First intercity train arrives in Georgian capital after six-year pause
The first Baku-Tbilisi passenger train, operated by Azerbaijan Railways, has arrived in the Georgian capital at 09:04 local time on Monday, 26 May. T...
India is moving ahead with its most advanced stealth fighter jet program as tensions with Pakistan and China escalate.
India's defence ministry has approved a framework to develop a next-generation stealth fighter jet, aiming to strengthen its air capabilities amid growing regional tensions. The Aeronautical Development Agency will soon invite bids from private and state-owned firms to prototype the twin-engine, fifth-generation aircraft. This initiative comes as India's Air Force struggles with a reduced fleet of 31 squadrons—well below the sanctioned strength of 42—while China expands its aerial power and Pakistan deploys advanced Chinese J-10 jets.
The recent four-day military standoff between India and Pakistan, which included the large-scale use of drones and missiles, has further spurred an arms race. The new stealth jet program will involve domestic industry players, promoting collaboration and reducing over-reliance on state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, which has been criticized for delays in Tejas aircraft production.
The inaugural Enhanced Games began in Las Vegas on Sunday (24 May), launching one of the most controversial experiments in modern sport, in which athletes openly compete using performance-enhancing drugs banned under traditional anti-doping rules.
A peace agreement between Washington and Tehran is yet to materialise, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying that negotiations are incomplete and an Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman saying that a deal isn't imminent.
A "largely negotiated" memorandum of understanding on an Iran peace deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday, though the Iranian Fars news agency disputed that claim.
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The World Health Organization warned on Monday that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda was outpacing response efforts, with 220 suspected deaths reported so far.
FIFA has confirmed that Iran has moved its World Cup training base from the United States to Mexico, citing the ongoing war in the Middle East and related security concerns.
Farmers in Sudan say the war involving Iran is pushing up fuel and fertiliser prices, forcing many to cut back on planting and threatening food production in a country already struggling with widespread hunger.
Residents living near a burning textile warehouse in the town of Tubize, southwest of Brussels, have been evacuated after authorities warned of a risk of explosions caused by gas canisters stored inside the building.
Doctors working on the front lines of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo say attacks on treatment centres and fleeing patients are hampering efforts to contain the virus.
Russia has warned foreign nationals to leave Kyiv, saying it has launched a new wave of strikes targeting Ukraine’s defence industry and military command infrastructure.
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