World

News and updates from around the world, with Indian perspective.

News Reports

Chinese President Xi Jinping warns Trump’s mishandling of Taiwan could spark conflict, Taipei responds by calling China the ‘sole risk to regional peace’

OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2026

China has expressed interest in the purchase of US oil to reduce its dependence on the Strait of Hormuz.

Opinions

Trump in Beijing with Rubio and tech bosses: Amidst a fragile ceasefire in West Asia, is the US President desperately looking for a ‘win’...

Shraddha Pandey - 14 May, 2026

Just weeks after amplifying “hellhole” remarks against China and India, the US President has arrived in Beijing, accompanied by an entourage comprising diplomats, business leaders, and defence officials.

News Reports

Bangladeshi man kisses an Uzbek man in Russian poultry farm, triggers violent clash between workers of the two nations, over 20 injured

OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2026

At least 20 migrant workers from Bangladesh and Uzbekistan were injured, seven of them seriously, in a violent clash at the Sinyavinskaya poultry farm...

Economy and Finance

Afghanistan’s Taliban government signs $46 million deal with India’s TCRC Group to modernise the country’s trade and quality control laboratories

OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2026

The project will also include upgrading existing laboratories, installing modern testing equipment and calibration systems, and providing technical training for Afghan staff.

Crime

Hamas systematically and deliberately used rape: Report released by NGO documents sexual abuse and violence perpetrated against Israeli victims, including minors

Rukma Rathore - 13 May, 2026

"2 minors, who were family members, reported that they were forced to perform sexual acts on one another," the report stated.

News Reports

Price rise, fuel rationing, shutdowns, work from home and more: How India’s neighbours have been handling challenges brought by Iran-US war

Rukma Rathore - 12 May, 2026

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other neighbours have turned to India for assistance during the crisis from US-Iran war.

News Reports

Islamabad’s double game exposed: ‘Mediator’ Pakistan allowed Iran to park military aircraft at Nur Khan Airbase to shield them from US attacks. Here’s what...

Shraddha Pandey - 12 May, 2026

A CBS News report has cited US officials privy to the matter, to say that Pakistan allowed Iranian military aircraft to be parked in its airfields to shield them from American attacks.