Spot gold was up 0.2% at $4,546.04 per ounce, as of 09:07 GMT, after hitting its lowest level since March 30 earlier in the session. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Gold edged higher on Monday (May 18, 2026) from a more than one-and-a-half-month low hit earlier in the session, although gains were capped as rising fears…
Tamás Sulyok faces mounting political pressure after opposition leader Péter Magyar renewed calls for his resignation amid growing tensions in Hungary. | Photo Credit: AP Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok resisted calls from new Prime Minister Péter Magyar to quit in an interview published on Monday (May 18, 2026) , saying there was no justification for…
A Hong Kong prosecutor accused two democracy activists on trial for organising Tiananmen crackdown vigils of trying to “incite others to commit unlawful acts”, as closing arguments in their national security case began on Monday (May 18, 2026). Hong Kong and Macau were once the only places in China where people could publicly mourn Beijing’s…
Municipal workers remove debris in front of a building damaged during overnight Russian drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine on May 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia launched hundreds of drones and nearly two dozen missiles at Ukraine overnight wounding more than 30 people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday (May…
Preparations are underway prior to the arrival of the MV Hondius cruise ship at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is scheduled to arrive in the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Monday morning (May 18, 2026)….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi departs for Oslo, Norway, after concluding his visit to Sweden on May 18, 2026. Photo: PMO via PTI Trade and energy supplies will top the agenda as Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands here on Monday (May 18, 2026) for the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Norway, one…
A 25-year-old Indian student was killed in a road accident near Chicago in the U.S. that left six others injured. The accident took place late Saturday (May 16, 2026) night on Interstate 65 highway near the city of Crown Point in Lake County of Indiana state. Local media reports identified the student at Navya Gadusu,…
Rescue workers walk past a damaged building following an earthquake at Taiyang village in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, on May 18, 2026. Photo: cnsphoto via Reuters A magnitude 5.2 earthquake in China’s southwest region of Guangxi early on Monday (May 18, 2026) killed two and forced more than 7,000 in the city of…
“Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has recently been appointed as a special representative of the Islamic republic of Iran for China affairs,” Tasnim news agency reported, citing “informed sources”, with other media carrying similar reports. Iran chief negotiator Ghalibaf appointed to oversee ties with China: media Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf appointed to oversee relations with China, enhancing…
All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday (May 17, 2026) during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island, Washington, said Cmdr Amelia…