Gunman arrested after opening fire on busy street near Harvard University
Gunman arrested after opening fire on busy street near Harvard University
Day: May 12, 2026
Heavy shelling forces tankers to flee key Libyan port
Exports halted from 8 May, but operations resumed on Monday
Starmer to face split cabinet as demands for his resignation mount
The UK prime minister is so far defiant in the face of calls for him to step down.
Is Africa ready for the AI revolution? The scramble for resources, jobs, digital sovereignty
Nations like Kenya are looking to scale up their ability to meet Africa’s artificial intelligence needs. Recently, the likes of Zambia, Zimbabwe and most recently Ghana turned down deals to store citizens’ data in the United States. For France, a summ…
Once Insect-Free Iceland Now Sees Mosquitoes Amid Climate Change
Researchers have confirmed mosquitoes were detected just north of Reykjavik. The find officially ends Iceland’s status as the only Arctic nation without the biting insects.
Mexico cancels plan to cut school year for World Cup after backlash
Officials agree to keep the school calendar as originally planned, ending on July 15 and resuming on August 31.
Instructure Reaches Ransom Agreement with ShinyHunters to Stop 3.65TB Canvas Leak
American educational technology company Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said it reached an “agreement” with a decentralized cybercrime extortion group after it breached its network and threatened to leak stolen information from thousands of …
The Kabul rehab centre hit by deadly Pakistani strike
Pakistan says it hit ‘military and terrorist infrastructure’ – but the UN and victims’ families reject this claim.
EAM Jaishankar Inaugurates ‘Shunya to Ananta’ Exhibition at UN, Highlights India’s Global Contribution to Mathematics
By R Anil Kumar New York/ Bengaluru, May 11, 2026. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday inaugurated the exhibition “From Shunya to Ananta” at the United Nations headquarters in New York, highlighting India’s historic contribution to mathem…
Palestine weekly wrap: Israeli settlers rampage through West Bank villages
Settlers uproot olive trees, seize land, and displace families, reflecting unchecked violence across the West Bank.