Thu 14 May 2026: New Delhi hosts foreign ministers of 11-member bloc, including Iran, which is currently observing a ceasefire with the US after war began on Feb. 28 There is a “growing expectation” that BRICS will play a “constructive and stabilizing role,” India said Thursday as New Delhi hosted top diplomats of the emerging […]
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Thu 14 May 2026: The summit in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping was “extremely positive,” US President Donald Trump said Thursday, extending an invitation for Xi this September. “Thank you again, President Xi, for this beautiful welcome. And tonight, it is my honor to extend an invitation to you and Madam Peng to visit […]
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Wed 13 May 2026: New allegations of cow-related vigilante violence have emerged in Haryana after videos spread online allegedly showing two Muslim men being beaten, humiliated, and forced to drink what appears to be cow urine by a self-proclaimed cow protection group. The incident this week has triggered anger among minority groups and rights activists, […]
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Wed 13 May 2026: US President Donald Trump is on his way to Beijing to meet China’s President Xi Jinping and says he’ll have a “long talk” about Iran but trade will be the main focus. United States President Donald Trump has departed for Beijing ahead of a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, after weeks of […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Mon 11 May 2026: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump will have “in depth exchanges (and) views” on “major issues concerning China-US relations, world peace, and development,” Beijing said Monday amid the ongoing conflict between the US and Iran. Trump is set to pay a state visit to China on May […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: A prominent Buddhist monk has been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, in the highest-profile case involving a local religious leader. Authorities took 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana into custody on Saturday from a private hospital in the capital, Colombo, where he had checked in for treatment as […]
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Sun 10 May 2026: A report by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights has documented 34 alleged incidents of anti-Muslim violence, mosque attacks, demolitions and intimidation in West Bengal in the aftermath of the BJP’s victory in the state assembly elections. The APCR said the incidents occurred across the state following the Bharatiya Janata […]
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