Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a five-nation tour on Friday, heading to the United Arab Emirates before Europe, overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the Iran war.
A passenger from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is in quarantine on tiny Pitcairn Island, a volcanic outcrop in the South Pacific famously settled by mutineers from the HMS Bounty.
Serial world record setter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis will be on hand to kick off this season's Diamond League series when he takes to the pole vault runway at the Shanghai/Keqiao meet this weekend.
Sports
Tickets in South Korea for a rare match against a visiting North Korean team sold out within half a day, Seoul's football association told AFP on Friday.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a five-nation tour in the United Arab Emirates on Friday before heading to Europe, overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the Iran war.
May 15, 2026
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With Barcelona crowned champions for a second consecutive season, attention in La Liga turns to other matters in the penultimate round of fixtures, including a gripping relegation battle.
May 15, 2026
Pep Guardiola hopes Manchester City can overcome mounting fatigue in Saturday's FA Cup final as Chelsea aim to salvage a turbulent season by ending their domestic trophy drought.
May 15, 2026
Egyptian smallholders have seen their lives upended by the war in Iran, with soaring fertiliser and energy prices forcing many to lay off workers and reduce the amount of land they farm.
May 15, 2026
Culture
A decade after One Direction, Harry Styles has cemented his status as one of the world's biggest pop stars, blending magnetic stagecraft with a modern vision of masculinity.
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The head of the CIA visited Cuba on Thursday, an extraordinary step-up in contact between Washington and Havana as the communist-run island reels from US pressure, declaring that it is out of oil.
The Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks will open the 2026 NFL season on September 9 against the New England Patriots, the team they beat in last season's championship showcase.
Through three consecutive PGA Tour runner-up finishes, Scottie Scheffler could only wonder what might have been without poor starts. Now he's hoping to find out.
Ukrainian emergency services said early Friday that a massive Russian missile and drone attack that pummelled Kyiv the previous day killed at least 21 people, further shredding hopes of a halt to Moscow's grinding invasion.
May 15, 2026
Economy
French luxury giant LVMH will sell its Marc Jacobs brand to US brand firm WHP Global, the two companies said Thursday.
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Top-ranked defending champion Scottie Scheffler fired a three-under par 67 to seize a share of the lead in Thursday's opening round of the PGA Championship.
NESHER, ISRAEL / ACCESS Newswire / May 15, 2026 / Tabor Electronics today announced the commercial release of its Anti-Drone Test and Evaluation (T&E) solution, introducing a software-defined approach to validating counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS). Built on the company's Proteus™ Software Defined Radio (SDR) platform, the solution enables defense and security organizations to test and deploy counter-drone technologies in rapidly changing threat environments.
Jon Rahm apologized to a volunteer at the PGA Championship after hitting him with a divot on the seventh hole in Thursday's first round at Aronimink.
Madonna, Shakira and K-pop megastars BTS will headline a Super Bowl-style halftime show at the World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, FIFA said Thursday.
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