Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP Nine suspected militants and four security officials were killed in a gunfire in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, district officials said. The incident took place late Thursday (May 14, 2026) night in Bajaur district. According to officials, a group of militants launched attacks in the areas of Meena…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses a press conference during his visit to India, in New Delhi, on May 15, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI India can play a “greater role” for peace in West Asia, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday (May 15, 2026). Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, he…
Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia identified a neo-Nazi network as the second organisation being banned under its new law criminalising hate groups and support for them. The group, formerly known as the National Socialist Network and sometimes called White Australia, said it would disband after the government…
North Korea said Britain’s such actions were “conspiratorial moves to demonise Russia” and amounted to “an intolerable insult” to Pyongyang. File | Photo Credit: Reuters North Korea criticised Britain on Friday (May 15, 2026) for imposing sanctions on one of its children’s facilities over alleged actions involving Ukrainian youngsters, accusing London of seeking to tarnish…
Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from within his party broke into open rebellion on Thursday (May 15, 2026), with one potential rival resigning from the Cabinet and two others positioning themselves for a future leadership challenge. Health Secretary Wes Streeting became the first senior Minister to quit on Thursday (May 14, 2026)…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping was “100% correct” in his assessment that the U.S. was a nation in…
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah supports RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale on the Pakistan issue. File | Photo Credit: PTI National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday (May 14, 2026), while referring to statements of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale and former Army Chief M.M. Naravane, said dialogue between India and Pakistan…
The United States and China appeared to come to an uneasy truce — at least for now — on trade, Taiwan, and the future of an increasingly contested relationship, as their leaders met for talks in Beijing on Thursday (May 14, 2026). Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting U.S. President Donald Trump that relations could…
Periasamy Kumaran previously served as Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi and as High Commissioner to Singapore prior to that. File. | Photo Credit: X/@MEAIndia via ANI India’s new High Commissioner to the U.K., Periasamy Kumaran, formally stepped into his role on Thursday (May 14, 2026), presenting his credentials to…
Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar said that whilediplomatic channels must be pursued on the issue, it is important for Mr. Vijay to understand why the arrests are being made in the first place. File. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar on Thursday (May 14, 2026) urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister…