Archives for May, 2026

A group of Australian women linked to Islamic State jihadists in Syria landed on a flight from Doha to Melbourne

Women linked to IS fighters charged with slavery after landing in Australia

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Hamas officials, Khalil Al-Hayya and Osama Hamdan, attend a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander/File Photo

Israeli attack kills son of Hamas leader negotiating with Trump-led board

Reuters

Members of Australian families believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants wait to leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

Australian women and children linked to Islamic State head home

Reuters

People walk past the Palais Wilson, base of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the former headquarters of the League of Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Emma Farge

Once the city of peace, Geneva sees the United Nations' presence fade

Reuters

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