'Fired and festive': 'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert bows out

The show, which Colbert has hosted since 2015, was axed after he mocked CBS for a $16 million settlement with Trump
22 May 2026, 09:35 AM

Official warns US could halt immigration, customs processing at 'sanctuary city' airports: Reuters

Transport secretary says politics should not ground flights in US states
22 May 2026, 08:43 AM

US pins hopes on mediator Pakistan in push to end Iran war

Asim Munir could visit Tehran as early as Thursday, Iranian media reports
22 May 2026, 08:40 AM

UN votes 141‑8 to back ICJ climate opinion; US among few to oppose

US joins Russia, Saudi Arabia in opposing UN climate resolution
22 May 2026, 01:52 AM

Iran supreme leader says enriched uranium must stay in country

Trump told Israel this will happen, Israeli officials say
22 May 2026, 00:17 AM

Israel deports all foreign activists

Israel said yesterday it had deported all the foreign activists seized by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, following global outcry over their treatment in custody.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Trump says he will speak with Taiwan leader

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said yesterday he would be “happy” to talk to US leader Donald Trump, a conversation that would break more than four decades of diplomatic protocol and drew pre-emptive ire from China.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Russia, China voice support for Cuba

China said it supported Cuba and urged the United States to “stop brandishing the judicial stick” against the country, after Washington indicted the Caribbean island’s former leader Raul Castro on murder charges.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Taliban’s new decree draws criticism from UN

The Taliban government’s new decree on marriage separation “reinforces systemic discrimination” and erodes the rights of Afghan women and girls, the United Nations said yesterday.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Trump, Netanyahu split on Iran war call

US President Donald Trump had a tense conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that reflected their different views on how to proceed with the Iran war, a US official told CNN.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Harvard unveils reform to fight grade inflation

Harvard announced Wednesday it will limit how many top marks professors can give undergraduate students, moving to fight grade inflation at one of America’s most storied universities.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s oil refinery: Kyiv

A Ukrainian drone strike killed two people in Russia’s central Samara region yesterday, the local governor said, as Kyiv claimed a strike on a major oil refinery in the area.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM

UK net migration halves in 2025 to 171,000

Net migration to the UK fell by nearly half in the 12 months to December 2025 to 171,000, the official statistics agency said yesterday, providing some relief on a key issue for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM

US, Iran gap widens over nuclear issue

The US and Iran stuck to opposing stances yesterday over Tehran’s uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, although US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there had been “some good signs” in talks.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Pakistan army chief due in Iran

Trump says talks on 'borderline'
21 May 2026, 14:45 PM

Tehran reviewing latest US response as Trump suggests he can wait

Pakistan continues to mediate between two sides
21 May 2026, 13:07 PM

Close shave: laser hair removal device sparks Australia airport evacuation

A bomb disposal unit was called to an Australian airport on Thursday -- only to find the suspicious object was a laser hair removal device
21 May 2026, 09:28 AM

SpaceX IPO filing lays bare losses and Musk control as it stakes future on AI

SpaceX IPO could reshape late-stage tech funding, targets $1.75 trillion valuation
21 May 2026, 09:08 AM

Zuckerberg says he feels 'weight' of Meta layoffs

Meta began laying off roughly 8,000 employees Wednesday -- about 10 percent of its global workforce -- as co-founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg pushes to redirect resources toward an ambitious artificial intelligence agenda
21 May 2026, 08:58 AM

Central Africa: Did US aid cuts worsen Ebola outbreak?

DRC and Uganda are fighting to contain a dramatic Ebola outbreak, which went unnoticed for a long time. Are US aid cuts to blame for the delayed crisis response?
21 May 2026, 08:55 AM