Wednesday, May 13, 2026

World Affairs

Israeli strikes on cars in southern Lebanon kill 12, health ministry says

Two children are among those reported dead after seven cars were struck in separate attacks south of Beirut.

Drug overdose deaths drop in United States for third year in a row | Drugs News

Experts cite range of factors as overdose deaths drop to nearly 70,000 in 2025, a 14 percent...

Trade, Iran and Taiwan on the agenda as Trump arrives in China for high-stakes talks with Xi

The US president says his first request to Xi would be to "open up" China, while...

Reform UK leader Farage faces parliamentary probe over nearly $7m gift | Politics News

If found guilty, the right-wing populist could be suspended from the House ⁠of Commons for a period...

Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions

"Both the State and Murdaugh's defense skillfully presented their cases to the jury as the trial court...
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Tourism to Xinjiang booms as China gives the region a makeover

Getty ImagesWhen Anna went for the second time, it was with her mother, who was eager to visit after watching a drama series...

What’s driving unrest in Tanzania after president’s landslide re-election? | Elections

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been re-elected in a landslide, as the government denies that hundreds were killed.Tanzania’s incumbent president, Samia Suluhu Hassan,...

Kenyan landslide kills 21 after heavy rainfall

The Kenyan government has confirmed that 21 people have died following a landslide in the western part of the country after heavy rainfall....

Two more suspects charged over Louvre heist | Crime News

Both suspects, who were arrested earlier this week, have denied involvement in stealing priceless Napoleonic-era jewellery that remains missing.The Paris prosecutor says two...

Egypt’s Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time

Yolande Knell,Middle East correspondent, in Cairo, and Wael Hussein,in CairoGetty ImagesAnother leading Egyptologist, Dr Monica Hanna, names the same objects, "taken under a...

UK aid for Hurricane Melissa reaches Jamaica as Britons to be evacuated

Cachella Smith and Will Grant,Reporting from KingstonEPA/ShutterstockThe country's health minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, on Saturday described "significant damage" across a number of hospitals...
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