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Levies official shot dead in Pakistan

Levies official shot dead in Pakistan

A Levies official died in a shooting incident in Mastung district and a roadside blast close to Quetta city in Pakistan's Balochistan province left two others killed on Saturday, media reports said.

IBNSJun 02, 2025
US: Two foreigners, including a Chinese national, charged over plot to smuggle US military technology to Beijing

US: Two foreigners, including a Chinese national, charged over plot to smuggle US military technology to Beijing

Two people, including one Chinese national, have been charged with allegedly attempting to smuggle US military technology to Beijing

IBNSJun 02, 2025
Terrorism against Jews does not stop at the Gaza border, says Israeli envoy to UN on Boulder attack

Terrorism against Jews does not stop at the Gaza border, says Israeli envoy to UN on Boulder attack

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, has condemned the terror attack on participants of a pro-Palestinian rally in the US city of Boulder, which left eight people injured.

IBNSJun 02, 2025
IDF shares video, alleges Hamas of firing at aid centre in Gaza

IDF shares video, alleges Hamas of firing at aid centre in Gaza

The Israeli Defence Forces on Monday denied all involvement in the attack close to the aid delivery centre in Southern Gaza's Rafah, which left 31 people dead.

IBNSJun 02, 2025
Lifting of Israeli blockade ‘the only way to avert mass starvation’ in Gaza, says UNRWA chief

Lifting of Israeli blockade ‘the only way to avert mass starvation’ in Gaza, says UNRWA chief

Amid disputed reports of Israeli forces firing on civilians near a new privatised aid distribution point in southern Gaza, the head of the Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, said on Sunday that lifting the months-long aid blockade of the enclave is the only way to avoid “mass starvation”.

IBNSJun 02, 2025
US: Six injured after man sets people on fire during Boulder rally for Israeli hostages

US: Six injured after man sets people on fire during Boulder rally for Israeli hostages

At least six people were injured after a man threw Molotov cocktails and used a makeshift flamethrower on the demonstrators who had gathered in the US city of Boulder on Sunday to show solidarity with the Israeli hostages taken in captivity by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attack.

IBNSJun 02, 2025
Allies don't expect us to go around with begging bowl: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif

Allies don't expect us to go around with begging bowl: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday confessed to his nation's poor financial condition when he said that even close allies are not expecting the country to roam around the world with a 'begging bowl'.

IBNSJun 01, 2025
Pakistan: BLA claims it took control over Surab city

Pakistan: BLA claims it took control over Surab city

The Balochistan Liberation Army has taken complete control over Surab city in Pakistan's Balochistan province, targeting major state installations in the area.

IBNSJun 01, 2025
Ukrainian drones hit multiple Russian airbases, 40 warplanes damaged

Ukrainian drones hit multiple Russian airbases, 40 warplanes damaged

Ukraine has launched a massive drone attack on Russian aviation on Sunday, damaging 40 warplanes across several military airfields, media reports said.

IBNSJun 01, 2025
Rising cases of forced religious conversion of minority girls in Pakistan is now a matter of concern

Rising cases of forced religious conversion of minority girls in Pakistan is now a matter of concern

History bears witness that during the Mughal era, Hindu girls were often abducted by force. Sikh warriors would then confront the Mughals, rescue the girls from captivity, and safely return them to their families.

IBNSJun 01, 2025
Hamas commander Khalil Abd al-Nasser Muhammad Khatib eliminated: IDF

Hamas commander Khalil Abd al-Nasser Muhammad Khatib eliminated: IDF

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday announced that Hamas commander Khalil Abd al-Nasser Muhammad Khatib has been eliminated.

IBNSJun 01, 2025
Gaza: Israeli tank shelling close to aid centre leaves 26 dead

Gaza: Israeli tank shelling close to aid centre leaves 26 dead

At least 26 people died and 150 others were injured after an Israeli tank shelling and gunfire in close to an aid distribution unit in Rafah city in Gaza on Sunday, media reports said.

IBNSJun 01, 2025
Bangladesh: Supreme Court restores Islamist outfit Jamaat-e-Islami's registration

Bangladesh: Supreme Court restores Islamist outfit Jamaat-e-Islami's registration

The Bangladeshi Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the reinstatement of the hardline Jamaat-e-Islami's registration as a political party, clearing all hurdles for it to participate in the general polls.

IBNSJun 01, 2025
Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's trial begins, charged with crimes against humanity

Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's trial begins, charged with crimes against humanity

The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday formally charged ousted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over crimes against humanity that were committed during the July-August Uprising.

IBNSJun 01, 2025
Two Russian bridges collapse, seven die

Two Russian bridges collapse, seven die

At least seven people died and multiple others were injured after two bridges collapsed in separate incidents in Russia's western region, bordering Ukraine.

IBNSJun 01, 2025
‘Created unnecessary danger’: Canada’s spy watchdog slams sudden halt to CSIS overseas operation

‘Created unnecessary danger’: Canada’s spy watchdog slams sudden halt to CSIS overseas operation

Ottawa: A new report by Canada’s spy watchdog has sharply criticised a mid-operation suspension of an overseas Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) mission, calling it an act that “created unnecessary danger for the CSIS team” and undermined Canada’s global standing, according to a CBC report.

IBNSMay 31, 2025
China's colonial boarding schools are eroding Tibetan identity: TAI report

China's colonial boarding schools are eroding Tibetan identity: TAI report

The Tibet Action Institute (TAI) has released a report where it accused Tibetan children are face abuse, neglect, indoctrination, and identity erasure in the Chinese government’s network of colonial boarding schools and preschools in Tibet.

IBNSMay 31, 2025
New York: Grand Indian baraat brings Wall Street to a standstill

New York: Grand Indian baraat brings Wall Street to a standstill

New York's busy Wall Street witnessed the colourful taste of a grand Indian wedding when Varun Navani and Amanda Soll stopped traffic on the busy area in the city with their extravagant 'baraat' (marriage procession).

IBNSMay 31, 2025
UN calls Gaza as the ‘hungriest place on earth'

UN calls Gaza as the ‘hungriest place on earth'

Starving Gazans continue to be deprived of aid as international relief efforts are being severely constrained by the Israeli authorities, the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said on Friday.

IBNSMay 31, 2025
'We stopped potential India-Pakistan nuclear war with trade': Donald Trump reiterates 'ceasefire' claim

'We stopped potential India-Pakistan nuclear war with trade': Donald Trump reiterates 'ceasefire' claim

Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has once again said he stopped a potential nuclear war between hostile Asian neighbours India and Pakistan with trade despite New Delhi's repeated rejections of such claims made by Washington in the past.

IBNSMay 31, 2025
Australia: Stabbing attack in Sydney leaves three injured

Australia: Stabbing attack in Sydney leaves three injured

At least three men were injured and rushed to the hospital in a stabbing attack in Australia's northwest Sydney on Saturday, media reports said.

IBNSMay 31, 2025
Donald Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office farewell, says their friendship is 'truly special'

Donald Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office farewell, says their friendship is 'truly special'

Elon Musk, who stepped down as the chief of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), meant to save "trillions" of American taxpayer dollars, has said that he will continue to remain a friend and adviser to President Donald Trump as the latter gave the Tesla CEO a ceremonial farewell at his Oval Office.

IBNSMay 30, 2025
Pakistan upgrades ties with Afghanistan after China's push, says it will send ambassador to Kabul

Pakistan upgrades ties with Afghanistan after China's push, says it will send ambassador to Kabul

Days after a China-convened meeting pushed for strengthening Pakistan-Afghanistan ties, Islamabad has announced that it will be sending an ambassador to Kabul soon. 

IBNSMay 30, 2025
US to revoke visas of Chinese students, announces Marco Rubio

US to revoke visas of Chinese students, announces Marco Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced that student visas of Chinese students will be revoked.

IBNSMay 30, 2025
Pakistan: Cop shot dead in South Waziristan

Pakistan: Cop shot dead in South Waziristan

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a police sub-inspector in Pakistan's Lower South Waziristan district on Thursday, media reports said.

IBNSMay 30, 2025
India's BrahMos strike on May 9-10 foiled Pakistan's planned offensive, admits PM Sharif

India's BrahMos strike on May 9-10 foiled Pakistan's planned offensive, admits PM Sharif

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif has publicly admitted that Indian ballistic missiles hit inside the territory on the intervening night of May 9 and 10, which left the Army caught off-guard.

IBNSMay 30, 2025
UK announces investing $1.4 billion to equip armed forces with 'pioneering' battlefield system

UK announces investing $1.4 billion to equip armed forces with 'pioneering' battlefield system

The British government announced it will invest more than £1 billion ($1.4 billion) to equip the UK Armed Forces with a pioneering battlefield system.

IBNSMay 30, 2025
Russian military veteran Zaur Gurtsiev dies in explosion

Russian military veteran Zaur Gurtsiev dies in explosion

A Russian deputy mayor and prominent veteran of Moscow’s war in Ukraine died in an explosion in Stavropol city, media reports said on Friday.

IBNSMay 30, 2025
US Judge extends order blocking Trump ban on foreign students' enrolment in Harvard

US Judge extends order blocking Trump ban on foreign students' enrolment in Harvard

US District Judge Allison Burroughs extended an order blocking the Donald Trump administration from barring Harvard University from enrolling international students.

IBNSMay 29, 2025
US court blocks Trump’s global tariffs; dismisses 'India-Pak ceasefire' arguments

US court blocks Trump’s global tariffs; dismisses 'India-Pak ceasefire' arguments

New York: In a sharp rebuke to former President Donald Trump’s expansive trade strategy, a US federal court has blocked his administration’s global tariff regime, ruling that the emergency powers he cited do not grant authority to impose such broad levies, BBC reported.

IBNSMay 29, 2025

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