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12-05-2026 WEST BANK: Israeli settlers have launched another wave of raids in the occupied West Bank, with houses and cars set on fire and a Palestinian child attacked. The Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that a man and his child were attacked with “sharp instruments” in the village of Khirbet …

12-05-2026 SYDNEY: Polls have opened in a key by-election in regional Australia, viewed as an electoral test of support for the right-wing populist One Nation party, which could win its first federal lower house race. The contest in Farrer, a vast regional electorate in New South Wales, was triggered by …

12-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s Competition Commission (CCI) has launched a formal probe into French spirits maker Pernod Ricard for alleged anti-competitive practices in the New Delhi liquor market. A public interest litigation complaint claims Pernod Ricard used exclusive dealing arrangements with retailers. The company reportedly provided about $24 …

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 …