Peter Mandelson, the former U.K. ambassador to the United States, walks past the Ministry for Health in London, on May 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP The U.K. Government released a vast trove of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as U.S. Ambassador, in a move that threatens to cause fresh damage to Keir Starmer’s…
Ta’ang women organization shows rescue work after an explosion in Kaungtup village, Namhkam township, Shan State, Myanmar on Sunday (May 31, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP More than a dozen rescue and charity groups used excavation machinery on Monday (June 1, 2026) to recover bodies following a massive blast from stored mining explosives in northeastern…
Members of the Association of Volunteers for Lao People and international rescue teams continue efforts to locate 2 people believed to be trapped inside a flooded cave in Xaisomboun Province, Laos. | Photo Credit: Reuters Rescue workers in Laos searched Monday (June 1, 2026) for an alternative passage into a flooded cave where two people…
Union Minister Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: ANI The free trade agreement between India and Oman came into force on Monday (June 1, 2026), Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said. The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will benefit domestic exporters in sectors such as textiles, leather, plastics, marine products, automobiles, sports goods,…
In this image from video circulating on social media, protesters dance and cheer around a bonfire as they take to the streets of Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iran executed two men convicted over their role in unrest in Tehran in January 2026, including setting fire to a mosque, damaging…
A crested Ibis marked with painted wings flies as it was released into wild during an event in Hakui, Japan on May 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Eight crested ibises were released into the wild in a north-central Japanese town, decades after the birds went extinct in the country. The endangered birds took off…
Furaha Tikamanyire, a Congolese health worker who recovered from the Ebola virus receives her certificate of discharge at the Evangelical Medical Center, as she stands with Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Four nurses who were being treated…
An electric power vehicle enters a Hanwha Aerospace facility following an explosion in Daejoen, South Korea on June 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP An explosion and fire occurred at a defence company in South Korea on Monday (June 1, 2026), killing five people and injuring two others, officials said. The deadly incident happened at…
The Trump administration is pushing to unleash the power of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military while facing calls to put up guardrails around the rapidly developing technology from some companies — and even notes of caution from top leaders in uniform. Adm. Frank Bradley, head of U.S. Special Operations Command, told attendees of a…
Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s remarks about border encroachment triggered a major political uproar in Parliament. The government later issued a clarification, citing technical factors related to shifting river boundaries. Source link