International

12-05-2026 ATHENS: The Greek military is examining a mysterious unmanned naval drone spotted in the Ionian Sea by local fishermen. They found the vessel in a cave near the island of Lefkada on Thursday and alerted the coast guard, which then towed it to the nearby port of Vasiliki. The …

12-05-2026 MADRID: As the MV Hondius cruise ship approaches Tenerife, the people of the Spanish island await it with a mixture of uncertainty and, in some cases, anger. The Spanish government has agreed with the World Health Organization (WHO) that the passengers of the vessel, which has seen an outbreak …

12-05-2026 OTTAWA/ NEW YORK: A cyber-attack hit several universities and schools in the US, Canada and Australia, causing chaos, confusion and major disruptions amid the high stakes end-of-year season. The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the attack, which caused the academic software Canvas used by thousands of schools and …

12-05-2026 TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the US of opting for a “reckless military adventure” every time a “diplomatic solution is on the table”. Iranians would “never bow to pressure”, Araghchi said in a post on social media, a day after each side accused the other of …

11-05-2026 PYONGYANG/ MOSCOW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his country’s commitment to its mutual defence treaty with Russia, in a message ‌to President Vladimir Putin congratulating Russia on the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two. Kim reiterated North Korea’s position to “give top …

11-05-2026 SINGAPORE/ LONDON/ DUBAI: With their location trackers shut off to avoid Iranian attacks, the United Arab Emirates and buyers have recently sailed several tankers loaded with crude through the Strait of Hormuz in a bid to move oil bottled up in the Gulf by the Middle East conflict, according …

11-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday operationalized key provisions under two major labour reforms, the Code on Wages, 2019 and the Code on Social Security, 2020 in a move aimed at expanding formal social protection while standardizing wage-related regulations, including for gig and platform workers. The government …

11-05-2026 JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s highest court has cleared the way for the revival of impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, ruling that parliament’s decision to block an inquiry four years ago was inconsistent with the constitution. Ramaphosa avoided impeachment proceedings in 2022 after his governing African National Congress (ANC) party …

11-05-2026 TRIPOLI: Libya’s largest operational oil refinery at Zawiya has been shut down and ‌an emergency declared following fighting between armed groups nearby. The National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Zawiya Refining Company announced a “precautionary halt” to operations and evacuated employees from the oil complex and port. NOC confirmed the …

11-05-2026 PREAH VIHEAR/ SIEM: When asked how she spends her day, 11-year-old Sokna rattled off a list of chores. She first fetches water, then washes dishes and sweeps the leaves and dust from around the blue tarpaulin tent her family now calls home, in the grounds of a Buddhist pagoda …