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Tragedy in Maldives as 4 Italians go missing in underwater cave
Tragedy in Maldives as 4 Italians go missing in underwater cave

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Divers in the Maldives searched on May 16 for four Italian divers who are believed to have died inside an underwater...

Cuba's Raul Castro to be indicted by US for 1996 attack on aircraft
Cuba's Raul Castro to be indicted by US for 1996 attack on aircraft

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Cuba's Raul Castro may be indicted by the United States, a U.S. Department of ​Justice official said late on May...

North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts as unions strike
North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts as unions strike

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades, bringing the Long Island Rail Road,...

Myanmar’s gemstone heartland unearths 11,000-carat ruby
Myanmar’s gemstone heartland unearths 11,000-carat ruby

BANGKOK, Thailand: Miners in Myanmar have found a very large and rare ruby. It is believed to be the second-largest ruby ever found...

Kalshi and Polymarket flag rise in questionable bets
Kalshi and Polymarket flag rise in questionable bets

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Kalshi and Polymarket are reporting a sharp increase in suspicious trading as prediction markets attract more...

Dublin’s garda faces charges over ammunition, corruption, gets bail
Dublin’s garda faces charges over ammunition, corruption, gets bail

DUBLIN, Ireland: A detective garda accused of helping an organized crime gang, taking bribes, and possessing over 100 rounds of ammunition...

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-APARTHEID MUSEUM
SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-APARTHEID MUSEUM

(260518) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor is pictured at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa, on...

MADAGASCAR-ANTANANARIVO-MADAGASCAR PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM
MADAGASCAR-ANTANANARIVO-MADAGASCAR PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM

(260518) -- ANTANANARIVO, May 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A young woman views an exhibit at the Madagascar Photography Museum in Antananarivo,...

DR CONGO-GOMA-EBOLA OUTBREAK-BORDER CLOSING
DR CONGO-GOMA-EBOLA OUTBREAK-BORDER CLOSING

(260518) -- GOMA, May 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on May 17, 2026 shows the border post in Goma, the...

(SP)LATVIA-RIGA-MARATHON
(SP)LATVIA-RIGA-MARATHON

(260518) -- RIGA, May 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Runners compete during Riga Marathon in Riga, Latvia, May 17, 2026. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)...

Mauritania strongly condemns heinous attack on Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant perimeter
Mauritania strongly condemns heinous attack on Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant perimeter

NOUAKCHOTT, 17th May, 2026 (WAM) -- The Islamic Republic of Mauritania has strongly condemned the heinous attack that targeted an electrical...

Kurt Kitayama (63) ties record for lowest final round in a major
Kurt Kitayama (63) ties record for lowest final round in a major

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images) Kurt Kitayama shot a 63 to tie the record for the lowest score in the final round of...