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Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, eliminated by US forces in Nigeria, says Trump

India, May 16 -- US President Donald Trump announced on Friday (local time) that his country's forces had eliminated Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second in command of ISIS globally, in Nigeria. According... Read More


Bangladesh eyes long-term G2G energy cooperation arrangement with Angola

, May 16 -- Bangladesh has expressed strong interest in forging a long-term, government-to-government (G2G) energy cooperation arrangement with Angola and invited an Angolan technical team to visit Dh... Read More


Deadly snake bite claims life of Ketan Bhatikar at Anmod Ghat

Goa, May 16 -- In the dark-ness of the Anmod Ghat forest, with no hospi-tal nearby, no mobile signal to call for help and a close friend desperately rac-ing against time through a lonely highway, reno... Read More


Israel says Gaza airstrike targeted Hamas military wing leader

, May 16 -- Israeli officials said Friday that an airstrike in Gaza targeted Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of Hamas' military wing, though it was not immediately known whether he was killed or wounde... Read More


Russian President Putin to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing next week, days after Trump's summit

New Delhi, May 16 -- The Kremlin on Saturday (local time) announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on his two-day trip to Beijing next week. The two leaders... Read More


Trump says US won't travel "9500 miles" to fight Taiwan's war for independence

Beijing, May 16 -- US President Donald Trump has signalled a potential shift in Washington's approach towards Taiwan following his two-day "high-stakes" visit to China, stating that the United States ... Read More


IDF launches fresh airstrikes against Hezbollah post ceasefire extension with Lebanon

Jerusalem/Beirut, May 16 -- The IDF launched fresh airstrikes against Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon on Saturday, just a day after Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their truce by 45-days f... Read More


Nigeria: Islamist militants abduct 42 children in Borno state

New Delhi, May 16 -- At least 42 Nigerian schoolchildren remain missing following a Friday raid by suspected Islamist militants on an educational facility in the conflict-ridden northeastern state of ... Read More


What did Trump and Xi actually achieve?

New Delhi, May 16 -- IT WAS A tale of two summits. Meeting in China for the first time since 2017, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping committed to stabilising relations and suggested that they had reached ne... Read More


Trump health update: White House to have a secret new hospital for POTUS? All we know ahead of his dental checkup

India, May 16 -- The White House has initiated an urgent new effort to proceed with the construction of President Donald Trump's ballroom, which they now assert is also necessary to provide the aging ... Read More