Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied deployment of Iranian planes to Afghanistan in comments to CBS News

Toshimitsu Motegi emphasized that Russia is Japan’s neighbor

David T. Pyne believes the EU cannot be trusted to negotiate a peace agreement ending NATO’s proxy war with Russia

Rodion Miroshnik added that 209 people, including 14 minors, suffered injuries

David T. Pyne assumed that Russia is winning a proxy war against the combined military might of NATO and Ukraine

Multimillionaire Joshua Pack was discovered by cleaners in a locked top-floor bedroom at the property in St John's Wood with a ligature around his neck.

The Congress-led UDF in Kerala is struggling to name its chief ministerial candidate over a week after winning the elections. Senior leaders are in Delhi for discussions, with Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge expected to make the final decision. Ramesh Chennithala, V D Satheesan, and K C Venugopal are the frontrunners amidst internal tussle and external criticism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed delight as West Bengal's new government, led by CM Suvendu Adhikari, began implementing central welfare schemes like Ayushman Bharat. This move fulfills a pre-election promise, aiming to provide high-quality, affordable healthcare and seamless execution of key national projects for the state's residents.

An FIR is filed against Samajwadi Party MP Ajendra Singh Lodhi in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP leaders, including CM Yogi Adityanath, have strongly condemned the comments, calling them an insult to democratic values and demanding action from SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.

Old Addeyans Sports Club on Blackheath, south-east London was once a thriving community sports pavilion before its proud caretaker was evicted and it fell into disrepair.

The CBI has taken over the murder investigation of Chandranath Rath, an aide to Suvendu Adhikari, following a recommendation from the Bengal Police. Rath was shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants in North 24 Parganas. Three suspects, including an alleged sharpshooter, have been arrested by the CID in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Addressing widespread anemia and malnutrition, Indian agricultural scientists have developed 203 biofortified crop varieties. These nutrient-rich staples, including iron-rich rice and protein-rich wheat, aim to combat deficiencies like «hidden hunger» without altering dietary habits. This initiative, supported by the SEHAT mission, offers a sustainable, low-cost approach to improving public health through everyday food.

Dozens of Labour MPs called for the Prime Minister to resign after a last-ditch speech failed to quell a growing mutiny. Further face-to-face calls are expected at today's Cabinet meeting.

Britons evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship cannot legally be forced to self-isolate once released from the former Covid quarantine hospital where they are staying, it has emerged.

The Green Party leader apologised for the 'unintentional mistake' and said he had 'immediately taken steps to pay any council tax' he might owe.

Jamie Spence, 28, from Yorkshire, was involved in a two-vehicle collision near Kinleith in the central North Island. Spence, alongside a French national tragically died in the crash.

Travellers have been found in contempt of court and could face jail for continuing to work on a caravan site close to Sir Winston Churchill's family home when ordered not to.

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SINGAPORE — Hengli Petrochemical International, the former Singapore trading arm of sanctions-hit Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery, plans to cease operations, four industry sources said on Monday (May 11).The operation is likely to wind down in late May, three of the sources said.China-based Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) did not respond immediately to an emailed request for comment.Hengli Petrochemical International employed about 100 people and traded mostly oil and petrochemical derivatives before the parent company was placed under US sanctions, two of the people said.Some staff have been told they were being made redundant while some are to be moved to other parts of the Hengli group that were not under US sanctions, some of the sources said.The sanctions on Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery were imposed by the US Treasury last month over alleged purchases of Iranian oil, which Hengli denies.

Child sex offender Amos Yee has called for compassion towards his attacker and appealed for donations to help cover his medical expenses.In a four-minute video uploaded on Sunday (May 10) to his X account @amosyeeishere, he addressed the incident, which occurred on the afternoon of May 9 at the Doujin Market anime convention held at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre.The clip, titled «My video response to my attack at the animecon» has since garnered more than 37,000 views and more than 190 comments.An 18-year-old teen has been arrested and charged with assault and being a public nuisance. He was offered bail of $5,000 and is due back in court on June 2.'Pray for him'Yee began the video by saying that he had been filming a video with his phone at the event when a stranger suddenly attacked him.He also addressed rumours circulating online about what triggered the attack, including claims that he had attacked the assailant first or had been looking up a girl’s skirt, prompting the assailant to confront him.He described these allegations as «completely untrue».

Singaporean loan sharks were allegedly the masterminds behind a blaze that scorched four homes in Bukit Indah, Malaysia, Iskandar Puteri MP Liew Chin Tong said in a Facebook post on Sunday (May 10).Liew, who is also Malaysia's Deputy Minister of Finance, shared the loan sharks purportedly attacked a targeted home at Bukit Indah in Iskandar Puteri twice - the first took place last Friday, and the second a day later on Saturday.Visiting the site on Sunday, Liew wrote that the attack was carried out by «Ah Long terrorists» utilising a petrol bomb.«The mastermind behind the crime is believed to be the Ah Long Singaporean syndicate,» he claimed.«The petrol bomb is believed to be targeted at a house but the fire has spread to three neighbouring homes.»In photographs of the homes uploaded with his post, the fire appears to have caused significant damage to the garage of one of the homes, with the garage roof torched through.Two cars and one bike parked in the garage were also completely burnt - the cars in particular only had their chassis remaining, with one even lacking its entire bonnet.

The Trinamool Congress has criticized the appointment of former Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal as West Bengal's Chief Secretary by the new BJP government. The party labeled the move «shameless,» questioning the neutrality of the election process after Agarwal oversaw the recent Assembly elections.

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