Archives for May, 2026

Iranian women pray next to a picture of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, near his office in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Trump sees swift end to war as Iran reviews US peace proposal

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as they meet at the Vatican, May 19, 2025. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo

Rubio to meet Pope Leo as Trump keeps up attacks on pontiff

Reuters

Wall Street indices pulled back from records as markets await Iran's response to a US proposal to end the Middle East war

Global stocks mostly fall as US rally shows signs of fatigue

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi poses for a portrait inside Havemeyer Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York City, New York, U.S., May 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ryan Murphy/File Photo

US reinstates deportation proceedings against pro-Palestinian student Mahdawi

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Tanks of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are stocked at a store amid rising fuel prices due to disruptions caused by the Iran war, in Manila, Philippines, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

Energy crisis front and centre as ASEAN leaders prepare for summit

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: The motorcade of U.S. President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year-old Qatari-owned Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Exclusive-US aims for Fourth of July to deploy Qatar-gifted jet as Air Force One

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to mark Military Mother's Day, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump says US had very good talks with Iran in last 24 hours

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a meeting in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 21, 2025. The White House/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump says United States will get uranium from Iran

Reuters

People sit on a balcony near the site of an Israeli strike that took place before a temporary ceasefire went into effect, on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Israel says carried out strike targeting commander of Hezbollah's elite force

Reuters

People gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs neighborhood of Haret Hreik on May 6, 2026.

Israel strikes Beirut in breach of Lebanon ceasefire

Israel has continued to carry out strikes in southern Lebanon but had not targeted Beirut since the ceasefire took effect.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron in New York City, U.S., September 24, 2024. Iran's Presidency/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Macron says he discussed Hormuz situation with Iran's president

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at The Villages Charter School at The Villages, Florida, U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

Trump says Iran wants to make a deal

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV meets U.S Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican, May 19, 2025. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

Top Vatican cardinal calls Trump's attacks on Pope Leo 'strange'

Reuters

French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle departs from Souda Bay, on the island of Crete, Greece, April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis

France moves aircraft carrier to Red Sea with eye on Hormuz mission

Reuters

A cargo ship docked at the Port of Fujairah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Gulf's fragile trade lifeline hangs on two eastern UAE ports

Reuters

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara, May 6, 2026.

Saudi FM in Turkey as Ankara, Riyadh step up coordination amid Iran war

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan’s visit to Ankara comes amid rapidly expanding Turkish-Saudi coordination as the fallout from the Iran war reshapes Gulf security dynamics.