Month: May 2026

Myanmar-based Kuki ultras attack Naga villages in Manipur

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Myanmar-based Kuki ultras attack Naga villages in Manipur

File photo of Indian Army personnel keeping vigil along the Indo-Myanmar international border. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR GUWAHATI Myanmar-based Kuki extremists allegedly carried out a pre-dawn attack on Naga villages in the ethnic conflict-hit Manipur’s Kamjong district on Thursday (May 7, 2026). Kamjong borders Myanmar. The district headquarters of the same name is…

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Bayern Munich falls short of Champions League final again ruing referee decisions

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Bayern Munich falls short of Champions League final again ruing referee decisions

PSG’s goalkeeper Matvey Safonov fails to stop a goal by Bayern’s Harry Kane during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain in Munich, Germany on Wednesday (May 6, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP For the second time in three seasons, Bayern Munich fell short in the Champions…

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Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt

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Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt

A note that Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate said he found after Epstein’s reported suicide attempt in July 2019; released by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on May 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the millionaire sex offender’s first suspected…

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Annual festival of Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica in Poondi begins

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Annual festival of Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica in Poondi begins

The annual festival of Poondi Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica (popularly known as Poondi Matha Kovil) near Thirukkattuppalli in Thanjavur district began on May 6 with the hoisting of the holy flag. According to the Basilica authorities, the annual festival is celebrated from May 6 to 15 every year. During the ‘nava naatkal’ (novena days)…

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Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer

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Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer

An engine of a Russian drone lays on the ground as rescuers work at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian air defences shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday (May 7, 2026),…

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Hundreds of homes damaged in Mississippi storms as multiple tornadoes reported

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Hundreds of homes damaged in Mississippi storms as multiple tornadoes reported

In this frame grab from video taken by WDAM, damaged trees and a house or structure are seen following a storm that tore through part of Lamar County, Mississippi, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Powerful storms that included at least one confirmed tornado tore through parts of Mississippi, collapsing hundreds of…

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Rupee rises 23 paise to close at 94.26 against U.S. dollar

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Rupee rises 23 paise to close at 94.26 against U.S. dollar

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee pared initial losses and settled for the day on a positive note, higher by 23 paise at 94.26 (provisional) against the greenback on Thursday (May 7, 2026), as Brent crude and the U.S. dollar index retreated from their elevated levels. Forex traders said Brent oil prices…

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Stock markets end lower in choppy trade; Sensex declines 114 points

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Stock markets end lower in choppy trade; Sensex declines 114 points

After facing heavy fluctuations during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 114 points or 0.15% lower at 77,844.52. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices ended lower in a choppy trade on Thursday (May 7, 2026), with the Sensex declining 114 points, as investors turned cautious amid unabated foreign fund outflows and rising geopolitical uncertainties….

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Rubio in Vatican for talks with Pope Leo XIV after tensions over Trump’s criticism

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Rubio in Vatican for talks with Pope Leo XIV after tensions over Trump’s criticism

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s fence-mending visit comes after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran angered the Holy See. | Photo Credit: Reuters  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived at the Vatican on Thursday (May 7, 2026) for talks with U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV, following weeks…

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