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Colombia is emerging as one of the first nations in the world to introduce 'junk food law' which might help tackle lifestyle disease, media reports said.
Riyadh: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, on Saturday, slammed the United States, asserting that it played a central role as the "primary instigator" and "accomplice" to Israel in the conflict with Hamas.
Three police personnel, including a station house officer (SHO), died in a terrorist attack on police in Paksitan's Kari Shah Noor area on Saturday.
Dhaka/IBNS/UNI: A total of 130 readymade garment (RMG) factories in two major industrial hubs, Savar and Ashulia, on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, have suspended operations for an indefinite period due to ongoing worker protests for higher wages.
Geneva/IBNS/UNI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lost communication with its contacts in the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip, Al-Shifa Hospital, amid reports that the facility was facing attacks by Israel, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday.
Gaza: The Israeli military has claimed that it killed a top Hamas commander Ahmed Siam, who according to Israel Defence Forces (IDF) held almost 1,000 people and patients as hostages in a Gaza hospital, preventing them from escaping to safety.
Gaza: After the end of Israel's military offensive against Hamas, uncertainty looms over who will govern Gaza.
The European Pakistani Christian Action Committee members recently protested outside the European Parliament in France against the abuse of blasphemy laws and other discrimination against minority communities in Pakistan.
Lahore, a Pakistani city with more than 13 million people, has closed schools and public parks, malls and offices after the air quality index (AQI) this week spiked to more than 400.
Nearly 20 years of development progress could be wiped out in the Occupied Palestine Territories if the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues for a second full month, according to a UN report published on Thursday.
An Indian-origin Sikh man and his 11-year-old son were killed in an incident related to a target shooting in the Canadian city of south Edmonton, police said on Saturday (November 11, 2023).
Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron said Israel's strikes on the Gaza Strip have no reason or legitimacy and must be stopped.
A 'shootout' on a busy highway in the Birmingham region of the US state of Alabama on Friday (November 10, 2023) left at least four people hurt.
Italian fashion designer Davide Renne, who was recently appointed as the new creative director of luxury fashion house Moschino, has died.
The FBI has seized the phones of New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of an investigation related to campaign fundraising violations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in response to the words of French President Emmanuel Macron, said that responsibility for causing damage to civilians lies with Palestinian movement Hamas, and not with Israel.
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: The death toll in Gaza exceeded 11,000 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on October 7, Palestinian's health ministry announced on Friday.
Around 200,000 Afghans have been sent home via the Torkham border after the Pakistani government initiated a drive against undocumented foreigners.
The Spanish Police have arrested 14 people of Pakistani origin and busted a suspected jihadist network in the country, media reports said.
In a grim turn of events, reports suggest Pakistan’s ongoing economic crisis has compelled some of the nation’s biggest auto giants to halt production. In recent days, the automotive giants Honda, Suzuki, and Toyota have announced the suspension of their operations, raising concerns among Pakistanis about the stability of the automobile industry in the country.
Multiple fights broke out outside the Museum of Tolerance in the US city of Los Angeles where actress Gal Gadot was facilitating the screening of a film showing the October 7 surprise attack on Southern Israel by the Hamas group.
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday insisted that there would be "no ceasefire" without the release of hostages held by Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement.
Multiple fights broke out outside Hollywood actress Gal Gadot's Los Angeles screening of a film showing the October 7 surprise attack on Southern Israel by the Hamas group.
Republican leader and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley targeted Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy during the party's third presidential debate in Miami and even called him a 'scum' after the Indian-origin politician remarked on her daughter's TikTok activity.
The owner of a funeral home in the US state of Colorado and his wife were arrested on Wednesday (November 8, 2023) after decaying remains of at least 189 people were recovered from the facility recently.
Washington/UNI: U.S. military on Wednesday struck a weapon storage facility in eastern Syria it believed was used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement.
Everyone wants to end the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.
An explosion rocked a bus in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday which left at least seven people dead.
A device, which was containing 1,510 grams of explosives, was found abandoned near the Adiala jail in Pakistan's Gorakhpur town on Tuesday.
Protesters blocked roads in Bewal Town and Gujar Khan city of Pakistan to demonstrate against the killing of a man by a group of armed men recently.
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