(Corrects name of political analyst in seventh paragraph) By Xinghui Kok and Greg Torode SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - War in Iran, strained U.S. commitments in Asia and rising tensions over Taiwan will likely dominate the agenda at this week's annual Shangri-La
India made a giant leap in its nuclear energy programme as its Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) attained first criticality on April 6. Located in Kalpakkam in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, the indigenously developed nuclear reactor can generate 500 MWe of electricity
People in their 70s say they cannot afford to quit their jobs, but others say work keeps them young.
Chinese telecom giant Huawei announced Monday a new way of designing chips that improves their capabilities, despite U.S. restrictions on the company.
The US-China summit ended without any discernible progress on the twin urgent security issues dividing the two superpowers: Iran and Taiwan. Some speculated that a deal was in the offing that would trade the island for Chinese pressure on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. That
The smell was reported near GINZA SIX, a commercial complex in Ginza, around 12pm local time.
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, May 25 (Reuters) - The United States will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country "another way," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday, as Washington played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war.
By Christine Chen SYDNEY, May 25 (Reuters) - Antisemitism in Australia was left unchecked after the October 2023 outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war, fuelling violence against Jewish people, the country's spy chief told an inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Monday. The
For some 300 kilometres, groundwater flows underground between France, Germany and Switzerland, forming Europe's largest aquifer. But a new study has uncovered severe pollution of these waters.
The EU Commission’s new Passenger Package allows citizens to book a single ticket for multi-leg rail journeys run by different rail operators. But how does it work, and what are the benefits for citizens? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot.
The body representing Europe’s business community has elected a new head. This came during a meeting of BusinessEurope in Dublin on Friday (22 May). The organization represents the business world at EU level. The Council of Presidents of BusinessEurope unanimously elected
[WHO-AFRO] Geneva, Switzerland -- During the Interministerial Meeting on Polio in the Horn of Africa and Yemen, held on the sidelines of the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA79) on 20 May 2026, countries reaffirmed their commitment to ending variant poliovirus
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola has aligned the objectives of the Long-Term Strategy "Angola 2050" and the National Development Plan with the goals of the African Union's Agenda 2063, with priorities focused on human capital, economic diversification, energy transition and
[WHO-AFRO] Kampala, Republic of Uganda - WE, the Ministers of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of Uganda, and the Republic of South Sudan, together with Heads of Delegations, representatives of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and
The spike in anti-semitic incidents led to the national terrorism threat level raised to “probable”.
Between May 14 and 20, Russia repositioned five of six recently launched Cosmos military satellites from an orbital inclination of 97 degrees to 97.8 degrees, putting the Cosmos satellites on the same orbital plane as a satellite known as ICEYE-X36. ICEYE is a Finnish-American
[Scrolla] Mamelodi Sundowns are African champions again after securing a 1-1 draw away to Morocco's ASFAR in Rabat on Sunday, sealing a 2-1 aggregate victory to win their second CAF Champions League title.
Vertical garden expert Ignacio Solano has spent years studying tropical ecosystems from Colombia to Madagascar.
Drinking nitrate-rich beetroot juice may do more than support heart health — it could actually reshape the bacteria living in the mouth in ways that help lower blood pressure in older adults. In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that older people who drank
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Most people have joyful memories of playing outside as children – and now wildlife charities are urging people to ‘rewild their inner child’ Climbing trees, squelching in mud, paddling in ponds or making dens in the woods – people’s memories of playing outside as children are
New research has found which European cities offer the best value for travellers once they’re there – and which could leave visitors paying far more.
An appeal has been launched by the Royal British Legion to recruit new members for its Brussels branch. Globally, the RBL, the UK’s largest armed forces charity, has a 180,000-strong membership and Brussels has just over 100 members. It is a well-established and friendly branch
May 25 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday the U.S. will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country "another way." The U.S. will give diplomacy every chance to succeed before exploring the "alternatives," Rubio told reporters in New
By Saad Sayeed and Mubasher Bukhari CHAKWAL, Pakistan, May 25 (Reuters) - In a cluster of villages in Pakistan's largely rural Chakwal district, more than 100 Shi'ite Muslims have returned from the United Arab Emirates without jobs, luggage or access to the savings they spent
A stunning 73 million anime fans from around the world voted for the the 10th edition of the awards
[New Times] African leaders have warned that poor access to clean water and sanitation is costing the continent billions of dollars annually while deepening poverty, disease, and inequality.
[New Times] Africa may have achieved political independence, but the continent's biggest remaining challenge is economic liberation, according to the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
TAIPEI, May 25 - A call between the U.S. and Taiwanese leaders would be a positive thing but it is up to President Donald Trump to take the initiative and the two sides have not had any planning talks, Taiwan's foreign minister said on Monday.
[RFI] Nairobi - The recent Africa Forward summit in Nairobi hosted jointly by Kenya and France gave women working in the technology sector the chance to discuss issues including the future of artificial intelligence in Africa. RFI spoke to Shikoh Gitau, CEO of tech lab Qhala,
[African Arguments] Artificial intelligence is lowering the cost of authoritarian control in Africa. The danger is not only mass surveillance, but a state that can abort reformist change before it is even born.
[CFR] The outbreak of a rare strain of Ebola that went undetected for several weeks in the Democratic Republic of Congo--and which has now spread to Uganda--is raising concerns about regional and global authorities' ability to effectively respond.
[UN News] A landmark gathering of more than 57,000 participants - the largest in the history of the World Urban Forum - closed on Friday in Baku with an urgent call to rethink how the world houses its people, as a new roadmap urges governments, cities and communities to act
Writing on his social media platform, Trump said "constructive" talks were underway but "both sides must take their time and get it right".
After defeat in the justice referendum, the vote is seen as a fresh test for Giorgia Meloni's right-wing coalition government.
The incident occurred on Sunday (May 24) afternoon during lifeboat maintenance work at a floating storage and offloading vessel off Terengganu state.
Live streams from national parks and protected areas are booming in Spain. What began as a scientific and educational tool has turned into a new kind of digital leisure.
Live broadcasts from national parks and protected areas are booming in Spain. What began as a scientific and educational tool has become a new form of digital leisure.
Every night, for every human being that ever was and ever will be, the Moon rises to remind us how improbably lucky we are, each of its craters a monument of the odds we prevailed against to exist, a reliquary of the violent collisions that forged our rocky planet lush with
Footage posted on social media showed a man in heated debate with two security guards reportedly during a school trip to Singapore.
Iran’s drones may have survived not because US and Israeli strikes failed, but because Iran built a war machine designed from the start to keep fighting after the bombs fell. According to recently disclosed US intelligence assessments, Iran is rapidly rebuilding its military
Celebrities and public figures in Thailand have taken to share their own experiences of sexual abuse.
Trump said on Saturday that an agreement would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, without giving further details.
By Stefica Bikesh and Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY, May 25 (Reuters) - Australian activists detained by Israel while on a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza have returned home, with organisers alleging abuse, sexual assault, and beatings, that left some detainees in hospital.
Oil prices fell and Asian stocks climbed on Monday over hopes a deal between the United States and Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz could be brokered. The price of North Sea Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate slipped close to five percent to $99.41 and $92.49 a barrel