World News

Tata-ASML deal: How significant is it for India’s semiconductor push? 

18 May 2026

India’s Tata Electronics has signed a deal with the Dutch technology giant ASML (Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lith...

What is the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant, nearly hit by a drone? 

18 May 2026

A drone attack that caused a fire close to the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates has raised furth...

Ebola, hantavirus: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic? 

18 May 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Con...

Iran plans to offer insurance for Hormuz transit: Will it work? 

18 May 2026

Iran has moved a step further in its attempts to formalise its effective control over the Strait of Hormuz after the cou...

Iran sends response to US proposal to end war via mediator Pakistan 

18 May 2026

Iran has submitted a response to the latest United States proposal to end the war via mediator Pakistan as a fragile tru...

Migrants ‘feared for their lives’ as Libyan gunmen fired on rescue ship 

18 May 2026

Yasmin Ibrahim Elzanaty, a lawyer from Egypt, was working as a cultural mediator on a rescue ship a week ago, when shots...

Russian drone hits Chinese ship off Ukraine before Putin visits Xi Jinping 

18 May 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war ⁠Russian drones have hit two ships in the Black Sea approaching ports in Ukraine’s Odesa reg...

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in the Netherlands 

18 May 2026

News|Health A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked in the Netherlands for disinfection. The MV Hon...

Israel built two military bases in Iraq before war on Iran: New York Times 

18 May 2026

Israel built two covert military outposts in Iraq’s western desert in advance of the US-Israel war on Iran, The New Yo...

US military carries out more strikes against ISIL fighters in Nigeria 

18 May 2026

News|ISIL/ISIS The ⁠United States military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) says it has carried out additional air strikes...