Archives for May, 2026

FILE PHOTO: French deputy Sebastien Delogu speaks to members of the media as people gather on the Place de Republique following the results of the European elections, in Paris, France, June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

Exclusive-France probes whether Israeli firm BlackCore interfered in local elections, sources say

Reuters

The war, which erupted more than two months ago with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has spread throughout the Middle East and roiled the global economy, impacting hundreds of millions worldwide despite a weeks-long ceasefire

Stocks waver, oil steady ahead of US-China summit as Iran talks stall

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Weapons placed by PKK fighters are burnt during a disarming ceremony in Sulaimaniya, Iraq, July 11, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. KURDISTAN WORKERS PARTY MEDIA OFFICE/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Explainer-What's at stake in Turkey's bid to end conflict with PKK militants?

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A fighter with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rides a motorcycle past flags in the Qandil mountains, Iraq, October 26, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

Analysis-Iran war brings Turkey-PKK peace process to near standstill

Reuters

Fellow rescuers carry the coffins of two members of the civil defence who Lebanon said were killed in Israeli airstrikes

War in Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

Workers load aid boxes onto a truck at a World Food Programme (WFP) facility in Damascus countryside, Syria, July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Yamam Alshaar

UN food agency halves Syria food aid, halts bread subsidy over funding shortages

Reuters

Israel's Noam Bettan (L) celebrated after being voted through to the Eurovision grand final in Vienna

Heckler ejected from Eurovision after Israel song disruption

Agence France-Presse

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In first, Lebanon files formal UN complaint against Iran: What to know

The move comes as relations between Iran and Lebanon continue to deteriorate in light of what is perceived as ongoing Iranian interference in Lebanese affairs via its proxy group, Hezbollah.

FILE PHOTO: Orthodox Jews stand by a police cordon, after a man was arrested following a stabbing incident in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

Britain to legislate to tackle threats from hostile state proxies

Reuters

A satellite image shows likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran's Kharg Island, May 6, 2026. EUROPEAN UNION/COPERNICUS SENTINEL-2/Handout via REUTERS

UAE-owned tanker leaks some fuel off Oman following Iranian strike

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Palestinians inspect the site of a Friday Israeli air strike on houses, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza City, May 9, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Israel steps up attacks on Gaza since Iran truce, as military says Hamas rearming

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Uzra Zeya, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, speaks to delegates during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the crisis in the Gaza Strip, at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., January 23, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Rights groups urge Poland to halt support for US deportation flights to Ukraine

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FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo/File Photo

Trump heads to China, says no need for Xi's help on Iran war

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters as the BJP won the Assam state assembly election and was on course to win West Bengal, in New Delhi, India, May 4, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

India's Modi cuts size of his motorcade to save fuel, source says

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in Saint Petersburg, Russia April 27, 2026. Dmitri Lovetsky/Pool via REUTERS

Iran war to cast a shadow on BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Delhi

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UN Cyprus representative Khassim Diagne and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, who leads Cyprus's Greek Cypriot community are seen before a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman in the UN buffer zone of the capital Nicosia, Cyprus February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

UN may put Cyprus peace plan forward this year, Cypriot president says

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