Having scaled the summits of Spanish and European football with FC Barcelona and imposed his will upon Germany with Bayern Munich, Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City in the summer of 2016 carrying an almost mythological reputation. His credentials were beyond dispute. Yet in England, one question followed him everywhere: Could Guardiola do it on…
Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on May 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian drone strikes caused fires at more Russian oil facilities overnight into Saturday (May 30, 2026), Russian officials said, in what appeared to be…
In a remote Chinese desert, a vast military complex is taking shape that some security scholars say appears built to ensure no American first strike on China’s nuclear arsenal could reliably knock out Beijing’s ability to hit back. China’s nuclear missiles can already reach any city in the United States. Now, satellite images reviewed by…
President To Lam has approved an amnesty programme that will see nearly 10,000 prisoners, including foreign nationals, released across Vietnam. | Photo Credit: Reuters Vietnam said Saturday (May 30, 2026) it will release almost 10,000 prisoners, including foreigners, to mark its recent parliamentary elections. The communist nation often announces amnesties before special events or celebrations….
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh interacts with Australia Defence Secretary Meghan Quinn on the sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue 2026, in Singapore on May 30, 2026 | Photo Credit: ANI Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Saturday (May 30, 2026) held separate talks with senior officials from Australia, the European Union and the Netherlands on the…
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives at Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as efforts intensified to contain a growing Ebola outbreak. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Head and Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday (May 30, 2026) arrived in eastern Congo’s…
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said on Saturday (May 30, 2026) that a BrahMos missile deal with Vietnam had already been signed, while a similar pact involving Indonesia was in the final stages. Mr. Singh is in Singapore to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, and his comments were in response to a question on potential buyers…
Suspended senior Buddhist monk Pallegama Hemarathana. File | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka’s Buddhist hierarchy suspended on Saturday (May 30, 2026) a senior monk accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, in a high-profile case that has shocked the religiously conservative nation. In a rare disciplinary move, 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana was stripped of his responsibilities…
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement “The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia, Sergei Pavlovich Kopyrkin, has been recalled to Moscow for consultations in connection with steps taken by the Armenian leadership toward rapprochement with the European Union.” FIle | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said…
A bus carrying young athletes to a competition in Hungary early Saturday (May 30, 2026) veered into the opposing lane and then collided with a tree, killing the driver and injuring nearly two dozen, police said. The accident occurred near the town of Hird in southwestern Hungary at around 5:20 a.m. local time, Baranya County…