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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese married his partner Jodie Haydon on Saturday, becoming the first sitting leader in the country to wed while in office.
Colombo/IBNS: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday transported 21 tonnes of relief supplies, more than 80 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, and eight tonnes of specialised equipment to Sri Lanka to support thousands displaced by severe flooding.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that one of the National Guard members, who was shot by a gunman in Washington DC, close to the White House, has died.
The death toll in the Hong Kong high-rise housing complex blaze, one of the deadliest recorded in the region in recent times, has touched 94, media reports said.
Two National Guard soldiers were critically injured on Wednesday after they were shot by a gunman, identified as an Afghan national, less than two blocks from the White House, authorities said.
The death toll from a massive fire that swept through residential apartments in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district has climbed to 44, with around 270 people still unaccounted for, authorities said on Thursday.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday announced it is suspending all immigration processing for Afghan nationals following a shooting near the White House that left two National Guard soldiers critically injured.
Washington/IBNS: A 29-year-old Afghan man arrested for shooting two West Virginia National Guard members near the White House had previously served alongside US forces, sources said.
This year alone, 4.6 million children in Ukraine are struggling to access education as they endure a fourth academic year under full-scale war.
Hong Kong/IBNS: Fire crews in Hong Kong were still battling a massive blaze on Thursday after a high-rise housing complex went up in flames, killing at least 55 people and leaving hundreds more missing, authorities said.
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal’s central bank on Thursday introduced newly redesigned Rs 100 banknotes featuring an updated national map that includes Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura—territories that India has consistently asserted are part of its domain.
Ottawa: Canada lifted the visa requirement for citizens of Qatar, the federal government announced Tuesday, allowing Qatari nationals to travel to Canada for business or tourism without a visa.
A devastating fire tore through seven high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, claiming 36 lives and leaving 279 people reported missing, media reports said.
A devastating fire tore through seven high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on Wednesday, killing 13 people, injuring more than a dozen others, and forcing hundreds to flee as towering flames lit up the night sky, media reports said.
Rawalpindi/IBNS: Amid a wave of rumours alleging that former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan "mysteriously" died in prison, his three sisters have come forward, accusing the police of violently assaulting them when they attempted to meet him.
More than one in four children globally – around 610 million – live with mothers who have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse by an intimate partner in the past year, making violence a part of their everyday lives, according to new data released by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday.
The Occupied Palestinian Territory is now in its deepest economic crisis ever recorded, with Gaza suffering an “unprecedented and catastrophic” collapse, according to a new report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) presented in Geneva on Tuesday.
Ottawa/IBNS: The Indian flag was desecrated, and "Kill India" chants erupted at an unofficial referendum organised by the banned Khalistani group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) in Ottawa on Sunday.
Australian senator Pauline Hanson has been suspended from Parliament for the remainder of the year after entering the Senate wearing a burqa as part of a protest calling for a nationwide ban on the garment, media reports said.
Reform UK has recorded a sharp rise in support across London, dealing another blow to Sadiq Khan’s administration as Labour’s numbers continue to slide, the Daily Express reported.
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan’s Taliban administration on Tuesday vowed to deliver a “measured response” after overnight airstrikes it accused Pakistan of carrying out killed 10 civilians, sharply escalating tensions a day after a deadly suicide bombing in Pakistan.
Beijing/IBNS: China on Tuesday dismissed the harassment allegations made by Pema Wangjom Thongdok, an Arunachal Pradesh–born woman, who claimed she was mistreated by officials at Shanghai Airport.
Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the 2025 femicide brief from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women confirms that femicide continues to take the lives of tens of thousands of women and girls worldwide, with no sign of real progress.
Students and cultural activists demonstrated in Bangladesh over the recent arrest of a baul singer over blasphemy charges for making derogatory remarks during a recent musical performance.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April, following a telephone conversation between the two leaders.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has warned that new tools like generative artificial intelligence could be easily misused without proper checks in place.
Ottawa: Canada approved major changes to its citizenship laws with the passage of Bill C-3, legislation designed to resolve long-standing gaps that prevented some Canadians from passing on citizenship to children born or adopted abroad.
The Malaysian government is planning to ban social media use for users under 16, as part of a wider effort to improve online safety for children, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.
Dubai/IBNS: A US Air Force (USAF) captain has openly criticised the organisers of the Dubai Air Show 2025 for going ahead with scheduled displays even after an Indian Air Force (IAF) Tejas fighter crashed, killing Wing Commander Namansh Syal.
Leaders from across the world are debating how industry can help tackle some of the world’s most urgent challenges – from climate change and food insecurity to the need for fairer supply chains – at the Global Industry Summit, which opened on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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