Melania Trump's statue goes missing in Slovenia
Police are trying to hunt down those behind sawed off and carried away the larger-than-life statue of US First Lady Melania Trump in her hometown of Sevnica in Slovenia.
IBNS•May 17, 2025
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Russian drone strikes passenger bus in Ukraine, nine dead
A Russian drone strike on a civilian minibus in north-eastern Ukraine on Saturday left at least nine people dead and seven others injured.
IBNS•May 17, 2025
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif admits India's missile launch on Nur Khan airbase
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has admitted India had launched "ballistic missile" on Nur Khan airbase and some other locations on the intervening night of May 9 and 10.
IBNS•May 17, 2025
Russia-Ukraine agree to swap prisoners during first meeting in Istanbul
Ukraine and Russian delegations met for the first time in Turkey's Istanbul where they agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners-of-war each.
IBNS•May 17, 2025
Albanian PM Edi Rama kneels to welcome his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni at EU summit
Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama kneeled to greet his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni as he hosted Europe’s leaders on Friday amid torrential rains.
IBNS•May 16, 2025
Salman Rushdie stabber sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for attempted murder
New York/IBNS: The man convicted of stabbing acclaimed author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving him blind in one eye, has been sentenced to a 25-year jail term.
IBNS•May 16, 2025
Trump’s proposed bill could slap 5% tax on US remittances, hitting Indian workers hardest
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump’s proposed legislation — the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — is raising alarm among Indian professionals in America due to a controversial clause that seeks to tax cross-border remittances.
IBNS•May 16, 2025
Ukraine-Russia delegations meet in Istanbul for first time in three years
Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Turkey's Istanbul on Friday, marking the first time the two nations are directly engaging at any level since 2022.
IBNS•May 16, 2025
Pakistan: BLA men attack government-organised rally in Quetta, one killed
At least one person died and ten others were injured after an explosion and gunfire targeted a government-organized rally in Quetta city in Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
IBNS•May 16, 2025
Military aviation analyst Tom Cooper says Pakistan is massively misusing religion
Military aviation analyst and historian Tom Cooper feels that Pakistan is 'massively misusing religion' and breeding jihadism, a situation that is not expected to change.
IBNS•May 16, 2025
Politically unacceptable: Antonio Guterres calls for global ban on Lethal Autonomous Systems
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for a global ban on lethal autonomous weapon systems – machines capable of taking human lives without human oversight – describing them as “politically unacceptable” and “morally repugnant.”
IBNS•May 16, 2025
'I don't want you building in India': Donald Trump to Apple CEO Tim Cook
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has opposed Apple CEO Tim Cook's plans to expand production of the brand's products in India, flagging the tariff issue.
IBNS•May 15, 2025
'We are not Pakistani, we are Balochistani': Baloch leaders claim independence; urge India, UN for recognition
Baloch leaders have issued a symbolic declaration of independence from Pakistan, paving the way for renewed tension in the southwestern province of Balochistan.
IBNS•May 14, 2025
IMF disburses $1.02 bn to Pakistan as virtual budget talks begin
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a second tranche of $1.023 billion to Pakistan under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF), the State Bank of Pakistan announced on Wednesday.
IBNS•May 14, 2025
Taiwan detects 35 sorties of PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels around its territory
Taiwan on Wednesday said it detected 35 sorties of People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, eight People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels, and two official ships operating around its region.
IBNS•May 14, 2025
Saudi Arabia, Qatar welcome Trump with ceremonial aerial escort
Six Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s welcomed US President Donald Trump's Air Force One with a ceremonial escort after he entered the country's airspace and headed towards Riyadh on Tuesday.
IBNS•May 14, 2025
Donald Trump visits Saudi Arabia: Washington secures $600Bln investment from Riyadh
The White House on Wednesday said Saudi Arabia will invest $600 billion in the US economy.
IBNS•May 14, 2025
IDF targets Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar, fate still not clear
A massive Israeli strike at a hospital in southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday targeted Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar, media reports said.
IBNS•May 14, 2025
Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander released from Hamas captivity
Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander has united with his family members after he was released from Hamas captivity on Monday.
IBNS•May 13, 2025
UN aviation body finds Russia responsible for downing Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014
A UN body has found that Russia was responsible for the 17 July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board.
IBNS•May 13, 2025
UN aviation body finds Russia responsible for downing Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014
A UN body has found that Russia was responsible for the 17 July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board.
IBNS•May 13, 2025
Ousted ex-PM Hasina's Awami League barred from contesting Bangladesh polls after EC suspends registration
Bangladesh Election Commission has suspended the registration of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, effectively barring the longest ruling political outfit in the country's history from contesting the next general polls.
IBNS•May 13, 2025
Starvation looms for one in five people in Gaza, say food security experts
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has said one in five people in Gaza – 500,000 – faces starvation, amid ongoing conflict with Israel.
IBNS•May 13, 2025
US, China agree to pause tariff war for 90 days, will slash reciprocal duties by 115 percent
The United States and China on Monday agreed to roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for a 90-day period initially in a bid to defuse the rising trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
IBNS•May 12, 2025
Hamas to release American hostage Edan Alexander, confirms Trump
Hamas will release American hostage Edan Alexander from its captivity, US President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday.
IBNS•May 12, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US position on Russia-Ukraine war remains on reaching 'immediate ceasefire'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Foreign Secretary David Lammy that the US position on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war remains to end the fighting and reach an 'immediate ceasefire'.
IBNS•May 12, 2025
Trade war de-escalation: US, China decide to roll back most tariffs for 90 days
China and the USA have decided to ease the trade tension by agreeing to roll back tariffs announced recently for an initial period of 90 days, as per a joint statement issued by the world's two largest economies.
IBNS•May 12, 2025
No Indian pilot in custody: Pakistan
The Pakistani Army on Sunday dismissed all media reports and confirmed that no Indian pilot was in their custody.
IBNS•May 12, 2025
Pakistan: Suicide attack in Peshawar leaves two cops killed
A suicide attack in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Sunday left at least two policemen killed, media reports said.
IBNS•May 11, 2025
Pakistan: Cop killed in Gwadar
A policeman died during an exchange of fire after attackers hurled a grenade near a mosque in Pakistan's Gwadar region on Sunday.
IBNS•May 11, 2025
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