News

Most Read
A Mexican Navy training ship is seen in front of the Manhattan Bridge, after it was damaged having struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, the US on  May 17, 2025. — Reuters pic

Mexican Navy sailboat hits Brooklyn Bridge during New York visit, injuries reported (VIDEO)

An activist (left) from BDS (Boycott Desinvestissement Sanctions) holds a mock body of a baby in front of riot Police officers during a demonstration against Israel’s candidate prior to the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland on May 17, 2025. — AFP pic

‘No music for murder’: Pro-Palestinian protest in Basel turns violent over Israel’s Eurovision appearance

A police line is seen outside a damaged American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic after a bomb blast outside the building in Palm Springs, California, on May 17, 2025. — AFP pic

One dead, four injured after car bomb explodes outside US fertility clinic, FBI suspects targeted terror attack

Debris is strewn around and on top of trees after a tornado hit in London, Kentucky, the US on May 17, 2025. — AFP pic

Storms kill 25 in central and south US, flatten homes, cut power to hundreds of thousands

Syria’s new authorities have pledged justice for victims of atrocities committed under Assad’s rule. — AFP pic

Syria launches national efforts for truth and reconciliation, vows justice for victims of Assad’s regime

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani addresses the 34th Arab League summit in Baghdad on May 17, 2025. — AFP pic

Syria and Morocco restore diplomatic ties after fall of Assad

This picture taken from a position in southern Israel on the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing over destroyed buildings on the Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on May 17, 2025. — AFP pic

Italian government tells Israel: ‘Enough with the attacks’ in Gaza

Protesters lift portraits of Yemeni Huthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Huthi (centre), slain Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani (left) and Lebanese Hezbollah’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of Israel and the US, in the Huthi-run capital Sanaa May 16, 2025. — AFP pic

Israel says ‘struck and eliminated’ Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting with a group of teachers in Tehran May 17, 2025. — Reuters pic

Iran’s Supreme Leader says Trump is lying when he speaks of peace

Palestinians reflected in a mirror inspect the damage following overnight Israeli airstrikes that reportedly hit tents for displaced Gazans outside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, May 17, 2025. The Israeli military announced the early stages of an intensified operation in Gaza aimed at defeating Hamas, with rescuers in the besieged Palestinian territory reporting 10 killed on May 17 in fresh Israeli strikes. — AFP pic

Israeli military expands Gaza assault, citing goal to defeat Hamas

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not specify what agreements would be required from Russia’s point of view. Putin and Zelenskiy have not met since December 2019. — Reuters pic

Kremlin says Putin could meet Zelenskiy if certain agreements are reached

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un talks to military members as he inspects projectiles during a visit to an airfield in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on May 16 — Reuters pic

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees air drills, urges military to intensify war preparations

US President Donald Trump raises a fist as he steps off of Air Force One after arriving at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on May 16, 2025, following a trip to the Middle East. Trump returns to Washington after ending a multi-day trip to the Gulf states. — AFP pic

40 US states push back against AI moratorium in Trump’s sweeping tax bill

(FILES) South Korea impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 21, 2025. — AFP pic

South Korea's ex-president Yoon quits conservative party ahead of snap elections after impeachment

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he has directed the leadership of the Fed to find incremental ways to consolidate functions where appropriate, modernize some business practices. — AFP pic

Jerome Powell announces US Fed’s plan to reduce workforce by nearly 2,400 employees

US President Donald Trump arrives at the church at the Abrahamic Family House during his tour of the interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi yesterday. — AFP pic

Trump signals break with US interventionism in Middle East, vows to focus on deals over democracy