SpaceX postpones Starship test flight after last-minute technical glitch

CEO Elon Musk says a hydraulic pin problem halted the launch as the company targets another attempt on Friday.
22 May, 2026
US seeks to start new war, force Iran’s surrender: chief negotiator

Chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the US is using economic pressure and a naval blockade to push Iran toward surrender and acceptance of its demands.
20 May, 2026
Xi tells Putin China, Russia should build fairer world order amid surging bilateral ties

While hoosting his Russian counterpart in Beijing, China’s Xi says the current international situation is fluid and turbulent with ‘unilateralism and hegemonism’ on the rise, while Putin lauds bilateral ties.
20 May, 2026
US and Israel planned to put former Iranian president Ahmadinejad in power after strikes: NYT report

Citing US officials, The New York Times reports that the plan was to make hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad president after air strikes killed then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
20 May, 2026

WHO worried about ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak

Iran reveals details of 14-point proposal to US aimed at ending war

US imam condemns ‘extremely outrageous’ attack on San Diego Islamic centre

Russia-China friendship ‘not directed against anyone’: Putin

Iran officially announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz: top security council
18 May, 2026
‘Clock is ticking’ Trump warns Iran as diplomatic window narrows
US president earlier said the ceasefire was on “massive life support” after rejecting Tehran’s demands, which he described as “totally unacceptable”.

18 May, 2026
Israel to raise military compound on ruins of UNRWA office it razed
Israeli forces forcibly entered the UNRWA headquarters on January 20 and demolished it using bulldozers and heavy machinery.

17 May, 2026
US proposes five-point Iran deal: Report
Washington’s conditions include “allowing only one Iranian nuclear facility to remain operational” and conditioning any halt to war on all fronts on outcome of negotiations.

17 May, 2026
US response to Iran proposal offers ‘no tangible concessions’: Tehran media
The US had reportedly conditioned the cessation of hostilities on all fronts on the start of negotiations.

17 May, 2026
UN Rapporteur accuses Israel of systematic torture against Palestinians
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese asserts that Israel uses systematic torture and sexual violence against Palestinian detainees and the wider population.

16 May, 2026
Trump-Xi summit: Major takeaways from 9 hours of high-stakes talks in China
Leaders of China and US met at Great Hall of the People, toured Temple of Heaven, attended banquet, strolled grounds of Zhongnanhai, and held working sessions over tea and lunch. We look at what was achieved in talks.

16 May, 2026
‘This was all avoidable’: Iran warns US of rising economic costs from ‘war of choice’
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi highlights growing economic pressure inside the US due to the war, saying auto loan delinquencies had already reached a more than 30-year high.

15 May, 2026
Hantavirus revives COVID-era fears and misinformation
Hantavirus outbreak tests post-COVID health communications playbook as health officials seek to calm public and counteract untruths.

14 May, 2026
Xi, Trump agree ‘Hormuz must remain open,’ White House says after US-China summit
US and Chinese presidents held a ‘good meeting,’ discussing expanding market access for American businesses in China, the White House says.

14 May, 2026
BRICS foreign ministers meet in India as Iran war, fuel crisis dominate agenda
Deep divisions within BRICS over the Middle East war and criticism of Western powers have raised uncertainty over whether the meeting will produce a joint statement.




