China’s Belt and Road Initiative hits record $213bn in 2025
China’s Belt and Road Initiative recorded its strongest year since launch in 2025, with Chinese investment a...
Millions of Israelis are taking cover as air raid sirens sound across the country following a coordinated wave of missile and drone attacks from Iran and Yemen, according to the Israeli military. Twelve people were injured.
Sirens were activated in multiple areas, including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Rishon LeZion, Lod, Ramla, Holon, Bnei Brak, and Herzliya, as well as dozens of smaller towns and industrial zones from the north to central regions.
Iran’s state news agency IRNA confirmed that Tehran launched a fresh barrage targeting Israel. Israeli media also report that missiles were fired from Yemen around the same time, striking amid Iran’s assault on the country.
At least three rockets are reported to have struck Tel Aviv amid ongoing Iranian missile attacks on Israel. Local sources say one of the strikes has been confirmed through video footage. Israeli authorities have not yet issued an official statement on the extent of damage or casualties.
Israeli media now report multiple missile impacts following the latest round of Iranian strikes. Israeli police say they have received reports of rockets and shrapnel falling in a community in the Tel Aviv area, causing damage but no injuries.
Israeli air defenses are intercepting incoming projectiles, while authorities urge residents to stay in shelters amid rising fears of a broader regional conflict.
Trump said the U.S. and Iran were making progress in peace talks, though direct negotiations remain premature. Meanwhile, Israel, reportedly, struck senior Hezbollah and Hamas figures and tensions over Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear programme continue.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Iran wanted to negotiate and make a deal in comments to reporters on Wednesday (6 May). But earlier, he warned Washington would ramp up attacks if no agreement was reached.
Argentinian authorities are reconstructing the journeys of Dutch citizens who presented with symptoms of deadly hantavirus after visiting Argentina and Chile as part of a luxury cruise trip, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday (6 May)
The 61st Venice Biennale has opened under grey skies and political tension, with disputes over Russia and Israel, resignations on the jury, and protests marking the start of one of the art world’s most high-profile events.
Latvian authorities said two drones entered NATO member Latvia from Russian territory and crashed on Thursday morning, with officials linking them to Ukraine’s wider drone operations against targets in Russia.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative recorded its strongest year since launch in 2025, with Chinese investment and construction activity surging across Asia, Africa and the Middle East despite years of criticism that the programme was losing momentum.
Two Chinese-British dual nationals have been found guilty by a London court of spying for China. Chung Biu “Bill” Yuen, 65, and Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, 40, targeted prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists living in the UK, whom they referred to as “cockroaches.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed five of eight suspected hantavirus cases linked to the luxury cruise ship MV Hondius. The U.N. health agency warned on Thursday (7 May) that more infections could emerge because of the virus’s long incubation period.
A group of Australian women and children detained for years in Kurdish-run camps in northeastern Syria due to links to Islamic State are expected to arrive in Australia on Thursday evening.
A South Korean appeals court on Thursday reduced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s prison sentence from 23 years to 15 years over his role in ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief imposition of martial law in 2024.
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