World17 May 2026 | 8:14 PMKathmandu,May 17 (UNI) Two veteran Nepali mountaineers etched their names deeper into climbing history after setting new world records on Mount Everest, according to media reports on Sunday.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 8:07 PMLa Paz, May 17 (UNI) More than 100 people were detained and at least five injured as security forces clashed with anti-government protesters in Bolivia on Saturday amid a deepening economic crisis.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 7:51 PMTehran, May 17 (UNI) The United States has presented Iran with a new five-point proposal aimed at ending hostilities and reviving negotiations, Iranian media reported on Sunday, amid continuing tensions over Tehran’s nuclear programme and regional security issues.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 7:48 PMMexico City, May 17 (UNI) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged US President Donald Trump to lift Washington's decades-old economic blockade on Cuba during talks at the White House earlier this month, according to a report published by The Washington Post on Sunday.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 7:36 PMMoscow, May 17 (UNI) A citizen of India was killed and three others were injured in a drone attack by the Ukrainian armed forces in the Moscow Region, the Indian Embassy in Moscow said on Sunday.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 7:06 PMThe Hague, May 17 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on Saturday visited the iconic Afsluitdijk dam, underscoring the shared commitment between India and the Netherlands to innovative water management solutions, climate resilience, and sustainable infrastructure.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 6:14 PMTehran, May 17 (UNI) Iran has accused the United States and Israel of fuelling instability in global energy markets, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei alleging that Washington and Tel Aviv were attempting to justify what he described as an illegal “war of choice” against Tehran.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 5:53 PMVienna/AbuDhabi, May 17 (UNI) IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has expressed concern over the drone strike at the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in UAE, warning that any military activity posing risks to nuclear facilities was "unacceptable".
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 5:24 PMMoscow/Kyiv, May 17 (UNI) Ukraine launched a wave of drone attacks overnight on dozens of regions in Russia and Moscow labelled the attack as Kyiv's "largest drone assaults of the war" , stating that the strikes killed at least four people and injured dozens more.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 4:52 PMAbu Dhabi, May 17 (UNI) Authorities in Abu Dhabi said a drone strike triggered a fire near the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 2:12 PMGeneva, May 17 (UNI) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday declared the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), citing confirmed cross-border transmission, rising suspected deaths and fears that the outbreak could spread rapidly across the region.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 1:15 PMAbuja, May 17 (UNI) Armed gunmen stormed three schools in Nigeria’s Oyo State and abducted more than 45 school children in a coordinated daylight assault that has triggered panic across the southwest region and renewed fears over the country’s worsening insecurity.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 1:42 AMWashington, May 16 (UNI) The US says Lebanon and Israel have agreed to extend their current ceasefire for another 45 days following two days of talks hosted by Washington, even as the IDF and Hezbollah continue to engage in cross-border clashes on an almost daily basis.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 12:01 AMIslamabad, May 16 (UNI) Pakistan has committed to a sweeping new round of tax increases, higher petroleum levies and fiscal tightening measures under its agreement with the International Monetary Fund, with the Fund projecting federal revenues of PKR17.145 trillion (US$61.43 billion) for the 2026-27 fiscal year, reports Dawn.
see more.. 16 May 2026 | 10:33 PMWashington, May 16 (UNI) Amid Iran's refusal to budge from its initial position, US President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress in negotiations, as the war has dragged on far beyond its expected duration, leading to surging fuel prices in the country, supply shortages, and mounting political pressure on the Trump administration ahead of the US midterm elections.
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