The US Department of Homeland Security has seen several high-profile departures, including Todd Lyons and Kristi Noem.
Published On 14 May 2026
Mike Banks has resigned as the head of the United States Border Patrol, in the latest…

The US Department of Homeland Security has seen several high-profile departures, including Todd Lyons and Kristi Noem.
Published On 14 May 2026
Mike Banks has resigned as the head of the United States Border Patrol, in the latest…

A third round of direct talks between Israel and Lebanon has kicked off in Washington, DC, days before the expiration of a “ceasefire” that hardly halted Israeli attacks and Hezbollah’s response to them.
The talks, which began on Thursday,…

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, spoke at a gathering of foreign ministers in New Delhi on Thursday. He called on BRICS states to condemn US-Israeli ‘international law violations’.
Published On 14 May 2026

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been unanimously re-elected leader of the Fatah movement.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has pledged to reform the Palestinian Authority (PA) at a Fatah party conference in the occupied West…

Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government on Thursday led by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, who vowed to ensure a state monopoly on weapons amid growing US pressure to dismantle Tehran-backed groups.
Iraq has long walked a tightrope between the…

Kylian Mbappe will spearhead France at the World Cup as national team coach Didier Deschamps announces his 26-man squad.
Published On 14 May 2026
France coach Didier Deschamps has assembled a World Cup squad with formidable attacking…

By Sayed Sheasha
LUXOR, Egypt, May 14 (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities on Thursday unveiled two restored ancient tombs on the West Bank of Luxor that date back to the New Kingdom and contain scenes of daily life and funerary rituals.
The tombs are…

By Sayed Sheasha
LUXOR, Egypt, May 14 (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities on Thursday unveiled two restored ancient tombs on the West Bank of Luxor that date back to the New Kingdom and contain scenes of daily life and funerary rituals.
The tombs are…

As Trump meets Xi in Beijing for the first time in nine years, can trade war, Taiwan and Iran tensions be contained?
US President Donald Trump returns to Beijing after nine years to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. The trade war, conflict in…

Officials tout Arab alignment with the United States, but there are signs that Gulf states aren’t in lockstep with Washington as it tries to maximize leverage over Iran.