Taliban rejects Pakistan's claim that India is using Afghanistan's soil to operate against it
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has rejected Pakistan's claim that India is using its territory to operate against Islamabad.
IBNS•Jun 29, 2025
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Hindu woman raped in Bangladesh, BNP leader among five arrested
Police have arrested five people, including a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, for raping a Hindu woman in Bangladesh’s Comilla district on Saturday night, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 29, 2025
Pakistan finalises $3.7 billion loan deals with China
China has signed a $3.7 billion equivalent commercial loan deal with Pakistan, which has pulled the South Asian country's foreign exchange reserves back to the double-digits from the critically low level of $8.9 billion last week, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 29, 2025
Iranian official says 71 people died in Israeli strike on Evin Prison
Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangiri has said 71 people died during the Israeli attack on Evin Prison in Tehran during the 12-day conflict.
IBNS•Jun 29, 2025
Russia launches aerial strikes on Ukraine with 477 drones, 60 missiles
Russia launched an aerial attack on Ukraine overnight, one of the largest since the war began.
IBNS•Jun 29, 2025
Antonio Guterres welcomes peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed on Friday in the United States capital, Washington, DC.
IBNS•Jun 29, 2025
Hindu woman allegedly raped in Bangladesh, BNP leader among five arrested
Police have arrested five people, including a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, for allegedly raping a Hindu woman in Bangladesh’s Comilla district on Saturday night, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 29, 2025
July-August uprising: Owner of prominent Bangladeshi bookstore Dipankar Das briefly detained, released later
Dipankar Das, owner of the Bangladesh-based bookstore Baatighar, was briefly detained by the Chattogram's Kotwali police over a case filed against him in connection with the July-August mass uprising in 2024, which led to the fall of the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government.
IBNS•Jun 28, 2025
Pakistan is rebuilding terror camps, launchpads that were destroyed by Indian Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor: Reports
Pakistan is re-establishing the terror camps and terrorist launchpads that were destroyed by the Indian Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor last month.
IBNS•Jun 28, 2025
Pakistan: 13 soldiers killed in suicide blast in KP
At least 13 soldiers died and several others were injured after a suicide bomb blast rocked Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, close to the Afghanistan border, on Saturday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 28, 2025
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, warning that the humanitarian crisis has reached “horrific proportions” and that the world must not let the suffering of Palestinians be overshadowed by other regional conflicts.
IBNS•Jun 28, 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda sign peace agreement in US
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, and Senior Advisor Massad Boulos hosted the Ministerial signing of the Peace Agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Rwanda.
IBNS•Jun 28, 2025
'Very difficult country': Donald Trump terminates all trade discussions with Canada
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he is calling off all trade negotiations with Canada immediately, citing its digital services tax.
IBNS•Jun 27, 2025
India feels 'dismayed' over demolition of Hindu temple in Bangladesh, criticises Muhammad Yunus-led govt
The Indian government has criticised Bangladesh for the demolition of the makeshift Durga Temple in Dhaka's Khilket area.
IBNS•Jun 27, 2025
Israeli Minister claims country's armed forces sought to kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz has said his country's military sought to eliminate Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the recent 12-day conflict between the two nations.
IBNS•Jun 27, 2025
'Money can't buy taste or class': Netizens roast Jeff Bezos' wedding invite
Even as Billionaire Jeff Bezos' wedding to his fiancée, former journalist Lauren Sanchez, in Italy's Venice this weekend promises to be one of the year’s most star-studded events, the invitation card has landed itself in a pool of online criticisms.
IBNS•Jun 26, 2025
US shares test footage showing how bunker-busters work to prove damage in Iran strike
The United States has shared test footage of the bunker buster bombs that were used during the Iran strikes on Saturday.
IBNS•Jun 26, 2025
North Korea tourism push: Kim Jong-un unveils beach resort with daughter
Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un briefly stepped away from missile launches and military affairs this week for a rare public outing with his wife and daughter at a newly built beach resort—part of Pyongyang’s effort to boost tourism and project a softer image, The Guardian reported.
IBNS•Jun 26, 2025
Iran delivered heavy slap to US’s face, enemy will pay price for any future aggression: Khamenei
Iran on Thursday claimed victory over the "US regime," stating that it had delivered a "heavy slap" to the country’s face with airstrikes on Al Udeid air base in Qatar.
IBNS•Jun 26, 2025
Flag desecration at Auckland rally sparks alarm over anti-Hindu hate campaign in New Zealand
Auckland: New Zealand is grappling with a disturbing surge in anti-Hindu sentiment, following a provocative demonstration led by conservative Christian figure Brian Tamaki and his followers in Auckland.
IBNS•Jun 26, 2025
'Communist lunatic': Donald Trump blasts Zohran Mamdani who won Democratic primary in New York's Mayoral race
Washington DC/New York/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has blasted New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani calling him "100 percent Communist lunatic" after the latter secured the Democratic primary win.
IBNS•Jun 26, 2025
Bezos–Sanchez wedding set to dazzle Venice: Check who is invited, who isn’t
Venice (Italy): Billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, former journalist Lauren Sanchez, are tying the knot this weekend in Venice, Italy, in what promises to be one of the year’s most star-studded events, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 26, 2025
I ended India-Pak conflict with a series of phone calls on trade: Donald Trump reiterates 'ceasefire' claim
The Hague/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated his claim to have brokered the ceasefire deal between India and Pakistan despite New Delhi's repeated denial of any such assertions from The White House.
IBNS•Jun 26, 2025
'Vladimir Putin called to help with Iran, I refused': Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump, who is determined to broker at least one peace deal between conflicting nations, declared Tuesday that he turned down his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin's, offer of help with the Iran-Israel conflict.
IBNS•Jun 25, 2025
Iran confirms nuclear facilities were 'badly damaged' by US strikes
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has admitted that the country's nuclear facilities suffered damage due to American strikes over the weekend.
IBNS•Jun 25, 2025
Explosion hits IDF vehicle in Gaza, seven soldiers die
At least seven Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed after an armoured vehicle in which they were travelling was hit by an explosive in Gaza Strip, media reports said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Jun 25, 2025
Strikes took Iranian nuclear programme back by decades, claims Trump
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Iranian nuclear programme has been set back for decades following the US strikes on its facilities.
IBNS•Jun 25, 2025
Iran executes three men for 'spying' for Israeli spy agency Mossad
Iran has allegedly executed three men for allegedly spying for Mossad, media reports said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Jun 25, 2025
Bangladesh: Hearing in ousted PM Hasina's crimes against humanity case scheduled on July 1
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will hear on framing charges against ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during the July-August uprising last year.
IBNS•Jun 25, 2025
'Israel violated ceasefire too, I'm not happy with them': Donald Trump dials Benjamin Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said "he is not happy" with Israel after the country "violated the ceasefire" that was announced by him.
IBNS•Jun 24, 2025
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