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Lebanon and Israel are to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday (May 14, 2026), as their latest ceasefire — considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes — nears its end. Iran-Israel war LIVE on May 14, 2026 On the eve of the negotiations, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said…
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Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi (10) poses with the “Icon of the Match” award after the victory over FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium. Photo: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images/Reuters Lionel Messi had two goals and an assist, German Berterame had the go-ahead goal in the 84th minute and Inter Miami rallied for a 5-3 victory over Cincinnati on…
Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country’s Energy and Mines Minister said on Wednesday (May 14, 2026), as the capital Havana faces its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S. blockade that has strangled the island of fuel. “We have absolutely no fuel (oil), and absolutely no diesel,” Energy…
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Karnataka’s Leader of Opposition R. Ashok | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J Responding to the call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to follow austerity measures, Karnataka’s Leader of Opposition R. Ashok on May 13 announced that he and his family would abide by austerity measures. It is learnt that Mr. Ashok has decided to reduce…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcome U.S. President Donald Trump with a handshake on Thursday (May 14, 2026) and Mr. Trump the two countries should be “partners and not rivals” as they met for talks in Beijing. “A stable China-U.S. relationship is a boon for the world. Cooperation benefits both sides, while confrontation harms both. We…
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates. File | Photo Credit: UAE Presidential Court via Reuters The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday (May 14, 2026) it “denies reports” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the country, after Mr. Netanyahu’s office said he had met with the UAE…
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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi in New Delhi on May 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Iran has provided “free of charge services” to international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz for decades but is now working on a “protocol” to include a financial component covering costs it incurs to make navigation safe in…
The transaction is structured as a tender offer to be followed by a merger, subject to customary closing conditions, including the tender of shares representing at least a majority of the total number of outstanding shares of Assertio common stock. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has announced that Zydus Worldwide DMCC, it’s subsidiary…
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Even as the Calcutta High Court is set to hear challenges to the Centre’s Great Nicobar Island (GNI) project over allegations that the Forest Rights Act was violated while obtaining locals’ consent for it, the tribal council in Nicobar has now flagged further violations of the law in the government’s notification of three wildlife sanctuaries…
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Iran working on Hormuz ‘protocol’ to cover ‘costs’, says Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi Iran has provided “free of charge services” to international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz for decades but is now working on a “protocol” to include a financial component covering costs it incurs to make navigation safe in the Persian Gulf region,…
