The United States on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) criminally indicted Cuba’s former leader Raul Castro, fueling speculation that President Donald Trump will try to topple the communist state. The Justice Department charged the influential former President over the deadly 1996 downing of two civilian planes manned by anti-Castro pilots. The 94-year-old Castro, brother of Fidel…
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister posted a video on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla kneeling with their hands tied and foreheads on the ground, sparking international condemnation. The video, shared on X by firebrand Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, was published after Israeli forces intercepted the flotilla’s vessels at sea…
In today’s episode, we look at the WHO’s highest-level alert over the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, PM Modi’s meetings with Giorgia Meloni, Vladimir Putin’s high-stakes Beijing visit, the Supreme Court’s remarks backing caste enumeration in Census 2027, and Kerala’s decision on K-Rail SilverLine project and more. Source link
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.K. government has quietly watered down sanctions on Russian oil in an effort to shelter Britons from the cost-of-living squeeze triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A trade license that came into effect on Wednesday (May 20, 2026)…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian with Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi travelled to Tehran on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) for the second time within a week for meetings with senior Iranian officials, amid Islamabad’s efforts aimed at reviving the stalled Iran-U.S. peace talks to end the war…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) called for an immediate end to hostilities in West Asia, saying the situation had reached a “critical juncture”, as he held talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin here amid escalating regional tensions. Welcoming Mr. Putin at the Great Hall of the People, Mr. Xi said…
Residents of Vilnius were told to take shelter and Lithuania’s President and Prime Minister were taken to safe locations on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) because of an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on The North Atlantic Treaty Organization‘s (NATO) eastern flank over incursions related to Russia’s war with Ukraine….
Australian High Commissioner to India Philip Green during an interaction with The Hindu in Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Amid the global energy shortage triggered by the Middle East crisis and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, enhanced LNG supplies from Australia could become a viable alternative to bridge India’s energy demand-supply gap, Australian…
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) that if given the chance he would tell U.S. President Donald Trump of his hope to continue U.S. arms purchases, which Mr. Lai called essential for peace, while offering assurances that the island’s future would not be decided by external forces. Mr. Lai is marking…
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose much higher tariffs on EU goods including cars if the EU did not implement its trade deal commitments by July 4, having earlier threatened to raise tariffs on EU car imports to 25% from the current 15%. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union (EU) struck…