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Donald Trump eyes deal in Beijing as China gauges U.S. decline

Washington and Beijing announce May 13-15 visit of U.S. President to China with trade, technology, and Taiwan on the agenda

11 May 2026 11:16 am
Americans from virus-hit ship will not necessarily be quarantined: official

The U.S. passengers, all of whom are asymptomatic, will be taken to a specialised centre in the rural state of Nebraska, but will not necessarily be quarantined there, says Mr. Bhattacharya

11 May 2026 9:57 am
Turkish Airlines jet catches fire while landing at Nepals main airport; all passengers safe

Several planes bound for Kathmandu were put on hold while officials were investigating and attempting to clear the only runway available at the airport

11 May 2026 9:16 am
Under-threat British PM Starmer to attempt reset after disastrous polls

On May 10, 2026, Education Minister Bridget Phillipson said a leadership contest was not the answer as Labour licks its wounds from last weeks election drubbing

11 May 2026 8:45 am
Remains of U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco recovered

The two were reported missing May 2 after participating in African Lion, an annual multinational military exercise held in Morocco

11 May 2026 8:31 am
U.S. President Trump to pay state visit to China from May 13 to 15

The visit comes in the midst of a prolonged U.S.-Israel-Iran war causing a global energy crisis and the increasing tensions between the two countries over a host of issues, including Taiwan

11 May 2026 8:07 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump rejects Irans peace proposal as 'totally unacceptable'

Donald Trump received the Iranian proposal on May 10 amid hopes that it could lead to a breakthrough to end the war

11 May 2026 7:26 am
Plane with U.K. citizens from hantavirus ship lands in Manchester

A British official said 20 of them had flown in on the special flight to Manchester; the other two did not live in Britain and would be travelling to their countries of residence

11 May 2026 4:41 am
Iran responds to U.S. ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as unacceptable

Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, and to ensure the security of shipping, state TV said

11 May 2026 2:44 am
Syria sets first cabinet reshuffle since Assad ouster, state media reports

The reshuffle is the first since the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad and comes around a year and a half into the five-year transitional period set out in Syrias constitutional declaration

10 May 2026 11:41 pm
Militia kill at least 69 in DR Congo: local, security sources

Two ethnic groups the Hema and the Lendu have been locked in a long-running violent conflict in Ituri, a gold-rich province that borders Uganda and South Sudan

10 May 2026 11:04 pm
India, Trinidad and Tobago sign eight MoUs during Jaishankar visit

Agreements on tourism, healthcare, infrastructure and Ayurveda signed during External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankars two-day visit, as both sides review progress on initiatives announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit last year

10 May 2026 7:27 pm
Explosion at coal mine in Colombia, at least four trapped

The explosion happened on Saturday (May 9) afternoon at the Las Quintas mine in Pueblo Viejo, a village in Cucunuba municipality, said Jorge Emilio Rey, governor of the department of Cundinamarca.

10 May 2026 6:20 pm
Bangladeshs HC rejects detained Hindu monks bail petition

Chattogram Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal on January 19 indicted Das, a former ISKCON leader, and 38 others in connection with the death of the lawyer in Chattogram and opened a trial against him.

10 May 2026 5:23 pm
U.K.'s Starmer says his government is a ten-year project despite calls to quit

We got a real kicking from the voters, theres no escaping that, says Bridget Phillipson, the Education Minister.

10 May 2026 4:44 pm
Indonesian rescuers find hikers' bodies after volcanic eruption

Their bodies were found not far from where the remains of an Indonesian hiker had been found a day earlier, says National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Abdul Muhari in a statement

10 May 2026 4:19 pm
Iran ceasefire tested as cargo ship catches fire after being hit off Qatar's coast

Washington has been awaiting Iran's response to a new proposal for a deal to end the war, reopen the strait to shipping and roll back Iran's nuclear programme

10 May 2026 3:58 pm
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill three, medics say, testing fragile ceasefire

Medics said an air strike killed one person in the Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, while another killed the head of the criminal police force in Khan Younis, Wessam Abdel-Hadi, and his aide, according to Gazas Hamas-run Interior Ministry

10 May 2026 3:22 pm
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Spain's Canary Islands

The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius arrived at the Spanish port of Granadilla escorted by a Civil Guard vessel, AFP journalists reported, confirmed by data from the maritime tracking service VesselFinder

10 May 2026 11:46 am
Twelve Pakistani police officers killed in car bombing and shootout

A militant alliance known as the Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the attack

10 May 2026 10:52 am
EAM Jaishankar hands over India-assisted agro-processing facility in South Trinidad

S. Jaishankar arrived in Port of Spain from Paramaribo on May 8 on the concluding leg of his three-nation tour of Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at deepening Indias engagement with the Caribbean nations

10 May 2026 9:19 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Rubio meets Qatari PM as U.S. awaits Iran's response

Iran on May 9 said it was still reviewing the United States proposal linked to ongoing negotiations over the West Asia conflict

10 May 2026 8:00 am
Dozens killed in fresh attacks in central Mali: local, security sources

Attacks on May 8 were claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), who had already killed at least 30 people in attacks on villages on May 6

10 May 2026 6:47 am
Putin says Ukraine war winding down, blasts West for backing Kyiv

The Russian President said he was ready to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a third country only once all conditions for a potential peace agreement were settled

10 May 2026 1:56 am
Rubio defends new U.S. sanctions on Cuba, targeting military-run conglomerate GAESA

Established in the 1990s under military control, GAESA was the Cuban Armed Forces' strategic response to the economic collapse that followed the Soviet Union's fall and the tightening of U.S. sanctions in place at the time

9 May 2026 10:39 pm
UN mission in Democratic Republic of Congo warns of wave of attacks in east

The mineral-rich eastern DRC has been plagued for three decades by conflict involving various armed groups, militia and army troops

9 May 2026 10:07 pm
Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill four; southern airstrikes claim at least 13 lives

The Israeli military said Hezbollah fired explosive drones into Israel near the border with Lebanon adding that three soldiers were wounded, one of them seriously, in one of the attacks

9 May 2026 10:02 pm
U.K. PM Starmer turns to Labour Party grandees after tough local election verdict

On the appointment of the two Labour Party grandees, Mr. Starmer said that as Britains longest-serving chancellor, former PM Gordon Brown is well placed to work with international allies to boost the countrys security and resilience

9 May 2026 9:36 pm
Indonesian rescuers find 1 body after volcano eruption as search continues for 2 more

Rescuers on May 9, recovered the body of an Indonesian woman who was caught in a volcanic eruption at Mount Dukono on Indonesias remote island of Halmahera a day earlier, as search operations continued to find the bodies of two Singaporeans

9 May 2026 7:23 pm
Israel to release two Gaza flotilla activists ahead of deportation: rights group

After over a week of Israeli detention, Saif and Avila are said to be released.

9 May 2026 7:03 pm
Plane hits pedestrian during takeoff at Denver airport

Frontier Flight 4345 reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at around 11:19 p.m. on May 9, says Denver International Airport in a statement

9 May 2026 5:25 pm
Australia's far-right party wins first lower house seat

The result is in line with a surge of electoral support for far-right populist parties globally. Britain's ruling Labour party this week suffered a widespread loss of seats at council elections

9 May 2026 4:40 pm
Three Indian-origin men in Canada convicted of couples murder

The couple was found dead in their Abbotsford residence in May 2022

9 May 2026 4:14 pm
Tariffs and rare earths: Lula da Silva positions Brazil as a global player in U.S. visit

The buzz intensified when Flvio Bolsonaro, the presumptive far-right candidate, flew to Miami a day before Mr. Lulas meeting with Donald Trump on May 8, 2026

9 May 2026 4:08 pm
Pakistan security forces kill 5 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Four terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in the military engagement in the Tank district, the statement said

9 May 2026 3:45 pm
Army is fighting 'aggressive' NATO-backed force in Victory Day speech: Russian President Putin

The parade was vastly scaled back compared to previous years, with no military hardware on display for the first time in nearly two decades and only a handful of foreign dignitaries in attendance

9 May 2026 3:34 pm
Labour loses power in Wales for first time since 1999 devolution

Wales waves good-bye to Labour for first time since 1999 as the nationalist Plaid Cymrus leader Rhun ap Iorwerth wins the election echoing its need for a change of leadership

9 May 2026 1:47 pm
Magyar to become Hungarys regime change PM

The former government insider-turned-critic scored a landslide victory last month, pledging wide-ranging reforms to fight corruption

9 May 2026 12:42 pm
Handwriting on new Epstein note matches one found after his death, say experts

They are written by the same person, said Bart Baggett, who founded the forensic analysis firm Handwriting Experts Inc. and has testified in court as an expert witness more than 130 times

9 May 2026 11:58 am
Top Sri Lankan Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse

Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested at a private hospital in the capital Colombo, where he had sought treatment over the weekend amid an investigation into the alleged abuse of the 11-year-old girl in 2022

9 May 2026 11:43 am
India, IOM discuss expanding, diversifying regular migration pathways

Discussions focussed on expanding and diversifying regular migration pathways and on Indias proactive approach to the implementation of GCM and IOM activities in India, Kirti Vardhan Singh said

9 May 2026 11:12 am
U.S. authorities cancel cruise ship worker visas as part of child sexual abuse images case

The authorities boarded eight cruise ships in late April and determined that 27 people, mostly from the Philippines, were involved in he receipt, possession, transportation, distribution, or viewing of child sexual abuse images, says U.S. Customs and Border Protection

9 May 2026 11:07 am
WHO chief due in Canaries to coordinate hantavirus ship evacuation

The only hantavirus strain that can transmit from person to person Andes virus has been confirmed among those who have tested positive, fuelling international concern

9 May 2026 11:06 am
Cricket gives special dimension to India-Trinidad and Tobago ties: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Port of Spain from Paramaribo on May 8, 2026 on the concluding leg of his three-nation tour of Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago

9 May 2026 10:24 am
Two killed as U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific

Video posted on social media by U.S. Southern Command shows a black, boat-shaped image before what appears to be an explosion, followed by a column of fire rising from the ocean

9 May 2026 9:17 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says expecting Iran response to latest proposal soon

A U.S. fighter jet disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers to enforce a port blockade, Iranian officials accused the United States of violating the ceasefire with the tanker strikes and hampering diplomatic efforts to end the conflict

9 May 2026 7:30 am
Why U.S. Project Freedom couldnt secure free navigation in Strait of Hormuz

Though U.S. President Donald Trump cited progress in negotiations with Iran as the reason for calling off the initiative project

9 May 2026 7:16 am
U.S. plans evacuation flight for Americans on hantavirus ship

The U.S. State Department said it was coordinating with the Spanish government as well as other U.S. federal agencies.

9 May 2026 6:47 am
U.S. fire on Iran tankers sparks reprisals as deal hangs in balance

Iranian officials accused the United States of violating the ceasefire with the tanker strikes and hampering diplomatic efforts to end the conflict

9 May 2026 4:52 am