Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in Tehran, on Iran, May 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Iran’s Presidential website via Reuters Iran has submitted a new 14-point proposal to the U.S. through Pakistan, aimed at ending the war amid a diplomatic impasse and fears of renewed hostilities, even as President…
In today’s episode: Trump’s latest warning raises fears of new U.S. strikes on Iran and escalating tensions in West Asia. We also cover PM Modi’s talks with Nordic leaders, V.D. Satheesan taking oath as Kerala’s new Chief Minister, and more. Source link
Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment site. | Photo Credit: Planet Labs PBC via AP The United States has shown flexibility on allowing Iran to maintain limited peaceful nuclear activities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a senior Iranian source told Reuters on Monday (May 18, 2026). The source said that on the issue…
Pakistan Air Force’s JF-17 Thunder jets fly past during the sea phase of Pakistan Navy’s Multinational Exercise AMAN-23, in the North Arabian Sea near Karachi, Pakistan. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets and an air defence system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defence pact, ramping up…
Spot gold was up 0.2% at $4,546.04 per ounce, as of 09:07 GMT, after hitting its lowest level since March 30 earlier in the session. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Gold edged higher on Monday (May 18, 2026) from a more than one-and-a-half-month low hit earlier in the session, although gains were capped as rising fears…
Tamás Sulyok faces mounting political pressure after opposition leader Péter Magyar renewed calls for his resignation amid growing tensions in Hungary. | Photo Credit: AP Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok resisted calls from new Prime Minister Péter Magyar to quit in an interview published on Monday (May 18, 2026) , saying there was no justification for…
A Hong Kong prosecutor accused two democracy activists on trial for organising Tiananmen crackdown vigils of trying to “incite others to commit unlawful acts”, as closing arguments in their national security case began on Monday (May 18, 2026). Hong Kong and Macau were once the only places in China where people could publicly mourn Beijing’s…
Municipal workers remove debris in front of a building damaged during overnight Russian drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine on May 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia launched hundreds of drones and nearly two dozen missiles at Ukraine overnight wounding more than 30 people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday (May…
Preparations are underway prior to the arrival of the MV Hondius cruise ship at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is scheduled to arrive in the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Monday morning (May 18, 2026)….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi departs for Oslo, Norway, after concluding his visit to Sweden on May 18, 2026. Photo: PMO via PTI Trade and energy supplies will top the agenda as Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands here on Monday (May 18, 2026) for the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Norway, one…