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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's former chief of staff faces arrest
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's former chief of staff faces arrest

KYIV, Ukraine: The country's anti-corruption court ordered the arrest of Andriy Yermak, a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

OPEC cuts oil demand outlook as Hormuz disruption persists
OPEC cuts oil demand outlook as Hormuz disruption persists

LONDON, U.K.: OPEC cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2026 on May 13, citing the impact of the Iran war and the disruption...

NATO country shoots down alleged Ukrainian drone
NATO country shoots down alleged Ukrainian drone

The destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has said Estonia has shot...

Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference positions South Gujarat as engine of State's economic development
Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference positions South Gujarat as engine of State's economic development

New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): A Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for the South Gujarat region held at AURO University,...

Russia and China are building something America cannot break
Russia and China are building something America cannot break

The US and China remain strategic rivals, while Moscow and Beijing deepen a partnership built on long-term geopolitical interests ...

The current state of China-Russia-US relations
The current state of China-Russia-US relations

As Xi hosts Trump and Putin, Beijing is proving it can engage both powers at once without turning global politics into a zero-sum game...

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William plans estate sales to invest £500 million in communities
William plans estate sales to invest £500 million in communities

LONDON, U.K.: Prince William plans to sell portions of the Duchy of Cornwall over the next decade to help finance more than £500 million...

Global oil stockpiles shrinking rapidly, IEA chief says
Global oil stockpiles shrinking rapidly, IEA chief says

PARIS, France: The head of the International Energy Agency warned on May 18 that commercial oil inventories are being depleted quickly...

Iranians step up negotiations, put forward revised terms
Iranians step up negotiations, put forward revised terms

TEHRAN, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Iran has handed over its newest 14-point proposed plan for ending the war with the United States to mediator...

Tragedy in Maldives as 4 Italians go missing in underwater cave
Tragedy in Maldives as 4 Italians go missing in underwater cave

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Divers in the Maldives searched on May 16 for four Italian divers who are believed to have died inside an underwater...

Cuba's Raul Castro to be indicted by US for 1996 attack on aircraft
Cuba's Raul Castro to be indicted by US for 1996 attack on aircraft

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Cuba's Raul Castro may be indicted by the United States, a U.S. Department of ​Justice official said late on May...

North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts as unions strike
North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts as unions strike

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades, bringing the Long Island Rail Road,...