The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa in the high-profile Renukaswamy murder case, while directing Karnataka authorities to fast-track the trial and complete the examination of key witnesses within a year. The ruling deals a major setback to the acto»»»

An Italian expert joined police divers and rescue vessels for searches in the Maldives on Friday, a day after five Italian divers were killed in a scuba accident, authorities said. Italy's Foreign Ministry said the five divers “apparently died while attempting to explore caves at a depth of 50 mete»»»

Tehran has "no ​trust" in the US and is interested in negotiating with ‌Washington ‌only if ​it ‌is ⁠serious, ​Iran's Foreign ⁠Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday. Iran is trying ⁠to keep ‌the ‌ceasefire ​to ‌give ‌diplomacy a chance, he told reporters in New ‌Delhi during a visit ⁠to attend the»»»

Our weekly digest of Hungarian politics continues, as we report on developments after April’s historic election and on the formation of the Tisza government. This week we cover the following topics: Guided tour of Orbán government’s luxury ministerial buildings. Spectacular parliamentary session fo»»»

It is necessary to introduce mediation for small consumer disputes, and not to have them brought directly to court, said Bulgarian Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva at the sixth national scientific conference on mediation in various public areas. The forum was hosted by the Varna University of Economics»»»

New Delhi: India’s counter-terrorism agency has charged 10 men with involvement in the 2025 car blast that killed at least 11 people in the capital, linking them to an Al Qaida inspired group. The November 10 explosion took place near a crowded metro station, close to the historic Red Fort in Delhi»»»

A third round of direct talks between Israel and Lebanon kicked off in Washington Thursday, days before the expiration of a truce that reduced but did not stop the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Lebanese officials are hoping that the two-day negotiations will yie»»»

In a major diplomatic push for regional stability, China has reaffirmed its stance that the ongoing conflict with Iran is unnecessary and must be resolved through a solution that serves the interests of all parties involved. Through its Foreign Ministry, Beijing asserted that the hostilities should»»»

KABUL: The United Nations could feed a million additional children at risk of malnutrition in Afghanistan if the country’s conflict with Pakistan and the Iran war had not inflated prices and transport costs, a senior official told AFP. Afghanistan saw a record rise in malnutrition cases in 2025, fo»»»

Venezuela's interim government has announced it will begin a formal restructuring of the country's external public debt, including obligations tied to state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), in what could rank among the largest sovereign debt workouts in history. The Sectoral Vice Pr»»»

Building codes and regulations for the construction of new schools are being revised in Kyrgyzstan. Zhyrgalbek Medetkanov, Deputy Director of the Housing and Civil Construction Department at the Ministry of Construction, announced on Birinchi Radio. According to him, building codes previously stipu»»»

Cuba has declared it has run out of fuel entirely, with its energy minister confirming the island holds no diesel, no fuel oil and no reserves whatsoever, as prolonged blackouts of up to 22 hours triggered the largest street protests in Havana since the crisis began and thrust a dormant US humanita»»»

Venezuela's interim government has announced it will begin a formal restructuring of the country's external public debt, including obligations tied to state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), in what could rank among the largest sovereign debt workouts in history. The Sectoral Vice Pr»»»

Cuba has declared it has run out of fuel entirely, with its energy minister confirming the island holds no diesel, no fuel oil and no reserves whatsoever, as prolonged blackouts of up to 22 hours triggered the largest street protests in Havana since the crisis began and thrust a dormant US humanita»»»

Cuba has declared it has run out of fuel entirely, with its energy minister confirming the island holds no diesel, no fuel oil and no reserves whatsoever, as prolonged blackouts of up to 22 hours triggered the largest street protests in Havana since the crisis began and thrust a dormant US humanita»»»

Venezuela's interim government has announced it will begin a formal restructuring of the country's external public debt, including obligations tied to state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), in what could rank among the largest sovereign debt workouts in history. The Sectoral Vice Pr»»»

Cuba has declared it has run out of fuel entirely, with its energy minister confirming the island holds no diesel, no fuel oil and no reserves whatsoever, as prolonged blackouts of up to 22 hours triggered the largest street protests in Havana since the crisis began and thrust a dormant US humanita»»»

Venezuela's interim government has announced it will begin a formal restructuring of the country's external public debt, including obligations tied to state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), in what could rank among the largest sovereign debt workouts in history. The Sectoral Vice Pr»»»

The Libyan British Business Council (LBBC), in partnership with the National Oil Corporation of Libya (NOC), hosted the ‘‘Libya Energy Forum: Realising Libya’s Energy Ambitions’’ from 11 to 14 May in London as part of the Africa Energies Summit 2026. The LBBC said the Forum marked an important mome»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s track and field athletes struck five gold medals as swimmers maintained their strong momentum, with the hosts strengthening their grip on top spot on an action-packed day at the GCC Games Doha 2026 yesterday. Olympic champion Mutaz Barshim marked his return to competition by sh»»»

British government bonds, stocks and sterling fell on Friday, as domestic political uncertainty clashed with global worries about an inflationary shock, leaving UK assets in the mire. Sterling fell to a five-week low and is down almost 2% against the dollar this week, set for its biggest weekly dro»»»

US President Donald Trump departed China on Friday touting business deals that gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and said its war with Iran should never have started. Trump's visit to America's main strategic and economic rival, the first by a US»»»

A British minister loyal to Prime Minister Keir Starmer in his fight to stay in power urged his colleagues to "take a breath" on Friday, saying no one had yet proven they had enough support to challenge him after a tumultuous week. Starmer is struggling to hold on ‌to power ‌after his main rival in»»»

Dead Sea, Jordan: The Jordan Rally roared into life at the HoverUp park by the Dead Sea yesterday evening, with Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah bidding for an 18th victory in the Hashemite Kingdom. Seventeen crews competing in the third round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) were jo»»»

NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - Russia and India are determined to increase supplies of Russian hydrocarbons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. "We have a common intention to increase supplies of Russian hydrocarbons, fertilizers, and cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear energy,"»»»

Russia's diplomacy chief is visiting India to attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers' meeting in New Delhi on May 14–15. Sputnik brings you a live broadcast of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s press conference following the main sessions of the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi.Russ»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has no love for Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolas Maduro, and says he doesn't take fashion inspiration from him. Flying with President Donald Trump to China, a picture of Rubio went viral as he was decked out in a grey Nike tracksuit. The suit -- in brand and colo»»»

China stocks wavered on Friday as a summit between US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping entered its last day, having produced few deals between the world's top two economies to excite investors so far. China’s blue-chip CSI300 Index was largely flat and the Shanghai Composite Index rose»»»

The Yemeni government has consolidated efforts with its international partners to gradually transition from the emergency response phase toward recovery and institution-building. Its efforts have also focused on improving basic services, empowering local authorities, developing the transport and in»»»

UAE is set to accelerate the delivery of the new West-East Pipeline project, which would double ADNOC’s export capacity through Fujairah. The pipeline is currently under construction and is expected to become operational in 2027. The decision was taken after Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al N»»»

Israel's military said Friday that one of its soldiers died in combat in southern Lebanon, bringing its losses to 20 personnel since the war with Hezbollah began in early March. Staff Sergeant Negev Dagan, 20, "fell during combat in southern Lebanon", the military said, without providing additional»»»

Police in Crete arrested five people early Friday as part of an investigation into counterfeit banknotes after officers discovered fake currency during a vehicle search near Iraklio, authorities said. The arrests were made at a fuel station in the Ammoudara area, where police stopped the suspects a»»»

A rodent-borne virus with a scary name. A mid-ocean cruise ship in quarantine. Several people dead and more falling sick. It is no wonder that an outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus on a luxury liner in the Atlantic has revived some COVID-era trauma and panic online. That has presented a dil»»»

Israel's military said Friday that one of its soldiers died in combat in southern Lebanon, bringing its losses to 20 personnel since the war with Hezbollah began in early March. Staff Sergeant Negev Dagan, 20, "fell during combat in southern Lebanon", the military said, without providing additional»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi utility major TAQA reported a net profit of Dh2.1 billion for the first quarter of 2026, as the company accelerated investments in UAE power, water and transmission infrastructure despite lower revenues. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The company »»»

Israel's military said Friday that one of its soldiers died in combat in southern Lebanon, bringing its losses to 20 personnel since the war with Hezbollah began in early March. Staff Sergeant Negev Dagan, 20, "fell during combat in southern Lebanon", the military said, without providing additional»»»

Romania is going through a delicate period, with high inflation, falling GDP, consumer pressure and political instability, President of the Supervisory and Advisory Board of the International Fiscal Administration (IFA) Romania Flavius Valentin Jakubowicz said, mentioning that the country is not in»»»

The European Commission has confirmed having positively assessed Romania's payment request for EUR 2.6 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan announced on Thursday."I am glad that today the European Commission has officially confirmed the validation of»»»

Romania's fourth payment request under the NRRP, which includes complex reforms on sustainable forest management, decarbonisation, digitalisation and fiscal-framework revision, has been approved without financial corrections, and the implementation rate of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan »»»

Yemen's legitimate government and the Iran-backed Houthi militants agreed Thursday to free more than 1,600 detainees in the largest swap during Yemen's 11-year war. The deal was signed in Amman, Jordan, after 14 weeks of negotiations observed by UN officials and the International Committee of the R»»»

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a five-nation tour on Friday, heading to the United Arab Emirates before Europe, overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the Iran war. Disruptions around Gulf shipping routes and the Strait of Hormuz continue to drive volatility in»»»

Israel's military said Friday that one of its soldiers died in combat in southern Lebanon, bringing its losses to 20 personnel since the war with Hezbollah began in early March. Staff Sergeant Negev Dagan, 20, "fell during combat in southern Lebanon", the military said, without providing additional»»»

The United States cast Israel-Lebanon talks held in Washington on Thursday as "productive and positive" and a State Department official said more discussions aimed at ending their conflict will continue on Friday. A senior Lebanese official said earlier that Lebanon will demand that US ally Israel »»»

SEOUL: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will make a two-day visit to South Korea from May 19 at the invitation of President Lee Jae Myung, Seoul’s presidential office said Friday. The trip comes as the two US-allied democratic neighbors seek to strengthen ties while facing shared challenges f»»»

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Egyptian smallholders have seen their lives upended by the war in Iran, with soaring fertiliser and energy prices forcing many to lay off workers and reduce the amount of land they farm. Before the United States and Israel launched the war that would end up engulfing the region, Ashraf Abu Ragab cu»»»

MAKKAH: The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture’s office in Makkah province conducted a proactive field inspection campaign as part of the efforts of the Unauthorized Slaughter Control Committee. The campaign is in cooperation with Makkah Municipality, the General Administration of Mujah»»»

PHOENIX: King Abdulaziz and His Companions for Giftedness and Creativity Foundation (Mawhiba) organized a specialized seminar during the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, US. The seminar highlighted Saudi Arabia’s experience in discovering and developing young sc»»»

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