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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced support for Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed support for Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian during a short stopover at Yerevan's Zvartnots airport on May 26, less than two weeks before parliamentary elections in the Caucasus nation.
Russian forces dropped aerial bombs on Kramatorsk on May 25. The strikes hit the frontline city. Local officials reported that residential buildings were damaged. More than ten people sustained injuries. Residents described shattered windows and destroyed apartments following the blasts. Russian forces struck the frontline city of Kramatorsk with aerial bombs, damaging residential buildings and injuring more than 10 people on May 25,.
Russia launched a large overnight attack on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv. The overnight Russian attack on Ukraine, which centred on the capital, Kyiv, reportedly involved some 90 missiles, including a powerful hypersonic ballistic missile and 60 drones. The senior UN official in the country called for an end to civilian harm.
Tedros Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization head, called for urgent Ebola action and pandemic preparedness at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva. The recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks demonstrate that the world is still vulnerable to rapidly spreading infectious diseases, Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned on Saturday at the close of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
Dr. Inna Soldatenko fled Kharkiv, Ukraine, on 24 February 2022, after waking to explosions. She arrived in the United Kingdom with her daughter. Soldatenko is now working as a general practitioner in the UK's National Health Service. She is helping other Ukrainian refugees navigate the healthcare system. On 23 February 2022, in her home city of Kharkiv, Dr Inna Soldatenko finished work, collected her daughter from school, cooked dinner and prepared a lecture for her students.
A senior United Nations aid official stated the human cost of the Ukraine war defies international law. Russia accused Ukraine of targeting a student dormitory in Luhansk, reportedly killing six people including children. Kyiv denied targeting the civilian building, stating it struck a Russian military drone command headquarters. The Security Council is meeting at the request of Russia which on Friday accused Ukraine of targeting a student dormitory overnight in the occupied Luhansk region, reportedly killing six people – including children – and injuring dozens.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stated the organization's founding principles are under "profound strain." He addressed the Security Council during a high-level debate on strengthening the UN-centred international system. Discussions focused on defending the UN Charter and reforming global governance. The meeting comes amid mounting pressure on multilateralism and deepening geopolitical divisions. The Security Council is meeting for a high-level debate on strengthening the UN-centred international system amid mounting pressure on multilateralism and deepening geopolitical divisions.
Khalida Popal and Javier Zanetti are among 16 football stars appointed as With the World Cup just days away, 16 greats of the game have been appointed Football for the Goals (FFTG) Champions, using their profiles to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and advocate for a better future for people and the planet.
The Quad grouping announced new initiatives to strengthen Indo-Pacific cooperation at a meeting in New Delhi. India, the United States, Australia, and Japan addressed regional strategic challenges. Key announcements included a new maritime security initiative. This initiative will enhance information sharing and maritime domain awareness. The ministers also discussed critical and emerging technologies. They committed to deepening cooperation in areas like semiconductors and artificial intelligence.
Bangladesh is considering the purchase of JF-17 Thunder Block III fighter jets. This acquisition could increase security tensions with India. The JF-17 is jointly developed by China and Pakistan. The move is seen as potentially escalating the power struggle between India, China, and Pakistan in the region. Bangladesh’s possible purchase of the JF-17 is turning a routine fighter jet buy into a dangerous new flashpoint in the escalating India-China-Pakistan power struggle.
China is positioning its nuclear industry as a geopolitical tool in Southeast Asia. Nations from Vietnam to Indonesia are reconsidering nuclear power to meet growing energy demands for industrial growth and AI infrastructure. This shift offers an alternative to coal and reduces reliance on other energy sources. China's expanding nuclear sector is thus becoming a key element of its regional strategy.
Kyrgyzstan's former security chief Kamchybek Tashiev faces a coup trial The coup trial of former security chief Kamchybek Tashiev signals a major shift in Kyrgyzstan’s political system. More than a criminal case, it reflects President Sadyr Japarov’s effort to eliminate his last major rival within the ruling elite and consolidate centralized presidential power.
President Prabowo Subianto announced a major restructuring of Indonesia's commodity export JAKARTA – When President Prabowo Subianto rose before Indonesia’s plenary parliamentary session on May 20, 2026, few foresaw that he would deliver an address that will inevitably shift the world’s fourth most populous nation’s economic destiny. In the speech, the leader announced the most consequential restructuring of the country’s commodity export architecture in a generation [] The post Perilo.
China is rapidly building its fourth aircraft carrier, the Type 004. This vessel may be nuclear-powered. Its development signals a shift from regional sea denial to sustained blue-water power projection across the Indo-Pacific. A CSIS report this month detailed the rapid build. As China rapidly builds its largest and potentially first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Type 004 may mark a decisive shift from regional sea denial toward sustained blue-water power projection across the Indo-Pacific.
At the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, China committed to purchasing at least US$ The recent Trump-Xi summit in Beijing revealed how deeply commodities have become embedded in 21st-century geopolitics. Far beyond a conventional trade negotiation, the summit effectively showcased the emergence of resource diplomacy as a central organizing principle of great-power competition., China agreed to purchase at least US$17 billion annually in US [].
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coalmine in China's northern Shanxi Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue operation after explosion in northern Shanxi provinceAt least 90 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coalmine in China’s northern Shanxi province, making it the country’s deadliest mining accident since at least 2009. The gas explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coalmine in Qinyuan county, with 247 workers on duty.
Iran imported Chinese equipment to support a "permanent" internet shutdown. A senior Iranian official says Tehran has imported Chinese equipment to support a “permanent” internet shutdown, as the country’s unprecedented blackout enters its third month. Experts say Iran's censorship model is cheaper than the Chinese version and easier to replicate for other states.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo faces over 900 suspected Ebola cases and 220 deaths. World Health Organization head Tedros Ghebreyesus noted the epidemic is spreading faster than containment efforts. There are more than 900 suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 220 suspected deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, said on Monday.
Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile are pursuing legal action in Botswana. Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile are going to court for right to wed but face fierce opposition from church groupsBonolo Selelo was at Botswana’s national museum for a Gaborone Pride event when she spotted Tsholofelo Kumile and was struck by her good looks. The two initiated a conversation and when Kumile expressed anxiety about what a tarot reading at the event might hold, Selelo thought nothi.
US officials stated a nuclear agreement with Iran is 95% complete. The Trump administration says the US and Iran are closer to a nuclear agreement than at any point in recent years, even as senior officials insist a final deal is still days away and key details remain unresolved.
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a landmark climate crisis ruling on Wednesday. Resolution backed by 141 states hailed as ‘new chapter’ that could improve climate diplomacy and litigation effortsWhen the UN general assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of a landmark climate crisis ruling on Wednesday, the Pacific island of Vanuatu’s prime minister hailed the result as the start of “a new chapter” in climate action.“The task before all of us now is to translate legal clarity.
Ten-year US Treasury yields are near 4. Ten-year US Treasury yields are hovering near 4.5% even though bond markets are showing remarkably little panic about long-term inflation. Oil prices have jumped, conflict in the Middle East has intensified and headlines scream inflation risk daily. Yet the bond market’s own gauges of future price pressures remain relatively subdued. Barclays points out that US [] The post AI boom, not oil shock,.
Inmates at Venezuela's Barinas prison occupied the facility's roof on Sunday Inmates at Barinas prison allege they were peacefully protesting when prison staff opened fire, leaving some woundedInmates at Venezuela’s western Barinas prison staged a protest on its roof on Sunday, piling flaming mattresses and calling for the removal of the facility’s director, who they accused of overseeing guards as they shot unarmed prisoners.“We want justice.
Canada is handing over asylum seekers rejected at its border to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement As Canada tightens asylum rules, refugees reuniting with family say they were turned over to ICE and jailed for months after failed border claimsAs each day in US detention passes, Markens Appolon can feel the life he had dreamed of slipping away. The 25-year-old fled Haiti to escape the rampant gang violence that upended his university studies in economics, and planned to join family in Montreal.
Prime Minister Mark Carney stated Alberta is "essential" to Canada's future. This follows the province's premier pushing for an independence referendum. A judge previously ruled an initiative to force a binding vote invalid. Separatists in Alberta had collected signatures for months. Alberta premier calls for referendum on secession after judge ruled initiative to force binding vote invalid The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has said that Alberta is “essential” to the country’s future, hours after the province’s leader moved the oil-rich region closer toward a referendum on independence. Separatists in the western province spent months collecting signatures seeking to tr.
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