
I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found
Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war.
SUNDAY, 24 MAY 2026, 10:25

Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war.

Oleksandr Usyk retained his world heavyweight titles in Egypt with a highly controversial stoppage win against boxing novice Rico Verhoeven.

President Trump announced the unfinalized deal on social media after talks with Israel and other allies. It aims to end the war and includes two-month negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program.

Max Verstappen threatens to quit Formula 1 at the end of this season if planned changes to the engine regulations are blocked.
A proposal to make daylight saving time permanent has advanced in the U.S. House of Representative, reports California news station KCRA:A proposal to make daylight saving time permanent has advanced in the House, reigniting an age-old American debate around the twice-annual clock changes. And this time, the proposal has the president’s backing. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will...

The Swedish pop star treated the crowds to back-to-back, high-energy pop bangers on day two of the festival.

Cricket from Canterbury where England face New Zealand in the second of three T20 matches.

Canadian Anna Huang, 17, becomes the youngest player to win three tournaments on the Ladies European Tour with victory at the Lalla Meryem Cup.

President Donald Trump posted to social media on Saturday afternoon that a deal to end the war with Iran “will be announced” shortly.

Girona have been relegated from La Liga just a season after playing in the Champions League.

Amor Vittone has sparked rumours over her relationship status after fans questioned the absence of her partner, Marius van Biljon…

American University professor William LeoGrande explains how the Supreme Court’s decision to allow lawsuits seeking compensation for assets seized in the Cuban revolution to move forward fits in context of current political crisis on the island.

Departing manager Pep Guardiola says he trusts how Manchester City behaved as the club continue to await rulings on 115 charges for allegedly breaching Premier League financial rules.
Long-time Slashdot reader Sun writes:AMD has announced a change to the way they are licensing Vivado, their FPGA development tool… Hidden between the lines of the announcement [of a new model starting with the 2026.1 release] is the change to the free of charge tier. AMD is adding more devices to be supported in this tier, which is supposedly the carrot. The stick, however, is the removal of...

Gloucestershire secured their second victory in two days as they beat Glamorgan with a final ball boundary.

Maximo Torero, Chief Economist at The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, warns that the war in Iran is choking the global supply of fertilizer and a food crisis could follow within a year.

George Russell beats Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli to take pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix.

AC Milan are ready to let Rafael Leao leave for a cut-price fee with Manchester United interested, Jarrod Bowen could also be heading to Old Trafford, plus more.

In Lebanon, an Israeli ‘double tap’ killed three medics and four others including a two-year-old girl. A neighbor’s video shows what happened.

Briton Hamzah Sheeraz claims his first world title by stopping Alem Begic to claim the vacant WBO super-middleweight crown.

New head coach John Cartwright watches Catalans Dragons score six tries in a 36-22 win against York Knights in Super League.