Friday, September 4, 2026

World

May 5, 2026

Five die, 37 injured as Russia strikes hit Ukraine gas extraction facilities

According to Naftogaz, facilities in the central Poltava region and the eastern Kharkiv region were targeted by drones and ballistic missiles.

Russian missiles in Ukraine 
May 5, 2026

Iran accuses UAE of cooperating with ‘aggressors’ against Iran

Iranian foreign ministry’s spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has accused the United Arab Emirates of “support for and cooperation with the aggressors against Iran”.

UAE leaders
May 5, 2026

Judge apologises to Trump’s would-be assassin Cole Allen over police handcuffs

The judge was dissatisfied with the treatment of Mr Allen in detention and unconvinced by the prosecutors’ argument to place the defendant on suicide watch.

Cole Allen rushing through security checkpoint
May 5, 2026

Husband convicted for strangling his wife during argument over laundry detergent

The defendant pushed his wife to the ground, punched her several times in the face, put his knee on her chest, and strangled her with two hands.

U.S. prisoner in cuffs
May 4, 2026
WHITE HOUSE
May 4, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill by mail

The suit challenged the role of the FDA in approving mail delivery of the medication.

U.S. Supreme Court
May 4, 2026
German police
May 4, 2026

100 million children in Arab states affected by escalating conflicts: UNESCO

The report says the crisis has affected education in at least 15 countries.

UNESCO
May 4, 2026

Trump govt accused of wrongly granting citizenship to Russian diplomats’ children

Russia has accused the U.S. State Department of unlawfully granting citizenship to children of Russian diplomats born in the United States.

Trump with Putin
May 4, 2026

UK’s Princess Eugenie expecting third child

Britain’s Princess Eugenie, a niece of King Charles, is expecting her third child with her husband, Jack Brooksbank, this year, Buckingham Palace said on Monday.

Princess Eugenie