An unprecedented crisis is unfolding in Mali as the capital, Bamako, finds itself encircled by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaida-aligned militant coalition.
Saudi Arabia has conferred the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellence, the country’s highest civilian honour, on Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.
The Quetta Valley and several towns across Pakistan’s Balochistan province received the first spell of heavy winter rains, disrupting normal life and exposing gaps in official preparedness, media reports said.
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has claimed that Islamabad received “divine help” during its brief but intense military confrontation with India in May, following New Delhi’s Operation Sindoor strikes on terror infrastructure across the border.
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh’s fragile political climate witnessed another violent flashpoint on Monday after a senior student party leader was shot in the head in the southern city of Khulna, deepening anxieties over security as the country heads toward national elections.
A senior Russian military officer was killed in a car bombing in Moscow on Monday, according to media reports.
India has indefinitely suspended visa operations Sunday at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Chittagong, Bangladesh, following recent tensions triggered by the death of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has issued a strong statement on Islamist ideology, describing it as a potential threat to American values and democratic freedoms.
Three Indian-origin men have been arrested and jailed in the UK for their involvement in violent disorder during a kabaddi tournament in Derby in England’s East Midlands region in 2023.
A seven-year-old girl was burnt to death and three others were injured after the house of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader—allegedly locked from the outside—was set on fire in Bangladesh’s Lakshmipur district early Sunday, media reports said.
Investigators probing the brutal lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old Hindu man killed in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district over alleged blasphemy, have found no evidence that he made any remark hurting religious sentiments.
At least 10 people were killed and another 10 injured in a mass shooting in Bekkersdal, a township outside Johannesburg, South African police said on Sunday. The attack marks the second mass shooting in the country this month, according to AFP.
Taipei/IBNS: A rare wave of violence ripped through Taiwan’s capital on Friday as coordinated attacks involving smoke grenades and knife assaults struck busy metro locations in Taipei, killing three people and injuring several others.
Beijing/IBNS: What began as a routine checkout at an esports hotel in northeast China quickly turned into a scene that has unsettled social media and reignited debate over gaming addiction.
For the first time since its inception, Dhaka-based Bengali daily Prothom Alo failed to publish its print edition on Friday after a violent mob stormed its headquarters.
Washington DC/IBNS: The United States has launched a military operation dubbed Operation Hawkeye Strike against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria to avenge a deadly attack in Palmyra that killed three Americans, media reports said.
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada will formally begin trade talks with the United States in January on renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office said in a statement.
The Jeddah Tower, set to become the world’s tallest building at over 1,000 meters, has reached nearly 80 floors since construction resumed in January 2025.
The premises of Chhayanaut, a prominent Bengali cultural organisation in Bangladesh, were vandalised and set ablaze in Dhaka early Friday following the death of anti-India political leader Sharif Osman Hadi, according to media reports.
Bangladesh’s interim government on Friday condemned the lynching of a Hindu man accused of blasphemy amid a fresh wave of violence linked to ongoing nationwide protests following the killing of a student leader.
The premises of Chhayanaut, a prominent Bengali cultural organisation in Bangladesh, were vandalised and set ablaze in Dhaka early Friday following the death of anti-India political leader Sharif Osman Hadi, according to media reports.
The death of Sharif Osman Hadi has emerged as a defining moment in Bangladesh’s already volatile political transition.
Leaders of the hall union at Dhaka University have demanded renaming Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall after student leader Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi.
A group of protesters allegedly harassed New Age Editor Nurul Kabir outside The Daily Star building in Farmgate, Dhaka, amid violent protests in the Bangladeshi capital following the death of political leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has suspended the green card diversity lottery programme following the deadly shootings at Brown University and MIT, media reports said.
Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik conferred upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi the ‘Order of Oman’ award for his contribution to India-Oman ties and his visionary leadership.
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid escalating unrest and nationwide protests following the death of prominent youth activist Sharif Osman Hadi, a Hindu man was brutally lynched by a mob in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district, police and local media reports said.
US authorities on Friday said the man suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting at Brown University, which left two people dead, has died by suicide, according to media reports.
Violent protests broke out across several Bangladeshi cities following the death of political leader Sharif Osman Hadi, who rose to prominence during the July–August 2024 uprising that led to the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have tightened scrutiny of Pakistani nationals amid growing concerns over organised begging and criminal activities abroad, a trend Pakistani authorities acknowledge is damaging the country’s international image, media reports said.
