Baloch National Movement highlights plight of Baloch people in Cambridge
The members of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) recently highlighted the plight of Baloch people by campaigning in Cambridge city of the UK.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2024
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European Parliament approves new regulation enabling prohibition on sale, import, export goods using forced labour, move targets China
In a move targeting China, the European Parliament has given its final approval to a new regulation enabling the EU to prohibit the sale, import, and export of goods made using forced labour.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2024
Sudan: Civilians trapped in El Fasher as UN warns of imminent attack
Escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state has left dozens dead and people trapped in El Fasher city, which is home to around 800,000 people, many displaced due to fighting.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2024
UN rights office deeply alarmed over killing of 220 villagers in Burkina Faso
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern Burkina Faso, where several hundred civilians, including children, were reportedly killed amidst fighting between security forces and armed groups.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2024
Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear, say experts
Making Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said on Friday.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2024
UFO Amert: Mysterious 'flying cylinder' caught on camera by flyer travelling over New York, experts share truth
Taking the possibility of flying saucers and the existence of UFOs to a new height, a flight traveller captured a strange object flying over New York.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2024
Fifty-six children, among 223 civilians, executed by Burkina Faso military, says Human Rights Watch
The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages on February 25, 2024, Human Rights Watch said.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed this year during Ukraine war
As deadly attacks in Ukraine continue, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that the number of children killed so far this year has increased by nearly 40 per cent compared to 2023.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
King Charles to resume 'public-facing' duties after progress in cancer treatment
London: King Charles will resume public appearances next week following encouraging progress in his cancer therapy, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
Six Frontier Corps personnel hurt in IED blast
At least six Frontier Corps personnel were hurt in an improvised explosive device attack on a military convoy in Upper Bara region of Pakistan on Wednesday.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
Balochistan varsity staff demonstrate non-payment of salaries for past four months
Teachers and non-teaching staff members of Pakistan's Balochistan University recently protested on the roads of Quetta and staged sit-in over non-payment of salaries fo the past four months.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer Bhasha Dam protesters block Karakoram Highway over compensation
Affectees of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer Bhasha Dam blocked the Karakoram Highway (KKH) recently to protest against Wapda for failing to pay compensation as promised to them for leaving the land for dam construction.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
Missing Baloch man’s body recovered from Sibi, locals claim Pakistani Army men forcibly took him away
The grim issue of enforced disappearance in Pakistan became evident when the body of Malik Rubya was recovered from Sibi.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
EU raids offices of Chinese security equipment maker Nuctech
The European Union on Friday said it carried out raids at the offices of Chinese security equipment maker Nuctech as part of a probe into subsidies, an episode which may further escalate tension.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
United States House of Representatives members assure closer bilateral ties with Taiwan amid Chinese pressure
A team of United States House of Representatives members, who were recently visiting Taiwan, assured to promote closer bilateral ties across different domains amid increasing pressure from China.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
Syria crisis intensifies in shadow of Gaza war
The war in Gaza continues to cast a dark shadow over the wider Middle East region, in particular Syria where a series of strikes and attacks are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Thursday.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
Gaza: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah
Unexpected blistering temperatures across Gaza have added to the daily misery faced by the enclave’s people and sparked new fears of disease outbreaks amid a lack of sufficient clean water and waste disposal, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis
Across the United States, “heads are rolling” at the top of some Ivy League universities amid a campus-wide crackdown on students protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, shining a spotlight on the question of freedom of expression worldwide, said UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
Gender therapy review reveals devastating impacts on teens
A top Human Rights Council-appointed expert has welcomed the decision by all health authorities in the United Kingdom to halt the routine use of puberty-blockers offered to children as part of gender transition services, amid a sharp increase more widely in the number of teenage girls seeking such treatment and concerns that it might disrupt brain development.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
Portugal: Debate at UN examines impact of ‘Carnation Revolution’
On 25 April 1974, military officers overthrew the nearly 50-year dictatorship in Portugal in a largely peaceful coup known as the Carnation Revolution.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
UN coordinator in Gaza announces new plan to deliver lifesaving aid
A new mechanism for getting lifesaving aid into Gaza will start in the coming days, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator Sigrid Kaag announced in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
UN migration agency assists survivors of Djibouti shipwreck
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is offering medical care, food, shelter and psychosocial support to 33 migrants who survived a shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti on Monday, as local authorities continue search and rescue operations.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2024
Indian-origin man Sachin Sahoo, who was wanted for assault, shot dead by cops in US city of San Antonio
Police in San Antonio city of the US shot dead an Indian-origin man after he struck two officers with his vehicle when they were attempting to apprehend him in connection with an assault case.
IBNS•Apr 25, 2024
UK couple arrested over 'dine and dash' spree, ate meals worth Rs. 1 lakh
A UK couple has been arrested after a family of eight left a restaurant without paying a bill worth 329 pounds or Rs. 34,000 approximately.
IBNS•Apr 25, 2024
Definat TikTok refuses to leave US market despite impending ban after Biden signs bill against Chinese firm
Washington: Chinese company ByteDance has said that it would challenge the US law that has put TikTok’s existence in the US in trouble and claimed that a ban on the app would be equivalent to a ban on people of the US and their voices.
IBNS•Apr 25, 2024
British Columbia sets target date for Surrey police transition plan
Surrey/IBNS: British Columbia has set a target date for the Surrey police transition plan for the Surrey Police Service to assume policing and law enforcement in the city.
IBNS•Apr 24, 2024
Pakistani woman accuses cops of assaulting her
A Pakistani woman has accused two police officials of assaulting her.
IBNS•Apr 24, 2024
Thirteen terrorists killed during operations in Pakistan
At least 13 suspected terrorists were killed by Pakistani security forces during three operations conducted in Khy­ber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan in the past 48 hours, media reports said.
IBNS•Apr 24, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters refuse to disband from Columbia University
Pro-Palestinian students have refused to disband from the main campus of Columbia University in the US despite a midnight deadline being set by the institution's president.
IBNS•Apr 24, 2024
Uzbekistan: Samarkand to host Asian Women’s Forum on May 13-14
Uzbekistan’s Samarkand city will host the Women’s Forum on May 13-14 on the topic of ‘Regional approach to issues of economic, social and political rights of women and empowerment’.
IBNS•Apr 24, 2024
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