Kerala chief minister-designate V. D. Satheesan has announced his new cabinet, set to be sworn in on Monday. Prominent leaders like Ramesh Chennithala and Sunny Joseph will be part of the ministry. Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan has been named Speaker, with Shanimol Usman as Deputy Speaker.

Rahul Gandhi fiercely criticized the Modi government, accusing it of failing students across age groups due to the NEET paper leak, CBSE evaluation issues, and a new language policy. He highlighted the uncertainty faced by lakhs of students and demanded accountability from Prime Minister Modi and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, calling the ministry a 'department of disasters'.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor humorously defended the South Indian dish idli after a viral post compared it to rasgulla dipped in sugar syrup. Tharoor explained the distinct culinary and biological differences, calling idli a «culinary engineering marvel» and a «savoury monolith of South Indian culinary genius.»

Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that «the shift in thinking that ‘at some point we’ll have to talk to the Russians,’ that’s a good thing»

I don’t think that our military should take part in this mission amid the continuing conflict, Gitanas Nauseda said

No one was hurt, Maxim Pukhov said

A year ago next month, Hiral Ramesh's husband Vishwash Kumar astonished the world by walking away from the flaming wreckage of an Air India jet, killing everyone else aboard.

The extent of Camilla's steely nature has been revealed by royal biographer Christopher Wilson, or, as the author of A Greater Love - Charles and Camilla puts it, her 'ruthless streak'.

EU foreign policy chief won't have an easy time, Dmitry Peskov said

The number of presumptive cases is 336

The two leaders discussed current matters pertaining to the preparations for Vladimir Putin's upcoming state visit to Astana and the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council to be held there

According to the agency, the US refuses to pay any compensation for damage caused by the bombings of Iranian territory

The Russian president has sent a congratulatory telegram to the Kazakh leader on his birthday

The spacecraft delivered approximately 2.9 tons of payload to the station, including equipment for experiments studying the effects of microgravity on bacteria

No injuries were reported and there was no impact on radiological safety levels, Abu Dhabi authorities said

Russia’s amateur 504-km-long cycling race has started in Kostroma; the event combines road racing with tourism along the Golden Ring route Read Full Article at RT.com

Three civilians were killed and more than a dozen others wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack targeting Moscow, the authorities have said Read Full Article at RT.com

Some US officials are reportedly encouraging the United Arab Emirates to seize Iran’s Lavan island in the Persian Gulf Read Full Article at RT.com

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make a five-day visit to China's Guangxi and Shanghai from Monday (May 18).The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on Sunday that SM Lee's visit «builds on the momentum of high-level bilateral exchanges between Singapore and China and deepens Singapore's ties with China at the regional level.»In Guangxi, SM Lee will meet and be hosted to dinner by Chen Gang, secretary of the Communist Party of China of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region committee. SM Lee will also make site visits to better understand Guangxi's role in advancing Asean-China connectivity as a key gateway for linking China with Southeast Asia.In an interview with China's People's Daily last December, Singapore's ambassador to China Peter Tan noted that Qinzhou port in Guangxi is an important node on the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, serving as a gateway for Southeast Asian goods transhipped through Singapore into the Chinese market.Tan also expressed hope for Singapore to work with Guangxi to «further enhance connectivity, improve logistics and unlock new avenues for trade and investments» between them.

Ewayne Price, a Kingston music producer, who told investigators that imitation firearms found at his home were being used as props in music videos, has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and life behind bars under the controversial Firearms Act.

A St James man who was being sought in connection with the death of an American tourist last month turned himself in to the St Mary police on Friday. The man was being sought by investigators probing the death of Melissa Kerry Samnath, who was killed hours after arriving in the island to celebrate her 37th birthday.

The nightmares came after the funeral. Months after 16-year-old Devonie Shearer died from injuries sustained when another student hit him with a chair at Ocho Rios High School, teacher Mikhail McKenzie still found himself haunted by the tragedy. To cope, he turned to writing – a letter to the Gleaner editor.

A report on an Integrity Commission investigation into alleged corruption and irregularities at the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) remains untabled in Parliament six weeks after its submission, amid a legal challenge by the gun regulator in the Supreme Court. The Integrity Commission confirmed to The Sunday Gleaner last Tuesday that a report was had been submitted to Parliament on March 30, 2026, and was formally received and signed for at 1:02 p.m. that day. 

By explicitly calling for Britain to rejoin the EU yesterday, Wes Streeting was making life as hard as possible for Andy Burnham.

A year ago next month, Hiral Ramesh's husband Vishwash Kumar astonished the world by walking away from the flaming wreckage of an Air India jet, killing everyone else aboard.

Early on the morning of October 7 1965, just as daylight was breaking and the world beginning to stir, the local police station in the Manchester suburb of Hyde received a strange 999 phone call.

When Louise Carpino complained she had a 'bloated belly', she never thought the cause could be something so sinister.

Final results are now in for the municipal election in Kópavogur, where the Independence Party has gained two additional seats compared with 2022 and secured an outright majority on the town council.

The Independence Party received 32.5% of the vote in Reykjavík’s municipal elections and secured nine seats on the City Council. The Social Democratic Alliance finished as the city’s second-largest party with 18% support and five seats. Vote counting in Reykjavík has now been completed, making these the final results.

[allAfrica] The death of former Botswana president Festus Mogae should force Africa into an uncomfortable but necessary conversation: why does staying too long in power so often end badly on our continent?

Over the past 24 hours, more than 120 UAVs have been shot down

There are no casualties or damage in the airport area