A suspected Ukrainian military drone was found crashed in Lithuania on Sunday, the Lithuanian government’s National Crisis Management Centre said. The suspected Ukranian drone was not detected when it entered Lithuania, and was not armed with explosives. (AFP/Representative Image) The drone was not detected when it entered Lithuania, and was not armed with explosives, the…
Greater Manchester’s town halls are becoming increasingly dominated by men — and some politicians fear abuse, intimidation and sexism are driving women out of public life. Women remain heavily underrepresented on Greater Manchester’s councils, with fewer female councillors elected in this year’s local elections Analysis by the Manchester Evening News revealed that men made up…
Last Updated:May 17, 2026, 21:24 IST Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu lookalike albino buffaloes in Bangladesh draw crowds and social media buzz ahead of Eid al-Adha. The golden haired buffalo that has been said to have the resemblance of US President. (Image: X) Ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, two albino buffaloes in Bangladesh that…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean women’s soccer team arrived in South Korea on Sunday to compete in a regional tournament, the first visit by North Korean athletes in eight years amid political tensions between the two nations. A total of 39 players and staff with North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC arrived at…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. In a post on X, the World Health Organization said the outbreak does not meet the criteria of a…
This is the introduction to a bonus edition of Checks and Balance, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter bringing exclusive insight from our correspondents in America. Photograph: Getty Images Sign up for Checks and Balance. Welcome back to our series of bonus Checks and Balance newsletters highlighting our coverage of America’s semiquincentennial. This month’s chapter covers the…
The UK’s local elections saw the Green Party gain 440 councillors across England and win its first two elected mayors. They will join many councillors from all parties who will have to confront the same question: what can any one local authority actually do about climate change? If they ask what they are required to…
Israel’s economy slumped in the first quarter of the year when the fallout of the war with Iran imposed security-related shutdowns on businesses for more than a month. This was the first set of growth data to reflect the impact of the war ignited in late February, when the US and Israel began strikes on…
A fire caused by a drone strike broke out in an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the UAE’s Al Dhafra Region, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Sunday. Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air…
The silence of a “virgin girl” in Afghanistan can be treated as consent to marriage under a new family law decree introduced by the Taliban. The 31-article regulation, titled ‘Principles of Separation Between Spouses’, was approved by Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. It outlines rules governing marriages involving minors, annulments and the authority of male…