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Rubio denounces NATO refusal to help on Iran ahead of alliance talks

“I’ve been a strong supporter of NATO my entire career,” said Marco Rubio from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VF52uAB

At least 16 dead in Honduras as gunmen open fire in two separate attacks

The overall toll still remains unclear, partly because relatives of the victims have removed bodies of their loved ones, police said from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/57oRdGX

Pulwama terror attack mastermind Hamza Burhan killed by unknown gunmen in PoK

Burhan alias Arjumand Gulzar Dar, alias Doctor, a commander of the Al Badr terror group, was designated as a terrorist by India in April 2022 for his involvement in a series of terror acts in Jammu and Kashmir from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LXdaI8f

No double standards, we condemn Russia, U.S. and Israel for international law violations: Norway’s Foreign Minister

In an interview after Modi-Store bilateral, Norwegian FM Eide says India and Norway must resist over-dependence on global powers for trade or technology from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GCQWJzm

U.S. indicts former Cuban President as pressure builds

The Justice Department charged the influential former President over the deadly 1996 downing of two civilian planes manned by anti-Castro pilots from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/D7xw1I6

UN Security Council condemns attack on UAE nuclear plant

The unclaimed drone struck an electrical generator on May 17 near the Arab world’s first nuclear power plant in Barakah in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, triggering a fire but causing no injuries nor radiation leak from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/toThMfr

Amid soaring temperatures, India successfully meets record peak power demand of 260.45 GW

Thermal power accounted for about 62.5% of the power generated when the peak demand was met. from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/s2ImP8n

Rubio to attend NATO talks, pay first visit to India

The State Department confirmed that Marco Rubio would participate on Friday (May 22, 2026) in talks among NATO Foreign Ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden, which will prepare for a NATO summit in Turkey in July from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eaL5Ipb

A China-U.S. summit that drew global attention

Global turmoil has heightened the need for stable China-U.S. ties from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pPZxnef

Trump says delaying Iran attack at request of Gulf leaders

Donald Trump said he had “further instructed them to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wdcygCt

Tata AIA Life Insurance declares ₹2,173 cr. bonus

from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3ea1rRO

Israel PM says close to killing all architects of October 7 attack

Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks followed the Israeli military’s announcement that Ezzedine Al-Haddad, commander of Hamas’s armed wing, had been killed in an airstrike in Gaza on May 15 from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1QtiKLH

Gunmen kill 10 people in town in Mexico’s Puebla state, authorities say

The victims were six men, three women, and a child, and all were shot in the early hours of May 17 from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KwNMclQ

One tests positive for hantavirus, Canadian national health agency confirms

Canada’s national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2VhwDq8

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global public health emergency

246 suspected cases had been reported as of ‌Saturday (May 16, 2026) in DRC’s Ituri province across at least three health zones, including ⁠Bunia, Rwampara and Mongbwalu from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HR8O4QV

India, Netherlands elevating ties to strategic partnership, says PM Modi

India and the Netherlands inked a number of agreements to further enhance their cooperation in a range of areas from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pn0PDA6

Canadian cruise passenger gets presumptive positive hantavirus test result after ship outbreak

Results from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to confirm the case are expected to come over the weeken from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/T8cWxtV

Former mayor shot dead in central Colombia during election campaign

Rogers Devia died in an attack by gunmen in the rural area of Cubarral, a city he governed between 2020-2023 lying 170 kilometres (105 miles) south of the capital Bogota from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GRcQkzn

Review | Shida Bazyar’s The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran explores the long afterlife of the Islamic Revolution

Through the intimate story of a family in exile, this International Booker-shortlisted novel captures the trauma and cost of revolution from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ypxGUs5

Israel, Lebanon agree to 45-day extension of ceasefire, says U.S.

It comes after two “productive” days of talks and will be followed by more negotiations on June 2-3, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/L3Pkicf

Superpower summit: On the Trump visit to China

As the U.S. and China renegotiate ties, India must reinforce its strategic autonomy from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/X2j8IVN

Pope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

Pope Leo XIV has denounced investments in AI and high-tech weaponry, warning they lead to a “spiral of annihilation.” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XwG5vNC

Agree ‘100%’ with Xi Jinping that U.S. was on decline, but under Joe Biden: Donald Trump

U.S. President said the U.S. “suffered immeasurably with open borders, high taxes, transgender for everybody, men in women's sports, Diversity-Equity-Inclusion (DEI), horrible trade deals, rampant crime, and so much more!” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8yM2EuQ

P. Kumaran takes charge as India’s High Commissioner in London

The new High Commissioner paid tributes to the statues of Mahatma Gandhi in Tavistock Square and Parliament Square and to Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar at Ambedkar House in London upon assuming charge from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pcLzG1l

Maruti Suzuki crosses 3 million vehicle dispatches through railways, eyes 35% share by rail

Maruti Suzuki has committed over ₹1,372 crore towards dedicated green logistics infrastructure from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yjQ0lkL

Assam ships first legal agarwood chips to West Asia

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates receive the consignment, unlocking an industrial potential of ₹50,000 crore from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HXyCJqo

​Elusive peace: On the Russia-Ukraine war

Europe must push for a negotiated settlement to Ukraine war from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KmslXe8

Iran’s Guards hold military drills in capital as ceasefire teeters

The IRGC enhances its combat preparedness amid fears of renewed conflict after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that the ceasefire was on the brink of collapse from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ODLms5i

Trump embarks on visit to China, focus on trade

The U.S. President sought to downplay differences with Chinese President Xi Jinping over Iran and the shadow the conflict is casting on global oil markets from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JSARDWf

Baltimore ship crash: U.S. slaps criminal cases against Singapore, Chennai firms and Indian national

They have been charged with conspiracy, wilfully failing to immediately inform U.S. Coast Guard of a known hazardous condition, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and false statements from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/C0ABhLm

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand on plea to broadcast FIFA World Cup

No broadcaster has acquired the broadcasting rights this year for the FIFA World Cup, one of the most viewed sporting events in the world, the petition says from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tvJ3Xud

EU agrees sanctions on West Bank settlers and Hamas leaders

The group declined to support stronger measures from some European governments and withheld details, but French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the Ministers had decided to sanction Hamas leaders from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/muJEO9k

Israeli forces operated from base in Iraq during the Iran war: report

The security official said, “Israeli forces established a base in an abandoned airstrip, built by Saddam Hussein, in the Najaf desert” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0VnQB5d

U.S.-Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’, says Trump

The U.S. President described Iran’s proposal as a “piece of garbage” which he was not going to waste time reading from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/terT60C

Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump rejects Iran’s peace proposal as 'totally unacceptable'

Donald Trump received the Iranian proposal on May 10 amid hopes that it could lead to a breakthrough to end the war from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2apSrgF

Plane with U.K. citizens from hantavirus ship lands in Manchester

A British official said 20 of them had flown in on the special flight to Manchester; the other two did not live in Britain and would be travelling to their countries of residence from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/z7yUc1B

Iran responds to U.S. ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as ‘unacceptable’

Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, and to ensure the security of shipping, state TV said from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kuMlgX5

Syria sets first cabinet reshuffle since Assad ouster, state media reports

The reshuffle ‌is the first since the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad and comes around ⁠a year and a half into the five-year transitional period set ‌out in Syria’s constitutional declaration from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/thbRFwn

EAM Jaishankar hands over India-assisted agro-processing facility in South Trinidad

S. Jaishankar arrived in Port of Spain from Paramaribo on May 8 on the concluding leg of his three-nation tour of Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at deepening India’s engagement with the Caribbean nations from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xkcnVmB

Dozens killed in fresh attacks in central Mali: local, security sources

Attacks on May 8 were claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), who had already killed at least 30 people in attacks on villages on May 6 from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IJQiqaD

Putin says Ukraine war winding down, blasts West for backing Kyiv

The Russian President said he was ready to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a third country only once all conditions for a potential peace agreement were settled from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KPhGEF8

U.S. plans evacuation flight for Americans on hantavirus ship

The U.S. State Department said it was coordinating with the Spanish government as well as other U.S. federal agencies. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Rw1Eo4V

U.S. fire on Iran tankers sparks reprisals as deal hangs in balance

Iranian officials accused the United States of violating the ceasefire with the tanker strikes and hampering diplomatic efforts to end the conflict from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vzbLpB7

U.S. imposes sanctions on 10 individuals, companies for aiding Iran’s weapons sector

Treasury said it remains ready to ‌take economic action against Iran’s ​military industrial base so Tehran cannot reconstitute its production capacity ⁠and project power outside its borders from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NWo94qi

Trump says Russia, Ukraine agree to his request for three-day ceasefire, prisoner swap

President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pxw4YcD

International Olympic Committee lifts restrictions on Belarusian athletes

The lifting of restrictions should clear the way for athletes from Belarus to compete ‌freely under their own flag and anthem, including in team sports, and allow them to ‌take ⁠part in all qualifying events starting later this year for the 2028 Los ⁠Angeles Olympics from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gOUpux4

Openness, not isolation, is the bedrock of the West

The West’s advantage lies not only in military alliances or economic scale, but in institutional resilience and its capacity to attract, integrate, and retain talent from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GHXOZlR

Concerns mount over new Nepal government’s use of ordinances and eviction drive

Analysts say the new Balendra Shah government, which has a whopping majority in Parliament, is trying to rule by ordinances and is bypassing legislative debate; it also faced pushback over clearance of ‘illegal’ settlements along riverbanks in Kathmandu Valley, that left many without homes from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DnQJOyg

45% of all MSMEs to benefit from ECLGS 5.0: SBI Research

1.1 crore MSME accounts will see an average additional credit flow of ₹2 to 2.3 lakh, ECLGS to particularly benefit aviation sector from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RNvfhgU

Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says Iran deal 'very possible' but threatens strikes if talks fail

U.S. fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TSJIUOt

U.S. fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war

A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the American blockade of Iran’s ports, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1NzGTCn

Rubio to visit India for bilateral talks; Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting May-end

Rubio will hold talks with Jaishankar and Ajit Doval, and call on Prime Minister Modi, in discussions that are expected to set the course for India-U.S. ties after several ups and downs over tariffs and sanctions from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5R9IBzH

India’s energy security amid conflicts

The conflict in West Asia has shown how geopolitical shocks can transmit to India’s domestic economy, given that the country imports over 85% of its crude needs. In a fragmented energy market, India’s edge lies not in self-sufficiency but in optionality. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QLvdszl

Trump says pausing Hormuz operation in push for Iran deal

Mr. Trump said on Truth Social that he was now pausing ‘Project Freedom’ after a request by mediator Pakistan and other countries, saying that “Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement” with Tehran from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dAhypPs

To minimise AI’s impact on jobs, ILO bats for lifelong learning

Lifelong learning should be elevated as a strategic policy priority, ILO tells governments; study finds only 16% of workers had any structured training in past year; highlights inequalities in access to learning from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Y3xBOzo

Israel court extends Gaza flotilla activists' detention by six days

The extension is to allow police more time to interrogate them, the pair's lawyer said from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gHen9Zv

Trump launches ‘Project Freedom’ to open Strait of Hormuz, Iran strikes ships, UAE port

Mr. Trump announced his new “Project Freedom” mission on social media overnight to enable stuck ships to travel through the strait from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Yq8kcLI

Ukraine and Russia declare separate truces

worldRussia declares a ceasefire on May 8, 9 for Victory Day celebrations; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy announces his own ceasefire regime on May 5, 6 from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/s7ofKkv

Armed man shot by U.S. Secret Service near White House

The shooting near the National Mall occurred shortly after a motorcade carrying Vice-President J.D. Vance had passed by the area, U.S. Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yDEfUsa

Tanker hit by 'unknown projectiles' off UAE coast: U.K. maritime agency

The report came as the U.S. and Iran remain deadlocked in peace negotiations since a ceasefire in the West Asian war came into effect on April 8 from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yCkYPJm

Trump announces ‘Project Freedom’ to help stranded ships leave Strait of Hormuz

“Project Freedom” would begin on Monday (May 4, 2026) morning in West Asia, Mr. Trump said, adding that his representatives are having discussions with Iran that could lead to something “very positive for all” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/esDfZnC

Three die on Atlantic cruise ship from suspected hantavirus: WHO

The outbreak occurred on the MV Hondius, travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VcdPUb5

Ahead of Misri’s expected Nepal visit, Kathmandu expresses concern to India, China on Kailash yatra over Lipulekh

Nepal reiterates territorial claim to Lipulekh Pass, flags concerns over Kailash Manasarovar Yatra; India says the border pass has been long standing route for the yatra since 1954; it is unclear whether the Foreign Secretary will get to meet Nepal PM during the visit originally slated for May 11-12 from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/D1cWUN0

Why did the UAE quit OPEC and OPEC+?

What explains the years of simmering competition between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi? How will the UAE’s decision impact oil prices? How has its decision to leave impacted OPEC and OPEC+? Will this move benefit India and if so, how? from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NvRMZzs

OPEC | Cracks in the oil crown

The cartel, already grappling with changes in the global energy landscape, geopolitical tensions, and declining influence, faces a litmus test with the exit of the UAE, one of its top oil producers with capacity to influence the market from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kCDTAoL

Judge protects Yemeni refugees, slams Trump administration’s push to end special status

Amid its immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has terminated Temporary Protected Status for people from nine countries, including Haiti, Venezuela and Ethiopia from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aIUvn1N

48% of NSE firms have no women as key managers; women losing out on higher paid jobs: study

Very few companies have more than two women on the Boards from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IJtQx3T

India to tap augmented solar capacity, coal to weather El Nino, summer-related power demand

When India attained its peak demand for power on April 25, solar plants accounted for 21.5% of the power generated while coal plants stood at 66.9% from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/427GhZx

Abu Dhabi’s OPEC exit begins its ascent of ‘peak oil’

The UAE’s exit marks a potential turning point for global oil governance from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Rz7aQLD