Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported to UK
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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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Iran threatens to enrich uranium to 90% if attacked
Tehran yesterday threatened to enrich uranium to 90 percent purity, a level considered weapons-grade, if attacked again, after US President Donald Trump warned that the Middle East truce was on the brink of collapse.
13 May 2026
10 killed in Pak market blast
A massive blast at a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan killed 10 people and wounded dozens more yesterday, the emergency services agency said, as the latest attack in the region threatens to reignite fighting with neighbouring Afghanistan.
13 May 2026
TMC slams BJP, EC over ex-CEO’s appointment as chief secretary
Days after conceding a major defeat in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has launched a sharp attack on the newly formed BJP government in the state over the appointment of former chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal as chief secretary.
13 May 2026
‘Our work is not over’: WHO chief
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
13 May 2026
Trump brushes aside Taiwan concerns ahead of Xi meet
President Donald Trump said Monday he was ready to discuss US arms sales to Taiwan during his visit this week to Beijing, as he suggested his personal chemistry with counterpart Xi Jinping would prevent a Chinese invasion of the island.
13 May 2026
Mymensingh man killed in Ukraine drone strike after joining Russian army, family says
Family members say Abdur Rahim had gone to Russia as a migrant worker and are now seeking government help to bring his body home
12 May 2026
Germany wants to put TikTok 'in European hands'
TikTok has previously sought to allay EU concerns by storing European users' information in Europe, with limitations on who can access the data
12 May 2026
US consumer inflation hits three-year high fuelled by Iran war
Trump made bringing inflation down a key promise since taking office, but has made little progress in doing so
12 May 2026
Pentagon says US cost of Iran war nearing $29 billion
The war has intensified concerns over rapidly depleting US weapons stockpiles after months of heavy missile and air-defense operations in the Middle East
12 May 2026
Hantavirus: How is the outbreak being contained?
Passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship are returning to their home countries, some with symptoms, many without. What happens to these people and what is being done to contain the spread?
12 May 2026
New Israeli law sets military tribunal for Hamas October 7 members
Israel has been holding an estimated 200-300 fighters - the precise number is classified - captured in Israel during the attack, who have not yet been charged.
12 May 2026
California mayor charged with acting as Chinese agent
A woman who served as mayor of a California city has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, the Department of Justice said Monday
12 May 2026
What if we killed all mosquitoes?
Mosquitoes kill around 760,000 people every year, according to research site Our World in Data
12 May 2026
Kyiv under air attack after truce expires: Ukrainian authorities
Kyiv's regional military administration told residents to remain in shelters and said its air defences could be operating in the area
12 May 2026
Pressure grows on UK's Starmer to quit as PM
He has not yet spurred economic growth to help British citizens suffering with the cost of living, but has been praised for resisting US President Donald Trump over Iran
12 May 2026
Trump says he supports suspending US gas tax after prices remain high
Gas prices surge on Iran war, creating political risk for Trump and Republicans before midterms
12 May 2026
Hantavirus ship heads to Netherlands after passengers flown home
Three people died after the rare virus that usually spreads among rodents was detected on board the MV Hondius, sparking a global health scare
12 May 2026
Trump says Iran ceasefire is 'on life support' as hopes for a deal fade
Trump calls Iranian counterproposal 'garbage'
12 May 2026
Epstein files on display at New York pop-up exhibit, all 3.5 million pages
Those interested in seeing the files at the library in Tribeca can do so by registering online
12 May 2026
Two Bangladeshis in Lebanon killed in Israeli drone strike
The victims, Shafiqul Islam and Nahidul Islam, were from Satkhira
12 May 2026