Archives for May, 2026

Granular urea is among the products made by the SKW Piesteritz agro-chemical plant near Wittenberg, Germany

German fertiliser makers and farmers struggle with Iran war fallout

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One for departure to Miami, Florida, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., May 2, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump says there is possibility US could restart strikes on Iran

Reuters

Iranian clerics speak in Tehran Bazaar, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 21, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran offers Strait deal; Trump dissatisfied but prefers non-military path

Reuters

'When there are chants like 'globalise the intifada', that's completely off limits,' said Starmer

UK PM says some pro-Palestinian marches could be banned

Agence France-Presse

Dozens of activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla are in Greece after their vessels were intercepted this week by Israeli forces

Israel quizzes two Gaza flotilla activists, angering Spain

Agence France-Presse

Ali Al-Zaidi

Analysis

US banking on Iraqi turnaround with nomination of Zaidi as new PM

Trump signals hope for a "tremendous new chapter” in US-Iraq ties with the nomination of Ali Al-Zaidi as prime minister.

Week in Review

By Week in Review

While there is a ceasefire in the Iran war, direct talks between Tehran and Washington remain frozen

Trump says US not likely to accept new Iran peace proposal

Agence France-Presse

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a media statement at Downing Street in London, Britain, April 30, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor/File photo

UK PM Starmer says there could be new powers to ban pro-Palestinian marches

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iranian proposal rejected by Trump would open strait before nuclear talks, Iran official says

Reuters

Israel said it had carried out fresh strikes on Lebanon

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

Soldiers stand next to a razor wire at a media day during the U.S. Army Combined Resolve exercise at the U.S. Army's southern Germany training facilities in Hohenfels, Germany, April 30, 2026. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

US troop drawback underlines European defence responsibility, German minister says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2023. NTB/Javad Parsa via REUTERS/File Photo

Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran hospital after 'cardiac crisis', foundation says

Reuters

Social media influencer Enejan Velmuradova is recorded at her office in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Reclusive Turkmenistan shows signs of cautiously opening up

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 THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo

Analysis-Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war

Reuters

A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska as the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video released April 19, 2026. CENTCOM/Handout via REUTERS

Trump says US Navy acting 'like pirates' to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports

Reuters

Smoke rises from the site of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Habbouch on May 1, 2026

Lebanon says 13 killed in Israeli strikes in south

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