Jason Arday, a former professor at the University of Cambridge who had been at the centre of a plagiarism controversy in recent days, was found dead in south London on Friday, media reports said.
Ottawa: Canada has imposed sanctions on five Iranian individuals, including senior officials linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, over activities Ottawa says have threatened navigation rights and stability around the Strait of Hormuz.
London/IBNS: A University of Cambridge academic is facing scrutiny over writings she contributed to a Hizb ut-Tahrir publication more than two decades ago, including criticism of Western education, democracy and aspects of the British school system.
US President Donald Trump has claimed that America has “total control” over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, as tensions with Iran remain high over the waterway’s closure and a US naval blockade.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, marking the country’s second such launch in less than a week amid heightened tensions over an upcoming joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States.
Ottawa: Canada is pushing to conclude a free trade agreement with ASEAN this year as Ottawa seeks to deepen economic and strategic ties with Southeast Asia and diversify its trade partnerships, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said.
Protests broke out in Pakistan’s Swat region following the death of a student in a shooting incident on the premises of Jahanzeb College, media reports said.
A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother, Maher al-Assad, to death for crimes against humanity and war crimes.
An Indian-origin student from Andhra Pradesh died in a road accident in the US state of Ohio after a pickup truck travelling in the opposite direction crossed the centre median and collided with the sedan he was driving, media reports said.
The US State Department on Monday said it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump's tenure for foreign nationals who violated visa terms or were involved in criminal activity, including reckless driving, sexual assault and child abuse.
US President Donald Trump has demanded that Iran pay compensation for deaths, injuries and attacks allegedly linked to the Islamic Republic, saying the issue could form part of any future peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
At least 13 people were killed after a suspected Ukrainian drone attack struck the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk on Monday, media reports said, escalating tensions in the region.
A homicide investigation in regional New South Wales took an unusual turn after forensic tests revealed that what was initially reported as a female body inside a roadside suitcase was actually a highly realistic sex doll.
The Suisun City Council in California, US, has declared a State of Emergency after malicious software infected and compromised the city’s IT systems.
A 35-year-old Indian national was allegedly abducted by a group of Bangladeshi men from a tea garden in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, near the India-Bangladesh border, on Saturday, media reports said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, saying Israel will not withdraw its forces from the territory until Hamas is “genuinely” disarmed.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned digital asset exchanges that it alleges are being used by the Iranian regime to launder billions of dollars, maintain covert access to international financial systems and support the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), among other terrorist groups.
An investigation is underway after more than 50 decomposed bodies were found at a funeral home in Chicago, US, media reports said.
A senior commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has reportedly died under mysterious circumstances at a mosque in Pakistan's Islamabad, days after another operative of the banned terror group claimed that dozens of its members had been killed by "unknown men" across the country.
Iranian state-controlled media has released a short, undated video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in what appears to be an effort to counter months of speculation about his health and whereabouts.
A 32-year-old man has been arrested nearly seven months after his Indian-origin partner was found murdered at a Toronto residence, bringing a major development in a case that shocked the Indian community in Canada.
A proposed US immigration change could remove a crucial 60-day grace period for H-1B workers who lose their jobs, potentially putting thousands of foreign professionals and their families under immediate pressure to leave the country.
At least three people, including a child, died in a Russian drone strikes in Ukraine's Kyiv city, said Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday.
Houston/IBNS: The United States has come to the defence of an Indian-origin woman who was embroiled in a controversy after an X user accused her of committing "student visa fraud", media reports said.
Rukhsar Ahmed, a former Pakistani state minister who was arrested two years ago in connection with allegations of raping and trafficking vulnerable young girls in Manchester in the 1990s, has been re-elected as a legislator in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PoK), media reports said.
The US Senate has approved a bill that would allow President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries purchasing Russian oil or natural gas, including India.
Abbotsford, British Columbia: Canada has conditionally sold 10 retired CC-130H Hercules military aircraft to British Columbia-based Coulson Aviation, which plans to convert them for aerial firefighting as the country faces increasingly severe wildfire seasons.
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand concluded a visit to Benin and Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday, announcing new investments and agreements as Canada seeks to strengthen its economic and diplomatic engagement with West Africa.
A US federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its proposed $400 million White House ballroom, ruling that President Donald Trump cannot move ahead with the project without approval from Congress.
US President Donald Trump has dismissed media reports claiming he confronted Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over ammunition shortages, calling the claims "fake news" and expressing full confidence in his Pentagon chief.
