Suspected oil slick off Iran's Kharg Island
AFP, Washington
9 May 2026, 08:52 AM Middle East
Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares
Reuters, Washington
9 May 2026, 08:44 AM US-Israel war on Iran
WHO says six hantavirus cases confirmed so far
AFP, Geneva
9 May 2026, 08:37 AM World
US trade court rules Trump tariffs illegal
Reuters, New York
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM USA
Gulf clash clouds truce deal hopes
Reuters, Washington
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran

Less than 5pc of Gaza’s cropland useable

Less than 5 percent of Gaza’s cropland can be cultivated due to damage and access restrictions, “exacerbating the risk of famine in the area”, according to a UN assessment published yesterday.
26 May 2025, 18:00 PM

US wants to make tanks, not T-shirts

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday his tariff policy was aimed at promoting the domestic manufacturing of tanks and technology products, not sneakers and T-shirts.
26 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Over 500 rescued off Greek island in recent days

Greek authorities have rescued more than 500 migrants off the southern island of Crete in recent days, the coastguard said in a statement later Sunday.
26 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Putin has ‘gone absolutely CRAZY’

US President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY” by unleashing the largest aerial attack of the war on Ukraine and said he was weighing new sanctions on Moscow, though he also scolded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
26 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran could survive if US nuke talks end without a deal

Iran would be able to survive if negotiations with the US over its nuclear programme fail to secure a deal, President Masoud Pezeshkian said yesterday, after President Donald Trump described weekend talks with Tehran as “very good”.
26 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Malaysia PM hails ‘significant’ engagement on Myanmar

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday hailed “significant” steps to engage warring sides in Myanmar, as Southeast Asian leaders met for talks to address the protracted conflict and offset global trade uncertainty from US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
26 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Ukraine says hit by record drone salvo after Trump rebukes Putin

Russia fired "355 Shahed-type drones" including decoys
26 May 2025, 17:46 PM

Head of US-backed Gaza aid group resigns, says mandate 'not possible' to fulfil

The Gaza Humanitarian foundation (GHF), based in Geneva since February, has promised to distribute some 300 million meals in its first 90 days of operation
26 May 2025, 07:42 AM

What are robot chefs cooking up for South Korea’s struggling school kitchens?

At first glance, the incident might seem like an overreaction to a minor workplace misunderstanding.
26 May 2025, 07:13 AM

Gaza civil defence says 19 killed in strike on house

Rescuers in Gaza said an Israeli strike on a family's home in the territory's north killed 19 people on Monday
26 May 2025, 07:04 AM

India, Canada move to mend diplomatic ties

The telephone call is the highest diplomatic contact between Ottawa and New Delhi since Mark Carney became Canadian PM
26 May 2025, 04:57 AM

Trump says US wants to make tanks, not T-shirts

'We want to make big things. We want to do the AI thing with computers'
26 May 2025, 04:02 AM

Gaza rescuers say 13 killed in Israeli strike on school

Civil defence crews in Gaza City retrieved 13 martyrs and 21 injured from inside Fahmi Al-Jarjawi School
26 May 2025, 02:48 AM

Trump calls Iran-US nuclear talks 'very, very good'

Iran wants a new deal that would ease the sanctions that have battered its economy.
26 May 2025, 02:46 AM

N. Korea detains another official over warship launch accident

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called the mishap a "criminal act caused by absolute carelessness".
26 May 2025, 02:41 AM

Trump calls Putin 'CRAZY' for attacking Ukraine cities

His comments marked a rare rebuke to Putin, who he often speaks of with admiration.
26 May 2025, 02:31 AM

23 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes

Rescuers in Gaza said 23 people were killed and several more wounded in Israeli air strikes across the Palestinian territory yesterday.
25 May 2025, 18:18 PM

Russia launches largest air attack on Ukraine

Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.
25 May 2025, 18:08 PM

Harvard Univ: Trump defends block on foreign students

US President Donald Trump yesterday defended his administration’s move to block foreign students at Harvard after a judge suspended the action, branded by the top university as unlawful.
25 May 2025, 18:05 PM

North Korea detains three over accident

North Korea has detained three people over an accident that occurred during the launch of a new warship this past week, state media reported early yesterday.
25 May 2025, 18:00 PM