Al Jazeera 24 May 2026
Iranian sources lay out Iran-US deal details
Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reveals details of Iran's position on the potential peace agreement with the US.
Al Jazeera 24 May 2026
“They don’t like each other:” Is Russia and Iran’s alliance falling apart?
Aleksander Griboyedov, a tsarist-era ambassador to Persia still seen as a role model for Russian diplomats, was shot dead, his body mutilated and thrown on a rubbish heap in Tehra…
The Marginalian 24 May 2026
How to Live Fully: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Remedy for Our Resistance to Change
The most assuring thing about life is that we can change, that things can change, that they are always changing. The most maddening is that despite living in a universe that is on…
New Statesman 24 May 2026
We are living through a golden age of reading
Last week I discovered The Quayside Bookshop in Teignmouth, Devon. In its storybook premises, which mix second-hand and fashionable new books, it's almost impossible not to buy so…
Le Monde 24 May 2026
Cannes Film Festival: Cristian Mungiu wins Palme d'Or for 'Fjord' at closing ceremony overshadowed by the state of the world
On May 23, the jury, chaired by South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, awarded the Romanian director with the Palme d'Or for the second time, and presented its Grand Prix to 'Mino…
Hürriyet 24 May 2026
Erdoğan holds teleconference with Trump, regional leaders on Iran
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a teleconference early Sunday with U.S. President Donald Trump and regional leaders on Iran and Middle East developments, according to Türkiye'…
BBC 24 May 2026
Russia-Ukraine war: One dead, multiple injured after wave of strikes on Kyiv
Twenty-one people have been injured, including a 15-year-old boy, with damage reported across all districts of Kyiv.
Hürriyet 24 May 2026
US, Iran seek to finalize 'largely negotiated' deal to end war
The United States and Iran sought on Sunday to finalize an agreement to formally end the Middle East war after Donald Trump said a proposal that included opening the blockaded Str…
The National 24 May 2026
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan makes a trio of Cannes red carpet appearances as the film festival wraps
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan may have been absent for much of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, but when she arrived, she truly made an impression. A regular at the French cinema event, th…
Channel8 English 24 May 2026
Rubio Signals Imminent US-Iran Deal to End Middle East War
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested on Sunday that a breakthrough agreement with Iran could be announced within hours, potentially bringing an end to th
Al Jazeera 24 May 2026
Rubio says ‘significant progress’ made in US-Iran negotiations
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says ‘significant progress’ has been made on a framework aimed at stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and keeping the Strait of Hormuz o…
Channel8 English 24 May 2026
Prisoner Release Process Continues Between Syrian Government and SDF
The process of releasing detainees between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is ongoing, and it has been decided that in the coming h