A former Bangladesh Air Force officer, who allegedly shared a video showing ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina leaving the country in August 2024, has been found dead in the Turag River in Dhaka, triggering allegations of foul play from his family.
At least three people have died and five others were injured after a massive rock formation collapsed at a popular tourist destination in Turkey, according to Mirror.
Bangladesh’s political transition in August 2024 may have involved behind-the-scenes discussions about a successor to Sheikh Hasina before she left the country, according to claims by Shafiqul Alam, the former press secretary to interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus.
Pakistan has reversed its decision to restrict Taiwanese airlines from using its airspace, restoring overflight permissions to the island’s two major carriers just hours after Defence Minister Khawaja Asif publicly defended the move as consistent with Beijing’s One-China policy.
Dhaka/IBNS: A former Bangladesh Air Force officer reportedly linked to footage of Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country in August 2024 has been found dead in a river in Dhaka, with his family alleging that he was murdered.
Kyiv/IBNS: At least 13 people were killed and 10 others injured after a Russian drone struck a railway station in Ukraine on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Jerusalem/IBNS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leading his rival in the country's election but remains short of a majority, with partial results pointing to a potentially hung parliament, media reports said.
US forces in the Middle East are prepared to launch major military operations against Iran within 96 hours of receiving an order from President Donald Trump, CNN reported, citing two US officials.
At least 30 people were killed after two high-speed trains carrying around 500 passengers collided in Spain’s Toledo province on Wednesday, triggering a major rescue operation and sending shockwaves across the country.
At least 10 people were killed after two high-speed trains collided in Spain’s Toledo province on Wednesday, with government officials warning that the death toll could rise significantly.
Israel's election has failed to produce a clear winner, with exit polls showing neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, securing enough seats to command a parliamentary majority.
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada and the United Arab Emirates signed a trade agreement negotiated in a record 47 days on Tuesday and launched a Strategic Partnership during a visit to Ottawa by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
Israel recorded its highest voter turnout since data collection began in 1973, with 66.7% of eligible voters casting their ballots by 6 pm as the country voted in a crucial general election, media reports said.
Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, left Brazil hours after losing the presidential election and being ordered to surrender his passports, according to a report by Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, which cited allies of the conservative senator.
Saudi Arabia has offered a $1 billion financial package to Yemen’s Houthi rebels through an Iran-mediated arrangement to secure a ceasefire and stop attacks on the kingdom, according to Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom.
Jerusalem/IBNS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a tough electoral battle as the country votes on Tuesday for the first time since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks and the subsequent wars in Gaza and Iran, media reports said.
The Taliban-led administration in Afghanistan has rejected Pakistan’s allegations over cross-border militancy, urging Islamabad to address its domestic security challenges through diplomacy and engagement rather than making what Kabul describes as baseless accusations.
Brasilia/IBNS: Leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has asserted Brazil's national sovereignty in an apparent swipe at the United States after winning a fourth, non-consecutive term as President, declaring that the Latin American nation would not be treated as anyone's backyard.
Brasilia/IBNS: Leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has scripted history by winning a fourth, non-consecutive term as Brazil's President, defeating far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, media reports said.
Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence agency said on Saturday that shrapnel from two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels fell in the western regions of Mecca and Medina after the projectiles were intercepted.
US First Lady Melania Trump has announced that she secured a temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the embattled Ukrainian city of Oleshky, with the agreement scheduled to take effect on October 29, 2026.
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has said she is “deeply distressed” after reports emerged that Philippine authorities are investigating allegations involving her father, Thomas Markle Sr., over the alleged possession of child sexual abuse material.
Manila/IBNS: Four pilots were killed after two military aircraft collided mid-air during a training session at an air base in the Philippines on Friday, media reports said.
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has threatened to launch fresh strikes on Iran, invoking ‘Operation Epic Fury’, the military campaign launched by the United States and Israel against Tehran in February this year, media reports said.
A gunman suspected of being driven by Islamophobic hatred went on a shooting spree in the town of Trappes, west of Paris, on Friday, killing one person and injuring four others, including a 12-year-old girl, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: BAPS monk Brahmavichari Swami has claimed that the September 5 incident in which women employees were allegedly sidelined during a visit by the Hindu organisation's delegation to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, was the result of a "miscommunication" and not a request from the delegation, media reports said.
Ankara: Canada and Turkiye launched a Strategic Partnership and began free trade negotiations on Thursday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney met President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, according to a statement from Carney's office.
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada and Ontario announced a C$9 billion joint action plan on Wednesday to protect jobs in steel and autos hit by U.S. tariffs and to open up the Ring of Fire mining region.
A Princeton PhD whose research the Nobel committee reportedly cited has applied for more than 2,300 jobs in about two years without landing a steady one, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Riyadh/IBNS: An Indian national was among two people killed in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, while eight others were injured, including two Indians, media reports said on Thursday.
