At least 52 guerrilla fighters were killed in clashes between two rival armed groups vying for territorial control of a strategic cocaine production and trafficking region in southeastern Colombia, a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) involved in the fighting said in a statement on Thursday (May 28, 2026). The clashes, the…
“The decision to blacklist Israel and accuse us of using sexual violence as a weapon of war is an outrageous decision,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel is breaking all contact with United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, the country’s ambassador announced on Thursday (May 28, 2026), saying it was…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. The official, who was not authorised to comment publicly and spoke on condition…
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to reporters at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi vowed to support Havana and confront “power politics and bullying” during talks with his Cuban counterpart in New York, state media reported on Wednesday (May 27, 2026), as the Caribbean…
Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Military on Thursday (May 28, 2026) slammed Iran for violating a fragile ceasefire after Kuwait reported coming under attack in the latest flare-up that threatened ongoing negotiations to end the war. U.S. Central Command said that Kuwait had intercepted missiles launched…
A spring heatwave in Madrid, Spain on May 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Average global temperatures are forecast to reach near-record levels in the next five years, with Arctic temperatures expected to warm faster than other regions, a report by the UN weather agency and the U.K.’s Met Office said on Thursday (May 28,…
Thailand’s Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. File | Photo Credit: AP A criminal court in Thailand on Thursday (May 28, 2026) acquitted the popular leader of a progressive political movement on charges of defaming the king and violating the law on online activity. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, head of the group Progressive Movement, was charged based…
A man cools off at the Fountain of Lions, known as “Fontana dei Leoni”, in Piazza del Popolo as temperatures rise in Rome, Italy, on May 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Italy’s Health Ministry on Thursday (May 28, 2026) declared a red heatwave alert for the cities of Bologna, Florence, Rome and Turin as…
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, centre, and Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, third from right, pose for a family photo with the EU general affairs ministers including India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, second right, and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud, third left, during the Informal meeting of Foreign ministers,…