The meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers in Delhi, chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar ended on Friday (May 15, 2026) with some heat, but not much light in terms of a joint statement. Instead in a detailed 63-paragraph Chair Statement, BRICS Ministers recorded their support for a number of Indian initiatives and for…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday, May 15, on the second leg of his five-nation tour, during which he will hold talks with his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten to further deepen bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, technology, defence and renewable energy. Mr. Modi was received at the airport by…
This photo from a criminal complaint unsealed Friday, May 15, 2026 by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, shows Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, right, with Qasem Soleimani, former commander of the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, featured on al-Saadi’s Snapchat account according to a federal criminal complaint….
The former secretary of public security for Mexico’s Sinaloa state appeared in a U.S. court on Friday (May 15, 2026), days after his arrest in Arizona on charges he and other officials took bribes to help the Sinaloa Cartel smuggle vast quantities of drugs into the U.S. Gerardo Merida Sanchez, 66, was not required to…
PM Modi was received at the airport by Rear Admiral Ludger Brummelaar, Adjutant-General and Chief of the Military Household of His Majesty the King; Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen; and India’s Ambassador to the Netherlands Kumar Tuhi. Photo Credit: X@narendramodi Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday (May 15, 2026) on the…
President Donald Trump talks with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound, on Friday, May 15, 2026, in Beijing. | Photo Credit: AP United States President Donald Trump wrapped up his China visit saying both sides had agreed “fantastic trade deals” and “settled a lot of problems”, following his second day of talks…
Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Marjeyoun, Lebanon, on May 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire after another round of talks in Washington, the U.S. State Department said Friday (May 15, 2026). It comes after two “productive”…
As U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the world’s two biggest powers appeared to have come to a temporary truce. How long it will last remains to be seen, given that the summit concluded without any apparent breakthroughs in the long list of…
Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan criminal court in New York on May 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Harvey Weinstein’s third trial in New York over allegations he used his Hollywood clout to prey upon and sexually abuse women ended in a mistrial on Friday (May 15, 2026) after a jury failed to reach a…
In today’s episode: a new political row erupts after petrol and diesel prices were hiked by ₹3 per litre. We also track Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s crucial visit to the UAE, more than 100 people lose their lives in devastating storms and lightning strikes across Uttar Pradesh, while new developments emerge in the U.S. bribery…