Pakistan security forces arrest 'possible' suicide bomber
Pakistani security forces arrested a 'possible' suicide bomber and left another injured during a crossfire on Barki Road in Lahore on Friday.
IBNS•Mar 15, 2025
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UN says Iran using Nazer app, tech to monitor women not wearing hijab
The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians, including young children, as part of a concerted effort to crush dissent, investigators mandated by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday.
IBNS•Mar 15, 2025
UN chief Antonio Guterres vows to prevent Rohingya suffering during Bangladesh visit
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in his power to prevent further hardship as drastic aid cuts threaten food supplies and other critical relief efforts.
IBNS•Mar 15, 2025
ISIS Global Ops chief Abu Khaijah killed in US-led operation in Iraq
The United States on Saturday said ISIS Global Operations leader Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as “Abu Khadijah”, was eliminated during an operation conducted in coordination with Iraqi Intelligence and Security Forces, in Iraq's Al Anbar Province.
IBNS•Mar 15, 2025
Pakistan likely to be put in Trump's possible new travel ban list
President Donald Trump's administration is planning to create three lists, including 43 nations, including Pakistan, whose citizens would be banned or face selective restrictions from entering the USA.
IBNS•Mar 15, 2025
PIA flight lands in airport with missing wheel, passengers safe
A domestic Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight landed at Lahore Airport with a missing wheel, raising concerns over the safety of the Pakistani national carrier.
IBNS•Mar 15, 2025
Mark Carney takes oath as new Canada Prime Minister
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Liberal Party leader Mark Carney was sworn in as the country's next Prime Minister in Ottawa on Friday.
IBNS•Mar 14, 2025
G7 urges Russia to accept ceasefire or face further sanctions
Top diplomats from the Group of Seven leading democracies urged Russia on Friday to agree to a U.S.-proposed ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.
IBNS•Mar 14, 2025
'I have strongly requested President Putin to spare lives of Ukrainian soldiers': Donald Trump
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump Friday said there is a "very good chance" the war between Russia and Ukraine can end after "productive" discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
IBNS•Mar 14, 2025
Putin expresses support for ceasefire but says details must be worked out
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed support for a U.S. ceasefire proposal to halt Russia’s war with Ukraine for 30 days, but he stressed that many details would have to be worked out and that any truce should pave the way to lasting peace.
IBNS•Mar 14, 2025
Bangladesh: Minority Group claims violence against minorities still continuing in country
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the largest minority group in Bangladesh, has claimed that attacks and violence against minorities in the South Asian country still continue months after the interim government came to power in the nation following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024.
IBNS•Mar 14, 2025
Can the US pry Russia away from China?
Western politicians have repeatedly called on China to limit or cease tacit support for Russia’s bloody war against Ukraine. In response, China’s leadership insists it is committed to peace and respect for the territorial integrity of other nations.
IBNS•Mar 14, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil detention: 100 demonstrators arrested after protesting close to Manhattan's Trump Tower
As many as 100 people, who had assembled outside Trump Tower in the US city of New York to denounce the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, have been arrested.
IBNS•Mar 14, 2025
Pakistan: Local JUI leader hurt in bomb blast during Friday prayer inside mosque
A local Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI) leader and three others were injured after a bomb blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan's South Waziristan area on Friday during prayers.
IBNS•Mar 14, 2025
Donald Trump threatens 200% tariffs on European spirits
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened the European Union with 200% tariffs on wine, champagne and other spirits produced in the 27-nation bloc after the EU levied what he said was “a nasty 50% tariff” on American-distilled whiskey.
IBNS•Mar 14, 2025
New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon playing with colours trends on socials as India celebrates Holi
Auckland/IBNS: The video of New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon playing with colours has resurfaced on social media as the festival of Holi is being celebrated in India on Friday.
IBNS•Mar 14, 2025
Jaffar Express Attack: India rejects Pakistan's claim, says world knows where epicentre of terrorism lies
India on Friday rejected Pakistan's claim that New Delhi was behind the Jaffar Express attack and said the world knows where the epicentre of global terrorism lies.
IBNS•Mar 14, 2025
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Putin's response to US-proposed truce deal is 'predictable and manipulative'
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said Russian President Vladimir Putin's response to the US-backed ceasefire deal was 'highly predictable and manipulative'.
IBNS•Mar 14, 2025
In a setback for Donald Trump, US judge orders federal agencies to rehire fired workers: Report
In a setback for Donald Trump, a US judge on Thursday ordered six federal agencies to rehire thousands of probationary workers who were fired as part of the current administration's move to slash the size of the government, media reports said.
IBNS•Mar 13, 2025
'Nothing more than a temporary breather for Ukraine': Vladimir Putin aide slams ceasefire proposal
Moscow/IBNS: A top aide of Vladimir Putin Friday criticised the US-Ukrainian proposal for a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Kyiv, saying it would just be a "breather" for the Ukrainian military, media reports said,
IBNS•Mar 13, 2025
Australia: Victoria state bans machete to reduce knife crime
Australia's Victoria state has banned machetes in an attempt to lower 'knife crime' in the region, the premier said.
IBNS•Mar 13, 2025
US Awami League Vice President hopes Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh as PM
US Awami League Vice President Dr Rabbi Alam has expressed confidence that Sheikh Hasina will return as Prime Minister of Bangladesh and thanked India for sheltering her after she fled the South Asian nation on August 5, 2024 following massive protests against her regime over a job quota issue.
IBNS•Mar 13, 2025
USA: Iran ignoring international concerns about its nuclear program
The United States warned Wednesday that it will continue to exert “maximum pressure” on Iran in order to prevent it from achieving a nuclear weapon, as Tehran rejected its offer for new nuclear talks amid growing concerns about its stockpile of enriched uranium.
IBNS•Mar 13, 2025
Court rejects Russian oligarch’s challenge to US efforts to confiscate yacht
A federal court in New York has rejected a Russian businessman’s challenge to the U.S. government's efforts to confiscate a luxury superyacht that allegedly belongs to sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleyman Kerimov.
IBNS•Mar 13, 2025
Trump warns Putin of 'devastating' financial impacts if Russia blocks Ukraine ceasefire
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of "devastating" financial consequences if his government blocks Ukraine's call for a ceasefire in the Moscow-Kyiv war, media reports said.
IBNS•Mar 13, 2025
'People are going to Russia right now as we speak: Donald Trump on Ukraine war ceasefire talks
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump Wednesday said negotiators were travelling to Russia "right now" for talks on a possible ceasefire with Ukraine after Kyiv agreed to a 30-day truce.
IBNS•Mar 12, 2025
Pakistani army claims to have freed all hostages in passenger train siege; 28 personnel killed
All the train passengers who were taken hostage by the Baloch rebel group in southwestern Pakistan have been freed, an army official told AFP on Wednesday.
IBNS•Mar 12, 2025
UN chief Antonio Guterres initiates organizational review amid growing funding cuts
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that he is launching a robust review of the world body to improve its efficiency and cut costs as it faces a worsening liquidity crisis.
IBNS•Mar 12, 2025
BLA rebels share video footage showing the moment when Pakistan's Jaffar Express was hijacked
The Baloch rebel group that abducted a Pakistani train and took the passengers as hostages on Tuesday has shared a video online which showed a section of the railway tracks being blown before the Jaffar Express was taken under the control of its members.
IBNS•Mar 12, 2025
Ukraine accepts US-proposed 30-day ceasefire plan, Russia demands Washington's briefing on Jeddah talks
Russia has said it needs to be briefed by the USA about the outcomes of the US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia before commenting on the proposed truce plan and whether it was accepted by Moscow.
IBNS•Mar 12, 2025
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