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US, Nigerian forces 'eliminate' senior Daesh leader

US President said Friday that American and Nigerian forces had killed Abu Bilal Al Minuki

Trump thanked the government of Nigeria for their "partnership" on the operation.

Lebanon–Israel ceasefire extended 45 days

Talks in Washington seek permanent deal despite ongoing cross-border strikes

Lebanon, Israel ceasefire extended by 45 days: US

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northern Japan

Japan on alert as another strong quake strikes same northern waters

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northern Japan

India charges 10 for deadly 2025 Delhi car bomb

11 people were killed in an explosion near a metro station near the Red Fort in November

Delhi Police personnel at the site of a car blast near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station, in New Delhi, Monday, November 10, 2025.

Billionaire Adani agrees $18m penalty in US court case

Adani was accused of having participated in a $250m scheme to bribe Indian officials

Penalty payment comes as US prosecutors are reported to be set to drop charges against Adani.

Israel says soldier killed in south Lebanon fighting

Death of Staff Sergeant Negev Dagan underscores rising toll on Israeli forces

Lebanon: Military vehicles of the Israeli Defense Forces patrol in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, on May 11, 2026.

China urges lasting Mideast truce, reopening of Hormuz

China backs reopening Hormuz to ease market jitters and restore stability

An Iranian fast boat in the Strait of Hormuz.

CIA director visits Cuba as island runs out of oil

Washington-Havana contacts deepen even as Trump tightens pressure on Cuba

The head of the CIA visited Cuba on Thursday, an extraordinary step-up in contact between Washington and Havana as the communist-run island reels from US pressure, declaring that it is out of oil.

Trump suggests he wants Iran's uranium only for 'PR'

US president says seizing Iran’s enriched uranium is mainly for PR value

US President Donald Trump suggested that hunting down Iran's enriched uranium was primarily for political optics, after Israel demanded it as a goal.

Egyptian farmers hit by Iran war price surge

Iran conflict sends energy, fertiliser prices surging across Egypt’s fields

Egyptian farmer Mohamed Omar (L), 65, supplies his farmland with water from a canal, fed by the Nile river, in the village of Baharmis on the outskirts of Egypt's Giza province, northwest of the capital Cairo, on December 1, 2019.

AI stock boom pushes Seoul's Kospi index over 8,000

Kospi’s meteoric climb stirs debate over how long AI-driven demand can last

Employees take part in a ceremony at the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on May 15, 2026, to celebrate the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having risen over the 8,000-point mark for the first time in early trading. South Korea's stock market opened a new chapter, driven by a continued rally of large-cap tech shares.

Harry Styles: from teen heart-throb to music icon

New album and record-breaking tour crown his evolution beyond One Direction

Harry Styles

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