14-05-2026 SYDNEY: A body found in New South Wales (NSW) is thought to be that of a man wanted over the murder of three people in a small Australian town in January. Julian Ingram was on bail for domestic violence offences at the time of the killings of his pregnant …
Read More »Georgia elects new patriarch of influential Orthodox Church
14-05-2026 TBILISI: Orthodox Christian bishops in Georgia elected a new patriarch, Shio III, on Monday, in what is a pivotal juncture for the South Caucasus country where the Church plays an influential role in social and political life. Born Elizbar Mujiri, 57-year-old Shio III was elected overwhelmingly by Georgia’s Holy …
Read More »US-Iran stalemate lifts oil prices as Hormuz closure persists
14-05-2026 DUBAI/ WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s swift rejection of Iran’s response to a US peace proposal has fueled concerns that the 10-week-old conflict will drag on and continue to paralyze shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing oil prices higher on Monday. Days after Washington floated a proposal aimed at …
Read More »India declines Russian LNG under sanctions
14-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India has declined Russia’s offer to sell it liquefied natural gas subject to U.S. sanctions despite a shortfall driven by Middle East tensions, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, leaving a tanker bound for India in limbo as talks continue on permitted …
Read More »Netanyahu using Iran war to reshape Middle East: Ex Qatari PM
14-05-2026 DOHA: The United States-Israel war on Iran is not the result of a sudden escalation but the culmination of a long-term Israeli agenda to violently reshape the Middle East, former Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani tells media. In a wide-ranging, candid interview, …
Read More »Suspect in attempted Trump assassination pleads not guilty
14-05-2026 WASHINGTON: The man accused of trying to assassinate United States President Donald Trump at a White House reporters’ gala last month has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Cole Allen, 31, of California did not speak in court as his attorney Tezira Abe entered the plea on his behalf. …
Read More »Jayashankar-Bhupalpally :SP Sirishetty Sankirth IPS Reviews Police Services and Pending Cases
Hyderabad/Jayashankar Bhupalpally’ May 13 (PMI) Superintendent of Police Sirishetty Sankirth IPS conducted an annual inspection of the Bhupalpalli Police Station and the Sub-Division Police Office, reviewing the functioning of the police system and public service delivery in the district. During the inspection, the SP stated that the main purpose of …
Read More »Iran demands guarantees for World Cup participation
13-05-2026 TEHRAN: Iran has indicated it will take part in this summer’s football World Cup but has demanded a series of guarantees from FIFA and the tournament’s hosts amid growing tensions surrounding the team’s participation. The Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) said Iran would compete at the tournament “without any retreat …
Read More »I will serve, not rule over Hungary: New PM
13-05-2026 BUDAPEST: Hungary’s new Prime Minister, Peter Magyar, has been sworn in, almost a month after he steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orban. “I will not rule over Hungary, I will serve my country,” Magyar said after he took …
Read More »Australia’s far-right party wins first lower-house seat
13-05-2026 SYDNEY: Australia’s right-wing populist One Nation party, which wants to emulate US President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportations, vowed to focus on ending mass migration, after winning its first seat in the country’s lower house. Saturday’s by-election win by farmer David Farley in the rural seat of Farrer, some 550 …
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