A retired government officer in Sri Lanka, Saman Athaudahetti is well known in the island’s political, literary, and cultural circles for his many avatars — as adviser to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, additional secretary when Wickremesinghe was Premier, and as television presenter, author, and lyricist. Despite several official visits and holiday trips to India, it…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks with the media at the UN headquarters in New York City, U.S. on May 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters China has said it supports the “active mediation” by Pakistan and other countries between the U.S. and Iran in the ongoing West Asia conflict. “Regarding the current situation, the…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s doctor is expected to release a summary of the medical exam in coming days, although the amount of detail released is entirely at the White House’s discretion. | Photo Credit: Reuters Donald Trump said an annual medical checkup had gone “perfectly” on Tuesday (May 26, 2026), as the health of the…
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says airstrikes were carried out targeting the new Hamas leader, Mohammed Odeh. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel carried out a pair of airstrikes in Gaza City late on Tuesday (May 26, 2026), killing at least three people and injuring 12, hospital officials said. The strike took place on the…
Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla asked the international community for urgent help to prevent disaster in his country, which is under a U.S. energy blockade, in a speech to the UN Security Council on Tuesdayc(May 26, 2026). “I call…
Tehran on Tuesday accused Washington of breaching the ceasefire and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight U.S. strikes, while Israeli bombardment in Lebanon left dozens dead, threatening an increasingly fragile truce there. The Brent benchmark oil price jumped up by more than three percent after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the new wave…
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. | Photo Credit: Reuters The implosion of a chemical tank at a pulp and paper mill in Washington State on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) killed one person and nine…
Lindsey Graham. File | Photo Credit: AP Republican Senator Lindsey Graham termed “problematic” the role of Pakistan as a mediator in the United States’ war with Iran. Mr. Graham’s remarks came as Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khwaja Asif said he is not in favour of Islamabad joining the Abraham Accords, which deal with establishing diplomatic, economic…
Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) load on a pickup truck the coffin with the body of Dr. Tibenderana Katho Blaise who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus,…
Canadian Police have arrested 17 persons, believed to be of Indian origin, for their alleged involvement in extortion and organised crime targeting South Asian business owners and community members in the region. The Extortion Task Force of the Peel Police “dismantled a coordinated campaign of intimidation, threats, and escalating violence used to extort local businesses”,…