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High prices in Iran’s stunted housing market leave tenants with few options
19 May 2026Tehran, Iran – When Mohammad, a 29-year-old resident of western Tehran, renewed his tenancy contract earlier this week...
US imposes sanctions on Gaza flotilla organisers amid Israeli crackdown
19 May 2026The United States has imposed sanctions on four activists for their involvement in the aid flotillas trying to break Isr...
Somaliland to open embassy in Jerusalem, Israel in Hargeisa: Envoy
19 May 2026Somaliland will open its embassy to Jerusalem and Israel will establish its representation in Hargeisa “soon”, accor...
At least 22 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in 24 hours: Ministry
19 May 2026At least 22 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in the past 24 hours, according to the country’s Hea...
How the shape of a map can determine the US midterm elections
19 May 2026Before the 2026 midterms, at least eight states – California, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, ...
Trump says Xi assured him China would not send weapons to Iran
19 May 2026United States President Donald Trump says Chinese leader Xi Jinping has assured him that Beijing would not send weapons ...
At least one killed, 21 wounded in car bomb explosion in Syria’s Damascus
19 May 2026A car bomb explosion near a Syrian Defence Ministry building in Damascus has killed at least one soldier and wounded mor...
Security guards face probe after last week’s Philippine Senate shooting
19 May 2026Philippine authorities are investigating Senate security officers who discharged their weapons without provocation while...
Pakistan sentences man to death for killing TikTok star Sana Yousaf
19 May 2026A court in Pakistan has sentenced Umar Hayat, 23, to death for murdering a 17-year-old TikTok and Instagram influencer w...
US extends sanctions waiver on Russian oil: Why it matters
19 May 2026The United States has announced another 30-day extension of a sanctions waiver for countries buying Russian oil and petr...
