LivePoliticsUnited States of AmericaTrump says no change in Taiwan policy as China visit wrapsLouis Oelofse | Wesley Rahn | Roshni Majumdar | Kate Hairsine with AFP, AP, Reuters, dpaUS President Donald Trump is headed home to Washington after spending two days with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing. Bo»»»

Tokyo: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Friday with no tsunami warning issued, Japan Meteorological Agency has said. The agency stated that the earthquake occurred at 8:22 PM (11:22 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture. There were no immediate reports of d»»»

By far, the occupation that could face the greatest labor shortage in Chile is motorcycle drivers, where 61.1% of workers are Venezuelan. File Photo by Ronald Pena/EPA SANTAIGO, Chile, May 15 (UPI) -- The departure of more than 30,000 Venezuelan workers from Chile's labor market in recent months ha»»»

Muscat: Oman's Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein discussed the latest regional and international developments in a phone call on Friday. According to the Oman News Agency, the two sides also addressed the bilateral relations and reaffirmed their comm»»»

Windhoek: Food security in Namibia has improved compared to last year, though climate-related shocks continue to strain vulnerable communities, the World Food Program (WFP) said in its April 2026 country brief. According to the brief, about 456,000 people are projected to face acute food insecurity»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Drone Threat Underscores How Unmanned Warfare Transforms Modern Combat: WSJ 15-05-2026 19:38 PM A screenshot from video footage s»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a phone call on Friday with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to discuss ties and regional developments, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During the call, the two leaders reviewed relations Saudi-Qatari relations as well as areas of joint coop»»»

LONDON: The UAE on Friday “categorically rejected” Iran’s attempts to justify its "terrorist attacks” against the Emirates and other Gulf countries. The comments were made by Minister of State Khalifa bin Shaheen Al-Marar at a BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, which included Iran’s Abb»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has raised film incentives to 60 percent to boost film production in the Kingdom. The Saudi Film Commission has announced the updated cash rebate program as part of efforts to support growth in the sector, attract high-quality projects and strengthen Saudi Arabia’s position as »»»

Tunis, May 15 (TAP) - The Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII) announced Friday the launch of a call for applications aimed at Tunisian start-ups, innovative companies and technology firms to take part in international B2B...»»»

Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it said targeted the Hezbollah group on Friday, wounding 37 people as the two countries' envoys started a second day of peace talks in Washington. United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Lebanon Imran Riza condemned the "unacceptable" toll»»»

Today, 360 pilgrims from Kyrgyzstan departed from Manas International Airport to Jeddah, the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan (SDMK) reported. This is the first flight on Bishkek — Jeddah route this year. The first group of pilgrims departed for the hajj on May 10 from the southern ca»»»

Concerns for the security of the Baltic states rose on May 7 when three drones pierced NATO’s airspace and crashed in Latvia..Photo by Makalu/Pixabay WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- A State Department official told Congress on Thursday that NATO remains a critical deterrent to Russian aggression, and h»»»

PARIS: European ministers adopted ‌a new interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights on Friday that could facilitate some migrant deportations, including to third country “return hubs,” but which critics say will weaken human rights protections. The declaration comes amid complaints f»»»

Emirates NBD has announced that it has received all required regulatory and governmental approvals, including from the Government of India, for its planned acquisition of a majority controlling stake in RBL Bank Limited. The bank said the milestone clears the path for the imminent completion of the»»»

A handout photo made available by the World Health Organization shows temperature screening at Mpondwe border point with the Democratic Republic of Congo, near Bwera, Uganda, in May 2019. The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an Ebola outbreak on Friday as 65 people have died from the disease i»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev has allocated among the four deputy prime ministers the remits for coordinating the Government’s overall policy and interaction with executive bodies under the Council of Ministers, the Cabinet’s press centre said on Friday. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Gala»»»

Global law firm Dentons has advised UniCredit as sole global coordinator, mandated lead arranger and bookrunner, together with a group of lenders and including Raiffeisen Bank International AG, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United Bulgarian Bank and Eurobank Bulgaria on a ma»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev has distributed among the four deputy prime ministers the responsibilities for coordinating the Government’s overall policy and interaction with executive bodies under the Council of Ministers, the Cabinet’s press centre said on Friday. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance M»»»

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Friday, the country's weather agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit at 8:22 pm (1122 GMT) in Pacific waters off northern Miyagi prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological»»»

Tripoli, Libya: Clashes that erupted after a football match in a western Libyan town left several people injured, authorities said Friday, while a government building was set on fire in capital Tripoli. Fights began in the town of Tarhuna, some 80 kilometres (49 miles) south of the capital, after a»»»

BEIRUT: Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it said targeted the militant group Hezbollah on Friday, hours before the two countries’ envoys were set to meet for a second day of peace talks in Washington. A truce in the war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah has been in pla»»»

PSKOV, Russia: Europe’s Baltic states lie just half an hour away — sealed off and on edge — from the Russian border city of Pskov, where the locals shrug off fears their country will attack as they play their part in supporting Moscow’s army fighting in Ukraine. Beneath the round towers of Pskov’s »»»

Six people were killed Friday in strikes on south Lebanon, hours before Lebanese and Israeli envoys were set to meet for a second day of talks in Washington. Israel's military called on residents of five villages in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate ahead of expected attacks, despite a truce»»»

London, United Kingdom: X says it is committed to cracking down on illegal content to protect UK users, Britain's media regulator said Friday, as it steps up pressure on social media platforms. The commitments include reviewing suspected illegal terrorist and hate content within an average of 24 ho»»»

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has deployed the Middle East’s first heavy traffic load simulator to test the durability of Hajj roads and evaluate their ability to withstand long-term pressure equivalent to more than 20 years of traffic movement. In a video published on the official X account of the Saudi Pr»»»

Tokyo, Japan: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Friday, the country's weather agency said. No immediate injuries or damage have been reported. The temblor occurred at 8:22pm local time at a depth of 50 km, measuring lower 5 on Jap»»»

Six people were killed Friday in strikes on south Lebanon, hours before Lebanese and Israeli envoys were set to meet for a second day of talks in Washington. Israel's military called on residents of five villages in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate ahead of expected attacks, despite a truce»»»

Pope Leo XIV has condemned rising European military spending, warning that rearmament betrays diplomacy and fuels tensions in a world already being “maimed by wars.” Global military spending approached a record $3 trillion in 2025 despite lower US outlays, according to a SIPRI report released last »»»

Dubai: Four Asian expatriates died from carbon monoxide poisoning after inhaling exhaust fumes inside a running vehicle in Al Musannah in Oman’s South Al Batinah Governorate, the Royal Oman Police said on Friday. Police said emergency teams responded to a report in Al Musannah, where the four indiv»»»

A large-scale police operation targeting property fraud in Sofia has led to the arrest of nine people, according to Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev, who said investigators have already uncovered damages amounting to tens of millions of euros. Demerdzhiev described the operation as only the begin»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday threatened to take The New York Times to court over a piece it published denouncing allegedly widespread sexual abuse against Palestinian detainees. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar have ordered the “initiation of a defamation lawsuit »»»

Latvia’s national carrier airBaltic posted losses of €70.1mn in the first quarter of 2026, more than double the figure recorded during the same period last year, despite rising revenues andd passenger numbers, BNS, a pan-Baltic news agency, reported on May 14. The carrier welcomed a new CEO, Erno H»»»

Kinshasa: Health authorities confirmed a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday. Hundreds of suspected cases have been reported in Ituri Province, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Preliminary te»»»

Debris from a fire-damaged cargo ship said to have been attacked by unidentified aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz arrived in South Korea on Friday for investigation, the foreign ministry said. Iran has largely blocked shipping through the vital strait since conflict broke out with the United States»»»

European ministers adopted ‌a new interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights on Friday that could facilitate some migrant deportations, including to third country "return hubs", but which critics say will weaken human rights protections. The declaration comes amid complaints from mem»»»

RIYADH: South Asian Network Limited has announced a strategic partnership with Unique Sports Group and Prolithic Talent Agency, the sports management and investment company mentored by cricket legend Yuvraj Singh, to launch the Dunes T20 League in Saudi Arabia in October 2026. The partnership follo»»»

BUCHAREST: In a steel-mesh pen at a compound in eastern Romania, a dog licks icy water from a metal drinking bucket while another chews listlessly on dried feces scattered on the hard ground. The scenes, captured on video, are among the findings from an undercover investigation into conditions in R»»»

Workers at Hana Bank in central Seoul celebrate the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index breaching the landmark 8,000 points on Friday. It later plunged, closing down more than six percent. Photo by Yonhap South Korean stocks plummeted more than 6 percent Friday, after briefly topping the hi»»»

US President Donald Trump has said Chinese President Xi Jinping promised him that China will not send military aid to Iran. The leaders held talks in Beijing on Thursday, marking the first visit by a US president to China since 2017. US officials sought to persuade China to help pressure Iran into »»»

President Lee Jae Myung (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands at an ancient temple in Nara Prefecture on Jan. 14, 2026, in this file photo. File Pool Photo by Yonhap Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit South Korea's central city of Andong next week for a two-day t»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) departed from Beijing on Friday after a two-day summit. In this photo from Thursday, he shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo by Chinese Foreign Ministry/UPI | License Photo May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President Don»»»

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»»»

Motorcyclists from Silistra will block the border checkpoint to Romania on Friday in support of the national protest against the increased prices of compulsory third-party liability insurance, Iron Cross Motorcycle Club President Teodor Simeonov told BTA. Traffic through the checkpoint will be bloc»»»

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»»»

Dubai: ADQ subsidiary Agthia Group said its bottled water, food and agri-business operations helped support growth in the first quarter of 2026. This is as businesses across the region dealt with geopolitical tensions, shipping disruptions and pressure on logistics networks. Sign up for our daily b»»»

Blink and you might miss the few stone walls that are all that's left of the village that Yusuf Abu Hamam's family was forced to flee when he was an infant in 1948. The village, al-Joura, was demolished by the Israeli military at the time. It has since vanished under neighborhoods of the southern I»»»

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina, representing the centre-right New Unity, on May 14 resigned after the collapse of her fragile governing coalition, plunging the Baltic state into political uncertainty at a time of heightened regional security tensions and ahead of the parliamentary electio»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sixth Soldier Down: Israeli Enemy Admits Mortar Strike in South Lebanon 15-05-2026 10:36 AM The Israeli enemy has confirmed the death of Fi»»»

Hezbollah said on Thursday that it targeted Israeli troops in northern Israel with a drone, as Lebanon and Israel were holding a new round of direct talks in Washington. In a statement, the group said it "targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers at the Rosh HaNikra site" near the border »»»