NASA Moon Base Programme Executive Carlos Garcia-Galan speaks during a news conference at NASA headquarters on May 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II’s…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) appeared to threaten to attack U.S. ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Mr. Trump said Oman must “behave” or he would “blow them up,” when he was…
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire started at a Jewish supermarket Kosher Kingdom, in the Golders Green area of London, Britain, May 27, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A fire on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) at a kosher supermarket in a north London neighbourhood targeted in recent months by arson attacks was…
Ships were warned, but after they ignored the warning, warning shots were fired at them, forcing them to return, IRIB said. | Photo Credit: AP Iranian forces fired at four ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Thursday (May 28, 2026), the same day Washington carried out fresh strikes on…
Screengrab by the video posted by U.S. Southern Command on X The U.S. military on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men. U.S. Southern Command posted a video on social media showing a boat resting on the water before being struck by an…
U.S. military conducts another defensive strike against Iran The U.S. military on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) conducted its second defensive strike this week against Iran after officials said they observed aggressive activity from the Iranian military. Two U.S. officials told The Associated Press that U.S. military forces shot down four Iranian drones and struck a…
The Iranian flag flutters near the Milad Tower, part of the International Trade and Convention Center of Tehran, in the capital on May 25, 2026. File | Photo Credit: AFP The U.S. military on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) conducted its second defensive strike this week against Iran after officials said they observed aggressive activity from…
Iran on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) said a return to war was unlikely but that its military was nonetheless “lying in wait”, while U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to “finish the job” if Tehran did not agree to deal. The mixed signals underscored the fragile state of talks aimed at ending a West Asia war…
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. File picture | Photo Credit: AP China on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) reacted strongly to the Quad Ministerial meeting, which voiced serious concerns over the situation in the East and South China Sea, saying it should stop meddling in maritime affairs in its neighbourhood. The situation in the East…
A medical officer checks the temperature of a man to screen against the spread of the Ebola virus, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo virus at the Platinum Medical Centre in Kampala, on May 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ugandan authorities on Wednesday (May 27, 2026)…