Targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable", India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish has said. www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...

The Trump administration has run millions of voter registrations through government databases to determine their eligibility in a process that critics worry could end up purging valid voters from the rolls before the November elections. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Israeli strikes targeted eastern and southern Lebanon on Sunday (May 17, 2026), state media reported, despite a fragile ceasefire, as a Hezbollah lawmaker called Lebanon’s negotiations with Israel a “dead-end”. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Donald Trump issued a veiled warning over rising tensions in the West Asia, posting an AI-generated image and message that read, “It was the calm before the storm,” amid reports that he is in discussions with top aides on potentially resuming air strikes on Iran. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

South Korea will pursue ​all options, including emergency arbitration, to avoid a labour strike at ‌the country's biggest employer Samsung Electronics and ​to minimise any damage if one ⁠does occur, its Prime Minister said on Sunday (May 17, 2026). www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

At least three people ​were killed in a Ukrainian drone ‌attack in the Moscow ​region and 12 were ⁠injured in other drone strikes, authorities said on Sunday (May 17, 2026), as Russia tries ‌to fend off massive aerial attacks. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Iran ​has prepared ‌a mechanism to ​manage ⁠traffic through the Strait of ‌Hormuz along a designated ‌route ‌that ⁠will be ⁠unveiled soon, the head of ​the Iranian ‌parliament’s national security committee, Ebrahim Azizi, said ‌on Saturday (May 16, 2026). www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Palestinian health officials said Israeli forces killed a man on Saturday (May 16, 2026) on the outskirts of the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

The tight relationship between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is typically managed discreetly. But this week, it was thrust into the open, illuminating tensions underlying the alliance as the Iran war embroils the entire region. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, hot on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing, the Kremlin said on Saturday (May 16, 2026). www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

The BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting that concluded here on Friday (May 15, 2026) reaffirmed the grouping’s call for the creation of an ‘independent and viable State of Palestine’ within the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Amazon.com Inc was sued on Friday (May 15, 2026) by consumers seeking refunds for costs passed on to ​them in the form of higher prices as a result of ‌tariffs the U.S. Supreme Court later concluded had been unlawfully ​imposed by President Donald Trump. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend a ceasefire and hold expanded talks on a political settlement, the United States announced Friday (May 15, 2026), even as Israel carried out new strikes that it insists are not subject to the truce. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister moved the Islamabad High Court, challenging his “prolonged solitary confinement” at Adiala Jail, calling it illegal and a violation of fundamental rights, according to a media report on Friday (May 15, 2026). www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

An Iraqi national accused of involvement ‌in multiple attacks against U.S. interests in Europe has ​been arrested and brought to the U.S. ⁠to face six terrorism-related counts, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday (May 15, 2026). www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

United States President Donald Trump wrapped up his China visit saying both sides had agreed “fantastic trade deals” and “settled a lot of problems”, following his second day of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

India can play a "greater role" for peace in West Asia, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday (May 15, 2026). Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, he said there is no military solution to anything related to Iran. www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...

The Iran war highlights pressure on India’s strategic autonomy amid shifting global blocs and rising U.S. influence. Even with stronger defence and trade ties with Europe, India may still face challenges as Europe aligns more closely with U.S. positions. www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead...

A two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the BRICS nations concluded in New Delhi on Friday without a joint statement because of “differing views among some members” on the situation in West Asia, host India said. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

As companies ramp up AI investments, firms like Cisco, Meta and Block are linking layoffs to restructuring and automation efforts. The trend highlights growing concerns over how artificial intelligence is reshaping jobs and workforce demands across industries. www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/tec...

Along a meandering river in ​a warm and arid region that is now Thailand, roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet (27 meters) long browsed on ‌the treetops without much fear of predators due to its sheer size. www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...

Lebanon’s deepening economic crisis has worsened amid continuing conflict, with soaring prices, job losses and shuttered businesses adding to the hardship faced by millions displaced by war. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Will India skip continent-wide FTAs with Africa? Ahead of the India-Africa Forum Summit, India is looking to deepen trade ties with African customs unions instead, with investments in the continent touching $80 billion. www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...

U.S. President Donald Trump said his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was "100% correct" in his assessment that the U.S. was a nation in decline, but the remarks referred to the years of his predecessor, Joe Biden. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Two people have died in Sri Lanka due to adverse weather conditions brought on by persistent rain, the disaster management centre said on May 15, 2026. The fatalities were reported in the eastern district of Batticaloa and the northern district of Jaffna. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Foreign Ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa nations began a two-day meeting in New Delhi as the expanding bloc faces divisions over the war in Iran, rising energy prices and growing global economic uncertainty. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Large-scale Russian strikes on Kyiv killed one person and wounded at least 31 others, city authorities said on Thursday (May 14, 2026), as Moscow ramped up attacks on Ukraine following a short-lived ceasefire. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

‘Going to do whatever is necessary’: Trump on Russian oil waiver; forecasts inflation drop after Iran war www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

The Pentagon said on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) the cost of the war with Iran had climbed to nearly $29 billion, as U.S. President Donald Trump faced mounting scrutiny over the conflict and its impact on U.S. military readiness. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday said it has been in ​discussions with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others regarding ‌future launches for its Project Suncatcher, an ​orbital data centre project. www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/tec...

Elon Musk was obsessed with trying to control OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company's CEO Sam Altman said Tuesday at a blockbuster trial that saw him spar with lawyers representing the worth's wealthiest man. www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/tec...

Iran's chief negotiator on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to the United States to accept the conditions in Tehran's 14-point proposal for peace in the West Asia war or face "failure". www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

A British man ‌charged over an arson attack ​at a former ⁠synagogue in east London last week was in contact ‌with someone using an Iraqi phone number ‌shortly before the fire, ‌prosecutors ⁠told a London ⁠court on Tuesday. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Tuesday that his Iran-backed group's weapons were not part of upcoming negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, and vowed his fighters would turn the battlefield into "hell" for Israeli forces. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

A disorder that affects 170 million women worldwide and is the leading cause of ​infertility, known as polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is being ‌renamed to improve diagnosis and care, researchers announced on ​Tuesday at a medical meeting. www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/hea...

The top prosecutor in Texas filed a lawsuit against Netflix on Monday, accusing the streaming giant of improperly collecting users' data and designing its platform to be addictive. www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/tec...

World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday said "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

A U.S. transparency advocacy group has opened a temporary exhibition in New York with only one text on display: a print-out of all the files released by the U.S. Department of Justice relating to financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Google disrupts hackers using AI to exploit an unknown weakness in a company’s digital defence www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/tec...

OpenAI creates new unit with $4 billion investment to aid corporate AI push www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/tec...

U.S. lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for helping plan a school shooting www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/tec...

Israeli lawmakers set up special tribunal, allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Under-threat British PM Starmer to attempt reset after disastrous polls www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said on Sunday (May 10, 2026). Military teams were still searching for a second missing soldier. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Barcelona clinches 29th LaLiga title with 2-0 victory over Real Madrid www.thehindu.com/sport/footba...

Syria sets first cabinet reshuffle since Assad ouster, state media reports www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Militia kill at least 69 in DR Congo: local, security sources www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

Rubio defends new U.S. sanctions on Cuba, targeting military-run conglomerate GAESA www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

A 33-year-old man will appear in court next week after he was detained on suspicion of plotting an attack on two Dutch princesses, prosecutors said Friday (May 1, 2026). www.thehindu.com/news/interna...