Trump administration seeks Supreme Court help on South Sudan deportations
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court ruling that restricts its ability to deport non-citizens to South Sudan.
28 May, 2025
Trump says he’s warned Netanyahu against striking Iran
US President Donald Trump says he has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off striking Iran, saying it would be “inappropriate” amid talks on a nuclear deal.
28 May, 2025
China sentences former lawmaker to death over $18.6m bribe
A court in China has handed down the death penalty to a former senior legislator from central Hunan province for bribery amounting to $18.6 million.
27 May, 2025
Legends of Istanbul: An epic storytelling experience that combines myth and history
Türkiye’s first immersive theatre experience, set in a historic venue near the Ayasofya Mosque, revives the city’s foundational legends.
27 May, 2025
Vandalism blamed as major power outage hits southern France during Cannes
From jets to geopolitics: Qatar eyes strategic edge at economic forum
QEF 2025: Former Egyptian foreign minister warns of rising global disorder
How the Parsi community from Persia shaped India’s economic growth
At least 36,000 people killed in wars in 2024: UN
22 May, 2025
US revokes Harvard University’s right to enroll foreign students
The Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.
22 May, 2025
The Circassian exile: 9 facts about the tragedy
Circassians, a Muslim people indigenous to Caucasia, had long been persecuted by the Russian Empire. Their last remnants of resistance against the Russians ended around today’s Black Sea port city of Sochi on May 21, 1864.
22 May, 2025
Thousands stranded in flood waters as torrential rain pummel eastern Australia
Storms have dumped more than four months’ of rain across parts of New South Wales in two days.
22 May, 2025
What the first American pope means for the world
Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, may serve as a counterpoint to the “less tolerant trends” in American and global politics, experts say.
21 May, 2025
Trump calls his own foreign aid cuts at USAID ‘devastating’
President Donald Trump has said that his administration’s cuts to USAID and its aid programmes worldwide have been “devastating.”
21 May, 2025
Erdogan emerges as key power broker in a fragmented world order
As Western diplomacy falters, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan positions Türkiye as a pivotal actor in global peace efforts, from Ukraine to the Middle East, backed by personal engagement
20 May, 2025
Countries pledge over $170 million to WHO ahead of US exit
China, Qatar, Switzerland and others have pledged over $170 million for the World Health Organization (WHO).
19 May, 2025
Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer
Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said on Sunday.
18 May, 2025
Pope Leo formally takes charge of Catholic Church with elaborate inaugural Mass
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu Tinubu is among heads of state attending the inauguration in the Vatican.
15 May, 2025
No guarantees talks with Ukraine will be smooth—Lavrov
Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation for peace talks with Ukraine, said upon arriving in Istanbul that his team aims to achieve a lasting and sustainable peace by addressing the underlying causes of the conflict.
