US Treasury sanctions Iran's Hormuz strait authority
Reuters
4 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran
Possibility of return to war with US ‘low’
Agencies
28 May 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Cuba appeals for int’l help amid US pressure
AFP, United Nations
28 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Trump Board of Peace's official Gaza fund is empty
AFP
27 May 2026, 23:11 PM US-Israel war on Iran
No feasts, no joy: Gazans mark a dark Eid
AFP
27 May 2026, 08:42 AM Israel's attack on Palestine

Trump official helped secure US visa for fugitive Polish minister

No. 2 US diplomat ordered visa for wanted former Polish minister
19 May 2026, 09:01 AM

Trump drops IRS lawsuit in exchange for DOJ $1.8 billion 'weaponisation' fund

Settlement creates $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponisation Fund for legal claims
19 May 2026, 08:49 AM

Three killed in San Diego mosque shooting, both suspects dead

TV footage from a helicopter showed armed response teams gathered outside a building, with one unidentified person lying in a pool of blood
19 May 2026, 08:44 AM

Russia attacks Odesa, Dnipro

Russia struck the Ukrainian cities of Odesa and Dnipro in missile and drone attacks that damaged residential buildings and injured dozens of people, and Russian officials reported two deaths in Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Guns in Iran streets as Trump renews threats

As night falls over Iran’s sprawling capital, and the snowy peaks of the Alborz mountains fade into the darkness, thousands of Iranians have been routinely taking to the streets for state-sponsored rallies aimed at mobilizing supporters against the United States.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Ebola outbreak: Health workers race to respond in DR Congo

Medical personnel were rushing yesterday to the frontlines of a new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo whose late detection and quick spread have alarmed health experts.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Hezbollah, Israel war persists despite truce extension

Israel carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon yesterday, Lebanese security sources and the state news agency said, while Hezbollah announced new attacks on Israeli forces, continuing the war in Lebanon despite the extension of a US-backed truce.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM

US weighs drone threat from Cuba

Cuba has obtained more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the US base at Guantanamo Bay, US military vessels and possibly even Florida, Axios reported Sunday, citing classified intelligence.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Israeli forces intercept Gaza-bound aid flotilla

The organisers of a flotilla of aid vessels bound for Gaza said yesterday that Israeli forces had intercepted 10 of their boats and that contact had been lost with a total 23 vessels in the eastern Mediterranean.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Nigeria, US carry out new strikes on IS in Nigeria

Nigeria and the United States have carried out fresh strikes against Islamic State jihadists in northeast Nigeria, the US military said yesterday.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war

Deployment includes 8,000 troops, JF-17 jets, drones, HQ-9 air defence system
18 May 2026, 20:58 PM

How Trump’s crypto venture and Iran’s top exchange tapped into the same industry networks

Iranian money has kept moving through two digital ledgers during the US and Israeli war against the Islamic Republic
18 May 2026, 18:23 PM

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

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