Iran’s chief negotiator warned the United States is not to be trusted on Sunday (May 31, 2026), saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secures Iranian rights. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s remarks came as reports emerged that U.S. President Donald Trump had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Iran,…
Health workers get dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Centre, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026….
A blast on Sunday (May 31, 2026) at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media reports. About 70 other people were injured in the explosion that took place around noon in the village of Kaungtup, in…
Israeli military vehicles maneuver in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, May 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday (May 31, 2026) that Israeli forces’ capture of Beaufort castle in southern Lebanon marked a “dramatic shift” in Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon. “Today, we have returned…
Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah said on Sunday (May 31, 2026) that Nepal too has encroached upon some Indian territories, in what is considered to be the first such public statement by a Nepali head of government. Mr. Shah was responding to a question by a lawmaker in Parliament regarding the Kalapani region, which remains…
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will travel to China on Monday (June 1, 2026) before a visit to India on a two-nation tour focused on tackling global challenges and bolstering cooperation. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said the ministerial engagements with the two major…
Several Estonian tech startups from diverse sectors such as AI, cybersecurity, defence and medicine have evinced interest in collaborating with India and tapping its huge market as the two countries seek to step up their economic partnership. Latitude59, an influential startup and technology conference that takes place here annually, is also keen on hosting a…
Smoke rises near the Beaufort Castle, as seen from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in their deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter century. Follow Israel-Iran war LIVE updates The capture of Beaufort Castle near…
A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, U.S., May 26, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in Washington state has risen to 11 as rescuers recovered the bodies of…
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had secured guarantees from Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as reports emerged he had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Tehran. Israel-Iran war LIVE on May 31, 2026 Any tweaks to the proposal could prolong even further an agreement to formally end the West Asia…