Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill - and counting

Businesses are grappling with soaring energy prices, fractured supply ‌chains and trade routes severed by Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz
18 May 2026, 18:07 PM

Israeli strike in east Lebanon kills Islamic Jihad commander: state media

17-year-old daughter among dead; emergency workers search rubble for survivors
18 May 2026, 11:58 AM

Brain implants allow us to move and talk. But they could also be hacked

Scientists are investigating if a kind of technology, known as the brain-computer interface, could help patients move and communicate better
18 May 2026, 08:06 AM

WHO keeps evaluation of hantavirus as 'low risk'

The World Health Organization said Sunday it was maintaining its assessment of the hantavirus outbreak as "low risk" as the cruise ship where the outbreak originated approached the Netherlands
18 May 2026, 07:58 AM

‘Clock is ticking’ for Iran: Trump

President Donald Trump yesterday warned Iran “there won’t be anything left of them” if Tehran does not quickly agree to a peace deal with the United States.
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Israel-Lebanon talks a ‘dead-end’

Israeli strikes targeted eastern and southern Lebanon yesterday, state media reported, despite a fragile ceasefire, as a Hezbollah lawmaker called Lebanon’s negotiations with Israel a “dead-end”.
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM

WHO declares Ebola emergency in DR Congo

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a crisis that the World Health Organization declared an international health emergency yesterday.
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Iran eyes new power source under Hormuz

Emboldened by its successful wartime blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is turning to one of the hidden arteries in the global economy: subsea cables beneath the waterway that carry vast internet and financial traffic between Europe, Asia and the Persian Gulf.
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Havana issues ‘enemy attack’ survival guide

Cuba has posted a “family guide” on provincial websites on how to survive “potential enemy attacks,” as the communist-run island reels from US pressure and energy shortages.
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Senator loses primary bid to Trump-backed challenger

A Louisiana senator bidding for a third term lost his Republican primary on Saturday -- in the latest demonstration of US President Donald Trump’s hold over his party.
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Venezuela expels Maduro ally Alex Saab to US again

Former Venezuelan industry minister Alex Saab, a close ally of deposed president Nicolas Maduro, was expelled to the United States on Saturday for a second time, Venezuelan officials said in a statement.
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on May 27

Dhul Hijjah crescent moon sighted
17 May 2026, 22:22 PM

Taiwan's leader says island will not be 'traded away'

Presses US to keep selling weapons to them to maintain regional peace
17 May 2026, 21:42 PM

Drone strike starts fire outside UAE nuclear plant

The plant began operations in 2020 and is 200 kilometres west of the UAE's capital Abu Dhabi, near the borders with Saudi Arabia and Qatar
17 May 2026, 18:04 PM

Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 32nd time

Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, reached the 8,849-metre (29,032 foot) peak - the highest in the world - while guiding clients from the 14 Peaks Expedition company.
17 May 2026, 14:48 PM

Crackdown in Southeast Asia pushes scam networks to Sri Lanka

Officials say some scam networks forced out of countries in Southeast Asia have simply shifted to new bases, increasingly moving operations to Sri Lanka -- an attractive destination due to a relaxed visa regime and reliable, high-speed internet.
17 May 2026, 09:05 AM

WHO declares international health emergency over rare Ebola strain

Bu the strain does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency, it adds
17 May 2026, 08:12 AM

Geopolitical brinkmanship: Trump has hit a wall with Iran

During his first year back in office, US President Donald Trump’s blustery negotiating style won him concessions from countries on issues ranging from tariffs to armed conflict.
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Trump returns from China with stability and a stalemate

Trump-Xi summit produces less than the $250 billion in deals signed at 2017 visit
16 May 2026, 20:12 PM

Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn't have started

Flying back from Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Xi, Trump said he was considering whether to lift US sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil. China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.
16 May 2026, 15:26 PM