Ottawa/IBNS: The Government of Canada will waive off temporary residence application fees for foreign nationals who fled Sudan with their Canadian family members, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship has announced.
Toronto/IBNS: Upcoming Toronto’s 2023 by-election for mayor has created the availability of thousands of jobs including ballot officers, tabulator officers, customer service officers and standby officers, a news release has said.
Tokyo/IBNS: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in the central Ishikawa region of Japan, as reported by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged NATO on Thursday to provide a clear timeline for when his country will be able to join the alliance.
Toronto/IBNS: Canada's TD Bank Group has reportedly called off its US$13.4-billion takeover deal to acquire First Horizon Corp. over regulatory approval delay.
Ottawa/IBNS: A tentative four-year deal was reached last night between the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and more than 35,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)'s Union of Taxation Employees (UTE) members ending a second strike of federal public servants just after the tax season wrapped up.
Peshawar: The Lakki Marwat region in Pakistan recently witnessed a peaceful demonstration following the three terror attacks on the Pakistan Army installations on Thursday night.
New York: The number of people who need urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, due to conflict, climatic change, and COVID-19 impacts, the UN and partners said in a report published on Wednesday.
New York: There must be accountability from the Israeli Government following the death of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan, two independent UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, referring to the mass arbitrary detention of Palestinians as “cruel” and “inhumane.”
New York: On Wednesday, a large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts expressed concern over the possibly imminent execution of three members of the Howeitat tribe in Saudi Arabia, urging authorities to stop the process.
New York: Fighting in Sudan must stop now before the conflict and the spreading humanitarian catastrophe further ravage the country, and the region, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.
New York: Fighting in Sudan must stop now before the conflict and the spreading humanitarian catastrophe further ravage the country, and the region, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.
Helsinki/Finland: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday refuted Moscow's allegation of Ukraine's involvement in a plot to assassinate Russian leader Vladimir Putin following Russia's claim that two drones were downed near the Kremlin.
Washington/IBNS: The United States declared a fresh military assistance package of $300 million to Ukraine, which includes a significant amount of ammunition to prepare for an upcoming assault against Russian troops who are invading the country,on Wednesday.
Ottawa/IBNS: The government of Canada is reportedly holding back all or part of tax refunds of some taxpayers saying that they were ineligible to receive Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) payments
Moscow/IBNS: Russia Wednesday accused Ukraine of attempting to kill President Vladimir Putin as it claimed to have shot down two drones that were used in the alleged attack on Kremlin building.
The remains of an Australian man, who had disappeared during a fishing trip in an area inhabited by crocodiles, have been found inside two crocodiles, media reports said.
New York: Corruption and its staggering costs have hobbled sustainable development in all countries, but fresh efforts are making inroads, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Tuesday at a special meeting to tackle the scourge and give the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development a much-needed boost.
At least two soldiers were hurt as a landmine planted on the main Bara-Tirah Road exploded during routine bomb detection exercise on Sunday morning, media reports said.
Toronto: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau recently attended Khalsa Day celebrations in Toronto City.
New York: Disinformation, hate speech and deadly attacks against journalists are threatening freedom of the press worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, calling for greater solidarity with the people who bring us the news.
New York: The UN chief has pledged that the Organization “will never be silent” when women and girls’ rights are under attack, as they are today in Afghanistan, and declared that the Taliban ban on Afghan women doing lifesaving humanitarian work is putting millions of lives in jeopardy there.
Houston: Police have arrested a man who is suspected to have shot dead five of his neighbours near Houston city of the US on Friday.
London: The Metropolitan Police on Tuesday said a man was arrested after he allegedly threw shotgun cartridges into the grounds of Buckingham Palace in London.
Ottawa/IBNS: The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Treasury Board covering more than 120,000 federal government workers across the country.
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head next week to the United Kingdom to attend King Charles’s coronation, according to an official in his office.
Akron: Akron police are currently investigating a case related to the shooting of three people at a hookah lounge in the US city on Saturday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: At least three terrorists died and several others were apprehended in three separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
A dust storm forced dozens of vehicles to crash along a major highway in the Central Illinois region of the US on Monday which left at least six people dead, media reports said.
Bryansk/Russia: A freight train was derailed on Monday following an explosion in a Russian region bordering Ukraine, according to a social media post by the local governor, no casualties were reported in the incident.
