:45 pm
Dr. Naseem Baloch, Chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), has condemned Pakistan’s attacks on neighbouring Afghanistan, calling them not only a violation of international law but also an affront to the dignity and honour of a free Afghanistan and its proud people.
Pakistan: KP CM voices concern over forced deportation of Afghan refugees
Oct 21, 2025, at 04:45 pm
Suhail Afridi, the newly appointed Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has voiced his concern over the forced deportation of Afghan refugees from Paksitan.
China: Woman buys food for her child, finds human teeth in sausage
Oct 21, 2025, at 03:51 pm
Multiple incidents of human teeth being found in food items across China have reignited public concern over food safety in the country, media reports said.
Islamabad-Kabul tension: Pakistan demolishes 1200 houses in Karachi's Afghan camps
Oct 21, 2025, at 02:08 pm
Pakistani authorities have demolished more than 1,000 houses that were vacated by Afghan refugees in the United Nations-designated Afghan Camp in Sohrab Goth, Karachi, in the past few days, media reports said.
Oct 21, 2025, at 01:42 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: Japan's hardline conservative leader Sanae Takaichi scripted history by getting elected as the country's first woman Prime Minister after securing a historic win in the lower house on Tuesday, media reports said.
Oct 21, 2025, at 09:28 am
US President Donald Trump has wished Americans on the Hindu festival of Diwali, saying the religious event marks a timeless reminder of light’s victory over darkness.