WARSAW, May 11 (Reuters) – Poland will seek answers about how a former minister wanted on abuse of power charges managed to travel from Hungary to the United States, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, after Warsaw’s hopes of bringing him to trial were thwarted. Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro and his deputy…
Last Updated:May 11, 2026, 14:16 IST Labour’s crushing local poll losses have triggered growing unease within the party, with some MPs openly discussing a leadership transition even as Starmer insists he will not quit British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (IMAGE: REUTERS) Less than two years after leading the Labour Party back to power in Britain,…
US President Donald Trump is known for backing leaders he believes should lead their countries. This time, his endorsement appears to be for Iraq, where he is backing lesser-known Iraqi tycoon Ali Al Zaidi, who has emerged as a likely contender for Iraq’s next prime minister. New Iraqi Prime Minister designate Ali al-Zaidi, uses a…
May 11 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military and regional officials on Monday reported Russian drone strikes and battlefield clashes over the past 24 hours, despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Ukraine and Russia agreed on Friday to a ceasefire from May 9 to May 11 as part of a U.S.-led push for peace under President Donald Trump to…
Strait of Hormuz, a key energy trade waterway, continues to be in the center of the war between Iran and the United States even as the two countries scramble to find a way to end the conflict. While the US has repeatedly raised objections about Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz, which remains effectively…
Researchers have made the ground shake in southern Switzerland, triggering thousands of tiny earthquakes in a monitored setting, as they seek to discover seismicity insights that could reduce risks. Switzerland’s underground lab sparks thousands of tiny earthquakes in seismicity study (Representative image/Unsplash) “It was a success!” said Domenico Giardini, one of the lead researchers on…
Three tankers carrying crude exited the Strait of Hormuz last week and on Sunday with trackers switched off to avoid Iranian attacks, shipping data from Kpler and LSEG showed on Monday, underscoring a rising trend to sustain Middle East oil exports. A cargo ship unloads imported crude oil at the Qingdao crude oil terminal in…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A contemporary art fair has been held in the Ukrainian capital with an unusual premise: that art can help a society come to terms with what war has made normal. “Holding the event during wartime means not waiting for a better moment, but working with reality as it is,” said Anna…
Oil surged after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest response to his proposal to end the war in the Middle East, prolonging the effective closure of the crucial Strait of Hormuz. The International Energy Agency says the US-Iran conflict is causing the biggest supply shock in history. (Representational Photo/AFP) Brent crude futures advanced as…
More than two months into the Iran war, with ceasefire efforts repeatedly collapsing and tensions over the Strait of Hormuz continuing to dominate global concerns, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued clarification on a report that claimed he convinced the United States that a war with Iran would be easy and could trigger regime change…