Iraq’s new PM Ali al-Zaidi formally takes over
NewsFeed Iraq’s new prime minister Ali al‑Zaidi has formally taken office in Baghdad, pledging sweeping economic and financial reforms. Al-Zaidi only has a partial cabinet as parliament is yet to approve key ministers, including interior and defence. Published On 17 May 202617 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Adblock test (Why?)
Tunisians rally amid economic crisis and political arrests
NewsFeed Hundreds of Tunisians have marched through the capital to denounce a worsening economic crisis and what they say is a widening crackdown on dissent. President Kais Saied is accused of undermining the country’s hard-won post-2011 revolution system. Published On 17 May 202617 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Adblock test (Why?)
Activists troll far-right UK rally with giant pro-immigration clip
NewsFeed Activist group Led By Donkeys has snuck a big screen streaming pro-immigration messages into a far-right Unite the Kingdom march. The stunt prompted boos from the crowd and attempts to shut the screen down. Tens of thousands of people attended the rally. Published On 17 May 202617 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Adblock test (Why?)
Delhi govt slashes VAT on aviation turbine fuel from 25% to 7% amid energy crisis
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta approved the decision during a cabinet meeting, according to a report by news agency PTI. In a statement, the city government said the move is “likely to benefit the airlines and common passengers.”
PM Modi warns of rise in world poverty amid energy crisis: ‘This is turning into a decade of disasters’
Speaking to the Indian diaspora in the Netherlands, PM Modi highlighted the need to urgently address the various crises facing humanity. “The world is dealing with new challenges,” the prime minister said at the event in The Hague during the second leg of his five-country tour of Europe.
Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting minor
The case is based on a complaint from a 17-year-old girl, who has accused Sai of harassment and sexual assault. Bhageerath Sai, aged 25, has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
NEET-UG 2026 leak: Who is Manisha Mandhare? NTA expert arrested in Pune; alleged of dictating questions in ‘speacialised’ classes
Another twist in NEET-UG 2026 leak! The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested another ‘mastermind’ Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, Botany professor of a reputed college in Pune. She has been alleged of leaking botany and zoology question papers in her ‘specialised’ coaching classes at her Pune residence.
Woman paraded semi-nude, garlanded with shoes over temple entry, details here
A violent incident in Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra, over a temple entry dispute led to alleged assault and public humiliation of a woman and her family.
Huge fire breaks out on Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh, dozens of passengers evacuated, details here
A fire broke out in the Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district early Sunday, affecting two coaches.
Trump celebrates after UN climate committee moves away from its most extreme global warming scenario
President Donald Trump on Saturday blasted Democratic climate policies after scientists moved away from one of the most extreme global warming scenarios previously used in United Nations-backed climate modeling. “GOOD RIDDANCE! After 15 years of Dumocrats promising that ‘Climate Change’ is going to destroy the Planet, the United Nations TOP Climate Committee just admitted that its own projections (RCP8.5) were WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump accused Democrats of using climate fears to justify energy policies and government spending. “For far too long Climate Activism has been used by Dumocrats to scare Americans, push horrible Energy Polices, and fund BILLIONS into their bogus research programs,” he continued. “Unlike the Dumocrats, who use Climate Alarmism nonsense to push their GREEN NEW SCAM, my Administration will always be based on TRUTH, SCIENCE, and FACT!” DAVID MARCUS: NEW YORK TIMES ANNOUNCES THE END OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX Trump’s comments came after climate scientists moved away from using the most extreme emissions scenario developed under the United Nations-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC’s worst-case scenarios, which included significant global temperature increases and sea level rises, included global crop failures and even potential extinction events on the scale of the dinosaurs. The scenario, known as RCP8.5 and later SSP5-8.5, projected severe global warming outcomes under extremely high emissions assumptions. CONSERVATIVE GROUPS DECLARE 2025 A TIPPING POINT ON ‘CLIMATE HYSTERIA’ AS TRUMP UNLEASHES ENERGY AGENDA According to GB News, the scenario is being phased out after researchers concluded it no longer reflects the most plausible trajectory based on renewable energy growth, emissions trends and climate policies. Researchers writing in the journal Geoscientific Model Development said future climate scenarios should continue to cover a wide range of outcomes, from severe warming to lower-emissions futures. “For the 21st century, this range will be smaller than assessed before: on the high-end of the range, the high emission levels (quantified by SSP5-8.5) have become implausible, based on trends in the costs of renewables, the emergence of climate policy and recent emission trends.” TRUMP OFFICIALS URGED TO BOYCOTT UN CLIMATE SUMMIT AS TRUMP SEETHES CLIMATE CHANGE IS A ‘CON JOB’ Trump’s post follows remarks he made last September at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, where he called climate change a “con job.” “It’s the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world, in my opinion,” Trump said at the time. “All of these predictions made by the United Nations and many others, often for bad reasons, were wrong.” “They were made by stupid people that have cost their country’s fortunes and given those same countries no chance for success,” he continued. EPA CHIEF ZELDIN DELIVERS DAGGER TO THE HEART OF OBAMA’S CLIMATE CHANGE AGENDA ON ‘RUTHLESS’ PODCAST Trump’s comments drew criticism from Democrats, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who called the remarks “total disinformation.” “You know yesterday at the U.N., President Trump said, ‘Climate change is a hoax,’ because it’s just total disinformation,” Clinton said during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. “It’s a statement that is just not true, and yet being propagated.” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin later defended Trump’s climate remarks in an interview with Fox News. “The president is absolutely right and we’ve seen it in the name of climate change, these left wing policies willing to cause extreme economic pain for people who can at least afford it,” he said. Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton contributed to this report.