Donald Trump visits Saudi Arabia: Washington secures $600Bln investment from Riyadh
The White House on Wednesday said Saudi Arabia will invest $600 billion in the US economy.
IBNS•May 14, 2025
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IDF targets Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar, fate still not clear
A massive Israeli strike at a hospital in southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday targeted Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar, media reports said.
IBNS•May 14, 2025
Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander released from Hamas captivity
Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander has united with his family members after he was released from Hamas captivity on Monday.
IBNS•May 13, 2025
UN aviation body finds Russia responsible for downing Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014
A UN body has found that Russia was responsible for the 17 July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board.
IBNS•May 13, 2025
UN aviation body finds Russia responsible for downing Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014
A UN body has found that Russia was responsible for the 17 July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board.
IBNS•May 13, 2025
Ousted ex-PM Hasina's Awami League barred from contesting Bangladesh polls after EC suspends registration
Bangladesh Election Commission has suspended the registration of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, effectively barring the longest ruling political outfit in the country's history from contesting the next general polls.
IBNS•May 13, 2025
Starvation looms for one in five people in Gaza, say food security experts
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has said one in five people in Gaza – 500,000 – faces starvation, amid ongoing conflict with Israel.
IBNS•May 13, 2025
US, China agree to pause tariff war for 90 days, will slash reciprocal duties by 115 percent
The United States and China on Monday agreed to roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for a 90-day period initially in a bid to defuse the rising trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
IBNS•May 12, 2025
Hamas to release American hostage Edan Alexander, confirms Trump
Hamas will release American hostage Edan Alexander from its captivity, US President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday.
IBNS•May 12, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US position on Russia-Ukraine war remains on reaching 'immediate ceasefire'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Foreign Secretary David Lammy that the US position on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war remains to end the fighting and reach an 'immediate ceasefire'.
IBNS•May 12, 2025
Trade war de-escalation: US, China decide to roll back most tariffs for 90 days
China and the USA have decided to ease the trade tension by agreeing to roll back tariffs announced recently for an initial period of 90 days, as per a joint statement issued by the world's two largest economies.
IBNS•May 12, 2025
No Indian pilot in custody: Pakistan
The Pakistani Army on Sunday dismissed all media reports and confirmed that no Indian pilot was in their custody.
IBNS•May 12, 2025
Pakistan: Suicide attack in Peshawar leaves two cops killed
A suicide attack in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Sunday left at least two policemen killed, media reports said.
IBNS•May 11, 2025
Pakistan: Cop killed in Gwadar
A policeman died during an exchange of fire after attackers hurled a grenade near a mosque in Pakistan's Gwadar region on Sunday.
IBNS•May 11, 2025
Pope Leo XIV welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV on Sunday delivered his first message to crowds in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City when he welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached between India and Pakistan, amid tensions escalating between the two warring neighbours following the Pahalgam terror attack.
IBNS•May 11, 2025
Bangladesh's interim government bans ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League
Bangladesh's interim government on Saturday banned ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
IBNS•May 11, 2025
India, Pakistan have reached full and immediate ceasefire: Donald Trump announces on Truth Social
US President Donald Trump on Saturday wrote on his social media handle that India and Pakistan have agreed to a 'full and immediate ceasefire'.
IBNS•May 10, 2025
IMF approves $1 billion loan to Pakistan, India abstains from voting
Washington DC/IBNS: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a loan of $1 billion to Pakistan, which is currently engaged in an unprovoked conflict with India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, media reports said.
IBNS•May 10, 2025
Rubio speaks with Pakistani Army Chief Munir, offers assistance to de-escalate India-Pakistan tension
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday spoke with Pakistan's Army Chief General Asim Munir and asked India and Pakistan to find ways to de-escalate.
IBNS•May 10, 2025
'President Trump wants India-Pakistan conflict to de-escalate as quickly as possible': White House
Washington DC/IBNS: Amid a heightened escalation between India and Pakistan, the White House on Friday said that US President Donald Trump wants the conflict to “de-escalate as quickly as possible”.
IBNS•May 09, 2025
Indian-origin man stabbed to death inside bank in UK, suspect arrested
A 47-year-old man has been charged with the alleged murder of an Indian-origin man in the British city of Derby.
IBNS•May 09, 2025
Indian-origin man stabbed to death inside bank in UK, suspect arrested
A 47-year-old man has been charged with the alleged murder of an Indian-origin man in the British city of Derby.
IBNS•May 09, 2025
Balochi writer claims Balochistan's independence from Pakistan, urges UN for recognition
A prominent Balochi writer Mir Yar Baloch has claimed that Balochistan's independence from Pakistan amid the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan which spiralled following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.
IBNS•May 09, 2025
"None of our business": says US Vice President JD Vance on India-Pakistan conflict
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the US would not intervene in the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan that has escalated further in recent times after gunmen attacked and killed 26 people, mostly non-Muslim tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
IBNS•May 09, 2025
"None of our business": says US Vice President JD Vance on India-Pakistan conflict
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the US would not intervene in the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan that has escalated further in recent times after gunmen attacked and killed 26 people, mostly non-Muslim tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
IBNS•May 09, 2025
American cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the new Pope, takes Papal Name Pope Leo XIV
US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected in a surprise choice as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV, becoming the first American pontiff.
IBNS•May 08, 2025
It's on social media: Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on proof of downing Indian fighter jets
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has failed to provide any concrete evidence to back his claim of downing five Indian fighter jets which were used during Operation Sindoor and instead turned to social media posts for citation.
IBNS•May 08, 2025
Multiple blasts heard in Pakistan's Lahore a day after India's Operation Sindoor: Reports
Lahore/IBNS: Multiple blasts were heard in Pakistan's Lahore a day after the Indian Army avenged the Pahalgam terror attack with Operation Sindoor that decimated nine terrorist camps in Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and beyond, media reports said.
IBNS•May 08, 2025
I want to see it stop, will help if I can: Donald Trump on India-Pakistan confrontation after Operation Sindoor
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he wants the India-Pakistan confrontation to end after New Delhi avenged the deadly Pahalgam terror attack with Operation Sindoor in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and beyond.
IBNS•May 08, 2025
Pakistan shuts down airspace completely after India's precision strikes
Islamabad/IBNS: Following the Indian armed forces' missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), Islamabad and Rawalpindi have decided to shut down their airspace completely.
IBNS•May 07, 2025
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