Global crisis alert: Over 600 million kids trapped in violent households, UNICEF warns
Nov 26, 2025, at 04:12 pm
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.
UN warns: Gaza’s economy is crashing faster than anything ever seen before
Nov 26, 2025, at 02:14 pm
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.
Poll shock for Sadiq Khan: Labour slumps, Reform UK climbs
Nov 25, 2025, at 11:54 pm
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.
Australian senator suspended for rest of year after wearing Burqa in Parliament protest
Nov 25, 2025, at 11:46 pm
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.
Shocking UN Report: A woman is killed every 10 minutes in 2024 by someone she knows!
Nov 25, 2025, at 05:10 pm
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.
Nov 25, 2025, at 09:09 am
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.
Malaysia planning to bar under-16s from social media
Nov 25, 2025, at 12:40 am
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.
'Shocking decision to continue': US pilot quits Dubai Air Show after fatal Tejas crash
Nov 24, 2025, at 06:59 pm
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.
Who is Alaa' Haddadeh? Israel eliminates Hamas commander in Gaza
Nov 24, 2025, at 06:02 pm
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.
Industry at the heart of global solutions: Global summit opens in Riyadh
Nov 24, 2025, at 05:48 pm
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.
Who was Haytham Ali Tabatabai? Top Hezbollah commander killed in IDF airstrike on Beirut
Nov 24, 2025, at 09:53 am
The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday it killed Hezbollah’s military chief of staff, Haytham Ali Tabatabai, in an airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon.
Israel strikes Beirut: Top Hezbollah leader targeted in deadly airstrike
Nov 23, 2025, at 09:07 pm
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike on Sunday in Beirut, targeting a senior Hezbollah leader, escalating tensions in the region.
UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest as wealth gap widens
Nov 23, 2025, at 07:31 pm
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.
Nigeria in shock: Parents panic as wave of student abductions escalates
Nov 23, 2025, at 03:07 pm
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.
Nov 22, 2025, at 02:35 pm
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.
Shocking truth: Ending world hunger would cost less than 1% of global military spending!
Nov 19, 2025, at 04:30 pm
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).
UN report shows nearly half of global population now lives in cities
Nov 19, 2025, at 08:04 am
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.
Nov 18, 2025, at 03:50 pm
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.
Israel-Palestine conflict: UN Security Council adopts resolution endorsing Gaza peace plan
Nov 18, 2025, at 10:04 am
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday that endorses a peace plan for Gaza put forward by United States President Donald Trump and a temporary international force in the enclave following two years of war.
Ukraine’s housing nightmare: Millions displaced amid ongoing conflict with Russia
Nov 16, 2025, at 08:45 pm
Ukraine is facing what has been described as an “unprecedented housing crisis” three and a half years after the full-scale invasion of the Eastern European country by Russia.
Race for the next UN chief heats up — Security Council sparks high-stakes battle!
Nov 15, 2025, at 03:38 pm
The UN Security Council met on Friday for its annual debate over how it operates – including the process to select the next Secretary-General in 2026.
Shock in the UK: Chinese sex offender sentenced to life after chilling crimes exposed!
Nov 15, 2025, at 09:49 am
A Chinese national of Glaisher Street, Greenwich, SE8 3, has been sentenced in the UK to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years after pleading guilty to 24 counts involving six women.
Nov 14, 2025, at 09:44 am
More than nine in 10 children in Gaza are displaying signs of aggressive behaviour linked to more than two years of war between Hamas and Israel, welfare agencies have reported.
Ukraine rocked again: Russia launches massive strikes on Kyiv, 16 injured
Nov 14, 2025, at 09:10 am
At least 16 people were injured after Russia carried out a large-scale aerial attack on Ukraine's Kyiv city early Thursday, with drone and missile strikes hitting multiple parts of the capital, according to local media reports.
Virgin Atlantic passenger who threatened to gang-rape and kill flight attendant has term tripled
Nov 12, 2025, at 11:15 pm
London/IBNS: A British man who threatened to gang-rape and murder an air stewardess on a Virgin Atlantic flight has had his sentence tripled after a court found his original punishment too lenient.
Turkish military cargo plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia
Nov 11, 2025, at 10:29 pm
A Turkish Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane carrying 20 passengers and crew members crashed in Georgia while returning from Azerbaijan, Turkey’s defence ministry confirmed on Tuesday.
UN report warns refugee camps could become uninhabitable by 2050 amid rising extreme weather
Nov 11, 2025, at 05:19 pm
At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, while highlighting how much their plight is tied to the growing climate crisis.
Nov 10, 2025, at 10:08 pm
An Indian man has been sentenced to jail in the United Kingdom for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl during a British Airways flight from Mumbai to London, according to media reports.
Countdown to another Iran-Israel war? Tehran readies to 'fire 2,000 missiles in one go'
Nov 10, 2025, at 04:52 pm
Jerusalem/IBNS: A renewed Iran-Israel war may be just a matter of time, according to a report published by The New York Times on Sunday.
From Blacklist to White House: Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa arrives in US to meet Donald Trump
Nov 09, 2025, at 06:28 pm
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was recently removed by the US from the “terrorist” sanctions list, arrived in Washington DC on Saturday.