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From TikTok to turmoil: How a viral video triggered curfews, communal unrest in Nepal’s border towns
Kathmandu/IBNS: A social media video was enough to push parts of southern Nepal into days of unrest, curfews, and heightened security along the India-Nepal border.
Tension in Bangladesh village after Hindu woman’s cremation delayed
Tension prevailed in Bangladesh’s Ullapara region on Monday after members of the Hindu community staged a protest, alleging obstruction in the cremation of Mina Banik.
Targeted for faith? Two Hindu men murdered in Bangladesh within a day
Two Hindu men have been killed in separate incidents in Bangladesh within 24 hours, highlighting a fresh spike in violence against the minority community in the Muslim-majority country.
'I’m Innocent': Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty in US court
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. court on Monday, declaring himself “innocent” and claiming that he had been kidnapped by the American military.
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appears in New York court after US military capture
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was produced before a New York court on Monday, days after he was captured in Caracas during a dramatic US military operation.
Hindu journalist shot dead in Bangladesh amid fresh minority violence
In another incident highlighting violence against minorities in Bangladesh, a 45-year-old Hindu factory owner and acting editor of a local newspaper was shot dead by unidentified assailants, media reports said.
Blinded and bypassed: How US electronic warfare and stealth jets crippled Russian and Chinese air defences in Venezuela
The United States’ surprise military operation on January 3, which led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, stunned the international community.
Crime shock in Pakistan: Faisalabad records 15,000 robberies, snatchings and thefts in just one year
Pakistan's Faisalabad district reported more than 15,000 incidents of robbery, snatching and theft in 2025, media reports said.
Horror in Bangladesh: Hindu widow allegedly gangraped, tied to tree and brutally tortured in Jhenaidah
A Hindu widow was allegedly gang-raped by two men in Bangladesh’s Jhenaidah district, media reports said, in what is being described as yet another incident of violence against the minority community in the South Asian nation.
‘Hell on earth’: Inside infamous Brooklyn jail where Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is being held
New York/IBNS: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is now being held inside one of the most controversial and heavily criticised detention facilities in the United States — Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Centre (MDC), a jail long described by inmates, lawyers and judges alike as “hell on earth.”
TTP strikes escalate: Pakistan faces growing militant threat
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has expanded its operations nationwide, with Pakistan witnessing a sharp surge in militant violence in recent years, media reports said.
‘Modi is a good guy,’ says Trump — then comes the tariff threat over Russian oil
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning to India over New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil, saying tariffs already imposed on Indian products could be raised “very quickly”.
From missing report to murder charges: Indian-origin woman found dead in ex-boyfriend’s apartment in US
An Indian-origin woman who went missing on New Year’s Eve was found dead with stab wounds inside the apartment of her ex-boyfriend in Columbia, Maryland, US, police said.
Pakistanis are struggling: Two-thirds of income vanishes on essentials as remittances keep them afloat, shows study
A Pakistani government survey has revealed that countrymen are spending two out of every three rupees on just two basic needs — food and electricity.
Market turned into a killing field: 30 dead, many kidnapped in brutal Nigeria bandit attack
Suspected armed bandits shot dead at least 30 people and kidnapped several others in Nigeria's Niger State on Saturday, media reports said.
Beijing breaks silence on Maduro’s dramatic arrest by US
China on Sunday demanded the immediate release of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, urging the United States to stop any attempt to topple the government of the oil-rich South American nation.
'A dangerous precedent’: Guterres condemns US actions in Venezuela
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he is “deeply alarmed” over the standoff between the United States and Venezuela in recent months, which culminated on Saturday morning in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces.
Missiles over East Sea: North Korea sends chilling signal amid US–Venezuela shock
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Sunday, marking the nuclear-armed nation’s first weapons test of the year, South Korea’s military said.
'Watch your a**': Trump warns Colombia’s President as US escalates pressure after Maduro’s capture
US President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, telling him to “watch his a**,” even as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was transferred to a prison in New York nearly a day after Washington launched Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela.
Video shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in US drug agency custody in New York
A new video circulating online shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being escorted by officers of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) inside the agency’s headquarters in lower Manhattan, New York, on Saturday.
Why Trump targeted Venezuela: Inside US strikes and capture of President Nicolás Maduro
US President Donald Trump’s claim that American forces have captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro following large-scale air and ground strikes marks the most dramatic escalation in US–Venezuela relations in decades.
Trump claims Venezuelan President Maduro, his wife captured after overnight US airstrikes
Washington/Caracas/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured following large-scale US airstrikes across Venezuela, marking a dramatic escalation in Washington’s confrontation with Caracas.
Caracas under fire: US strikes Venezuela after Trump threats, Maduro declares emergency
Caracas/IBNS: The United States has launched strikes inside Venezuela following months of escalating threats by US President Donald Trump against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, triggering explosions across the capital Caracas and prompting the Maduro government to declare a national state of emergency.
Who is Khokan Chandra Das? Hindu businessman set on fire in Bangladesh dies after New Year’s eve attack
Khokan Chandra Das, a middle-aged Hindu businessman who ran a pharmacy at Keurbhanga Bazar in Bangladesh’s Shariatpur district, succumbed to burn injuries in Dhaka on Saturday, hospital officials said.
Who is Christian Sturdivant? Inside the ISIS-inspired plot by a US teen to attack on New Year’s eve
A US teenager arrested for plotting a mass-casualty attack on New Year’s Eve planned to carry out knife and hammer attacks at a grocery store and a fast-food restaurant in support of the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), officials said on Friday.
Buddha Air plane veers off runway during landing at Nepal's Bhadrapur, all 55 onboard safe
A Buddha Air turboprop passenger aircraft veered off the runway while landing at Bhadrapur Airport in eastern Nepal on Friday, the airline confirmed.
FBI says ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve attack in North Carolina foiled, 18-year-old arrested
The FBI on Friday said it had foiled a potential ISIS-inspired attack planned for New Year’s Eve in North Carolina and arrested an 18-year-old suspect in connection with the plot.
No more Assad: Syria introduces currency with stunning new designs
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has unveiled newly designed currency notes, removing images of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad and his father, former president Hafez al-Assad.
Baloch leader flags China troop deployment risk, warns India of growing strategic threat
A senior Baloch leader has warned that China could deploy military forces in Pakistan’s Balochistan province in the coming months, describing the possibility as a “serious and imminent threat” not only to the region but also to India.