World15 May 2026 | 9:48 PMWashington, May 15 (UNI) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned China that Washington’s policy on Taiwan remains unchanged and any attempt by Beijing to alter the status quo would be a “terrible mistake.”
Speaking to NBC News on Friday, Rubio made his remarks while traveling with President Donald Trump on the first state visit by a US leader to China in nearly a decade, with the visit centred on topics such as the Iran war, trade disputes, Taiwan, and AI rivalry.
see more.. 15 May 2026 | 9:38 PMDhaka, May 15 (UNI) Twelve more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24hrs according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), bringing the official death toll to 450. However, the toll is said to be likely higher than recorded due to massive underreporting of infections, particularly from areas located in the hinterlands.
see more.. 15 May 2026 | 9:36 PMTehran, May 15 (UNI) Maj Gen Amir Hatami, the commander-in-chief of the Iranian military vowing defiance against the US and Israel, in a televised interview on the IRGC affiliated Fars News stated "We assure the dear people of Iran that with all our being, to the last drop of blood, and until the realisation of complete victory, we will continue our sacred mission of defending the territorial integrity, national independence, and the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran." .
see more.. 15 May 2026 | 8:45 PMNew Delhi, May 15 (UNI) Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi today claimed that the UAE "blocked" a joint statement by BRICS nations on the situation in West Asia due to its ties with Israel.
see more.. 15 May 2026 | 7:20 PMAbu Dhabi, May 15 (UNI) The UAE has been unsuccessful in its attempts to persuade fellow Gulf states to join a coordinated attack on Iran shortly after the US and Israel launched their campaign against the Islamic Republic, Bloomberg reported today.
see more.. 15 May 2026 | 7:04 PMNew Delhi, May 15 (UNI) Iran has "no trust" in the US and will only negotiate with Washington if it is actually serious about talks, said Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as talks on ending the war remain on hold amid an uneasy truce.
see more.. 15 May 2026 | 5:18 PMBeijing, May 15 (UNI) US President Donald Trump on Friday wrapping up his China visit, said that his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping produced "fantastic trade deals", and saw the emergence of common ground between Washington, and Beijing in their efforts to prevent the US-Iran war from spiralling out of control any further.
see more.. 15 May 2026 | 4:47 PMWashington, May 15 (UNI) The Pentagon has unveiled a sweeping plan to rebuild America's heavily shrinking missile inventory, announcing efforts to acquire more than 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles and potentially up to 12,000 cheaper hypersonic weapons after years of heavy weapons use across multiple conflicts.
see more.. 15 May 2026 | 12:38 AMNew Delhi, May 14 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has appreciated the upcoming film "Aakhri Sawaal" after attending its special premiere screening in the capital.
see more.. 14 May 2026 | 9:41 PMLondon, May 14 (UNI) British MP Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, dramatically escalating the internal political crisis facing PM Keir Starmer, and further fuelling speculation that Streeting could launch a leadership challenge for the top job in the Labour Party.
see more.. 14 May 2026 | 8:28 PMArti Bali,
Beijing, May 14 (UNI) The leaders of the two biggest economies, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met face-to-face in Beijing on Thursday for their first summit in nine years, and decided to push trade forward, while Chinese leader warned that the Taiwan question remains the most critical issue, with the potential to create clashes and even conflict between them. However, both leaders also agreed on the importance of a nuclear-free Iran and ensuring a free and open Strait of Hormuz.
see more.. 14 May 2026 | 8:26 PMIslamabad, May 14 (UNI) Pakistan's newly-formed Army Rocket Force Command conducted the successful test fire of the country's indigenously developed Fatah-IV ground-launched cruise missile system (GLCM), the military's media wing said on Thursday.
see more.. 14 May 2026 | 8:24 PMTehran, May 14 (UNI) Iran has allowed some Chinese ships passage through the Strait of Hormuz after holding discussions with China's foreign minister and ambassador, Iran's IRGC owned semi-official state news agency Fars reported on Thursday.
see more.. 14 May 2026 | 8:15 PMLondon, May 14 (UNI) British PM Keir Starmer has defied calls for resignation, and told his cabinet that he intends to continue remaining as premier, as the Labour Party continues to reel from growing internal dissent, following the party's disastrous performance in recent local elections.
see more.. 14 May 2026 | 7:28 PMDhaka, May 14 (UNI) At least seven more children have died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours, pushing the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths in Bangladesh's worsening outbreak to 439, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
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