Direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul yielded a mutual 1000-prisoner swap, but no breakthrough was achieved on a ceasefire.

Impeached Former South Korean President Yoon has quit the ruling party days before election, urging support for conservative candidate Kim Moon-soo.

A deadly Russian strike on a passenger bus in Ukraine’s Sumy region has killed nine and injured four people

Five Republicans joined Democrats to block Trump’s tax-heavy bill, citing Medicaid cuts and deficit concerns.

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul, Turkey on Friday for their first direct peace talks in over three years.

Trump has announced an AI chip deal with UAE under a $1.4 trillion plan to strengthen US–UAE technology partnership.

NATO members are to commit to a 5% defence spending goal during a June summit, says US Secretary of State

US experts have found unauthorised devices in Chinese solar equipment, raising fears of potential remote grid disruptions and security threats.

Two climbers from India and Philippines have died on Mount Everest during the 2025 season, marking its first deadly incidents.

Google One has surpassed 150 million subscribers, driven by a new AI plan, boosting Alphabet’s revenue diversification efforts.

Mauritania’s ex-president Abdel Aziz gets 15 years sentence for corruption after appeals court toughens earlier five-year sentence.

The UAE is eager to deepen its alliance with US, President Sheikh Mohamed told Trump during his Abu Dhabi visit

The plaintiffs argued that Trump’s directive violated the 14th Amendment, which long has been understood to confer citizenship.

Putin has declined a face-to-face meeting with Zelensky in Turkey, sending aides instead, dampening hopes for peace talks.

The US has sanctioned Hezbollah officials and financiers as renewed nuclear deal talks with Iran raise concerns over terror funding.

Trump says Ukraine peace talks will stall unless he meets Putin personally, claiming “nothing’s going to happen” without it.

Brazil’s Petrobras in seeking to re-enter Nigeria’s oil sector, indicating interest in frontier deepwater acreage

The NSIB has clarified that it was only an interested party in the US-led Wigwe helicopter crash investigation.

The ICC struggles to operate after US sanctions from President Trump, following arrest warrants for Israeli leaders over Gaza war crimes.

The EU considers temporarily return to pre-war trade rules with Ukraine if a new agreement isn’t finalised before June 5.