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India, Netherlands unveil Strategic Partnership roadmap with focus on defence, security cooperation

New Delhi, May 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten agreed to elevate relations between India and the Netherlands to a Strategic Partnership, adopting a five-year roa... Read More


US Fed likely to hold rates through 2026 as inflation risks overshadow labour market weakness: Report

New Delhi, May 17 -- The US Federal Reserve is likely to drop its easing bias at the next FOMC meeting and shift toward a tightening stance through 2026, with a 20% chance of a 25 bps hike in December... Read More


Iranian Speaker Ghalibaf declares 'new world order' led by the Global South

Tehran, May 17 -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday declared that the international arena is "at the cusp of a new order," asserting that the traditional dominance of Weste... Read More


CINBAX-II 2026 concludes in Cambodia: Indian Army, Royal Cambodian Army strengthen interoperability

Phnom Penh, May 17 -- The Closing Ceremony of the second edition of Joint Military Exercise CINBAX-II 2026, between the Indian Army and the Royal Cambodian Army, was held on Saturday at the Techo Sen ... Read More


Pakistan's Iran diplomacy a model of 'true statesmanship': US congressmanPublished on: May 17, 2026 4:58 AM

Pakistan, May 17 -- Pakistan's diplomatic role in facilitating ongoing peace negotiations between the United States and Iran has drawn praise from a senior American lawmaker, who described Islamabad's... Read More


Obesity among children is rising fastest in low- and middle-income countries, study finds

India, May 17 -- Childhood and adolescent obesity is slowing, stabilising or slightly declining in many high-income countries, according to a new study published in Nature. The study analysed obesity... Read More


Punjab CM lands in Baku to represent Pakistan at World Urban ForumPublished on: May 17, 2026 4:35 AM

Pakistan, May 17 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, along with a delegation, where she was accorded a warm welcome at the airport. Deputy Ministe... Read More


'Jihadi Drug' Seizure opens new front in global probe

India, May 17 -- First Captagon seizure raises fears of emerging maritime narco corridor. India's first-ever seizure of Captagon, the notorious synthetic stimulant that emerged as one of the defining... Read More


Measles epidemic sweeping through Bangladesh, India at risk

India, May 17 -- Hundreds of children are believed to have died after the erstwhile Yunus government ended the practice of procuring vaccines through UNICEF. A rapidly escalating measles outbreak in ... Read More


Trump, Nigeria claim killing of senior ISIS leaderPublished on: May 17, 2026 4:05 AM

Pakistan, May 17 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, was killed in an operation conducted by U.S. and Nigerian forces. It was a ... Read More