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Who is Alaa' Haddadeh? Israel eliminates Hamas commander in Gaza

Who is Alaa' Haddadeh? Israel eliminates Hamas commander in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed 'eliminating' Hamas commander Alaa' Haddadeh, with both Israel and the Palestinian group continuing to accuse each other of ceasefire violations.

IBNSNov 24, 2025
Parade turns to carnage in Pakistan: Bombers storm  Federal Constabulary HQ in Peshawar in deadly attack

Parade turns to carnage in Pakistan: Bombers storm Federal Constabulary HQ in Peshawar in deadly attack

At least three Federal Constabulary (FC) officials were killed and three terrorists shot dead after an attack on the paramilitary force’s headquarters in Peshawar on Monday, according to media reports.

IBNSNov 24, 2025
Who was Haytham Ali Tabatabai? Top Hezbollah commander killed in IDF airstrike on Beirut

Who was Haytham Ali Tabatabai? Top Hezbollah commander killed in IDF airstrike on Beirut

The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday it killed Hezbollah’s military chief of staff, Haytham Ali Tabatabai, in an airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon.

IBNSNov 24, 2025
India, Canada start CEPA negotiations targeting USD 50 billion in trade by 2030

India, Canada start CEPA negotiations targeting USD 50 billion in trade by 2030

Johannesburg/IBNS: India and Canada agreed to launch negotiations on a high-ambition Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) aimed at doubling bilateral trade to USD 50 billion by 2030.

IBNSNov 23, 2025
India, Australia and Canada launch trilateral tech partnership at G20 summit

India, Australia and Canada launch trilateral tech partnership at G20 summit

Johannesburg/IBNS: India, Australia, and Canada officially launched a new trilateral technology and innovation partnership, named the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation Partnership (ACITI), aimed at enhancing cooperation in critical minerals, clean energy, and artificial intelligence (AI).

IBNSNov 23, 2025
Israel strikes Beirut: Top Hezbollah leader targeted in deadly airstrike

Israel strikes Beirut: Top Hezbollah leader targeted in deadly airstrike

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike on Sunday in Beirut, targeting a senior Hezbollah leader, escalating tensions in the region.

IBNSNov 23, 2025
UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest as wealth gap widens

UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest as wealth gap widens

Ministers and leaders from across the world’s 44 least developed countries have pledged to accelerate industrialisation that benefits all, and strengthen resilience in the face of global challenges, at an international UN conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

IBNSNov 23, 2025
Nigeria in shock: Parents panic as wave of student abductions escalates

Nigeria in shock: Parents panic as wave of student abductions escalates

School owners, teachers and parents in Nigeria have voiced alarm over the surge in student abductions across educational institutions, particularly in the country’s northern region, where a series of attacks has intensified security fears.

IBNSNov 23, 2025
Canadian PM Mark Carney honours Ukraine on Holodomor Memorial Day

Canadian PM Mark Carney honours Ukraine on Holodomor Memorial Day

Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed Ukrainians on the occasion of the 92nd Holodomor Memorial Day on Thursday.

IBNSNov 22, 2025
Canada: 750 pairs of children’s shoes lit by candles at Winnipeg honouring youngest victims of Russia-Ukraine War

Canada: 750 pairs of children’s shoes lit by candles at Winnipeg honouring youngest victims of Russia-Ukraine War

Winnipeg/IBNS: A memorial ceremony at the Manitoba Legislature Building on Thursday featured 750 pairs of children’s shoes lit by candles and arranged on the building’s steps to honour the youngest victims of the Russia-Ukraine war.

IBNSNov 22, 2025
Mass abduction shocks Nigeria: Bandits storm Catholic School, take 215 students and 12 teachers hostage

Mass abduction shocks Nigeria: Bandits storm Catholic School, take 215 students and 12 teachers hostage

Armed bandits attacked a private Catholic school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State on Friday, abducting 215 students and 12 teachers, according to local media reports.

IBNSNov 22, 2025
'You can just say yes': Trump gives jaw-dropping answer on fascism to Mamdani!

'You can just say yes': Trump gives jaw-dropping answer on fascism to Mamdani!

Washington DC/IBNS: A surprise intervention from his staunch opponent US President Donald Trump saved New York City's new and first Muslim Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani from a question on whether he affirms the Republican is a "fascist".

IBNSNov 22, 2025
Trump calls meeting with Mamdani ‘productive,’ says he hopes he will be a ‘great Mayor'

Trump calls meeting with Mamdani ‘productive,’ says he hopes he will be a ‘great Mayor'

US President Donald Trump on Friday called his meeting with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “very productive,” signalling an end to the sharp exchanges that had marked the election campaign.

IBNSNov 22, 2025
Texas Governor designates major Muslim civil rights group a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’

Texas Governor designates major Muslim civil rights group a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’

Austin/IBNS: Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, issued a proclamation on Tuesday branding one of the country’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisations as a “foreign terrorist organisation,” asserting that the move would give the state authority to attempt shutting it down.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Canadian PM Carney seals investment agreement with UAE amid concerns over Sudan conflict

Canadian PM Carney seals investment agreement with UAE amid concerns over Sudan conflict

Toronto/IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an investment protection agreement with the UAE on his visit to Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
'Unfair and Unacceptable': Trades workers protest after Ontario cancels 2,680 immigration applications

'Unfair and Unacceptable': Trades workers protest after Ontario cancels 2,680 immigration applications

Toronto/IBNS: Over a hundred skilled trades workers and their supporters gathered for a third consecutive day of protests outside Queen’s Park, Toronto on Wednesday, demanding that the Ontario government reverse its sudden suspension of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

IBNSNov 20, 2025
'Ready for whatever happens': NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to meet Trump despite threats

'Ready for whatever happens': NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to meet Trump despite threats

New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he is “ready for whatever happens” ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, emphasising that lowering the cost of living will be his top priority.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
Gen-Z protests erupt in Nepal again, curfew reimposed in Bara district

Gen-Z protests erupt in Nepal again, curfew reimposed in Bara district

Kathmandu/IBNS: Curfew has been enforced in parts of Nepal following renewed clashes between young protesters and supporters of the former ruling party toppled during the deadly “Gen Z” uprising in September.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
Pakistan on ‘full alert’ as defence minister says all-out war with India ‘cannot be ruled out’

Pakistan on ‘full alert’ as defence minister says all-out war with India ‘cannot be ruled out’

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday cautioned that an “all-out war” with India cannot be ruled out, saying the country remains on “full alert” as regional tensions continue to spike.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
US greenlights $93 million sale of Javelin missiles, Excalibur projectiles to India

US greenlights $93 million sale of Javelin missiles, Excalibur projectiles to India

Washington/New Delhi/IBNS: The United States has approved a potential $92.8 million sale of Javelin missile systems, Excalibur artillery projectiles, and associated equipment to India. 

IBNSNov 20, 2025
Swedish royals visit Ottawa as nations sign strategic partnership deal

Swedish royals visit Ottawa as nations sign strategic partnership deal

Toronto/IBNS: The Swedish royal couple, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday for a rare three-day state visit.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
6,000 days and still no answers: World’s longest protest camp exposes Pakistan’s unending Baloch disappearances

6,000 days and still no answers: World’s longest protest camp exposes Pakistan’s unending Baloch disappearances

Baloch National Movement Chairman Naseem Baluch has said the protest camp established by the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) has reached 6,000 days.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
'We hit India from Red Fort to Kashmir's forests': Pakistan leader's explosive admission

'We hit India from Red Fort to Kashmir's forests': Pakistan leader's explosive admission

Muzaffarabad/IBNS: A recent statement by Pakistani politician Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has reignited debate over Islamabad’s involvement in cross-border terrorism, as Haq openly claimed that militant groups carried out strikes in India “from the Red Fort to the forests of Kashmir,” triggering widespread outrage.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
US report says China masterminded 'disinformation campaign' on Rafale after Operation Sindoor

US report says China masterminded 'disinformation campaign' on Rafale after Operation Sindoor

New Delhi/IBNS: China mounted a coordinated disinformation campaign after India’s Operation Sindoor, aiming to undermine global confidence in Rafale fighter jets and promote its own J-35 aircraft, according to the annual report of the US–China Economic and Security Review Commission submitted to the US Congress.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
Shocking truth: Ending world hunger would cost less than 1% of global military spending!

Shocking truth: Ending world hunger would cost less than 1% of global military spending!

Ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year — less than one per cent of the $21.9 trillion spent on military budgets over the past decade, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

IBNSNov 19, 2025
How hard India hit! Pakistan still repairing airbases six months after Operation Sindoor

How hard India hit! Pakistan still repairing airbases six months after Operation Sindoor

New Delhi/Islamabad/IBNS: More than six months after India launched precision strikes on Pakistani military installations during the four-day conflict known as Operation Sindoor, new satellite imagery suggests that Pakistan is still working to repair key sites hit during the confrontation.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
Biggest Deal Yet? Trump, MBS sign F-35, nuclear and AI pacts

Biggest Deal Yet? Trump, MBS sign F-35, nuclear and AI pacts

The United States and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday finalized a sweeping series of landmark agreements, including the long-anticipated sale of F-35 fighter jets, the White House said.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
Jamal Khashoggi killing: Trump defends Saudi Crown Prince, says MBS 'knew nothing'

Jamal Khashoggi killing: Trump defends Saudi Crown Prince, says MBS 'knew nothing'

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the royal “knew nothing” about the incident. Trump suggested the question was raised during the Crown Prince’s visit to the United States to “embarrass” him.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
UN report shows nearly half of global population now lives in cities

UN report shows nearly half of global population now lives in cities

Forty-five per cent of the 8.2 billion people on the planet live in cities, which is only going to increase as the world becomes increasingly urban.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
Rising fraud, trafficking, kidnapping cases: Why has Iran suspended visa-free entry for Indian citizens

Rising fraud, trafficking, kidnapping cases: Why has Iran suspended visa-free entry for Indian citizens

Tehran/IBNS: Indians will no longer be able to enter Iran without a visa from November 22, as Tehran has suspended its visa-free facility in response to a surge in fraud, trafficking, and exploitation cases involving Indian travellers.

IBNSNov 18, 2025

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