Washington DC/IBNS: A Bangladeshi national was returned to the United States as he faces charges of operating an international child sexual exploitation enterprise.
Canberra/IBNS: Australia has granted asylum to five Iranian women footballers on humanitarian grounds after concerns grew over their safety if they returned to Tehran following their anthem protest.
The US government has designated Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention.
US President Donald Trump on Monday warned that the United States would strike Iran “twenty times harder” if Tehran attempts to disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
An improvised explosive device (IED) was ignited and thrown outside the official residence of Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, during protests on Saturday, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has confirmed.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the country’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, has reportedly lost several members of his immediate family in airstrikes carried out by Israel and the United States during the ongoing conflict, according to Iranian media reports.
US President Donald Trump has said he was not happy with the selection of new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
The United States had designated Mojtaba Khamenei, the cleric recently appointed as Iran’s new Supreme Leader, in 2019.
Israeli military strikes on oil storage facilities in Iran have reportedly triggered the first major disagreement between Israel and its key ally, the United States, since the current conflict began in late February.
Iran's Assembly of Experts has appointed Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei as the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, more than a week after the death of Ali Khamenei in US-Israel conducted strikes.
Gunmen shot dead a Pakistani government official after attacking his vehicle in the Khatan area of Kachhi district near Quetta, media reports said on Sunday.
The government of Bahrain on Sunday accused Iran of striking a water desalination facility amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police has arrested the key accused and his associate in the murder of prominent Bangladeshi leader Osman Hadi from the neighbouring town of Bongaon.
Pakistani police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) after a 15-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at a private hospital in Mandi Bahauddin, media reports said.
Senior Iranian security official Ali Larijani issued a strong warning to Donald Trump on Sunday, saying Tehran would avenge the “blood of our leader,” referring to the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
An explosion occured close to the United States Embassy in Oslo early Sunday, according to media reports.
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Britain was giving “serious thought” to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East amid the war with Iran, but added that the United States no longer needed the support to win the conflict.
Fuel tanks at Kuwait airport were targeted, and at least 15 drones were intercepted in Saudi Arabia as Iran continued attacks across the Gulf, a day after its President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran would not strike neighbouring countries.
Police in parts of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are investigating after shots were fired at two synagogues in North York and Vaughan overnight on March 6-7, 2026, as reported by CBC News.
Iran is reportedly attempting to degrade American air defence capabilities by targeting US-made radar systems located across the Arabian Peninsula that detect incoming missiles and drones, media reports said, amid escalating tensions in the region following recent strikes on Tehran.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at Iran, labelling Tehran the “loser of the Middle East,” hours after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologised to neighbouring countries for attacks launched during Iran’s conflict with Israel and the United States.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has apologised to neighbouring countries for attacks carried out by Iran in retaliation for strikes on Tehran by Israel and the United States on February 28.
Dubai/IBNS: Operations at Dubai International Airport (DXB) were temporarily halted after an Iranian drone strike reportedly occurred near the airport’s terminal area, triggering major disruption at one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has defended his wife, Rama Duwaji, amid criticism over her social media activity related to the Palestinian cause following the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel.
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, has said the United States could achieve its objectives in Operation Epic Fury against Iran within four to six weeks.
A Pakistani man allegedly linked to Iran has been found guilty of plotting to assassinate US President Donald Trump, according to the United States Department of Justice.
The Israel Defense Forces on Friday shared a video which showed its fighter jets were striking the heart of Tehran, destroying an underground bunker built beneath the leadership compound of slain Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
Nepal could be heading toward a major political shift as Balendra Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) take a significant lead in the House of Representatives elections, strengthening his prospects of becoming the next prime minister of the Himalayan nation.
A prominent business leader from the United Arab Emirates has publicly questioned the authority of US President Donald Trump to draw the Middle East into a widening military confrontation with Iran.
A 45-year-old Indian-origin social media influencer and YouTuber, Nancy Grewal, was brutally stabbed to death at her home in LaSalle, Ontario, Canada, on March 3, 2026, prompting a homicide investigation by local police.
