India and US at odds on Kashmir truce: analysts on May 18, 2025US President Donald Trump’s claim to have helped end fighting between arch-rivals India and Pakistan has driven a wedge between him and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, analysts say. A week since Trump announced a surprise truce between India and Pakistan to end a brief but intense conflict, New Delhi and Washington differ about the […]
Tornadoes kill more than 20 in south-central US on May 18, 2025More than 20 people have died after severe storms swept through the US states of Missouri and Kentucky, laying waste to local communities and cutting off electricity to nearly 200,000 people, authorities said. Kentucky governor Andy Beshear said on X that at least 14 people had died in the storms Friday night, while local officials […]
Three Iranians charged with suspected espionage in UK on May 18, 2025Three Iranian men appeared in a London court Saturday charged with spying for Iran’s intelligence services, as the UK interior ministry said they had arrived “by irregular means including small boats”. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper vowed to boost national security powers following the charges, which come amid heightened concerns about Iranian activities on UK soil. […]
Arab summit presses for end to Gaza ‘bloodshed’ on May 18, 2025Arab leaders meeting Saturday at a summit in Baghdad urged the international community to press for a Gaza ceasefire, as Israel launched an expanded military offensive in the Palestinian territory. In a joint final statement, Arab League members also called for funding to back their Gaza reconstruction plan, after US President Donald Trump reiterated a […]
Yamal pearl seals Barcelona La Liga title triumph at Espanyol on May 17, 2025A stunning Lamine Yamal strike helped crown Barcelona La Liga champions with a 2-0 win at local rivals Espanyol on Thursday, with victory ensuring Real Madrid cannot catch them at the top of the table. Yamal’s effort and Fermin Lopez’s goal took Hansi Flick’s side seven points clear of Los Blancos with two matches remaining, […]
Alcaraz sets up Italian Open semifinal clash with Musetti, Sabalenka falls on May 16, 2025Carlos Alcaraz set up a semifinal meeting with Lorenzo Musetti at the Italian Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Jack Draper in the last eight, while women’s world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka was knocked out. Madrid Open winner Sabalenka was sent packing in the quarterfinals by Chinese eighth-seed Zheng Qinwen 6-4, 6-3. […]
FIA cuts controversial F1 driver swearing fines on May 16, 2025Formula One’s governing body on Wednesday reduced the controversial penalties dished out to drivers for swearing after a backlash from the grid. Ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the FIA has removed the risk of a race ban and cut the “base maximum penalty from EUR10,000 ($11,180) to EUR5,000.” Importantly the new guidelines […]
Players stuck in middle with IPL, national teams on collision course on May 15, 2025The IPL resumes Saturday after its suspension because of the India-Pakistan conflict, but there are doubts over foreign players and the extended schedule has sparked a showdown with international cricket. The IPL will now end on June 3, nine days later than planned, putting it on a collision course with the English summer of cricket […]
Trump presses Syria leader on Israel ties after lifting sanctions on May 15, 2025US President Donald Trump asked Syria’s new leader on Wednesday to normalise relations with Israel after he offered a major boost to the war-ravaged country by announcing the lifting of sanctions. Trump, on a state visit to Riyadh, became the first US president in 25 years to meet a Syrian leader — Ahmed al-Sharaa, an […]
Pakistan military gets social media boost after India flare-up on May 15, 2025The brief conflict between India and Pakistan last week may have left no clear victor, but Islamabad’s generals are taking a win, riding a wave of approval on social media to burnish their recently tarnished image. Much of the praise for the military, which had faced increasing criticism over its involvement in politics, has been […]