OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. File | Photo Credit: Reuters OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) the rapid development and adoption of AI would not lead to a global “jobs apocalypse” and the technology had not claimed as many white-collar jobs as he had feared. Speaking virtually at a Commonwealth Bank of…
Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Kfar Joz, Lebanon, on May 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Israeli airstrike on a village in eastern Lebanon killed 12 people, state media said on Tuesday (May 26, 2026), as an Israeli official said the military had called up more troops to Lebanon. The strike hit…
Iran accused the United States of breaching their ceasefire on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight U.S. strikes targeting Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats threatened a deal to end the war. The Brent benchmark oil price jumped up by more than 4% after U.S. Central Command announced…
People take cover as Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse protesters during a rally called by ousted opposition leader Ozgur Ozel, days after a court dismissed him from office, in Izmir on May 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Riot police in Turkiye used water cannons on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) to prevent…
Pakistan and China have agreed to “unswervingly safeguard” and develop their bilateral relations by working closely to build a shared future, according to a joint statement issued on Tuesday (May 26, 2026). The statement was issued at the end of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s official visit to China from May 23-26 at the invitation of…
Tourists walk past a souvenir vendor in front of Big Ben during a heatwave as the U.K. experienced record temperatures for the month of May in London, Britain. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Firefighters battled a grass fire in Edinburgh and temperature records toppled as a spring heatwave scorched parts of Western Europe, triggering government…
From the QUAD meeting in New Delhi and India-U.S. critical minerals deal to fresh AIADMK defections to the TVK and rising CNG prices – here are the top stories of the day. Source link
Iran Parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf’s visit to Qatar was “aimed at reaching an understanding on the implementation of Iran’s demand and the method of accessing $12 billion in the first phase,” among other issues. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iranian media said on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) that Tehran’s negotiators were seeking the release of…
U.S. President Donald Trump demanded several Muslim countries join the Abraham Accords recognising Israel as part of a deal with Iran, but the plan appears doomed to failure, experts said. Mr. Trump’s surprise demand on Monday (May 25, 2026) came at the height of the latest negotiations with Tehran and hours before an American strike…
Street with a destroyed shopping mall, which was hit during yesterday’s Russian missile and drone attack, amid Russia’s attack in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 25, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia fired more than 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said Tuesday (May 26, 2026), as the…