PM Modi was received at the airport by Rear Admiral Ludger Brummelaar, Adjutant-General and Chief of the Military Household of His Majesty the King; Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen; and India’s Ambassador to the Netherlands Kumar Tuhi. Photo Credit: X@narendramodi Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday (May 15, 2026) on the…
President Donald Trump talks with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound, on Friday, May 15, 2026, in Beijing. | Photo Credit: AP United States President Donald Trump wrapped up his China visit saying both sides had agreed “fantastic trade deals” and “settled a lot of problems”, following his second day of talks…
Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Marjeyoun, Lebanon, on May 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire after another round of talks in Washington, the U.S. State Department said Friday (May 15, 2026). It comes after two “productive”…
As U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the world’s two biggest powers appeared to have come to a temporary truce. How long it will last remains to be seen, given that the summit concluded without any apparent breakthroughs in the long list of…
Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan criminal court in New York on May 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Harvey Weinstein’s third trial in New York over allegations he used his Hollywood clout to prey upon and sexually abuse women ended in a mistrial on Friday (May 15, 2026) after a jury failed to reach a…
In today’s episode: a new political row erupts after petrol and diesel prices were hiked by ₹3 per litre. We also track Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s crucial visit to the UAE, more than 100 people lose their lives in devastating storms and lightning strikes across Uttar Pradesh, while new developments emerge in the U.S. bribery…
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, on May 15, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. | Photo Credit: AP United States President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had asked him on Friday (May 15, 2026) if the U.S. would defend Taiwan in the event of a conflict. “That question was…
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP Nine suspected militants and four security officials were killed in a gunfire in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, district officials said. The incident took place late Thursday (May 14, 2026) night in Bajaur district. According to officials, a group of militants launched attacks in the areas of Meena…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses a press conference during his visit to India, in New Delhi, on May 15, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI India can play a “greater role” for peace in West Asia, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday (May 15, 2026). Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, he…
Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia identified a neo-Nazi network as the second organisation being banned under its new law criminalising hate groups and support for them. The group, formerly known as the National Socialist Network and sometimes called White Australia, said it would disband after the government…