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Senior Communist Party of China member meets delegation of British MPs

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, meets with a British delegation of cross-Party members of parliament (MPs), who have come to China to attend the 14th China-UK Senior Leadership

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Ghanaians repatriated from South Africa after anti-immigrant protests

A man draped in a Ghana flag stands among other Ghanaians as Ghana repatriates hundreds of its citizens from South Africa following instances of violence against migrants from other sub-Saharan African countries, amid a wave ‌of protests against illegal immigration, at O.R. Tambo International. By Reuters Almost 300 Ghanaian nationals returned home on Wednesday after

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Iran reaffirms enriched uranium not part of current US talks

By Anadolu Agency Iran said on Wednesday that its enriched uranium was not part of the current negotiations with the US, according to the deputy secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. “This issue is not on the agenda of the negotiations,” Ali Bagheri said in remarks carried by Iran’s semi-official news agency Fars. The

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Iran says a US MQ-9 Reaper drone violated their airspace in the Persian Gulf and was shot down

After CENTCOM announced that US forces had carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, Iran reported shooting down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that had violated its airspace over the Persian Gulf, according to Anadolu Agency reported. According to a written statement from the Revolutionary Guard Corps, an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was

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Pakistan Shi’ites deported from UAE return to lost jobs, frozen savings

A Pakistani Shi’ite Muslim man, who was working as a building security officer in the United Arab Emirates, speaks with Reuters at his village, after being deported along with many others following the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, in Chakwal, Pakistan May 5, 2026. Photographer Waseem Khan By Reuters In a cluster of villages in Pakistan’s

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Russian and Chinese leaders sign declaration on multipolar world at Beijing summit

By Anadolu Agency The Russian and Chinese leaders signed on Wednesday a declaration on the establishment of a multipolar world and a “new type” of international relations. Following bilateral talks in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping took part in a ceremony to sign agreements aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation. Putin

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11 people barred from coming to UK for far-right rally, says government

By Anadolu Agency A total of 11 foreign far-right individuals intent on coming to the UK to “spew their extremist views” have been blocked from entering the country, the British government said Friday. “We’re in a fight for the soul of this country,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement as the government announced

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CIA chief Ratcliffe attends talks with Cuban officials in Havana

CIA Director John L. Ratcliffe speaks during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, April 6, 2026. Credit Photo AFP By Reuters AU.S. delegation led by CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks Thursday with officials from Cuba’s Interior Ministry in Havana, the Cuban government said, in a rare

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China-linked vessels transit Strait of Hormuz via Iran’s ‘safe’ corridor as Trump visits China

By Anadolu Agency Several cargo and tanker vessels linked to China navigated the Strait of Hormuz through Iran’s “safe” shipping corridor in the last 24 hours, shipping tracker data showed Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump visits China for talks expected to focus partly on the Iran war and the reopening of the key energy

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Xi meets Brunei’s crown prince, calling for deepening practical cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office of Brunei Darussalam, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2026. Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah is on an official visit to China. Photographer Huang Jingwen By Xinhua News Agency

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