Donald Trump shakes his legs at a public event in Washington DC, leaders the internet divided
New Delhi/IBNS: Former US President Donald Trump has taken the internet by storm over his dance moves at a public event on Friday.
IBNS•Sep 01, 2024
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Russian strikes: Ukraine observes day of mourning in Kharkiv
Ukraine's city of Kharkiv has declared a day of mourning on Saturday after a Russian bomb attack left at least six civilians dead, media reports said.
IBNS•Aug 31, 2024
Brazil bans X; Elon Musk slams Supreme Court judge as 'evil dictator' threatening democracy
Brasilia: After a prolonged standoff over disinformation, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes banned Elon Musk's social media network X in the country on Friday, media reports said.
IBNS•Aug 31, 2024
Pakistan: Man gets lifer for desecrating Quran
A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for desecrating the Quran in 2021 within the remits of the Korangi police station in Karachi.
IBNS•Aug 31, 2024
Human rights body claims China subjects Tibetan people to inhuman treatment
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has said China is still subjecting Tibtean people to inhuman treatment due to their religious beliefs and cultural identities.
IBNS•Aug 31, 2024
East Turkistan Government in Exile claims China conducted 47 nuclear tests between 1964 and 1996
The East Turkistan Government in Exile has said the Chinese government conducted 47 nuclear tests in East Turkistan between 1964 and 1996 which resulted in the deaths of approximately 750,000 East Turkistanis and left 1.2 million more suffering from leukemia, cancer, and fetal damage.
IBNS•Aug 31, 2024
Japan set to impose mandatory online authorisation for travellers from visa-free countries
Tokyo/IBNS: Japan is set to impose a new rule making it mandatory for travellers from 71 visa-free countries including the United States, Britain, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia, media reports said.
IBNS•Aug 31, 2024
Indian-origin man kills Nepali student in US, arrested
A 51-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested for killing a Nepali college student at Houston, Texas in the United States, media reports said.
IBNS•Aug 31, 2024
Top US official asks China to take immediate action to end ongoing repression on Uyghurs
A top US official on Friday said China should take immediate action to end 'ongoing repression' of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic and religious minority groups in the country
IBNS•Aug 31, 2024
Israel-Palestine ongoing conflict: Key Hamas commander Wassem Hazem killed during Jenin operation, claims IDF
The Israeli Defense Forces has claimed to have killed Hamas' commander in Jenin Wassem Hazem while conducting a counterterrorism operation in the northern Samaria area.
IBNS•Aug 31, 2024
Teen girl among six dead after Russian strike hits playground, residential building in Kharkiv
At least six people, including a teen girl, were killed after a Russian-guided bomb hit a playground and a residential building in Ukraine's Kharkiv city on Friday.
IBNS•Aug 31, 2024
UN chief Antonio Guterres for immediate halt to Israeli strikes amid West Bank crisis
As the crisis in the West Bank continues to escalate alongside the ongoing war in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an “immediate cessation” of Israeli military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory.
IBNS•Aug 30, 2024
Bangladesh crisis: Yunus government decides to scrap law which ensures additional security for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, family members
The interim government in Bangladesh has decided to scrap the law which ensures additional security for the family members of country's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by considering it a 'discriminatory policy'.
IBNS•Aug 30, 2024
Israel-Hamas conflict: UN food agency halts operations in Gaza amid attack on team
The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its employees in Gaza until further notice following an attack on a team returning from an aid delivery mission on Tuesday evening, just metres from an Israeli-controlled checkpoint.
IBNS•Aug 29, 2024
Pakistan: Four government employees kidnapped at gunpoint in DI Khan
Four Pakistani government employees were kidnapped at gunpoint from Kulachi tehsil of DI Khan district, media reports said on Thursday.
IBNS•Aug 29, 2024
Pakistan: Rawalpindi registers 17 dengue cases in past 24 hours
Rawalpindi has reported 17 dengue cases in the past 24 hours, struggling to contain the disease in the rainy season.
IBNS•Aug 29, 2024
Body of Bangladeshi female journalist recovered from Dhaka lake, Sheikh Hasina's son calls it brutal attack on freedom of expression
The body of a Bangladeshi TV journalist has been recovered from Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka city, media reports said.
IBNS•Aug 28, 2024
Meta was ‘pressured’ by White House to censor Covid-related content in 2021: Mark Zuckerberg
California/IBNS: The chairman and CEO of the California-based social media company Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, on Monday (August 26) said in a letter to the House Judiciary committee that his teams were “pressured” by the Biden administration to censor some content around the Covid-19 pandemic.
IBNS•Aug 28, 2024
Israel-Gaza crisis: IDF rescues 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi who was taken hostage on October 7
The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday said its security personnel have rescued another Israeli national who was taken hostage by Hamas members during the October 7 attack.
IBNS•Aug 28, 2024
Pakistani industrialist Danish Iqbal's wife Natasha appears unremorseful after allegedly crushing two people to death, netizens slam her
A Pakistani industrialist's wife was caught on camera appearing unremorseful after allegedly killing two people after hitting them with her car in Karachi city has triggered anger in the country.
IBNS•Aug 28, 2024
Pakistani industrialist Danish Iqbal's wife Natasha appears remorseful after allegedly crushing two people to death, netizens slam
A Pakistani industrialist's wife was caught on camera appearing unremorseful after allegedly killing two people after hitting them with her car in Karachi city has triggered anger in the country.
IBNS•Aug 28, 2024
Pakistani industrialist Danish Iqbal's wife Natasha appears remorseful after allegedly crushing two people to death, netizens slams
A Pakistani industrialist's wife was caught on camera appearing unremorseful after allegedly killing two people after hitting them with her car in Karachi city has triggered anger in the country.
IBNS•Aug 28, 2024
OHCHR demands immediate revocation of new Taliban ‘virtue and vice’ order targeting women
A new morality law enacted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, cements policies that “completely erase” women’s presence in public, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for it to be immediately revoked.
IBNS•Aug 28, 2024
Balochistan’s cry for freedom: A struggle against oppression by Pakistan
The recent surge in violence across Balochistan, where over 70 lives have been lost in just a few days, underscores a grim reality: the people of this resource-rich yet impoverished province in southwestern Pakistan are being pushed to the edge by a state that has failed them.
IBNS•Aug 27, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv will respond after Russia launches fresh strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said Kyiv would respond after the country was hit by a fresh round of Russian strikes overnight.
IBNS•Aug 27, 2024
Pakistan: 40 people die in separate attacks by gunmen across Balochistan
In separate shooting and grenade attack incidents at least 40 people were killed in Balochistan while 21 terrorists were also eliminated, media reports said on Monday.
IBNS•Aug 26, 2024
Bangladesh's interim government suspends two diplomats serving in India
The interim government in Bangladesh has relieved two of its diplomats, who were serving in India, from their duties, media reports said.
IBNS•Aug 26, 2024
Bangladesh's interim government suspends two diplomats serving in India
The interim government in Bangladesh has relieved two of its diplomats, who were serving in India, from their duties, media reports said.
IBNS•Aug 26, 2024
One tourist dies after ice cave partially collapses in Iceland
Police on Monday said at least one person died and two others went missing after an ice cave partially collapsed when tourists were visiting Breidamerkurjokull glacier in Iceland.
IBNS•Aug 26, 2024
Pakistan: 23 passengers offloaded from vehicles then shot dead by terrorists in Balochistan
At least 23 passengers were offloaded from buses and trucks in Balochistan's Musakhel area which left at least 23 people dead, media reports said.
IBNS•Aug 26, 2024
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