Archives for May, 2026

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on artificial intelligence at the "Winning the AI Race" Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo

Trump links Abraham Accords to Iran deal

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

Israeli right-wing ministers urge Netanyahu to resume Beirut strikes to counter Hezbollah drone attacks

Reuters

Residents walk past a damaged building, rubble and destroyed cars a day after a blast in Quetta, Pakistan May 25, 2026. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed

Pakistan train bombing kills more than 30 people, official says

Reuters

US President Donald Trump said the deal being finalised with Iran to end the Middle East war would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to civilian shipping

Possible Iran-US deal: What we know

Agence France-Presse

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives to attend a plenary session of the International Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust, the International Day of Neutrality, and the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality status, at the Congress Centre in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan December 12, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS

Xi hails 'unbreakable' Pakistan ties, praises Iran peace efforts

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/ File Photo

Netanyahu admits difficulty influencing Trump decisions on Iran, sources say

Reuters

Iranian pilgrims perform the Umrah minor pilgrimage around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca

Iranians find 'peace and safety' in Mecca during hajj

Agence France-Presse

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran says conclusions reached on many topics in potential U.S. memorandum but no deal imminent

Reuters

Sailors work on the deck of the Indian-flagged tanker Desh Garima, carrying crude oil that transited through the Strait of Hormuz

Indian sailors risk work at sea, as Iran war grinds on

Agence France-Presse

Iran's Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf speaks in parliament about Iran's response to possible U.S. attacks, in Tehran, Iran January 11, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a video. IRINN/via Reuters TV/Handout via REUTERS

Qalibaf reelected as Iran's parliament speaker, Fars says

Reuters

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio poses alongside his wife Jeanette at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India

Taj Mahal, Village People and elephants: Rubio's India excursion

Agence France-Presse

Concerns over war in the Middle East do not seem to have deterred pilgrims from massing in Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage. Saudi officials predict more will come than did the previous year

Pilgrims kick off hajj as Mideast peace deal hangs in the balance

Agence France-Presse

Police stand guard outside the venue of IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Global tensions set to stalk Singapore's flagship defence summit

Reuters

Mike Burgess, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Director-General of Security, delivers the 2025 Lowy Lecture in Sydney, Australia, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

Australia's spy chief says antisemitism was left unchecked after Gaza war

Reuters

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the journalists before boarding his plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 25, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

Rubio says US will find 'another way' if Iran talks fail

Reuters

U.S Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at an event celebrating the United States' 250th anniversary, at the Bharat Mandapam convention center, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, May 24, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

Rubio says US will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with it 'another way'

Reuters