As long as America exists it will always be by Israel's side, Antony Blinken says in Tel Aviv
Oct 13, 2023, at 01:13 am
Washington/IBNS/UNI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed on Thursday that the United States will always be by Israel’s side as he arrived in Tel Aviv in a show of support amid the escalating war with Hamas.
Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to decimate every Hamas member
Oct 12, 2023, at 11:50 pm
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to kill every member of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. However, the country has been asked to conduct the retaliatory action as per the “rules of the war”.
Israel was alerted by Egypt of a potential Hamas attack: US
Oct 12, 2023, at 11:02 pm
Washington: Israel was alerted by Egypt of a possible attack three days before Hamas' lethal cross-border assault, a US congressional panel chairman has said, AFP news agency reported.
Oct 12, 2023, at 10:22 pm
Jerusalem: Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz Thursday said his country would cut off basic resources or humanitarian aid into Gaza until Hamas sets free all the people it took hostage during its surprise attack on Israel last Saturday
US Secretary of State Blinken embarks on trip to Israel in show of support amid war with Hamas
Oct 12, 2023, at 05:29 pm
Washington/UNI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and Jordan from October 11-13 in a show of support for the Jewish state amid its escalating war with Hamas.
Gaza Health Ministry says overnight Israeli airstrikes left 51 people dead
Oct 12, 2023, at 04:25 pm
Hamas-run health ministry has claimed Israel's overnight airstrikes have left 51 people dead and 281 hurt.
Israel-Palestine conflict: Death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza rises to 1,100
Oct 12, 2023, at 04:13 pm
Gaza/UNI: The death toll of Palestinians from the ongoing Israeli airstrikes has reached 1,100, the Health Ministry in Gaza said in a statement on Wednesday.
'Not against free speech, but ....': Bill Ackman on not hiring students supporting Hamas anonymously
Oct 12, 2023, at 06:50 am
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has justified his stance of not hiring Harvard University students who support Hamas.
Canada donates more munitions to Ukraine including artillery shells, aircraft bombs
Oct 12, 2023, at 04:38 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canada is sending more munitions to Ukraine including artillery rounds and aircraft bombs, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced in Brussels on Wednesday at the 16th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
Oct 12, 2023, at 02:44 am
Gaza has lost all means of electricity after the only power station in the Palestinian enclave ran out of fuel and had to shut down, media reports said Wednesday evening.
Pakistan: Illegal immigrants directed to move to I-12 camps
Oct 12, 2023, at 12:15 am
Police in Islamabad Police have been directed to shift all illegal immigrants to camps set up for them at I-12 on a voluntary basis within 48 hours, media reports said.
Pakistan: Teachers of community schools seek salaries
Oct 12, 2023, at 12:06 am
The office-bearers of the All Basic Education Community Schools (BECS) Teachers Association of the merged area and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are protesting in Pakistan and demanding the government release salaries pending for the last 27 months.
Oct 11, 2023, at 11:48 pm
Baloch Voice Association, in collaboration with Baloch Peoples Congress and Voice for Baloch Missing Persons, organized two conferences within the United Nations during the 54th Human Rights Council Session with the aim of highlighting the severe human rights violations perpetrated in Balochistan by Pakistan.
PoK residents demand basic rights in region-wide protests
Oct 11, 2023, at 11:10 pm
A large section of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) residents recently demonstrated against a range of issues they have been grappling with for an extended period.
Gaza: Palestinian health ministry says death toll surges to 1,055 amid Israeli airstrike
Oct 11, 2023, at 11:07 pm
The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza on Wednesday said 1055 people have died in the Gaza Strip ever since Israel launched an airstrike in the region.
UN chief proposes $3.3 billion budget for 2024
Oct 11, 2023, at 11:02 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday introduced a $3.3 billion programme budget for the Organization in 2024, amidst an array of global challenges ranging from conflicts, human rights violations, inequalities, and climate disasters.
UN warns of heightened risk of genocide and atrocity crimes in Ethiopia
Oct 11, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Following reports of continued fighting between government troops and local militias in Ethiopia, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is sounding the alarm about the heightened risk of genocide and related atrocity crimes in the Tigray, Amhara, Afar and Oromi regions.
Israel-Palestine crisis has region ‘at a tipping point’: UN relief chief
Oct 11, 2023, at 10:46 pm
The top UN humanitarian official on Tuesday called for an end to the escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, warning that “the whole region is at a tipping point.”
Pakistan: Under-construction building collapses in Karachi, three die
Oct 11, 2023, at 10:42 pm
An under-construction building in Pakistan's Karachi city collapsed on Wednesday which left at least three people dead.
Geneva protest: Activists describe BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami as “collaborators of terrorism”
Oct 11, 2023, at 10:38 pm
A group of Bangladeshi political activists, who are currently living in Europe, gathered near the ‘Broken Chair’ sculpture in front of the United Nations in Geneva to condemn the religious extremism and terrorism perpetrated by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami in the South Asian country.
Israel-Palestine conflict: Death toll in Israel touches 1200, 900 killed in Gaza
Oct 11, 2023, at 08:12 pm
The death toll in Israel over the conflict between Israel and Palestine touched 1,200 while more than 900 people were killed in the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, media reports said.
UN: Over 123,000 internally displaced in Gaza amid ongoing Israeli attacks
Oct 11, 2023, at 07:17 pm
More than 123,000 people have been internally displaced in Gaza as a result of ongoing Israeli attacks, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday.
UK: Fire breaks out at terminal car park of London Luton Airport, flights suspended
Oct 11, 2023, at 03:16 pm
Britain's London Luton Airport suspended all flights late Tuesday after a terminal car park was hit by a large fire, local media reported.
Afghanistan: Another 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Herat
Oct 11, 2023, at 02:52 pm
A second earthquake has hit Afghanistan's Herat region which experienced a magnitude 6.3 quake a few days ago that left over 2,000 people dead.
Haiti: $21 million appeal to help thousands displaced by gang violence
Oct 11, 2023, at 05:04 am
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of Haiti are appealing for $21 million to ensure better protection and shelter conditions for tens of thousands of newly displaced people in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince.
Israeli airstrikes kill two Hamas political office members
Oct 11, 2023, at 04:50 am
Tunis/Tunisia: Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip killed two members from Hamas's political office, Jawad Abu Shammala and Zakaria Abu Maamar, Al Arabiya reported on Tuesday.
Five hundred people still missing following Afghanistan earthquake, say UN aid teams
Oct 11, 2023, at 04:43 am
Nearly 500 people are still missing from the worst-affected area of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked Herat province in western Afghanistan on Saturday, UN aid coordinators said on Tuesday.
Israel-Palestine: UN urges parties to spare civilian lives
Oct 11, 2023, at 04:37 am
In Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, all parties must stop targeting civilians and Hamas and other armed groups must immediately release their hostages, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday.
Toll from Hamas surprise attack hits 1,008 in Israel
Oct 11, 2023, at 03:41 am
Jerusalem/IBNS: At least 1,008 individuals have been killed in Israel since Hamas militants crossed into the country in a surprise attack on Saturday, state-owned Kan TV news reported Tuesday.
Air Canada temporarily cancels flights to Tel Aviv following Hamas attack on Israel
Oct 11, 2023, at 03:31 am
Toronto/IBNS: Starting on Sunday, Air Canada has cancelled all flights temporarily to Tel Aviv following Hamas' deadly attacks on Israel.