Feb 14, 2025, at 02:48 pm
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said a Russian drone has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Germany: Car hits crowd in Munich, injuring 15; driver detained
Feb 13, 2025, at 07:37 pm
Munich (Germany): A car plowed into a crowd in Munich, Germany, injuring several people, police reported on Thursday.
Feb 13, 2025, at 12:43 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump Wednesday called Russian President Vladimir Putin and both leaders agreed to immediately start talks to end the Ukraine war.
Turkey issues fake alcohol warning after over 100 die from poisoning
Feb 12, 2025, at 05:13 pm
The Turkish authorities have issued a notice asking tourists to avoid bootleg alcohol after more than 100 people died following consumption of illicit booze in Turkey since the beginning of the new year.
Gaza ceasefire will end if Hamas doesn't return all hostages by Saturday noon: Benjamin Netanyahu
Feb 12, 2025, at 12:23 am
Jerusalem/IBNS: Israel Tuesday threatened to end the ceasefire and resume "intense fighting" in Gaza if no hostages were released this weekend, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two Hindu community members gunned down, CM condemns
Feb 11, 2025, at 06:30 pm
Unknown armed men gunned down three persons, including two members belonging to the Hindu community, in Pakistan's Turbat and Buleda areas in Kech district, media reports said on Tuesday.
South Korea: Teacher stabs to death 8-year-old student
Feb 11, 2025, at 06:18 pm
A South Korean teacher stabbed to death a minor student at an elementary school in the central city of Daejeon on Monday, media reports said.
Gaza truce: Hamas warns it will postpone next hostage release, claims Israel violated ceasefire
Feb 11, 2025, at 10:38 am
Hamas has warned it plans to delay the next stage of hostage release 'until further notice' by claiming that Israel was violating the ongoing hostage ceasefire deal that came into effect on January 19.
Feb 10, 2025, at 10:22 am
A British MP has demanded that the signage written in English and Bengali at a London railway station should only be written only in 'English'.
Thailand: Five persons released from Hamas captivity return home
Feb 09, 2025, at 06:11 pm
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport witnessed an unusual emotional moment when five Thai nationals, who were released by Hamas from their captivity recently as part of the Gaza truce, returned to Thailand where they were welcomed by their relatives on Sunday.
Hamas releases three Israeli hostages under ongoing Gaza truce
Feb 08, 2025, at 04:35 pm
Hamas on Saturday released three hostages who remained in their captivity since the October 7 attacks, marking the latest development in the Gaza ceasefire deal which was reached on January 19.
Hamas to release three more hostages today amid ongoing Gaza ceasefire
Feb 08, 2025, at 09:21 am
Hamas has shared the names of the three new hostages who would be freed on Saturday in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners who Israel currently holds.
Australia: Chinese DeepSeek AI bot banned from government devices citing security risks
Feb 05, 2025, at 04:19 pm
Australia has become the latest nation to ban the use Chinese AI chatbot created by DeepSeek citing security risks.
Donald Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza, Hamas calls his plan 'absurd'
Feb 05, 2025, at 02:09 pm
President Donald Trump has said the USA will 'take over' war-hit Gaza and create a "Riviera of the Middle East" after resettling Palestinians elsewhere, a comment that created confusion and drew criticism of Hamas and ally Saudi Arabia.
Gun attack in Sweden's adult school: Death toll touches 11
Feb 05, 2025, at 12:51 pm
A shooting incident at an education centre in Sweden's Orebro city on Tuesday left at least 11 people, including the suspected gunman, dead, with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson describing it as 'worst mass shooting' witnessed by the country in its history.
Shooting in Sweden education centre kills 10 including suspected assailant
Feb 05, 2025, at 12:38 am
Around 10 people were killed in a shooting that took place at an education centre in central Sweden on Tuesday, including the suspected assailant, media reports said.
Twenty people, mostly women, die after car bomb hits Syria
Feb 04, 2025, at 12:51 pm
At least 20 people, mostly women, died after a car bomb blast rocked Syria's Manbij city on Monday, the deadliest attack since ex-President Bashar al-Assad's government toppled in December.
South African school teacher allegedly cuts off religious string from Hindu student's wrist
Feb 04, 2025, at 09:12 am
A teacher allegedly cut off a religious string from the wrist of a Hindu student at a school in South Africa, triggering condemnation from the community.
UK to become first nation to make AI-generated child abuse material a crime
Feb 03, 2025, at 02:10 pm
Britain will become the first nation in the world to make laws against the use of AI tools that are used to generate sexual abuse images, a government minister said.
Israel appoints new Army chief amid ongoing 42-day Gaza truce
Feb 02, 2025, at 04:38 pm
Israel has appointed retired Major General Eyal Zamir as the country's armed forces chief, days after his predecessor resigned after taking responsibility for failing to prevent the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
Mexico: Social media influencer Denisse Reyes dies after undergoing liposuction surgery
Feb 02, 2025, at 03:51 pm
27-year-old Mexican social media influencer Denisse Reyes died from complications after suffering liposuction surgery at an unauthorized clinic in Chiapas state.
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Four dead after Moscow bombards school in Kursk, claims Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Feb 02, 2025, at 10:00 am
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed that Moscow bombarded a boarding school in Ukrainian-occupied Russia.
Gaza truce: Hamas frees three more Israeli hostages
Feb 01, 2025, at 05:43 pm
Hamas on Saturday released three more Israeli hostages who were abducted during the October 7, 2023 attacks amid the ongoing ceasefire that came into effect on January 19.
Feb 01, 2025, at 10:26 am
Meta's WhatsApp messenger service fears that around 90 users, including journalists and civil society members, were suspected to be the targets of a spyware campaign conducted by an Israeli spyware company called Paragon Solutions.
Hamas confirms killing of its key leader Mohammed Deif in Israeli airstrike
Jan 31, 2025, at 01:44 pm
Hamas on Thursday confirmed the death of its military chief Mohammed Deif, months after Israel had confirmed it, media reports said.
Gaza ceasefire: Hamas releases eight hostages amid chaotic scenes, Israel frees 110 prisoners
Jan 31, 2025, at 09:32 am
Hamas freed eight hostages on Thursday, the latest release by the group since the Gaza ceasefire began on January 19.
Salwan Momika, Iraqi Christian who burned Quran in Sweden, shot dead
Jan 30, 2025, at 05:08 pm
Stockholm: A man who burned the Quran in Sweden in 2023, drawing criticism from Muslim-majority nations and triggering violent protests, has been shot dead, news agency AFP reported on Thursday.
Doomsday Clock is now 89 seconds to midnight, inching closest ever to human extinction
Jan 29, 2025, at 05:08 pm
The Doomsday Clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight in its 78-year history.
US will pull out of Paris Agreement on January 27 next year, confirms UN
Jan 29, 2025, at 01:27 pm
The United States has officially notified the Secretary-General of its withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, effective 27 January 2026, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
Gaza ceasefire: Eight hostages due to be released in first phase of deal are dead, says Israel
Jan 28, 2025, at 08:59 am
Israel has confirmed that eight of the remaining 26 hostages, who are scheduled to be released by Hamas in the ongoing phase of the Gaza truce, are dead, media reports said.