Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with the Chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, May 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said on Saturday (May 23, 2026) it was finalising a 14-point framework for a deal with the United States, signalling some convergence in positions while cautioning that…
U.S. arms sales to Taiwan unrelated to Iran war, source says U.S. arms sales to Taiwan take years to process and are unrelated to the war with Iran, a source familiar with the matter said, after a senior U.S. official suggested there was a pause due to the need to have enough arms for the…
Demonstrators holding Spanish flags take part in a protest against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government in Madrid, Spain on Saturday (May 23, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP A small group of protesters tried to break through barriers around the residence of Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday (May 23, 2026) during a mass…
U.S. President Donald Trump and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. arms sales to Taiwan take years to process and are unrelated to the war with Iran, a source familiar with the matter said, after a senior U.S. official suggested there was a pause due to…
Maldivian health workers carry recovered bodies of two of the four Italians who died deep inside an underwater cave in an atoll earlier this month, at Alimathaa Island, after being brought back to Male, Maldives, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP “The remains of four Italian divers who died deep inside an underwater…
“Estonia can be the gateway to northern European markets for India once the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) comes into effect,” Indian Ambassador Ashish Sinha has said, asserting that the bilateral relationship is on an upswing. In an interview with PTI, Mr. Sinha said there is a robust base of existing…
Five gang members jailed in the U.K. for a large-scale drugs conspiracy. (File photo used for representational purposes only). | Photo Credit: Gettyimages/iStockphotos An Indian-origin man is among five gang members jailed in the U.K. for a total of 84 years for their involvement in what the Metropolitan Police described as a large-scale drugs conspiracy. Jagjit…
Children play near a brick kiln on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. File | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) expressed grave concern over the recent surge in brutal violence against children reported across Bangladesh, including the rape and killing of girls and boys in places meant to ensure their…
India and Nordic countries have a new engagement, driven in part by a desire for middle powers to find common ground in the face of concerns about global powers. However, they have clear differences over ties with Russia, as said by Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir. Speaking to The Hindu on the sidelines of…
Novorossiysk Fuel Oil Terminal (NMT) in the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, Russia. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A fire broke out at an oil depot in the southern Russian port of Novorossiysk following a Ukrainian drone attack, the city’s mayor said on Saturday (May 23, 2026). “As a result of falling UAV (unmanned aerial…