Pakistani security forces foil attack at Turbat naval base
Pakistani security forces have claimed they have foiled an armed terrorist attack at a naval base in Turbat on Monday, media reports said.
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US Treasury sanctions China-linked hackers for targeting American critical infrastructure
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, Limited (Wuhan XRZ), a Wuhan, China-based Ministry of State Security (MSS) front company that has served as cover for multiple malicious cyber operations.
Israel cancels delegation to Washington for discussing alternatives to Rafah attack
Jerusalem/IBNS/UNI: Israel Monday canceled a scheduled delegation's trip to Washington D.C., citing the U.S. decision not to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as the reason.
UN Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza during Ramadan
The UN Security Council on Monday (March 25, 2024) passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and "the urgent need to expand the flow" of aid into Gaza.
UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza for first time
The United Nations Security Council Monday adopted a resolution that demands an immediate cease-fire in Gaza for the holy month of Ramadan.
Upcoming Paris Olympics could become 'premium terrorist target', says NGO
The Paris Summer Olympics could become a "premium terrorist target" after Friday's terrorist attack at a concert venue in the Moscow Region, a senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project international non-government organization, Edmund Fitton-Brown, said on Monday.
Three coal miners kidnapped in Pakistan
Armed men kidnapped three coal miners in Duki coal field area of Balochistan on Friday, media reports said.
Human traffickers torture immigrants who tried to reach Europe via Iran
Human traffickers and notorious smugglers are trying to cruelly treat immigrants who illegally attempt to reach Europe via Iran by holding them for ransom.
BU teachers, staff protest for salaries in Pakistan
Leaders of the joint action committee, including Prof Dr Kaleemullah Barech, Shah Ali Bugti, Nazir Ahmed Lehri, Fareed Khan Achakzai, and others, on Sunday said despite passage of 24 days in March, professors and employees of the University of Balochistan (UoB) have not received salaries and pensions for the last three months.
Counter-narcotics police destroy poppy farms in north Afghanistan
Afghan counter-narcotics police have smashed poppy farms on 200 acres of land in north Afghanistan's Balkh province over the past two months, provincial police chief Abdul Razaq Rashed said on Monday.
Baloch National Movement members protest against Pakistani occupation of Balochistan in Berlin
Baloch National Movement’s Germany Chapter staged a protest in Berlin recently, observing March as the black day when the Pakistan Army marched on March 27, 1948, and forcibly annexed Balochistan.
Experts, intellectuals hold Pakistan accountable for Bangladesh war crimes in 1971
International geopolitics experts and intellectuals held Pakistan accountable for the war crimes of 1971 in Bangladesh.
Simon Harris to become Ireland's youngest PM
Ireland’s governing party Fine Gael named Simon Harris as its new leader which will make him the youngest Taoiseach in the history of the country.
Taiwan's Ministry of Defence detects 7 Chinese naval ships, 5 military aircraft around nation
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence recently tracked seven Chinese naval vessels and five military aircraft around Taiwan between Sunday and Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan's farmers' body urges government to declare agriculture emergency
Pakistan Kissan Ittehad, a body dedicated to farmers of the financially-hit South Asian nation, has urged the government to declare an agriculture emergency in the country, media reports said.
Israeli authorities tell UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza
Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, food convoys into northern Gaza.
French authorities raise national security after Moscow terror attack
French authorities have decided to raise the national security alert system Vigipirate to its highest level to deal with potential threats to the country after the recent terror attack in Moscow which left over 100 people dead.
Shooting in Indiana leaves one person dead
One person was killed, and five others, including a police officer, were wounded in an early morning shooting on Sunday in Indianapolis, U.S. state of Indiana.
2 dead, 34 injured in road crashes in Philippines over weekend
Manila: Two people died and 34 others were hurt in two separate road crashes in the Philippines over the weekend, local authorities said Sunday.
China blocks use of America-made AMD, Intel processors in government computers
China has issued fresh guidelines where the country blocked using US microprocessors from Intel and AMD from government PCs and servers, media reports said.
Pregnant woman dies in Pakistan's Karaci after treated by 'fake doctor
A Pakistani pregnant woman died after she was treated by an alleged fake doctor in Karachi city, media reports said,
DNA found in chewing gum leads to cracking a murder case in 1980, key accused arrested and convicted
The DNA found in chewing gum led to the arrest and then conviction of a suspect in a murder case which took place in 1980 in US state of Oregon.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims gunmen who attacked Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine, Kyiv denies charges
Indicating Ukraine's hand in the Moscow concert hall attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (March 23, 2024) said all four gunmen involved in the incident were arrested before they could cross the border.
US strongly condemns deadly terrorist attack in Russia, sends deepest condolences
Washington/IBNS/UNI: The United States strongly condemned the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow, expressing its condolences to the victims and their families, and said it stands in solidarity with the Russians in the face of this tragedy, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday.
Putin accuses Ukraine's role in Moscow concert attack; Kyiv denies involvement
Moscow/ Kyiv: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday claimed that Ukraine played a role in the fatal Moscow concert attack, which resulted in the deaths of at least 143 people, media reports said.
Lahore witnessing rapid surge in crime amid Ramadan celebration
Throwing police strategy to decline crime rate out of gear, criminals in Lahore city are looting an average of 200 people every day in Pakistan's Lahore city.
Russia concert hall attack leaves 143 people dead, 11 detained
The number of those killed in the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in the Moscow Region has risen to 143 people, Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of RT and the Rossiya Segodnya media group, said on Saturday.
Three kids killed as unexploded ordnance goes off in Afghanistan
Three children have lost their lives and two others sustained injuries as an unexploded ordnance went off in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province on Saturday, provincial government spokesman Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Riaz said.
Authorities arrest 64 drug offenders in Singapore
Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 64 suspected drug offenders, including a 17-year-old student, in nationwide anti-drug operations from March 18 to March 22, according to a statement published by the bureau on Saturday.
Black Day: Baloch National Movement to demonstrate to denounce Pakistan’s forceful occupation of Balochistan
Baloch National Movement (BNM), a prominent Baloch Rights organisations, recently announced a schedule of protests and marches to denounce Black Day on March 27.