Colombians voted on Sunday (May 31, 2026) in a Presidential election that could shift the country’s response to rising guerrilla violence, choosing between extending spluttering peace talks or turning to a hard-right military crackdown. Pre-election polls showed left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda leading, but facing a strong challenge from hard-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, a…
Malta’s Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Robert Abela waves to supporters after the party won a record-breaking fourth consecutive general election, at the party headquarters in Hamrun, Malta, May 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Robert Abela’s Labour Party claimed a record fourth successive general election victory in Malta on Sunday (May…
Destroyed buildings hit in Israeli airstrikes are seen in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Sunday, May 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP An Israeli dawn strike on southern Lebanon on Sunday (May 31, 2026) killed eight people, including three women, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, as Israel intensifies its attacks and ground operations in…
The meeting between the two ruling parties of India and Nepal is being viewed as an effort to increase the political conversation between New Delhi and Kathmandu. File | Photo Credit: AFP A five-member delegation of Nepal’s ruling party, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), under the leadership of its chairperson Rabi Lamichhane, will visit India from…
Australia will only receive used nuclear-powered submarines from the United States as part of an agreement to “streamline” the AUKUS deal, with the move branded on Sunday as a “cost-effective” measure by Defence Minister Richard Marles. The two nations — together with the third partner in their security pact, Britain — met at Singapore’s Shangri-La…
Ukraine denied Moscow’s claims on Sunday (May 31, 2026) that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, as Kyiv launched fresh strikes overnight on Russian energy sites. Ukraine’s General Staff on Sunday (May 31, 2026) said Ukrainian drones had struck the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia, causing a “large-scale fire.” It said…
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…