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Rio de Janeiro: A hot-air balloon caught fire mid-air and plunged to the ground in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina on Saturday, killing eight people, according to local firefighters, news agency AP reported.
Washington DC: All applicants for F, M, and J category non-immigrant US visas—designated for students and exchange visitors—will now be required to set their social media profiles to “public”, the US State Department announced on Friday.
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday confirmed striking Iran's Isfahan nuclear facility, with tension in the Middle East continuing to escalate over the past few days.
Pakistani police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed a terrorist and injured two others belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group in Dera Ismail Khan region in the country after they attempted to attack the police.
Israel Defense Forces on Saturday confirmed eliminating Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds force commander Behnam Shahriyari.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has asked the country's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus to intensify diplomatic efforts and mount pressure on Myanmar for the safe and dignified repatriation of the Rohingyas who take refuge in the neighbouring nation to avoid persecution.
Senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed has accused Indian politicians of conspiring to "rehabilitate" the Awami League, the political outfit led by ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina.
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said it has eliminated October 7 attack mastermind Saeed Izadi.
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has recommended US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize over his "role" during the India-Pak military conflict last month.
A woman died due to a heart attack at a shelter in the northern city of Karmiel, and 23 others were wounded in Haifa after Iranian missiles hit Israel with a barrage of ballistic missiles on Friday.
China is set to supply 40 Shenyang J-35 fifth-generation stealth fighter jets to Pakistan, media reports said.
More than 100 days into Israel’s complete fuel blockade in Gaza, UN agencies still in the shattered enclave warned on Thursday that vital services are only “hours away” from shutting down.
Missile attack by Iran has caused heavy damage in southern Israel's Beersheba on Friday, according to media reports even as diplomatic efforts by Europe continue with Britain, France, and Germany foreign ministers set to meet with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva for talks.
The interim government in Bangladesh will mark August 5 as Student-People Uprising Day to mark the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina, who escaped to India amid violent protests against her regime.
Canada’s top intelligence agency has confirmed that a 'small group' of Canada-based Khalistani extremists (CBKEs) is continuing to pose a national security threat to the country.
Iran has appointed the new head of the intelligence at its Revolutionary Guards, days after the previous chief was killed in an Israeli strike, media reports said.
The White House on Thursday said that US President Donald Trump will decide whether to get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict in the next two weeks.
Russia on Thursday warned the United States against any 'military intervention' in the Iran-Israel war, according to AFP.
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz on Sunday issued a stark warning, declaring that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “can no longer be allowed to exist” after an Iranian missile strike hit a hospital near Tel Aviv.
Hours after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that the US will "suffer irreparable harm" for interfering in its conflict with Israel, Donald Trump has responded, saying he might strike Iran or he might not.
Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday confirmed it is conducting strikes on military targets in the Iranian capital Tehran.
China’s nuclear arsenal is growing faster than any other country’s, by about 100 new warheads a year since 2023, said Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in its report.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday confirmed two nuclear centrifuge centres in Iran were hit by Israel.
Careem, Uber's ride-hailing arm in the Middle East, has announced it will end its service in Pakistan.
Canadian lawyer and MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena in British Columbia, Dallas Brodie, has appreciated PM Mark Carney's initiative of inviting Narendra Modi to attend G7 Summit and said it can help better relationship between the two countries.
Iran fired a pair of ballistic missile barrages at Israel early Wednesday, with the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declaring the beginning of the battle, further escalating tension in the region.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), an institute on conflict research, has said in its yearbook that the use of Artificial Intelligence increases the risk of a nuclear conflict breaking out as a result of miscommunication, misunderstanding or technical accident.
Calgary/IBNS: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi "the best" as the two bonded on the sidelines of G7 Summit.
Calgary/IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he needs to be "careful about further commentary" on the Hardeep Singh Nijjar case after meeting his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis.
Calgary/IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he needs to be "careful about further commentary" on the Hardeep Singh Nijjar case after meeting his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis.
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