'A snake will remain a snake': Israel's envoy to UN on Erdogan's Gaza remarks
Oct 29, 2023, at 08:21 pm
Slamming Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for his comments on the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan said, "A snake will remain a snake".
Israel-Hamas conflict crisis escalates: UN calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire
Oct 29, 2023, at 07:44 pm
The United Nations on Saturday ramped up appeals for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza after another night of ground incursions and intense bombardment by Israeli forces left healthcare facilities without electricity and civilians across the ravaged enclave virtually “cut off from the outside world”.
Israel-Hamas crisis: London, and other cities witness pro-Palestine protest march
Oct 29, 2023, at 07:24 pm
A large number of pro-Palestine protesters have marched in London city and other cities in the UK when they urged Israel to end the attack on Gaza.
32 killed, 63 injured in multiple car collisions in Egypt: Ministry
Oct 29, 2023, at 06:45 pm
Cairo/IBNS/UNI: At least 32 people were killed and 63 others injured on Saturday in multiple vehicle collisions on a desert road near Egypt's Beheira governorate, according to the country's Ministry of Health.
Hamas says ready to talk with Israel on hostage issue
Oct 29, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Saturday said it is ready to hold talks with Israel on solving the hostage issue.
Turkey Prez Erdogan calls on Israel to cease attacks on Gaza Strip, get out of 'state of insanity'
Oct 29, 2023, at 08:57 am
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called on Israel to immediately get out of "the state of insanity" and cease its attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Intense street fights in Gaza as IDF strikes Hamas full force
Oct 29, 2023, at 02:47 am
Tel Aviv: Israeli forces remain in the northern Gaza Strip, following a series of intense attacks on Hamas by both air and artillery strikes, media reports said.
Kazakhstan: Mine fire leaves 25 dead
Oct 29, 2023, at 12:18 am
At least 25 people died as a fire broke out at a mine in Kazakhstan which is owned by steel major ArcelorMittal.
Syrian war at ‘worst point’ in four years, says Commission of Inquiry head
Oct 28, 2023, at 11:33 pm
The world cannot forget about Syria, the Head of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the country has said, while also highlighting how the war there is connected to the conflict raging in the Middle East.
Egypt: Multiple car collision leaves 32 people dead
Oct 28, 2023, at 10:49 pm
A crash involving multiple vehicles in Egypt has left 32 people dead, media reports said.
Israel says Hamas aerial array chief Asem Abu Rakaba killed
Oct 28, 2023, at 07:39 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday confirmed the killing of Hamas’ aerial array chief Asem Abu Rakaba during a strike on his hideout in Gaza.
Israel launches 'most intense' airstrikes across northern Gaza, internet services snapped
Oct 28, 2023, at 06:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Israel Friday night launched massive strikes across northern Gaza which according to reports were the most "intense" since the start of the war with Hamas on October 7.
57 United Nations relief agency workers killed in Israel-Hamas war
Oct 28, 2023, at 05:37 am
Gaza/IBNS: United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini confirmed Friday the loss of 57 of its workers in the Gaza Strip amid the Israeli-Hamas conflict.
Former UK PM Boris Johnson turns TV presenter at news channel
Oct 28, 2023, at 05:29 am
London/IBNS: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he would join television station GB News, adding another media role to his job as a columnist for the Daily Mail newspaper.
South Korea: Court upholds ban on same-sex relationship in military
Oct 28, 2023, at 12:41 am
A South Korean court has upheld a ban on same-sex relationships in the country's military, media reports said.
UNHCR says more than 114 million displaced by war, violence across the globe
Oct 27, 2023, at 08:53 pm
More than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes by the end of September 2023, due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations, UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday.
Over half of Hamas hostages hold foreign nationality, confirms Israel
Oct 27, 2023, at 05:13 am
Jerusalem/IBNS/UNI: At least 138 people out of an estimated 220 taken hostage by Hamas and held in Gaza are of foreign nationality, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
House fire in Mongolian capital claims seven lives
Oct 27, 2023, at 04:53 am
Ulan Bator/IBNS: Seven individuals lost their lives in a fire incident in a building in the Mongolian capital on Thursday morning, according to the National Emergency Management (NEM) Agency.
In never-before-seen footage, Israeli forces neutralise Hamas operatives, rescue civilians
Oct 26, 2023, at 10:45 pm
Tel Aviv: In a counter-assault against the Hamas attack on Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are taking action to rescue Israeli civilians in the Kibbutz Be'eri near the Southern Israel Border. In a video released by the IDF, soldiers can be seen chasing Hamas operatives and swiftly neutralising them.
Israel delays invasion of Gaza after US request: Reports
Oct 26, 2023, at 05:12 am
Israel has agreed to postpone its planned invasion of Gaza in exchange for the United States’ rapid deployment of missile defense systems to protect its forces in the region, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Israel-Hamas war: Death toll in West Bank rises to 103, says Palestinian Health Ministry
Oct 26, 2023, at 01:43 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: The death toll in the West Bank has risen to 103 since the latest armed conflict between Israel and Hamas broke out on October 7, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Empowering Democracy: Protecting Freedom of Expression and Media Integrity in Uzbekistan
Oct 25, 2023, at 08:41 pm
Freedom of speech, opinion and information is a fundamental human right. According to Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes the freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Legislative changes introduced in Uzbekistan to protect property rights
Oct 25, 2023, at 08:34 pm
Uzbekistan has introduced a number of changes to improve legislation on the protection of property rights. Primarily, the changes were made to the updated Constitution.
Israel-Hamas conflict: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire
Oct 25, 2023, at 04:10 pm
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire to 'ease epic suffering, make the delivery of aid easier and safer and facilitate the release of hostages', in the Gaza Strip.
Israel-Palestine conflict: Gaza facing fuel shortage, healthcare crisis
Oct 25, 2023, at 02:51 pm
On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday (October 24, 2023) pleaded for desperately needed fuel deliveries and other relief items to prevent the already dire situation in the enclave from worsening further.
Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: Guterres
Oct 24, 2023, at 09:09 pm
With 735 million people going hungry last year and three billion unable to afford a healthy diet, the world is “going backwards on our goal of zero hunger by 2030”, the UN chief told the Committee on World Food Security on Monday.
Haiti: UN envoy upholds critical role of elections amid rising gang violence
Oct 24, 2023, at 08:57 pm
The security situation continues to deteriorate in Haiti as gang violence grows, and elections are crucial for the sustainable rule of law, the UN Special Representative in the country, María Isabel Salvador, told the Security Council on Monday.
The Royal Mint celebrates 'The Snowman' by releasing official 50p coin
Oct 24, 2023, at 07:12 pm
The Royal Mint, the official maker of UK coins, recently launched a collectable 50p coin celebrating Raymond Briggs’ iconic picture book The Snowman.
Oct 24, 2023, at 06:02 pm
At least 2,000 children have died in Gaza in the past 17 days since the conflict between Hamas group and Israel started, claimed an international aid agency.
Israel-Hamas conflict: Six UN refugee agency workers died in Gaza in past 24 hours
Oct 24, 2023, at 05:16 pm
Six UN’s Palestinian refugee agency workers were killed in the past 24 hours in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between the Hamas group and Israel.