Firefighters work to extinguish the burning cars at the site of a bomb explosion, in Quetta, Pakistan, on May 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP More than 30 people died in a suicide bombing of a train in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday (May 24, 2026), officials said on Monday (May 25), in the latest attack…
Israeli ON Benjamin Netanyahu, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan pose for a photo on the Blue Room Balcony after signing the Abraham Accords at the White House in Washington, on September 15, 2020. | Photo Credit: AP…
A Red Cross worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfects a coffin outside the house of a man who died of Ebola before retrieving his body, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Quartier Shuni 1, a residential sector in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province,…
Vessels sail through the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 25, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday (May 25, 2026) that Tehran was collecting fees for “navigational services” on ships transiting the strategic Strait of Hormuz, rather than imposing tolls. “The services that are provided —…
Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of “Magnifica humanitas”, his first encyclical, focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, at the Vatican’s Aula Nuova del Sinodo, May 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Leo XIV on Monday (May 25, 2026) labelled “outdated” the concept of a “just war” put forward by U.S. President Donald…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace deal with Iran has run afoul of fellow Republicans who have voiced deep concerns over the move, contending that it would amount to recognising Tehran as a “dominant force” that required a “diplomatic solution”. The Republican sceptics included Senator Roger Wicker, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senators…
Former junta chief-turned-President Min Aung Hlaing. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Myanmar‘s military has launched renewed offensives into several border regions, including a frontier area with critical rare earth deposits and other vital trade routes, a month after a new administration took formal control of the war-torn country. New military chief Ye Win Oo, who…
A truck carrying iron rods and extra passengers overturned on a major highway early Monday (May 25, 2026) in central Bangladesh, leaving at least 15 people dead and 10 others injured, police said. The crash happened after the driver lost control around 5 a.m. at Soratoil area in Tangail district, 83 kilometres (52 miles) northwest…
The site of a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters One man was killed and another injured while energy infrastructure was damaged in a missile and drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, local authorities said on the Telegram messaging…
The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, officially began Monday (May 25, 2026). More than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the country, Saleh bin Saad Al-Murabba, commander of the Hajj passport forces, said Friday (May 22, 2026). The faithful have been pouring into the country for…