Pakistan: Police official shot dead in Quetta
Unknown gunmen shot dead the assistant superintendent of Quetta district jail in Pakistan on Tuesday.
IBNS•Feb 05, 2025
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US Postal Service suspends incoming parcels from China, Hong Kong amid Trump tariffs
The US Postal Service has suspended accepting parcels from mainland China and Hong Kong until further notice, escalating further tension between the world's two most powerful economies.
IBNS•Feb 05, 2025
Australia: Chinese DeepSeek AI bot banned from government devices citing security risks
Australia has become the latest nation to ban the use Chinese AI chatbot created by DeepSeek citing security risks.
IBNS•Feb 05, 2025
Donald Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza, Hamas calls his plan 'absurd'
President Donald Trump has said the USA will 'take over' war-hit Gaza and create a "Riviera of the Middle East" after resettling Palestinians elsewhere, a comment that created confusion and drew criticism of Hamas and ally Saudi Arabia.
IBNS•Feb 05, 2025
Gun attack in Sweden's adult school: Death toll touches 11
A shooting incident at an education centre in Sweden's Orebro city on Tuesday left at least 11 people, including the suspected gunman, dead, with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson describing it as 'worst mass shooting' witnessed by the country in its history.
IBNS•Feb 05, 2025
Shooting in Sweden education centre kills 10 including suspected assailant
Around 10 people were killed in a shooting that took place at an education centre in central Sweden on Tuesday, including the suspected assailant, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 04, 2025
Burj Khalifa: NASA astronaut shares stunning image of world's tallest building from space
UAE's Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest structure in the world and NASA astronaut Donald Roy Pettit recently shared a breathtaking image of the building from space, giving people a chance to see it from the top of Earth.
IBNS•Feb 04, 2025
Elon Musk claims DOGE employees are working 120 hours a week, internet users say this is 'crazy'
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has claimed employees of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are working for 120 hours a week, triggering an online debate over work culture.
IBNS•Feb 04, 2025
Twenty people, mostly women, die after car bomb hits Syria
At least 20 people, mostly women, died after a car bomb blast rocked Syria's Manbij city on Monday, the deadliest attack since ex-President Bashar al-Assad's government toppled in December.
IBNS•Feb 04, 2025
China counters Donald Trump with tariff on US goods and probe into Google
Beijing/Washington DC/IBNS: China has hit back at US president Donald Trump's 10 percent tariff on goods from Beijing with a counter tax and a probe into tech giant Google, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 04, 2025
US deports 205 Indians on a military aircraft in line with Trump's crackdown on illegal immigrants
New Delhi/IBNS: The United States has deported 205 Indians, who had illegally entered the country, on a US military aircraft in line with Donald Trump's crackdown on the illegal immigrants, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 04, 2025
South African school teacher allegedly cuts off religious string from Hindu student's wrist
A teacher allegedly cut off a religious string from the wrist of a Hindu student at a school in South Africa, triggering condemnation from the community.
IBNS•Feb 04, 2025
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urges President Donald Trump-led government to reconsider withdrawal from WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said he would “welcome constructive dialogue” with the United States government over President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the body.
IBNS•Feb 04, 2025
Donald Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico for a month, no breakthrough with Canada yet
Washington DC/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump paused tariffs on Mexico for one month after last-minute talks on Monday.
IBNS•Feb 03, 2025
Unidentified gunmen shoot down police official guarding polio vaccinators in Pakistan
Bike-borne gunmen shot dead a police official who was on duty to protect polio vaccinators in Khyber district of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 03, 2025
Bangladesh is safe home for all people irrespective of caste and religion, says Muhammad Yunus greeting Hindus on Saraswati Puja
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus, during whose regime the South Asian country witnessed a spike in attacks on minorities, wished the Hindu community members when they are worshipping Goddess Saraswati on Monday.
IBNS•Feb 03, 2025
Pakistan: Brothers allegedly kill sister fo making TikTok videos
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her brothers for making TikTok videos in Pakistan's Jhelum region.
IBNS•Feb 03, 2025
USA: United Airlines flight catches fire during takeoff at Houston Airport, panicked passengers evacuated
A United Airlines flight, which was travelling from Houston to New York, was evacuated after catching fire during takeoff on Sunday, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 03, 2025
UK to become first nation to make AI-generated child abuse material a crime
Britain will become the first nation in the world to make laws against the use of AI tools that are used to generate sexual abuse images, a government minister said.
IBNS•Feb 03, 2025
Philippines: Five Chinese nationals arrested for alleged spying activities
The National Bureau of Investigation-Special Task Force (NBI-STF) of Philippines, under the supervision of NBI Director Judge Jaime B. Santiago (Ret.), arrested five Chinese nationals engaged in illegal intelligence gathering that jeopardizes national security.
IBNS•Feb 02, 2025
USA: Former FRB Senior Adviser arrested for passing trade secret to China
A former Senior Adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (FRB) has been arrested on charges of conspiring to steal Federal Reserve trade secrets for the benefit of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), US Department of Justice said.
IBNS•Feb 02, 2025
‘Stood by you in darkest hours’: Trudeau issues emotional appeal to US after Trump’s 25% tariff
Washington DC: After US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25 percent tariff on nearly all Canadian imports, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminded Americans of his country’s unwavering support during their "darkest hours"—whether in the Iran hostage crisis, the war in Afghanistan, or devastating natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the recent California wildfires.
IBNS•Feb 02, 2025
Israel appoints new Army chief amid ongoing 42-day Gaza truce
Israel has appointed retired Major General Eyal Zamir as the country's armed forces chief, days after his predecessor resigned after taking responsibility for failing to prevent the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
IBNS•Feb 02, 2025
Mexico: Social media influencer Denisse Reyes dies after undergoing liposuction surgery
27-year-old Mexican social media influencer Denisse Reyes died from complications after suffering liposuction surgery at an unauthorized clinic in Chiapas state.
IBNS•Feb 02, 2025
Donald Trump imposes 25 pct tariffs on Canada, Mexico; invites strong retaliation
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump Saturday ordered 25 percent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10 percent on goods from China, citing a "major threat" by "illegal aliens".
IBNS•Feb 02, 2025
Pakistan: 22 security personnel killed in terror attacks in 24 hours, Army chief visits Balochistan
At least 23 terrorists and 22 Pakistani Army men were killed during counterterrorism operations in the South Asian country's Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past 24 hours, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 02, 2025
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Four dead after Moscow bombards school in Kursk, claims Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed that Moscow bombarded a boarding school in Ukrainian-occupied Russia.
IBNS•Feb 02, 2025
Pakistan: Cop shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Quetta
Unidentified assailants shot dead a policeman when he was returning from work in Quetta city of Pakistan, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 01, 2025
Taiwan cites data leaks concerns, bans public sector employees from using DeepSeek AI bot
Taiwan cited concerns over data leaks to the Chinese government and asked public sector employees not to use DeepSeek AI bot.
IBNS•Feb 01, 2025
Uyghur American Association to protest outside Chinese Embassy in Washington to remember Ghulja Massacre victims
The Uyghur American Association has announced to organise a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC to remember the victims of the Ghulja Massacre.
IBNS•Feb 01, 2025
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