A woman sanitises her hands in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. | Photo Credit: AP At least 80 deaths have been reported in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (Congo) new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced Saturday (May 16, 2026) to intensify screening and contact…
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. File | Photo Credit: AP A French judge has been appointed to lead an inquiry over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the country’s National Anti-Terrorism prosecutor’s office (PNAT) said on Saturday (May 16, 2026), after a court ruled the case admissible. The probe, covering charges of torture and enforced disappearance,…
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut Since U.S. President Donald Trump’s barrage of threats to seize Greenland, authorities on the frozen island have been seeking help from a northern ally: Canada. A reserve unit of the Canadian Armed forces called the Rangers has long maintained a year-round presence in mostly inaccessible Arctic communities. For three years, authorities in…
UAE Energy Minister Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Arab Emirates‘ (UAE) decision to withdraw from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+ was a sovereign and strategic choice based on a comprehensive assessment of its production policy and future capabilities, the UAE Energy Minister, Suhail Mohamed…
The Health Ministry in Ramallah identified the victim as 34-year-old Nour al-Din Kamal Hassan Fayyad, saying he was “killed by occupation forces’ fire in the Jenin camp”. (The image is used for representational purpose only). File | Photo Credit: Reuters Palestinian health officials said Israeli forces killed a man on Saturday (May 16, 2026) on…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this picture of INSV Kaundinya embarking on her maiden voyage from Porbandar to Muscat, Oman, on December 29, 2025. Photo: X/@narendramodi via ANI The maiden voyage of Indian Navy’s traditional stitched sail vessel Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Kaundinya from Porbandar to Muscat was highlighted at a United Nations (UN) event,…
The meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers in Delhi, chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar ended on Friday (May 15, 2026) with some heat, but not much light in terms of a joint statement. Instead in a detailed 63-paragraph Chair Statement, BRICS Ministers recorded their support for a number of Indian initiatives and for…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday, May 15, on the second leg of his five-nation tour, during which he will hold talks with his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten to further deepen bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, technology, defence and renewable energy. Mr. Modi was received at the airport by…
This photo from a criminal complaint unsealed Friday, May 15, 2026 by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, shows Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, right, with Qasem Soleimani, former commander of the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, featured on al-Saadi’s Snapchat account according to a federal criminal complaint….
The former secretary of public security for Mexico’s Sinaloa state appeared in a U.S. court on Friday (May 15, 2026), days after his arrest in Arizona on charges he and other officials took bribes to help the Sinaloa Cartel smuggle vast quantities of drugs into the U.S. Gerardo Merida Sanchez, 66, was not required to…