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Fire at New Delhi hotel kills at least 21 people, including 18 foreigners

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  At least 21 people have been killed, including 18 foreign nationals, as a fire ripped through a hotel in New Delhi, police said, in one of the deadliest blazes in the Indian capital in years. The dead included people from Bangladesh, ⁠Nigeria, Mozambique and Liberia, CNN-News18 said. Many of them had come to the city for medical treatment, the Indian Express and other local media reported. Many foreign patients travel to New Delhi for medical treatment and often stay in nearby residential accommodation during their visits. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Relief for Indian football fans as FIFA signs World Cup broadcast deal list 2 of 3 Indian PM Modi meets Myanmar military gov’t leader in New Delhi list 3 of 3 ‘Encroached territory’: Why India-Nepal border dispute is heating up again end of list The fire took place on Wednesday in a building in the Malviya Nagar neighborhood in the southern part of the city, which has a restaurant on the ground floor and a hotel a...
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Iran war live: US strikes, Kuwait airport attack as Gulf turmoil spreads

  Kuwait says Iranian drone and missile strikes that hit a terminal at its international airport killed one person and wounded dozens of others after inflicting “significant material damage”. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says retaliatory strikes “should serve as a lesson” for the United States after it fired a barrage of missiles and drones at Kuwait and Bahrain. US Central Command says it conducted “self-defence” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island and “defeated multiple” Iranian missiles and drones . US President Donald Trump hits back at reports that negotiations with Iran to end the war have stalled saying “conversations between us have been going on continuously”.
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The Horn of Africa needs reconciliation, not new borders

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  Recent arguments advocating for the international recognition of an integral part of Somalia called Somaliland rest on a series of assumptions that deserve closer scrutiny. While proponents portray Somaliland as a unified, stable, and strategically indispensable state deserving immediate recognition, the realities on the ground tell a far more complicated story. The first and most fundamental misconception is that the former British Somaliland Protectorate exists today as a coherent political entity. It does not. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Of negotiations and high treason: Israel-Palestine ‘peace’ list 2 of 4 US counter-terrorism abroad: Fighting terrorism or encouraging it? list 3 of 4 Why Israel’s recognition of Somaliland backfired list 4 of 4 Is there a new geopolitics? end of list The territory that briefly gained independence in June 1960 ceased to exist when it voluntarily united with the Trust Territory of Somalia to form the Somali Republic. More imp...
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Remembering Muhammad Ali’s message of peace

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  Muhammad Ali presents his painting to UN officials in 1978 [File: Courtesy of the United Nations] On June 3, 2016, legendary American boxer Muhammad Ali passed away at the age of 74. Ten years after the world said goodbye to him, his voice still echoes – not in the roar of a crowd or the rhythms of a boxing ring, but in a hallway just outside my office at the United Nations. There, on the wall, hangs a watercolour painting he made himself of the UN headquarters – a gentle, almost tender rendering of the building that has come to symbolise the world’s longing for peace. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Filmmaker explains why he backs Francesca Albanese amid pressure to resign list 2 of 4 What’s the UN’s new ‘Pact for the Future’, and why did Russia oppose it? list 3 of 4 UN experts condemn Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing, demand probe list 4 of 4 Francesca Albanese on Israeli sexual violence suffered by Palestinians end of list Ali painted it in 1978 and presented it pe...
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Israel is building more military posts in Gaza, satellite imagery shows

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  Israel was supposed to fully withdraw its troops from Gaza as part of the ceasefire signed in October. Instead of pulling back, Israeli forces are quietly cementing permanent, heavily fortified military posts across the besieged enclave, according to satellite imagery analysed by Al Jazeera. An investigation by Al Jazeera’s Open Source Unit, analysing satellite data up to May 2026, has identified 40 distinct Israeli military outposts entrenched within Gaza. Crucially, the analysis proves that eight of these bases were constructed entirely from scratch after the October 2025 truce went into effect, with one site still undergoing active construction. (Al Jazeera) This physical entrenchment mirrors the increasingly overt territorial ambitions of Israel’s leadership. Speaking at a recent conference, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed directives to permanently seize the vast majority of the Strip . Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Israeli plan to extend control...
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Arrogance Has Been on the Table by the US for a Very Long Time by Vijay Prashad

  Vijay Prashad was interviewed by K. Swaminathan, Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF), Tamil Nadu, India, May 2026.  K. Swaminathan: What is the fundamental difference between the wars waged by hereditary monarchs in the past to expand their kingdoms and the wars waged today by democratic governments against other countries? Vijay Prashad: Hereditary monarchs reported largely to themselves and not to their own populations, although they could not fight wars that did not have some popular support and benefit. But there was no real need to inculcate support for these wars and there was no equality amongst peoples, so no expectation that they would have any input for the wars. After the emergence of a democratic consciousness, governments that claim to be democratic must provide governance that addresses the needs of the people and provides benefits to the people. Theoretically, decisions are not to be made by governments without the mandate or consent of the peo...
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