
Mexico cancels plans to end school year early for World Cup
Parents were angry at a proposal to end classes on 5 June instead of 15 July due to the tournament and expected extreme heat.
FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026, 02:50

Parents were angry at a proposal to end classes on 5 June instead of 15 July due to the tournament and expected extreme heat.

Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the Iran war, the U.S. ambassador to the country said Tuesday.

Most Americans see China as one of the United States’ biggest rivals or adversaries, but largely as an economic threat, according to a new Chicago Council/NPR/Ipsos poll.

Israel is planning a military tribunal to prosecute several hundred Palestinians accused of perpetrating the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023.

Military drills disrupted fishing livelihoods in the Philippines, sparking protests as locals are caught between a great power rivalry and rising economic pressures linked to the Iran war.

Pakistan says it hit ‘military and terrorist infrastructure’ – but the UN and victims’ families reject this claim.

The measure passed 93-0 in the 120-seat Knesset, or parliament, reflecting widespread support for punishing those found responsible for what was the deadliest attack in Israel’s history.

The unanimous decision by the European Union, agreed to on Monday, was sparked by growing outrage over the devastation in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.

It is seeking to open three bases in the south of the Arctic territory, according to multiple officials familiar with the talks.

India’s welfare politics still matters, but voters increasingly want jobs, growth and dignity too.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would not resign on Monday evening after days of speculation.

Residents of Utqiagvik, the United States’ northernmost city, will experience 84 days of midnight sun and uninterrupted daylight.

A fishermen’s leader tells the BBC that 40 people are feared dead – either in the strikes or drowning as they tried to flee.

Christian Schmidt had been in the role since 2021, and departs after appearing to lose the backing of the United States.

A specialist team helped supply critical medical support to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.

Trump rejected Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal, calling it “totally unacceptable.” And, Congressional Republicans are trying to push for three years of funding for immigration enforcement.

President Trump’s trip to China is going forward despite the war with Iran casting a shadow over the state visit.

The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two.

A body found in New South Wales is thought to be that of a man wanted over a triple murder.

Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.

Artificial intelligence on the agenda for President Trump’s upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.