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China, Russia, India seek economic cooperation at BRICS
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In Brief / Trump slams AI critics as ‘negative forces’
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In Brief / Russia strikes Polish-Ukrainian border area
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6 killed, 129 missing after ferry capsizes off Java
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Ukraine hits college in Lugansk, killing 6
Ukrainian drones struck a college dormitory in the Russian-occupied region of Lugansk early yesterday, killing six people and wounding dozens of others, Russian officials said.
23 May 2026
Pakistan military chief departs to Iran: security sources
Visit follows Pakistan’s mediation efforts between Tehran and Washington
22 May 2026
Floods kill 24 across Afghanistan in recent days
15 dead in Baghlan, two in Badakhshan, one in Wardak from flash floods
22 May 2026
Ebola risk upgraded to 'very high' in DR Congo: WHO chief
82 confirmed cases in DRC, with seven confirmed deaths
22 May 2026
Middle East war casts shadow over million-strong hajj pilgrimage
Saudi authorities ban political slogans, flags during pilgrimage
22 May 2026
Standard Chartered CEO apologises for 'upset caused' by AI comments
CEO insists shift is about efficiency, not cost-cutting
22 May 2026
Turkey's Erdogan shuts liberal Istanbul university
Founded in 1996, Bilgi University is known for its liberal politics
22 May 2026
Pakistan seeks breakthrough in US-Iran peace talks
The war has wreaked havoc on the global economy, with the surge in oil prices stoking fears of rampant inflation
22 May 2026
Meta settles first US case over school costs tied to youth mental health, court filing shows
Breathitt is among roughly 1,200 school districts pursuing similar claims
22 May 2026
Starbucks scraps AI inventory tool across North America
Starbucks terminated an AI programme workers used for automating certain inventory counts this week
22 May 2026
'Fired and festive': 'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert bows out
The show, which Colbert has hosted since 2015, was axed after he mocked CBS for a $16 million settlement with Trump
22 May 2026
Official warns US could halt immigration, customs processing at 'sanctuary city' airports: Reuters
Transport secretary says politics should not ground flights in US states
22 May 2026
US pins hopes on mediator Pakistan in push to end Iran war
Asim Munir could visit Tehran as early as Thursday, Iranian media reports
22 May 2026
UN votes 141‑8 to back ICJ climate opinion; US among few to oppose
US joins Russia, Saudi Arabia in opposing UN climate resolution
22 May 2026
Iran supreme leader says enriched uranium must stay in country
Trump told Israel this will happen, Israeli officials say
22 May 2026
Israel deports all foreign activists
Israel said yesterday it had deported all the foreign activists seized by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, following global outcry over their treatment in custody.
22 May 2026
Trump says he will speak with Taiwan leader
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said yesterday he would be “happy” to talk to US leader Donald Trump, a conversation that would break more than four decades of diplomatic protocol and drew pre-emptive ire from China.
22 May 2026
Russia, China voice support for Cuba
China said it supported Cuba and urged the United States to “stop brandishing the judicial stick” against the country, after Washington indicted the Caribbean island’s former leader Raul Castro on murder charges.
22 May 2026
Taliban’s new decree draws criticism from UN
The Taliban government’s new decree on marriage separation “reinforces systemic discrimination” and erodes the rights of Afghan women and girls, the United Nations said yesterday.
22 May 2026
Trump, Netanyahu split on Iran war call
US President Donald Trump had a tense conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that reflected their different views on how to proceed with the Iran war, a US official told CNN.
22 May 2026