This photograph shows the top of the Louvre Pyramid, designed by Chinese-US architect Ieoh Ming Pei with the Louvre Museum in the background in Paris on May 9, 2026.

France unveils architects to transform Louvre

Macron’s signature project will include a new space for Mona Lisa and new museum entrance

Ebola to hantavirus: What’s driving surge in outbreaks

Scientists warn climate change and habitat loss are increasing disease spillover risks

Humanity, experts warn, is entering an era where outbreaks may become more frequent because the world has changed dramatically.

India-EU cooperation to help bring stability

Von der Leyen highlights growing India-EU partnership across various fields of cooperation

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Photo/ANI)

Iran threatens internet cables beneath Hormuz

Tehran signals it could target subsea data routes linking Europe, Asia and the Gulf

Tehran's threats themselves highlight Iran’s growing willingness to weaponise every layer of the Strait of Hormuz — not just oil shipping routes but also the hidden digital infrastructure beneath them.

UK: Starmer warns of party chaos amid leadership crisis

Resignations and union pressure fuel talk of Labour leadership contest

UK PM Starmer warns of party chaos amid speculation over leadership change

Russian scientists patent AI for rock mechanics

New Russian system automates crack and fault detection in drilling core samples

AI researchers at Tatarstan's Innopolis University have created software that automatically detects cracks, faults, veins, breccias, and other structures in drill core photos—boosting core analysis accuracy up to tenfold and accelerating geological modeling of mineral deposits.

Masdar, RWE get permit for 3GW offshore wind farm in UK

Offshore wind farms off northeast England promise jobs and growth in Yorkshire and Humber

Masdar, RWE receive planning permission for 3GW Dogger Bank South offshore wind farm projects

Can Starmer stop Labour turning on him?

Health secretary resigns as heavyweights position themselves for a possible contest

Britain's Health Secretary Wes Streeting (L) listens as Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech on a plan to reduce NHS waiting times, during a visit to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC) in Epsom, south-west of London on January 6, 2025.

BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meet to kick off in Delhi

Talks to focus on global governance reforms, multilateral cooperation

BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meet to kick off in Delhi. Delegates attending the summit are scheduled to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their visit to the national capital.

Inside Duterte's ICC detention centre

Spartan comforts and strict routines inside The Hague’s war crimes jail

Former president Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is detained in a 9-sqm cell at the International Criminal Court (ICC) facility in The Hague, The Netherlands for alleged "crimes against humanity" over the alleged mass killings of drug suspects in the Philippines from 2016 to 2019.

Large air attack underway in Kyiv: AFP

Explosions rock Kyiv as air raid sirens sound and defences intercept fire

Smoke rises from a heavily damaged train station building in the town of Fastiv, Kyiv region, after an air attack, on December 6, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. File photo.

French widow, 85, caught in US immigration crackdown

Widow of US veteran says detention changed her view of America and its politics

Marie-Therese Ross-Mahe, an 85-year-old French widow of a U.S. military veteran, poses in Orvault, western France, during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mathieu Pattier)

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