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Nato chief vows 'absolute solidarity' with Romania after Russian drone crash injures 2

News May 29, 2026

Nato chief Mark Rutte said on Friday he had assured Romania’s president of the alliance’s β€œabsolute solidarity” as he slammed Russia for a drone crash in the country bordering Ukraine. Nato me...

US strikes Iran, drawing retaliatory attack on American base after Trump dismisses report of Hormuz deal

News May 28, 2026

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on Thursday it targeted a US airbase after the US military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation near the Stra...

In pictures: Muslims pray on Mount Arafat as Haj reaches its peak

News May 26, 2026

Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the Haj pilgrimage, as a punishing desert sun sent temperatures soaring towards 40 degrees Celsius. From daybreak, thousands ...

US carries out 'self-defence' strikes in Iran despite ceasefire

News May 26, 2026

US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command said, imperiling a fragile ceasefire and casting new doubt on a deal to end the Middle Eas...

WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 and 'epidemic is outpacing us'

Health May 25, 2026

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that there had been 220 suspected deaths in the current Ebola outbreak and that a delay in detecting cases me...

Pep Guardiola to end decade-long Manchester City reign at end of season

News May 22, 2026

Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after a decade in charge, the club announced on Friday, bringing an end to one of the most successful eras in English football and one...

Trump says ISIS second-in-command Abu Bilal al-Minuki eliminated

News May 16, 2026

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Abu Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, had been eliminated in an operation conducted by US and Nigerian forces. β€œTonight, at my direct...

Putin hails Russia's test launch of new Sarmat nuclear missile, calls it 'most powerful'

News May 13, 2026

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the test launch of the new strategic nuclear missile Sarmat, describing it as β€œthe most powerful in the world”. State TV showed Sergei Karakayev, c...

EU ministers agree on sanctions targeting violent West Bank settlers

News May 11, 2026

European Union (EU) foreign ministers reached an agreement on Monday on new sanctions targeting violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, as well as leading Hamas figures, EU foreign policy ...

Trump pauses effort to escort ships in Strait of Hormuz, citing deal progress

News May 6, 2026

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would briefly pause an operation to help escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, citing β€œgreat progress” toward a comprehensive agreement with Iran....