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The United Nations has called for an emergency meeting as Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday in retaliation against a strike on its consular building in Syria.
Iran has launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel after warning of retaliation for a strike on its consular building in Syria.
Tel Aviv: Israel's army has warned Iran of “consequences” of escalating the conflict in the region after Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday held a container ship "related to the Zionist regime (Israel) in the Gulf," media reports said.
Among the 25 crew members on the container ship captured by Iran's Revolutionary Guards off the coast of the UAE on Saturday, 17 are Indian nationals, media reports said.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps of Iran on Saturday (April 13, 2024) allegedly seized control over an Israeli-linked MSC ARIES container ship in a helicopter operation near the Strait of Hormuz, media reports said.
Pakistan intelligence agencies have allegedly forcibly disappeared a person in Pakistan's Mastung district.
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has stressed the situation in the region has worsened and even people's buying capacity has collapsed.
Eid-ul-Fitr, a time of joyous celebration marking the end of Ramadan, was marred by violence in Pakistan’s Punjab province, as a clash erupted between army personnel and police officers. The shocking incident, captured on a now-viral video, has sparked widespread outrage and raised serious questions about the rule of law in the country.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the United Kingdom has added Pakistan to its list of nations deemed “too dangerous” for its nationals to travel.
At least nine people from Pakistan's Punjab region were killed in Balochistan's Noshki region on Saturday after gunmen forced them out of the bus in which they were travelling and shot them.
The Nepali envoy to India Shankar Prasad Sharma has asked the Indian business community to invest in Nepal.
At least six people died and several others, including a child, were injured in a mass stabbing incident at a shopping centre in the Australian city of Sydney on Saturday.
Washington/IBNS: Riddhi Patel, a pro-Palestine Indian-American citizen, was arrested on Wednesday after she gave death threats to the Bakersfield Council members in California, United States.
Washington/IBNS: The United States has warned that Iran could attack Israel soon in retaliation after a senior officer was killed in Iran's embassy in Damascus, media reports said.
Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, of Miami, a former US Department of State employee, who served on the National Security Council from 1994 to 1995, and as US Ambassador to Bolivia from 2000 to 2002, has pleaded guilty to secretly acting for decades as an agent of the government of Cuba.
Israel Friday launched a massive attack on Gaza amid Iran's threat to avenge a strike in Syria this month that killed two Iranian generals.
K-Pop star Park Bo Ram, who is known for rendering his soulful voice to several popular K-drama soundtracks, was found dead at a friend's house, media reports said.
UN experts on Thursday expressed dismay at the continuing lack of protection for young women and girls belonging to minority communities in Pakistan.
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named Avi Wigderson as recipient of the 2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award for foundational contributions to the theory of computation, including reshaping our understanding of the role of randomness in computation, and for his decades of intellectual leadership in theoretical computer science.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has asked the government to ban Chinese-made electric vehicles to protect Ohio autoworkers, and to combat the economic and national security threats posed by Chinese automakers.
Pakistan on Thursday designated Iran-backed Shiite militant group Zainebiyoun Brigade as a terror organisation.
London/IBNS: The United Kingdom has hiked the family visa income requirement by 55 percent in a bid to control the legal migration to the country.
Canada’s recent accusations of Indian interference in their federal elections have been met with a firm rebuttal from its own officials. In a surprising turn of events, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has failed to substantiate claims that India played a role in influencing Canada’s democratic processes.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said the economic outlook of Pakistan is uncertain, with high risks on the downside, as political uncertainty would remain a key risk to the reform efforts and sustainability of stabilisation.
Vancouver/CMEDIA: Indigenous youth struggling reportedly with drug addiction on Vancouver Island in British Columbia (BC) would soon be benefited by the Orca Lelum Youth Wellness Centre in Lantzville, the first-of-its-kind detox centres and treatment services.
Former star football player turned actor O.J. Simpson, who was famously acquitted in a highly-publicized trial for the murder of his ex-wife and her friend, died Thursday from cancer at the age of 76, media reports said citing his family.
Ho Chi Minh City: A top Vietnamese real estate mogul was sentenced to death on Thursday in one of the largest corruption scandals ever recorded, involving approximately $27 billion in losses, media reports said.
Cairo/IBNS: Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza Strip on Wednesday, media reports said.
Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has ruled out raising taxes on the middle class in the upcoming federal budget to be unveiled on Apr 16. But she did not reveal if Carada's corporations or the wealthy are included in the same category.
Winnipeg/IBNS: Manitoba would be hosting the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) Championship Weekend next summer, announced jointly by Wab Kinew, Manitoba Premier, and Glen Simard, Sport and Tourism Minister.
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