US: One killed in shooting in Oakland
San Francisco: One person was killed in a shooting Wednesday evening in the Uptown district of Oakland, in the western U.S. state of California, police said.
IBNS•Jun 23, 2023
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Titanic submersible's crew 'sadly been lost' after debris from vessel confirmed, says OceanGate
The "debris field", discovered by an underwater robot, has been identified from the missing Titanic submersible, an official statement from the US Coast Guard confirmed Thursday adding that the crew members onboard "have sadly been lost," as per OceanGate.
IBNS•Jun 23, 2023
Debris field found near Titanic wreck in search for missing submersible: Reports
A "debris field" has been discovered by an underwater robot that is conducting a search for a missing submersible with five people on board near the wreck of the Titanic, media reports said Thursday.
IBNS•Jun 22, 2023
Canada Bread pleads guilty for scandalous role in bread price-fixing, fined $50M
Toronto/IBNS: A fine amounting to $50 million has been levied on Bakery giant Canada Bread Co. after it pleaded guilty to its role in a criminal price-fixing scheme that inflated the price of bread in the country for years.
IBNS•Jun 22, 2023
Canadian aircraft detects sounds for missing submersible, first potential lead in search
Toronto/IBNS: A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) plane has reportedly detected underwater noises while searching for a missing submersible headed for the Titanic, the first potential lead in search since the search started.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
Canada: Toronto observes National Indigenous Peoples Day 2023 with annual Sunrise Ceremony
Toronto/IBNS: Observation of National Indigenous Peoples Day with the annual Sunrise Ceremony was hosted on Wednesday by the City of Toronto at Nathan Phillips Square.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
US: Four die as fire breaks out at NYC e-bike store
New York: At least four people died when a fire broke out at an e-bike repair shop in lower Manhattan early Tuesday.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
US tracked employees of China's Huawei, ZTE at suspected spy bases in Cuba
Washington: US intelligence agencies tracked employees of the Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE at suspected Chinese spy facilities in Cuba, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
Pakistan: FIA arrests Elahi in money laundering case
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi was arrested on Wednesday by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in a money laundering case, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
Sudan crisis threatens to hobble South Sudan’s transition, UN mission chief says
New York: The cross-border impact of the crisis in Sudan is unfurling along multiple fronts, and action is urgently needed to ease rising tensions that has already resulted in deadly clashes, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for South Sudan told the Security Council on Tuesday.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
MINUSCA chief to Security Council: Decade-long cycle of conflict can be broken
Despite deteriorating border security, humanitarian and human rights challenges, the Central African Republic (CAR) is committed to a constitutional referendum and local elections, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
Ukraine war: Guterres calls for continuation of ‘vital’ food and fertilizer agreement
The Secretary-General on Tuesday said he was disappointed by the “slowing pace of inspections” under the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative – the grain and fertilizer deal which has allowed millions of tonnes of food exports to leave Ukraine.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
Israel-Palestine: UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’
The UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday he was “deeply alarmed” at the continuing cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine, and “appalled by the continued loss of civilian lives.”
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
Joe Biden calls Xi Jinping a dictator a day after Beijing talks
California: US President Joe Biden has called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator at a fundraising event in California, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
DRC: Lives shattered by violence, displacement and hunger in ‘forgotten crisis’: WFP
New York: UN humanitarians issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday to help millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where chronic violence and displacement continue to fuel a dramatic hunger crisis.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
Two soldiers killed in IED blast in Pakistan
Islamabad/UNI: Two Pakistani soldiers were killed when a bomb went off in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
Honduras: 41 die as riot breaks out at woman's prison
At least 41 people died as a deadly riot broke out at a women's prison in Honduras, media reports said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
China's pressure strategy: Linking Tourism and Educational Programs with GSI and GCI
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders have increased political engagements with Nepal in recent times, triggering speculation that there might be a hidden strategic agenda behind the move.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
Pakistan: IED blast rocks North Waziristan, 2 soldiers die
At least two soldiers died in a blast that rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district in Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 21, 2023
1 in 5 single Canadian adults live in poverty, many face food insecurity: Reports
Toronto/IBNS: A poverty rate of one in five single Canadian adults seen among working-age has been unveiled by a newly published national report by Community Food Centers Canada (CFCC).
IBNS•Jun 20, 2023
Taiwan tracks 9 Chinese military aircraft, 8 naval ships close to nation
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) has said it has tracked nine Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Sunday (June 18) and 6 a.m. on Monday (June 19), media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 20, 2023
Pakistan: Suzuki shuts car, bike plants due to shortage of parts and accessories
Islamabad: Pakistan's Suzuki Motor Company Ltd has announced it will keep its motorcycle and four-wheeler plants closed from June 22 to July 8, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 20, 2023
Pakistan Jamaat to protest outside ECP to challenge Mayor election
Islamabad: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Naeemur Rehman has announced his party members will protest the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government’s alleged use of force to win the Karachi mayoral election on June 23 (Friday) in front of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) office in Islamabad, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 20, 2023
Time for EU to reassess Pakistan’s GSP+ standing: A crucial call to action
Pakistan is at a critical juncture. The current political turmoil that engulfs the country has far-reaching implications, including shaping its foreign relations.
IBNS•Jun 20, 2023
French police raid Paris 2024 organizing committee office: Reports
French police on Tuesday raided the offices of the Paris 2024 organizing committee in the French capital, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 20, 2023
Report reveals war’s ‘stark impacts’ on Ukraine society
New York: Twenty-two percent of households in Ukraine are spending over a quarter of their monthly income on healthcare, according to a report issued on Monday by 12 UN agencies in the country.
IBNS•Jun 20, 2023
End ‘digital divide’ to support victims of sexual violence: Guterres
New York: On the International Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres demanded accountability and justice for victims of sexual violence.
IBNS•Jun 20, 2023
Combatting hate speech is a shared responsibility: UN General Assembly President
Countering hate speech is a key component of atrocity prevention, UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said on Monday, calling for more global action towards eradicating it.
IBNS•Jun 20, 2023
‘Vital’ human rights cooperation must be above fray of politics: Türk
New York: A lack of strong cooperation with the international human rights system leaves States “adrift”, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday, as he addressed rights emergencies in dozens of countries including Iran, Mali and Russia.
IBNS•Jun 20, 2023
Pakistan hosts one of world's largest refugee populations
Islamabad: Pakistani President Arif Alvi said that his country continued to host one of the largest refugee populations in the world, showing Pakistan's unwavering resolve and commitment to the welfare and voluntary repatriation of refugees.
IBNS•Jun 20, 2023
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