Ex-head of Shaolin Temple gets 24 years jail for embezzlement, bribery

Ex-head of Shaolin Temple gets 24 years jail for embezzlement, bribery

BEIJING, China: Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of China's Shaolin Temple, was sentenced to 24 years in prison for crimes such as embezzlement...

Trump’s plan for $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund blocked by judge

Trump’s plan for $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund blocked by judge

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. judge on May 29 temporarily stopped President Donald Trump's administration from creating a nearly US$1.8...

Slavery-era laws repealed by French parliament

Slavery-era laws repealed by French parliament

PARIS, France: French lawmakers voted on May 28 to officially cancel old slavery-era laws that treated enslaved people as property...

US accuses Iran of attacking Kuwait, violating ceasefire

US accuses Iran of attacking Kuwait, violating ceasefire

DUBAI, U.A.E.: The U.S. military said on May 28 that Iran broke a fragile ceasefire after Kuwait reported being attacked following...

Rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave, two still missing

Rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave, two still missing

VIENTIANE, Laos: Five people who were trapped inside a cave in Laos for about a week were found alive on May 27. Rescue teams from...

Aide of attacker in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing arrested

Aide of attacker in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing arrested

BERLIN, Germany: A man suspected of helping a convicted attacker carry out a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial was arrested in...

WWII allies, then Cold War foes: U.S. & Russia’s rivalry

WWII allies, then Cold War foes: U.S. & Russia’s rivalry

Washington's relationship with Russia appears likely to continue its decades-long decline, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Criminal group with illegal migration links arrested in Portugal

Criminal group with illegal migration links arrested in Portugal

LISBON, Portugal: Portuguese police said on May 26 that they have broken up a criminal group that was illegally helping about 4,000...

China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82

China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82

BEIJING, China:  An early investigation into China's worst mining disaster in more than 15 years has found hidden tunnels, missing...

Draft deal from US would reopen Hormuz, end naval blockade, Iran says

Draft deal from US would reopen Hormuz, end naval blockade, Iran says

DUBAI, U.A.E.: Iran's state TV said that Tehran has received an early, unofficial draft of a possible agreement with the United States...

Pope Leo XIV apologizes for Church’s role in slavery

Pope Leo XIV apologizes for Church’s role in slavery

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on May 25 for the role the Holy See played in supporting slavery and for not condemning...

Remnants of Assad's chemical weapons program found

Remnants of Assad's chemical weapons program found

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands:  Syria's new leadership has found parts of former President Bashar al-Assad's secret chemical weapons program....

Twin attacks in Nigeria, 25 people abducted by gunmen

Twin attacks in Nigeria, 25 people abducted by gunmen

ABUJA, Nigeria:  Suspected bandits attacked a police station and a traditional ruler's palace in Kwara state, Nigeria, early on May...

Record May heat grips Europe, triggers deaths and warnings

Record May heat grips Europe, triggers deaths and warnings

LONDON/PARIS: An unusually early heat wave swept across parts of Western Europe this week, breaking temperature records in Britain...

U.S, and Israel's past disdain for international law obstructing deal with Iran

U.S, and Israel's past disdain for international law obstructing deal with Iran

On May 24, Iran rejected President Trump's latest peace deal, confirming that he had misrepresented what Iran had agreed to and that...

Warsh takes Fed helm as Trump faces economic pressure

Warsh takes Fed helm as Trump faces economic pressure

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump's decision to appoint Kevin Warsh as the new chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve has tied the...

Former Scottish National Party chief Murrell pleads guilty to fraud

Former Scottish National Party chief Murrell pleads guilty to fraud

LONDON, U.K.: Former Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive Peter Murrell admitted in court on May 25 that he stole more than...

China's expanding campaign against Uyghurs faces global pushback amid new allegations of repression

China's expanding campaign against Uyghurs faces global pushback amid new allegations of repression

Munich [Germany], May 31 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting a series of international...

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh meets bipartisan US Congress Delegation on Shangri-La Dialogue sidelines

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh meets bipartisan US Congress Delegation on Shangri-La Dialogue sidelines

Singapore, May 31 (ANI): Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Sunday held discussions with US Congressman and member of the House...

Taiwan warns Chinese apps could undermine democracy and national identity

Taiwan warns Chinese apps could undermine democracy and national identity

Taipei [Taiwan], May 31 (ANI): Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te has warned that the growing influence of Chinese social media...

UAE Floating Hospital holds awareness event on World No Tobacco Day

UAE Floating Hospital holds awareness event on World No Tobacco Day

AL ARISH, 31st May, 2026 (WAM) -- The UAE Floating Hospital in Al Arish marked World No Tobacco Day, observed annually on 31st May,...

Column: Five myths behind Japan's wartime revisionism

Column: Five myths behind Japan's wartime revisionism

The hard-won postwar peace in Asia was built on tragic historical lessons. Diluting those lessons risks putting humanity in harm's...

Mumbai records highest May property registrations in 14 years at 12,315 units: Knight Frank India

Mumbai records highest May property registrations in 14 years at 12,315 units: Knight Frank India

New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Mumbai recorded 12,315 property registrations in May 2026, the highest for the month of May in the...

WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Kinshasa [DR Congo], May 31 (ANI/WAM): Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Saturday...

Government, industry and academia converge to strengthen India's water research and innovation ecosystem

Government, industry and academia converge to strengthen India's water research and innovation ecosystem

New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The Ministry of Jal Shakti is set to organise the National Workshop on R&D in Water on Monday at Dr....

Taiwan detects 8 PLAN vessels, 4 official ships around its territory

Taiwan detects 8 PLAN vessels, 4 official ships around its territory

Taipei [Taiwan], May 31 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Sunday recorded 1 sortie of PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels...

TRS chief K Kavitha condemns attack on Abhishek Banerjee, says violence has no place in democracy

TRS chief K Kavitha condemns attack on Abhishek Banerjee, says violence has no place in democracy

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 31 (ANI): Condemning the attack on Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and MP Abhishek...

US plans to reduce its military engagement in Europe more quickly than previously thought: German Media

US plans to reduce its military engagement in Europe more quickly than previously thought: German Media

Berlin [Germany], May 31 (ANI): The United States is planning to reduce its military engagement in Europe, far quicker than what was...

US-Iran tensions push Pakistan toward economic crisis, say Islamabad residents

US-Iran tensions push Pakistan toward economic crisis, say Islamabad residents

Islamabad [Pakistan] May 31 (ANI): Growing tensions between the United States and Iran are fuelling fears of a fresh inflation crisis...

Rahane, Iyer, Satghare among captains headline grand season launch of T20 Mumbai League

Rahane, Iyer, Satghare among captains headline grand season launch of T20 Mumbai League

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 31 (ANI): As the city gears up for the mega cricket carnival, the star captains of participating...

Update: Xi encourages children to carry forward revolutionary traditions

Update: Xi encourages children to carry forward revolutionary traditions

BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has called for inheriting...

India strengthens defence ties with New Zealand, Singapore on sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue

India strengthens defence ties with New Zealand, Singapore on sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue

Singapore, May 31 (ANI): India on Sunday held high-level defence engagements with New Zealand and Singapore on the sidelines of the...

Pakistan accused of crackdown on Eid-eve as Baloch families report raids, enforced disappearances

Pakistan accused of crackdown on Eid-eve as Baloch families report raids, enforced disappearances

Balochistan [Pakistan] May 31 (ANI): As families across Pakistan prepared to celebrate Eid, several Baloch families reportedly spent...

Infrastructure and AI: The twin engines of India's growth story

Infrastructure and AI: The twin engines of India's growth story

New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): As India positions itself for the next phase of economic growth, two forces are emerging as critical...

Gukesh downs Praggnanandhaa as Divya Deshmukh takes sole lead at Norway Chess 2026

Gukesh downs Praggnanandhaa as Divya Deshmukh takes sole lead at Norway Chess 2026

Oslo [Norway], May 31 (ANI): World Champion D Gukesh defeated Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in a tense all-Indian clash in Round 5 of Norway...

Rajat vs Shubman: On different paths of cricketing destiny, RCB, GT skippers got points to prove in IPL final

Rajat vs Shubman: On different paths of cricketing destiny, RCB, GT skippers got points to prove in IPL final

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 31 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) clash will be a battle of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)...

Moscow moves to take Baltic states to UN court over crackdown on Russians

Moscow moves to take Baltic states to UN court over crackdown on Russians

Russia has long accused Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia of discriminating against Russian-speaking residents ...

Economic fundamentals favour a stronger rupee, reforms needed for higher growth: Economist Surjit Bhalla

Economic fundamentals favour a stronger rupee, reforms needed for higher growth: Economist Surjit Bhalla

New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Economist and author Surjit Bhalla has said that India's strong economic fundamentals favour a stronger...

"Receiving messages of joy, pride": PM Modi shares significance of Chola copper plates brought back to India

"Receiving messages of joy, pride": PM Modi shares significance of Chola copper plates brought back to India

New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday welcomed the repatriation of the 11-century Chola-era copper...

"One day you'll watch me on TV": Gurindervir Singh recounts childhood dream to PM Modi

"One day you'll watch me on TV": Gurindervir Singh recounts childhood dream to PM Modi

New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Punjab-born sprinter Gurindervir Singh Pannu, who broke the national record by finishing the 100-metre...

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Astros use active bats to cool down Brewers

(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images) Jeremy Pena and Isaac Paredes capped three-run uprisings with two-run, extra-base hits...


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Phillies' Jesus Luzardo feeling 'grindy' as streaking Dodgers await

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Brewers push distractions aside ahead of rematch vs. Astros
Brewers push distractions aside ahead of rematch vs. Astros

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MLB roundup: Pirates, White Sox, Mets, Rockies hit walk-off HRs

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) Bryan Reynolds' two-run walk-off home run lifted the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5...


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Brice Turang's sac fly in 10th lifts Brewers past Astros

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