Two American service members were killed and another remains missing after Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks targeted Jordan on Friday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed in a statement issued on Saturday.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday announced that it has received enough petitions to meet the H-1B visa cap for the 2027 fiscal year.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned Middle Eastern countries hosting US military bases to prepare for retaliation, saying they share responsibility for allowing their territory to be used as launch pads for attacks on Iran, further escalating tensions across the region.
The United States military has carried out its seventh consecutive day of strikes on Iran, with tensions continuing to escalate across the Middle East.
Ottawa: Canada announced C$12.1 million in funding for projects in Mexico and other Latin American countries on Friday following talks between Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Velasco.
Iran on Friday claimed it had launched drone strikes targeting US-allied countries, including Kuwait and Bahrain, as the United States continued its sixth consecutive day of military operations against the Islamic Republic, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
The United States said it carried out strikes on Iranian infrastructure, including three bridges, as hostilities between Washington and Tehran intensified for the sixth consecutive day.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his allegations that China interfered in the 2020 US presidential election, accusing Beijing of orchestrating the "largest compromise" of American election data.
Ottawa: Canada has signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, joining dozens of countries in a global framework aimed at strengthening international cooperation to investigate and combat cybercrime and other technology-enabled offences.
Ottawa: Canada will invest nearly C$2 billion over four years in a new partnership with Ontario-based General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada to build 190 additional Armoured Combat Support Vehicles, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday.
More than 500 people are feared dead after two boats carrying members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya community reportedly capsized in the Bay of Bengal, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
In a major shift to his long-running philanthropic strategy, billionaire investor Warren Buffett has ended donations to the Gates Foundation after nearly two decades, following renewed scrutiny surrounding Bill Gates' past interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A 40-year-old Hindu temple in the UK city of Peterborough is battling to save its home after the local council sold the complex housing the shrine to an Islamic organisation that plans to build a mosque and community centre on the site.
A routine workday at a shopping mall in the US state of Utah turned into a nightmare after an Indian Muslim employee was allegedly stabbed 15 times in what police are investigating as a religiously motivated hate attack.
Paris/IBNS: Violence erupted in several parts of France after the national team's 2-0 defeat to Spain in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final, with police making more than 160 arrests following clashes in Paris and Lyon.
Civilian casualties in Ukraine soared during the first half of 2026 amid escalating Russian attacks and intensifying use of deadly weapons, the UN human rights monitoring mission in the country, HRMMU, said on Tuesday.
A bipartisan group of US senators has unveiled a new sanctions bill proposing tariffs of up to 100 percent on exports from India, China and three other countries over their purchases of Russian oil, media reports said.
Sao Paulo/Brazil: Canada and Brazil agreed to expand cooperation on trade, security and sustainable development on Tuesday, signing a customs cooperation agreement and announcing C$125 million in Canadian investments in Brazilian infrastructure.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday scrapped his proposal to impose a 20 per cent reimbursement fee on all cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz, saying it would instead be replaced by trade and investment agreements with Gulf nations.
A 39-year-old Bangladesh-born man has appeared in a US court following his extradition from Brazil after being charged with involvement in a human trafficking and migrant smuggling operation, officials said.
At least six civilians were killed after Pakistani security forces opened fire during clashes in Rawalakot in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), according to reports, as tensions in the region escalated amid growing public resentment against Islamabad.
A video released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) showed American forces using multiple one-way attack surface drones to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran.
Surrey/British Columbia: Canada said on Monday it will invest more than C$8 million in four businesses in Surrey, British Columbia, to help them offset the impact of tariffs by expanding production, strengthening supply chains and entering new export markets.
Ottawa: Canada and Portugal have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation on aeronautical search and rescue operations in the North Atlantic, Canada's Department of National Defence said on Monday.
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced that the United States would impose a 20 per cent charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the fee would cover the costs of securing one of the world's busiest maritime trade routes.
Kathmandu/IBNS: The death of a 25-year-old ride-sharing driver after he set himself on fire following an encounter with Kathmandu Metropolitan City police has reignited public outrage in Nepal, with hundreds of mostly young demonstrators returning to the streets to demand accountability from the administration led by Prime Minister Balendra (Balen) Shah.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Monday said it had completed a new wave of offensive strikes against Iran, hitting dozens of targets at multiple locations with precision munitions in an effort to degrade Tehran's ability to attack international shipping passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
At least 27 people were killed and more than 60 others injured after a fire broke out at an eatery in Bangkok's Chatuchak district on Monday, media reports said.
Gunmen shot dead five workers from Pakistan's Punjab province in Balochistan's Washuk district on Sunday, media reports said.
Bangladesh police have filed an anti-terrorism case against 16 people, alleging that they formed a self-styled extremist organisation while operating under the guise of a martial arts training centre, local media reports said.
