King Charles lays out Starmer’s agenda as PM fights for survival

King Charles III outlined UK leader Keir Starmer’s legislative plans during a pomp-filled ceremony yesterday, despite uncertainty over the prime minister’s future as he faces calls to resign from his own party.
14 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Israel steps up attacks on Gaza since Iran truce

Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the US in Iran, redirecting its fire back on the ruined Palestinian enclave where the military believes Hamas fighters are tightening their grip.
14 May 2026, 00:00 AM

China could provide off-ramp to ‘finish’ war

Henry Wang, president of the Center for China and Globalization, said yesterday Beijing could play a mediating role to help end the US-Iran conflict.
14 May 2026, 00:00 AM
13 May 2026, 22:31 PM

Trump arrives in China for superpower summit with Xi

Tesla boss Elon Musk and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang accompanying him
13 May 2026, 20:49 PM

Trump vows to push Xi to 'open up' China at superpower summit

US president signals trade expansion push and Iran talks as CEOs join visit amid tensions over Taiwan, tariffs and tech rivalry
13 May 2026, 11:48 AM

China-US trade talks start in South Korea

Meeting happens ahead of Trump–Xi summit
13 May 2026, 11:42 AM

Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened, sources say

Attacks were followed by drop in Iranian strikes on the kingdom, Reuters tally shows
13 May 2026, 09:15 AM

Trump goes on social media conspiracy posting spree

Midnight posting spree targeting Obama and political opponents coincides with renewed debate over president’s health
13 May 2026, 08:30 AM

Trump heads to China for superpower summit

Rare earths, tariffs and US arms sales to Taiwan expected to dominate summit with Xi Jinping
13 May 2026, 08:25 AM

‘Misleading, sensationalised’

Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) yesterday termed a report by an American media outlet claiming that Islamabad “quietly allowed” Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields while playing the role of a mediator in the Middle East conflict as “misleading and sensationalised”.
13 May 2026, 00:00 AM

UK PM defiant amid growing calls to quit

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer battled to remain in his job yesterday, as four junior ministers resigned their posts and dozens of lawmakers called for him to step down in the wake of heavy defeats in local and regional elections.
13 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Iran threatens to enrich uranium to 90% if attacked

Tehran yesterday threatened to enrich uranium to 90 percent purity, a level considered weapons-grade, if attacked again, after US President Donald Trump warned that the Middle East truce was on the brink of collapse.
13 May 2026, 00:00 AM

10 killed in Pak market blast

A massive blast at a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan killed 10 people and wounded dozens more yesterday, the emergency services agency said, as the latest attack in the region threatens to reignite fighting with neighbouring Afghanistan.
13 May 2026, 00:00 AM

TMC slams BJP, EC over ex-CEO’s appointment as chief secretary

Days after conceding a major defeat in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has launched a sharp attack on the newly formed BJP government in the state over the appointment of former chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal as chief secretary.
13 May 2026, 00:00 AM

‘Our work is not over’: WHO chief

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
13 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Trump brushes aside Taiwan concerns ahead of Xi meet

President Donald Trump said Monday he was ready to discuss US arms sales to Taiwan during his visit this week to Beijing, as he suggested his personal chemistry with counterpart Xi Jinping would prevent a Chinese invasion of the island.
13 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Mymensingh man killed in Ukraine drone strike after joining Russian army, family says

Family members say Abdur Rahim had gone to Russia as a migrant worker and are now seeking government help to bring his body home
12 May 2026, 21:55 PM

Germany wants to put TikTok 'in European hands'

TikTok has previously sought to allay EU concerns by storing European users' information in Europe, with limitations on who can access the data
12 May 2026, 21:24 PM

US consumer inflation hits three-year high fuelled by Iran war

Trump made bringing inflation down a key promise since taking office, but has made little progress in doing so
12 May 2026, 21:18 PM