US Treasury sanctions Iran's Hormuz strait authority
Reuters
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Possibility of return to war with US ‘low’
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28 May 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Cuba appeals for int’l help amid US pressure
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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
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27 May 2026, 08:42 AM Israel's attack on Palestine

Iran war, oil dominate BRICS meet

BRICS nations, including Iran and Russia, met in New Delhi yesterday, where India warned of “considerable flux” in a world hit by conflict, economic uncertainty and energy insecurity.
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Boeing 737 crash: US jury awards $49.5m damages to victim’s family

A US jury awarded $49.5 million in damages on Wednesday to the family of a 24-year-old American who perished in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash.
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM

WHO confirms eight cases of Andes hantavirus in outbreak

Eight people infected in the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for the Andes virus, the only strain transmitted between humans, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM

5 soldiers, 7 militants killed in Pak clashes

At least five soldiers and seven militants were killed in clashes in Pakistan’s turbulent south-western province of Balochistan, officials said yesterday.
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM

UK minister quits ahead of Starmer challenge

Britain’s health minister Wes Streeting yesterday announced that he had resigned, paving the way for him to launch a leadership challenge against embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Protests rock Havana amid power cuts

Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a US blockade that has starved the island of fuel.
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Trump says Xi offered help to open Hormuz, vowed not to arm Iran

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said President Xi Jinping had offered China's help to open the Strait of Hormuz and pledged not to send military equipment to aid Iran
14 May 2026, 21:39 PM

Xi's 'blunt' warning to Trump on Taiwan exposes profound risks: analysts

'Taiwan question is the most important issue,' Xi made it clear to Trump
14 May 2026, 20:25 PM

Cuba ready to consider $100 mn US aid offer: minister

Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio renewed an offer of $100mn aid
14 May 2026, 19:37 PM

Iran allows Chinese ships to pass Hormuz since Wednesday: Iranian media

Passage requested by Beijing began on Wednesday evening after an understanding on Iranian management protocols
14 May 2026, 19:30 PM

UK health minister Streeting resigns in new blow to PM Starmer

Wes Streeting announced Thursday that he has resigned as Britain's health minister, paving the way for a potential leadership challenge against embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer
14 May 2026, 18:24 PM

Trump says talks with Xi 'extremely positive and productive'

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that talks earlier with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had been "extremely positive" while addressing a banquet on the first full day of a closely watched summit in Beijing
14 May 2026, 17:38 PM

Violent storm tears through India's most populous state, killing over 100

At least 104 people died in about a dozen districts, the worst hit being the area around the Hindu pilgrimage city of Prayagraj, the office of the state's relief commissioner, Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod, told Reuters.
14 May 2026, 14:29 PM

Vessel off UAE coast 'taken', now bound for Iran waters: UK maritime agency

A ship off the UAE coast near the Strait of Hormuz has been taken by unknown people and is now headed towards Iranian territorial waters, a UK maritime agency said on Thursday.
14 May 2026, 13:32 PM

Iran war and oil dominate BRICS meet in India

Iran calls upon BRICS members to challenge what it says are international law violations
14 May 2026, 12:51 PM

China's Xi hails trade progress in Trump summit, sends Taiwan warning

Xi said negotiations between economic and trade teams on Wednesday had reached an "overall balanced and positive outcome"
14 May 2026, 11:30 AM

How did US Secretary Marco Rubio enter China despite being sanctioned twice?

Rubio attended meetings at the Great Hall of the People alongside Donald Trump during Trump’s visit to China.
14 May 2026, 09:55 AM

Trump heralds 'fantastic future' for US-China as talks with Xi begin

Xi had greeted Trump with a red carpet welcome at the opulent Great Hall of the People with military band fanfare, a gun salute and a host of schoolchildren jumping and chanting "welcome!".
14 May 2026, 08:39 AM

Netanyahu secretly met UAE leader during war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a “secret” meeting with the president of the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran, his office said yesterday, amid reports that Saudi Arabia and the UAE struck Iran during the conflict.
14 May 2026, 00:00 AM

PM Modi orders cut in convoy size

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed that the number of vehicles in his convoy be reduced by 50 percent, a move aimed at promoting austerity and reducing fuel consumption amid the current global situation.
14 May 2026, 00:00 AM