Pakistan is witnessing an unprecedented outflow of skilled professionals even as its military leadership frames the trend as a strategic advantage rather than a national setback.
Ottawa/IBNS: Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday to discuss recent developments in ongoing peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who recently returned to Bangladesh after ending a 17-year exile, on Saturday visited the Election Commission (EC) to register as a voter ahead of the 13th national parliamentary elections.
Berlin/DPA: People in Germany are less willing to donate, figures from the German Red Cross (DRK) showed, with donations down by about €10 million ($11.8 million) so far this year, the Rheinische Post reported in a story to be published on Saturday.
Berlin/DPA: The black box recovered from the plane crash in Turkey that killed a Libyan general and his companions is being sent to Germany for evaluation, the Libyan Interior Ministry said on Thursday evening.
Berlin/DPA: Germany will not participate in an international stabilisation force (ISF) to implement the Gaza peace plan "in the foreseeable future," German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said.
Washington DC/IBNS: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced that she is expecting her second child, a baby girl, due in May 2026.
French police have arrested a suspect in connection with the stabbing of three women near Paris metro stations on Friday, authorities said.
At least 25 people were injured after an Islamist mob attacked a concert by popular Bangladeshi rock icon James in the Faridpur district of Bangladesh, forcing the event to be cancelled on Friday evening.
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed plans to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida this weekend, marking a significant moment in ongoing efforts to bring Russia’s full-scale war to an end.
An Israeli reservist soldier was dismissed from military service after he rammed an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) into a Palestinian man who was praying by the roadside in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said on Thursday.
Dhaka/IBNS: The return of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman after 17 years in exile has triggered political tremors across Bangladesh—and not least because of what it could mean for India.
Demonstrators staging a sit-in protest over the alleged enforced disappearance of four members of a family, including two women, continued to block the CPEC Highway in Pakistan’s Kech district for a third consecutive day on Thursday.
A sign of growing discontent in Pakistan has emerged as a senior Islamic scholar from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) publicly questioned the legal immunity granted to Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir under the 27th Constitutional Amendment.
A Bangladesh court on Thursday sent two men to jail in connection with vandalism, arson and looting at the Dhaka offices of the country’s leading newspapers, The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, during last week’s unrest following the death of anti-India leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
The family of a 44-year-old Indian-origin man has alleged medical negligence after he reportedly died of a suspected cardiac arrest following an eight-hour wait for treatment at a hospital in Edmonton, Canada.
At least five people were killed and more than 30 others injured after a bomb blast ripped through a crowded mosque in north-eastern Nigeria’s Borno state, media reports said on Friday.
Bangladesh police have arrested six more people in connection with the lynching of Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das, whose killing on December 18 triggered widespread condemnation both within the country and internationally.
An Indian doctoral student was shot dead near the University of Toronto’s Scarborough Campus in Canada, triggering shock and concern within the Indian community abroad.
Amid growing concerns over violence against religious minorities in Bangladesh, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched a sharp attack on the interim Muhammad Yunus-led regime in a Christmas address, accusing the current ruling authorities of seizing power illegally and subjecting minorities to “unspeakable torture”.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to issue a veiled wish for the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin in a Christmas Eve address, even as he reiterated his call for peace following fresh Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine.
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh has witnessed another fatal lynching, intensifying concerns over public safety and mob violence just days after the killing of Hindu worker Dipu Chandra Das triggered nationwide outrage.
Russian-born Telegram founder Pavel Durov has once again ignited global debate—this time far beyond technology—after reports said he is willing to fully fund in vitro fertilisation (IVF) for women who want to conceive using his sperm.
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh’s volatile political landscape entered a decisive new phase on Thursday as Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, returned home after more than 17 years in self-imposed exile in the United Kingdom.
A man was killed on Wednesday evening after assailants hurled a crude explosive from a flyover in the Mogbazar area of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, media reports said.
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has outlined a revised 20-point peace proposal that could redefine the contours of any future settlement to end Russia’s war on Ukraine.
A Pakistani court on Monday sentenced two individuals to 22 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed fines totaling Rs 550,000 on charges of blasphemy.
At least 248 civilians and 205 Pakistani security personnel were killed in attacks, bombings, and armed incidents across Pakistan's conflict-hit Balochistan during 2025, as per official data released, reported The Balochistan Post.
Dhaka/IBNS: The brother of slain Inqilab Moncho convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi has squarely blamed the Mohammad Yunus-led interim government for the killing, asserting that the administration cannot escape accountability for a murder that occurred under its watch.
Ankara/IBNS: Libya’s army chief Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Haddad was killed in a plane crash near Turkey’s capital while returning from an official visit to Ankara, triggering intense speculation amid rapidly shifting regional military alliances.
