Archives for May, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaks during a visit to Sapienza University of Rome, in Rome, Italy, May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Pope Leo decries European military spending as 'betrayal' of diplomacy

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks with Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu at the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, November 28, 2024. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia says it's establishing 'full partnership' with Afghan Taliban

Reuters

India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar addresses the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

India says safe, unimpeded maritime flows vital for global economic well-being

Reuters

India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar shakes hands with China's Ambassador to India Xu Feihong during the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

India says emerging nations eye BRICS grouping for stability

Reuters

Chinese President Xi Jinping walks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool

Iran war overshadows Trump's China visit as peace talks stall

Reuters

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Deir El Zahrani

US brokers between Israel, Lebanon and says progress with China

Agence France-Presse

The damaged stern of a bulk carrier operated by South Korean shipper HMM, after it was struck by two unidentified objects on May 4 while stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, in this handout picture released on May 10, 2026. South Korean Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

South Korea official says unlikely anyone but Iran behind Hormuz ship attack, Yonhap reports

Reuters

Israel has continued to carry out strikes in southern Lebanon, with Hezbollah retaliating with missiles launched at a military base

'Promised to us': The Israelis dreaming of settling south Lebanon

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Deir El Zahrani

Lebanon, Israel to hold new talks in US as ceasefire nears end

Agence France-Presse

Millions have been unable to access the internet in Iran since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, punishing the pockets of online entrepreneurs and workers

After months of blackout, Iran gives internet to select few

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard/File Photo

Federal judge blocks US sanctions against UN expert on Palestinian territories

Reuters

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks with White House Director of Oval Office Operations Walt Nauta, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's departure from the White House for Joint Base Andrews en route to Beijing, China, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Rubio: U.S. wants China to press Iran to change course in Gulf

Reuters

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Deir El Zahrani

Israel hammers Lebanon with strikes, killing 22

Agence France-Presse

Israelis watch the first Eurovision semi-final at a watch party in Kfar Saba, Israel, May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell

Israel's Eurovision Song Contest entrant heard booing as he went onstage

Reuters

Iranians waved flags and cheered at a politically charged World Cup send-off for the national football team

Iran holds World Cup send-off for national football team

Agence France-Presse

U.S. Vice President JD Vance holds a press conference in the Indian Treaty Room at the White House complex in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Vance says US making progress in Iran talks

Reuters