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2024 US Presidential Elections: Biden pushes team to spotlight Trump's provocative comments

2024 US Presidential Elections: Biden pushes team to spotlight Trump's provocative comments

Washington: US President Joe Biden instructed the staff of his 2024 reelection campaign to ramp up attacks on former US President Donald Trump’s public statements, CNN reported, citing two sources familiar with the directive.

IBNSFeb 21, 2024
Israel launches second missile attack on Damascus, targets Iranian militia sites

Israel launches second missile attack on Damascus, targets Iranian militia sites

Damascus/Syria: Israel conducted its second missile attack on areas southwest of the Syrian capital of Damascus within hours on Wednesday, according to reports from a war monitor and local media.

IBNSFeb 21, 2024
UK government sanctions heads of Arctic penal colony where Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny died

UK government sanctions heads of Arctic penal colony where Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny died

The British government on Wednesday froze the assets of six Russian prison bosses who were in charge of the Arctic penal colony where opposition leader and critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, died.

IBNSFeb 21, 2024
Taiwan tracks 10 Chinese military aircraft, 6 naval ships

Taiwan tracks 10 Chinese military aircraft, 6 naval ships

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said it tracked 10 Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Tuesday and 6 a.m. on Wednesday, media reports said.

IBNSFeb 21, 2024
Sadaf Ameer Baloch urges Pakistani authorites to ensure safe recovery of her abducted father

Sadaf Ameer Baloch urges Pakistani authorites to ensure safe recovery of her abducted father

Sadaf Ameer Baloch, the daughter of Ameer Baaksh Baloch, who went missing in 2014, is now urging authorities for the safe recovery of her father.

IBNSFeb 21, 2024
Terrorist killed during exchange of fire with security forces in Pakistan

Terrorist killed during exchange of fire with security forces in Pakistan

Pakistani security forces killed a terrorist during an exchange of fire in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail (DI) Khan district on Tuesday, media reports said.

IBNSFeb 21, 2024
PM Rishi Sunak-led British government issues new guidelines to prohibit use of mobile phones in schools

PM Rishi Sunak-led British government issues new guidelines to prohibit use of mobile phones in schools

Mobile phones are set to be prohibited in schools across England as part of the British government’s plan to minimise disruption and improve behaviour in classrooms.

IBNSFeb 21, 2024
Bangladesh's far-right political outfit rejects 'India Out' social media campaign

Bangladesh's far-right political outfit rejects 'India Out' social media campaign

Bangladesh's far-right political party Bangladesh Islami Front has negated 'India Out' social media campaign which has been circulating on social media in recent times with the potential to damage the relationship between the two neighbouring nations.

IBNSFeb 21, 2024
US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict

US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict

The UN Security Council met again in an emergency session on Gaza in New York on Tuesday, where the United States vetoed a resolution put forward on behalf of Arab States by Algeria demanding “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire that must be respected by all parties”.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
PPP, PML-N reach formal agreement to form next government in Pakistan

PPP, PML-N reach formal agreement to form next government in Pakistan

Ending all speculations and debates, two major political parties in Pakistan have reached a formal agreement to form the next government in the country, following an election earlier this month which was mired in controversy.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
Houthis claim missile attack against 'Israeli' ship

Houthis claim missile attack against 'Israeli' ship

Yemen's Houthi group said on Tuesday that they had launched a missile attack against "an Israeli ship" in the Gulf of Aden.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
US veto sends wrong message, makes the situation in Gaza more dangerous: China's UN Envoy

US veto sends wrong message, makes the situation in Gaza more dangerous: China's UN Envoy

United Nations: China's Ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Tuesday criticized the United States for the use of its veto power on an Algeria-drafted UN Security Council resolution, arguing it undermines consensus and worsens the situation in Gaza.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
8 Bangladeshi migrants drown in Mediterranean Sea

8 Bangladeshi migrants drown in Mediterranean Sea

Dhaka: At least eight Bangladeshi nationals are among those who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 14, the Bangladeshi government said on Tuesday.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
Chinese Foreign Minister meets Spanish counterpart; talks about strengthening bilateral ties

Chinese Foreign Minister meets Spanish counterpart; talks about strengthening bilateral ties

Cordoba (Spain): China and Spain should push for greater development of bilateral relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Sunday.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
Adult film actress Kagney Linn Karter commits suicide, GoFundMe page created to cover her funeral service

Adult film actress Kagney Linn Karter commits suicide, GoFundMe page created to cover her funeral service

Adult film actress Kagney Linn Karter has committed suicide in Cuyahoga County, media reports said.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
Enraged over unpaid wages, North Korean workers beat up Chinese factory manager to death

Enraged over unpaid wages, North Korean workers beat up Chinese factory manager to death

About North Korean workers who recently occupied a factory last month to protest over unpaid wages took a monitoring officer hostage, media reports said.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
Women, children protest 22-hour power outage in Gilgit-Baltistan

Women, children protest 22-hour power outage in Gilgit-Baltistan

Women and children were part of the protesters who recently demonstrated against prolonged electricity load-shedding in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
Malaysia aims to draw more EV manufacturers

Malaysia aims to draw more EV manufacturers

Malaysia aims to attract more electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers as it seeks to become a regional hub for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an official said on Tuesday.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
Vietnam aims to send 125,000 labourers abroad in 2024

Vietnam aims to send 125,000 labourers abroad in 2024

Vietnam aims to send 125,000 labourers abroad to work under contracts in 2024, focusing on key traditional markets such as Japan, China's Taiwan and South Korea, Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday, citing the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
About 32,000 NATO soldiers deployed close to Russia, Belarus borders

About 32,000 NATO soldiers deployed close to Russia, Belarus borders

About 32,000 NATO soldiers, over 1,000 armoured vehicles, and 235 aeroplanes and helicopters are deployed near Russia's and Belarus's borders, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
Pakistani senator thanks Russia for 'Strong, Principled' position on situation in Gaza

Pakistani senator thanks Russia for 'Strong, Principled' position on situation in Gaza

In an interview with Sputnik, the chairman of the defence committee of the Senate of Pakistan, Mushahid Hussain Sayed, thanked Russia for its "strong and principled" position on the situation in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli ground offensive continues.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
Police van attacked during repolling in Pakistan's Tank

Police van attacked during repolling in Pakistan's Tank

Armed men attacked a police armoured vehicle that was on security duty at a polling station at Kot-Azam in Tank area in Pakistan on Monday.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
Pakistan likely to witness another hike in electricity bill

Pakistan likely to witness another hike in electricity bill

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) in Pakistan is likely to hike electricity prices on account of fuel cost adjustment.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
Alexei Navalny's spokeswoman says his body will be held for next two weeks

Alexei Navalny's spokeswoman says his body will be held for next two weeks

Russian President Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny's family has claimed his body will not be handed over for the next two weeks.

IBNSFeb 20, 2024
Russian leader Vladimir Putin 'gifts' Russia-made car to Kim Jong Un

Russian leader Vladimir Putin 'gifts' Russia-made car to Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a Russian-made car from President Vladimir Putin, an episode showcasing the close ties shared between the two nations, media reports said.

IBNSFeb 19, 2024
26 EU countries call for 'immediate humanitarian pause' in Gaza

26 EU countries call for 'immediate humanitarian pause' in Gaza

Brussels/UNI: Twenty-six member states of the European Union (EU) called for an "immediate humanitarian pause that would lead to a sustainable ceasefire" in the besieged Gaza Strip, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said here on Monday.

IBNSFeb 19, 2024
France tops world's most powerful passports list, India ranks 85th

France tops world's most powerful passports list, India ranks 85th

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain have possessed the first few spots of having the world's most powerful passports.

IBNSFeb 19, 2024
Two police officers and paramedic die in US shooting

Two police officers and paramedic die in US shooting

Two police officers and a fire department paramedic were shot and killed at a home on Sunday morning in Burnsville, near Minneapolis, the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota.

IBNSFeb 19, 2024
Turkey bans celebrating Halloween, other Western holidays in pvt schools: Media

Turkey bans celebrating Halloween, other Western holidays in pvt schools: Media

The Turkish government has banned the celebration of holidays in private schools that are contrary to the national, moral, humanitarian, spiritual, and cultural values of Turkey, Turkish newspaper Sabah reported on Sunday.

IBNSFeb 19, 2024
UK govt bans mobile phones in schools

UK govt bans mobile phones in schools

IBNSFeb 19, 2024

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