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Blackouts and protests as Cuba says fuel has 'run out' 14 May 2026 - 04:44 pm

Havana: Cuba was hit by worsening power outages on Thursday as the island's government said oil reserves had run out and rare protests...

Iran says no US visas issued yet for 2026 World Cup 14 May 2026 - 04:06 pm

Tehran: Iran's football federation chief on Thursday said no visas had yet been issued for the national team to participate in the 2026...

UK health minister Streeting resigns 14 May 2026 - 03:34 pm

London, UK: Wes Streeting announced Thursday that he has resigned as Britain's health minister. In his resignation letter to the prime minister, which...

France and Netherlands say all hantavirus contact cases negative 14 May 2026 - 03:31 pm

Paris, France: France's health minister said Thursday that 26 people in France identified as close contacts of hantavirus cases linked to the MV...

Subdued Trump left waiting for 'big hug' from Xi 14 May 2026 - 03:21 pm

Beijing: DonaldTrumppaid a visit to the Temple of Heaven in the Chinese capital on Thursday, but the US president had a face like...

1 killed, 19 injured in Dubai traffic accident 14 May 2026 - 03:18 pm

Dubai, UAE: One person was killed and 19 others injured on Thursday after a truck collided with a bus on a major road...

1 dead, multiple injured in bus rollover in Australia's Queensland 14 May 2026 - 02:57 pm

Sydney, Australia: A bus rolled over on a major highway in the Australian state of Queensland on Thursday, killing one passenger and injuring...

New Delhi condemns attack on Indian-flagged ship off Oman coast 14 May 2026 - 02:24 pm

New Delhi, India: New Delhi on Thursday condemned the attack on an Indian-flagged commercial vessel off the coast of Oman, saying that targeting...

Storms, lightning kill 89 in India's Uttar Pradesh state 14 May 2026 - 01:44 pm

New Delhi: Powerful storms including gales, lightning, rain and hail killed at least 89 people in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh,...

British PM battles to stay in power amid rebellion 14 May 2026 - 12:42 pm

London: Pressure mounted on Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday when his former deputy Angela Rayner emerged as a potential challenger in a...

India opposition name Kerala leader after rare win 14 May 2026 - 11:50 am

New Delhi: India's main opposition party Congress named the chief minister for the southern state of Kerala on Thursday, after a rare decisive...

Vessel off UAE coast 'taken', now bound for Iran waters: UK maritime agency 14 May 2026 - 10:32 am

Dubai: A ship off the UAE coast near the Strait of Hormuz has been taken by unknown people and is now headed towards...

Abu Dhabi’s infrastructure excellence ‘not an option, it’s a mandate’ 14 May 2026 - 09:22 am

Abu Dhabi: Collaboration, long-term planning, and integrated delivery models are becoming essential to executing large-scale infrastructure projects efficiently, speakers said during a panel...

Xi warns Trump Taiwan issue could lead to 'conflict' as US-China summit starts 14 May 2026 - 08:15 am

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart DonaldTrumpthat the issue of Taiwan could push their two countries into "conflict" if mishandled,...

Madonna, Shakira, BTS to headline World Cup final half-time show 14 May 2026 - 08:06 am

New York: Madonna, Shakira and K-pop megastars BTS will headline a Super Bowl-style half-time show at the World Cup final on July 19...

France locks down 1,700 on cruise ship after 92-year-old dies 13 May 2026 - 09:31 pm

Carole Suhas and Thomas Saint-Cricq Bordeaux: French authorities on Wednesday confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship after...

Daytime Russian barrage of 800 drones kills six in Ukraine 13 May 2026 - 09:15 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: A daytime Russian drone barrage mainly targeting western Ukraine killed at least six people and wounded dozens, the Ukrainian president said...