18-05-2026 JERUSALEM: Israel says it has killed Hamas commander Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, who it described as “one of the architects of the October 7 massacre”, in an air strike on Gaza City. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yisrael Katz said in a joint statement that Haddad had …
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18-05-2026 NEW YORK: China’s UN ambassador on Friday criticized a proposed US-Bahraini resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, saying the content and timing were not right and passing it would not be helpful. The draft resolution demands Iran halt attacks and mining in the strait but diplomats have said it …
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18-05-2026 WASHINGTON: US health officials are monitoring reports of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda and providing technical assistance to their governments, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. Africa’s top public health agency said on Friday there was a …
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18-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ DUBAI: India and the United Arab Emirates agreed the framework for a strategic defence partnership on Friday, the Indian foreign ministry said, as they seek to deepen ties amid the Iran war. The two countries also signed pacts on strategic petroleum reserves and supply of …
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18-05-2026 OTTAWA: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting Alberta, days after a separatist movement in the western province faced a major legal setback in its push for a referendum on the issue. Carney’s visit on Friday was officially to unveil a new agreement laying the groundwork for a crude …
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18-05-2026 GENEVA: There are currently 10 global cases of hantavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, lowering its earlier figure of 11 after a person who was thought to have contracted hantavirus was confirmed to be negative. Maria Van Kerkhove, the director of the WHO’s department for epidemic and …
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18-05-2026 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump labeled a reporter “treasonous” and “fake” for his coverage of the ongoing Iran war during a tense exchange aboard Air Force One. While en route to Washington after a three-day summit in Beijing, Trump was pressed about the situation in Iran where the conflict is …
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17-05-2026 BEIRUT/ TEHRAN/ LONDON: Lebanon has welcomed a deal with Israel to extend a nominal ceasefire, which was due to expire on Sunday, by 45 days after talks in the United States, while Israeli forces continued attacking southern Lebanese towns and villages, killing at least a dozen people on Friday, …
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17-05-2026 DAKAR: Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are heading for a diplomatic battle over the leadership of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), with both fielding rival candidates as fighting grinds on in eastern Congo. Friday is the deadline to submit candidacies for the position of secretary general …
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17-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BENGALURE: India has raised fuel prices by about 3 percent as the energy crisis driven by the Iran war and closure of the Strait of Hormuz starts to bite on the economy. The government in New Delhi announced the 3 rupees ($0.03) per litre price …
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