Nepal’s high-tech disaster response meets low-tech reality
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Insight / The battle to build a global defence bank
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Icelanders reject EU-accession talks, broadcaster RUV reports
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Pakistan suspends eight officials after deadly infant ward fire
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Iran supreme leader calls for unity among Muslim countries
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One dead, several injured, in Swiss shooting incident, police say
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Venezuela says retains 'sovereignty' in US oil deal
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Nepal resumes flood rescue, seeks technical help and billions of dollars
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Nepal-Tibet updates: 750 bodies recovered so far; missing over 3,000
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WHO declares Ebola emergency in DR Congo
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a crisis that the World Health Organization declared an international health emergency yesterday.
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Iran eyes new power source under Hormuz
Emboldened by its successful wartime blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is turning to one of the hidden arteries in the global economy: subsea cables beneath the waterway that carry vast internet and financial traffic between Europe, Asia and the Persian Gulf.
18 May 2026
Havana issues ‘enemy attack’ survival guide
Cuba has posted a “family guide” on provincial websites on how to survive “potential enemy attacks,” as the communist-run island reels from US pressure and energy shortages.
18 May 2026
Senator loses primary bid to Trump-backed challenger
A Louisiana senator bidding for a third term lost his Republican primary on Saturday -- in the latest demonstration of US President Donald Trump’s hold over his party.
18 May 2026
Venezuela expels Maduro ally Alex Saab to US again
Former Venezuelan industry minister Alex Saab, a close ally of deposed president Nicolas Maduro, was expelled to the United States on Saturday for a second time, Venezuelan officials said in a statement.
18 May 2026
‘Clock is ticking’ for Iran: Trump
President Donald Trump yesterday warned Iran “there won’t be anything left of them” if Tehran does not quickly agree to a peace deal with the United States.
18 May 2026
Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on May 27
Dhul Hijjah crescent moon sighted
17 May 2026
Taiwan's leader says island will not be 'traded away'
Presses US to keep selling weapons to them to maintain regional peace
17 May 2026
Drone strike starts fire outside UAE nuclear plant
The plant began operations in 2020 and is 200 kilometres west of the UAE's capital Abu Dhabi, near the borders with Saudi Arabia and Qatar
17 May 2026
Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 32nd time
Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, reached the 8,849-metre (29,032 foot) peak - the highest in the world - while guiding clients from the 14 Peaks Expedition company.
17 May 2026
Crackdown in Southeast Asia pushes scam networks to Sri Lanka
Officials say some scam networks forced out of countries in Southeast Asia have simply shifted to new bases, increasingly moving operations to Sri Lanka -- an attractive destination due to a relaxed visa regime and reliable, high-speed internet.
17 May 2026
WHO declares international health emergency over rare Ebola strain
Bu the strain does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency, it adds
17 May 2026
Geopolitical brinkmanship: Trump has hit a wall with Iran
During his first year back in office, US President Donald Trump’s blustery negotiating style won him concessions from countries on issues ranging from tariffs to armed conflict.
17 May 2026
Trump returns from China with stability and a stalemate
Trump-Xi summit produces less than the $250 billion in deals signed at 2017 visit
16 May 2026
Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn't have started
Flying back from Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Xi, Trump said he was considering whether to lift US sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil. China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.
16 May 2026
Putin to visit China May 19-20, days after Trump trip
During the trip, the Russian leader will discuss with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping how to "further strengthen the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation" between Moscow and Beijing, according to a Kremlin statement.
16 May 2026
Trump-Xi summit: Win, lose or draw?
So who won the latest diplomatic arm wrestle between the two most powerful men on earth?
16 May 2026
Trump's geopolitical brinkmanship has hit a wall with Iran
rump's coercive diplomacy faces stalemate with Iran
16 May 2026
Taiwan says it is an 'independent' nation, after Trump's warning
US President Donald Trump earlier warned the democratic island against declaring formal independence
16 May 2026
Israel, Lebanon say extending ceasefire despite new strikes
But Israel has been pounding Lebanon and invaded its south in response to fire from Hezbollah
16 May 2026