'I have visited those caves countless times. There is no current. They swam into that third cave. They chose to go in there,' a former military diver for the Maldives National Defence Force tells the Daily Mail.

The residents of picturesque Willows Green near Felsted were left watching in horror as travellers concreted over one local field over the May bank holiday weekend.

Dressed in her favourite pink and white tutu with a large bow in her hair, six-year-old Martine Vik Magnussen poses excitedly for the camera at one of her very first ballet lessons.

Last Monday, I found myself standing with Kemi Badenoch at a private dinner. Eager to hear her plans for the country, I chose my question carefully.

The island of Sensay, located off the western Philippine coast - was acquired in 2025 by British tech founder Dan Thomson - who seeks to turn it into a nation led entirely by AI robots.

[This Day] The Chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Mr Wole Ogunsanya, has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and other oil producers in the country to urgently develop markets for Nigerian crude outside the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) quota system.

[New Zimbabwe] Sonja Louise Madzikanda, the estranged wife of Wicknell Chivayo, says she was arrested and detained at Highlands Police Station on allegations of denying the controversial businessman access to their children and stealing one of his electronic devices.

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According to the newspaper, Israeli forces control over half of the Gaza Strip

There were no casualties or injured

The decision is based on the fact that the Russian regulator’s claim against Euroclear Bank is not recognized under EU legislation, and «Euroclear does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction»

[The New Humanitarian] Kinshasa -- «It's like a Sword of Damocles.»

[RFI] An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed dozens and spread beyond the country's borders, with Jean-Jacques Muyembe - the Congolese scientist who co-discovered the virus nearly 50 years ago - telling RFI that health authorities may have detected the epidemic too late and still do not know how far it has spread.

[The Conversation Africa] As a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus spreads in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 17, 2026, that it is transferring «a small number of Americans» who were in Congo and who were exposed to the virus.

JACK GAUGHAN: Guardiola always earmarked the summer of 2025 as the suitable end date in England, but felt he could not leave City in disrepair.

A 40-year-old male motorcyclist was taken to hospital after he allegedly ran over fallen objects on the Seletar Expressway (SLE) on Monday (May 18) night.The accident happened at about 10.35pm along SLE towards the Bukit Timah Expressway, before the Upper Thomson Road exit.  Map showing where the motorcyclist ran over fallen object(s) on SLE on Monday (May 18) night. GRAPHIC: Google Maps, Social media Dashcam footage of the incident posted on a motoring chat group shows the dashcam car travelling along the third of five lanes.As the dashcam car nears a paved over stretch, a motorcycle is seen changing lanes to the right, seemingly to avoid fallen objects on the road.

L'Ambassadeur de Chine au Gabon, Zhou Ping, a reçu ce lundi à Libreville le nouveau Représentant résident de l'Unesco, Patricio Zambrano Restrepo. Cette rencontre de courtoisie a permis de jeter les bases d'une collaboration accrue entre la diplomatie chinoise et l'institution onusienne en terre gabonaise. Au cœur des échanges, les deux diplomates ont discuté de l'approfondissement des liens socioculturels entre la Chine, le Gabon et, plus largement, le continent africain. L'accent a été (...) - COOPERATION / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Dear Mr Bassie,  I would like to know if someone under 18 years old and born in the United Kingdom can claim British citizenship. I hope you can shed some light on this for me.

Mrs Walker-Huntington: I’ve been in the United States for several years. I’m now 34 years old and from Jamaica. My mom is married to a US citizen for two years and is awaiting an interview date (she also lives here). Can she file for me as soon as she becomes a permanent resident? If yes, do I have to go back to Jamaica to complete the process? And, how long would it take?

Les deux hommes soupçonnés d'être impliqués dans la rixe à la sortie d'un établissement de nuit, le 5 mars dernier, devaient être jugés en comparution immédiate ce jeudi 18 mai. L'affaire a été renvoyée pour la troisième fois au 1er juin, pour permettre le visionnage de toutes les vidéos de surveillance et amateurs.

Indian mountaineer Shradha Gupta is currently on her Mount Everest expedition, marking another major milestone in her rapidly rising climbing journey after successfully summiting Mount Manaslu (8,163 metres) -- the world's eighth-highest mountain.

Fuel prices have seen their second hike in less than a week, with petrol and diesel increasing by approximately 90 paise per litre. This follows a nearly four-year freeze by state-run oil companies, with prices now reaching their highest levels since May 2022. Opposition parties allege the freeze was timed to end after state elections.

Toute une famille endeuillée depuis dimanche 17 mai, après la mort d'un jeune homme de 21 ans. Originaire de Moorea, Hitivai Teraiharoa a perdu la vie lors d'une session de chasse sous marine, dans le lagon de Taunoa à Pirae. Plusieurs dizaines de personnes ont participé aux recherches.

More than a week after the last round of changes to pump prices in Singapore on May 8 — with diesel prices adjusted downwards and petrol prices kept unchanged — oil and gas company Shell has raised petrol prices but reduced its posted price for diesel.In a price board update published at 4.30pm on Monday (May 18), Shell announced a 3-cent hike across its petrol offerings, while reducing its diesel price by the same amount. The move also pushed its more premium 98-octane petrol past the $4 mark again.Following the latest round of pump prices adjustments, the price of the more popular 95-octane petrol now ranges from $2.64 at Cnergy, to $3.49 at Shell.Meanwhile, the more premium 98-octane petrol is now priced between $3.05 at Cnergy and $4.01 at Shell.

Kwek Leng Peck - cousin of City Developments Limited (CDL) chairman Kwek Leng Beng - is set to return to CDL as vice-chairman.The 69-year-old will also become a non-independent and non-executive director from June 1, according to exchange filings on May 18.He is once again filling up the post he vacated almost six years ago following a disagreement with the board and management on the group’s investment in a Chinese property group and the management of its British hotel arm, reported The Business Times.His appointment would enhance the board’s core competencies in strategic planning, leadership and management said CDL.“Kwek’s experience and familiarity with the group’s business and operations would enable him to effectively support the executive chairman, assist with key strategic initiatives and contribute meaningfully in the role of vice-chairman,” CDL said. According to The Business Times, prior to quitting CDL in 2020, Kwek had been with the company for more than three decades as non-executive and non-independent director.