Tue 12 May 2026: An explosion ripped through a marketplace in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 35 others, a local official told Anadolu. The blast occurred in the town of Sarai Naurang, in Lakki Marwat district, Deputy Commissioner Hamidullah Khan said over the phone. “Right now, […]
Continue Reading
Tue 12 May 2026: Pakistan on Tuesday dismissed a US media report alleging the presence of an Iranian aircraft at Nur Khan Airbase, calling the claims “misleading.” In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said it “categorically rejects” the CBS News report that an Iranian aircraft arrived during the ceasefire period. “Such speculative narratives appear aimed […]
Continue Reading
Tue 12 May 2026: More than 200,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats to reach the UK since records began in 2018, according to official figures cited by Britain’s Home Office, Anadolu reports. The BBC reported that 70 migrants arrived Friday aboard a single boat, bringing the total number of crossings over the […]
Continue Reading
Tue 12 May 2026: Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said on Sunday that the army needs more soldiers immediately,” amid the escalating crisis surrounding the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews, or Haredim, and the continuation of military operations on several fronts, Anadolu reports. The remarks came in a meeting of the Knesset’s (parliament) Foreign Affairs and Security […]
Continue Reading
Tue 12 May 2026: The Bangladesh High Court decided on Monday to prohibit revealing the sex of a fetus during pregnancy as a measure to combat femicide. The bench, comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque, announced the full verdict in the case filed in 2020. The court earlier issued a short order in February […]
Continue Reading
Tue 12 May 2026: US President Donald Trump is set to visit China this week, accompanied by a group of 16 leading corporate executives, including high-profile figures from the technology, finance, and industrial sectors, according to reports on Monday. The New York Times reported that the White House released the list of participating business leaders […]
Continue Reading
Tue 12 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ I remain here; I will not resign: The matter stems from a report compiled by an independent panel appointed by the National Assembly in September 2022 to conduct a preliminary inquiry into allegations relating to the theft at the President’s Phala Phala […]
Continue Reading
Tue 12 May 2026: President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will not resign following last week’s Constitutional Court judgment on the Section 89 impeachment process linked to the 2020 theft at his Phala Phala farm. Addressing the nation at the Union Buildings in Tshwane on Monday evening, the President said nothing in the Constitutional Court ruling […]
Continue Reading
Mon 11 May 2026: Silver surged 7% to trade near $86 an ounce on Monday, recovering from earlier declines to reach its highest level in almost two months. The rally came as investors closely watched stalled negotiations between the US and Iran and weighed escalating geopolitical risks across the Middle East. The precious metal climbed […]
Continue Reading
Mon 11 May 2026: “As I was going up the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there. He wasn’t there again today. I wish, I wish he’d go away.” Scholars David Tyrer and Salman Sayyid open their 2012 essay on race and Islamophobia with this nursery rhyme about a haunting. Reading the British media […]
Continue Reading
