BBC: At least 12 people have been killed in seven separate Israeli air strikes on cars south of Beirut, Lebanon’s health ministry says, as the war between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah continues despite a ceasefire. Eight people, including two children, died when drones targeted three vehicles on the coastal highway in the […]
(Reuters) LONDON, May 13 – Keir Starmer faced his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reported to be readying his resignation to try to trigger a contest to replace a British prime minister who had sought some respite to set out his government’s agenda. As Starmer and his ministers stood in silence to […]
(Reuters) BEIJING/SEOUL, May 13 – President Donald Trump and an entourage that included Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Elon Musk were greeted with a lavish welcome in Beijing on Wednesday as he prepared to ask China’s Xi Jinping to “open up” to U.S. business at the start of their two-day summit. Trump is seeking to snag […]
BBC: More than 1,000 passengers are being held on a UK-operated cruise ship in France after 49 people fell ill from gastrointestinal sickness. Local health authorities in Bordeaux said three passengers had been isolated in their cabins on the Ambition, while other passengers will not be able to disembark in the port. They added that […]
BBC: For the past two years, Manas Sharma’s life revolved around one goal – cracking the tough exam that would get him admission to a medical college in India so he could become a doctor. But the exam – the National Eligibility Entrance Test (Undergraduate), known as NEET-UG – has been at the centre of […]
Al Jazeera: Russia has test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile, with President Vladimir Putin describing the nuclear-capable Sarmat weapon as the world’s “most powerful” missile. State television broadcast footage of Sergei Karakayev, commander of Russia’s strategic missile forces, reporting to Putin on what Moscow described as a successful launch on Tuesday. Putin said that the Sarmat […]
(Reuters) WASHINGTON, May 12 – Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis and his ruling Progressive Liberal Party were re-elected on Tuesday, making him the first leader to be elected to a second consecutive term in nearly 30 years. “The Bahamian people have spoken, and I receive their verdict with humility and gratitude,” Davis told Reuters. “This […]
BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) – China is resolved to oppose independence for Taiwan, and its capability to “crush” separatism is “unbreakable”, the country’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s arrival for a summit in Beijing. The issue of democratically governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, is […]
BBC: The UK has said it will contribute drones, fighter jets and a warship to a joint mission aimed at safeguarding shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Defence minister John Healey announced the package at a virtual summit of defence ministers on Tuesday. It includes autonomous systems to detect and clear naval mines, drone boats […]
BBC: The cancellation of a crucial exam held earlier in May for admission to medical colleges over allegations of a paper leak has sparked protests in the Indian capital, Delhi. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), known as NEET-UG, is the gateway to studying medicine in India and is required for joining medical colleges […]
