Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre attend the India-Norway Business & Research Summit in Oslo on May 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI India can improve its ‘ease of doing business’ by streamlining regulatory frameworks and addressing “ground level challenges”, Norwegian industry leaders told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during…
People walk under police tape at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Centre of San Diego on May 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Two teenage suspects opened fire at an Islamic centre in San Diego on Monday (May 18, 2026), killing three men before killing themselves, authorities said. The case is being…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Ahead of next week’s India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi, the African Union has called for “collective international solidarity and cooperation” to deal with the Ebola virus outbreak affecting multiple African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Responding to queries from The Hindu, Nuur…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent poses for a photo ahead of a G7 Finance Ministers and central bank governors meeting in Paris, France, May 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Treasury secretary on Monday (May 18, 2026) said Washington was extending by 30 days its sanctions waiver for Russian oil cargoes already at…
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to small business owners during a visit to Home Cafe and Kitchen in Kensal Rise, north west London, as new figures have shown the U.K. recorded stronger than expected economic growth on May 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is under intense pressure…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Four people were killed and another eight wounded when a gunman opened fire near the southern Turkish city of Mersin on Monday, the DHA and IHA news agencies reported. At least two people were killed when the assailant opened fire at a restaurant, with the two others killed…
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…