Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s IPL 2026 awards haul is the stuff of legend, or at least the stuff of a 15-year-old who clearly didn’t get the memo that cricket is a game of patience.

India has officially confirmed a BrahMos missile deal with Vietnam, while the BrahMos missile Indonesia deal is reportedly in its final stages, making Southeast Asia the newest fan club of the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile. Here’s why everyone wants a piece of it.

For nearly a decade, Narendra Modi built his foreign policy around a single goal: making Pakistan a pariah. Today, the plan has gone spectacularly wrong.

Anthropic surpasses OpenAI after closing a landmark $65 billion Series H round at a $965 billion post-money valuation — nearly tripling its worth from just three months ago and reshaping the global AI investment landscape ahead of a widely anticipated IPO.

A rare albino buffalo weighing nearly 700 kilograms, hilariously nicknamed “Donald Trump buffalo Bangladesh” for its striking blond hair, has been spared from Eid al-Adha sacrifice following last-minute government intervention. The story of how an animal with such an absurd name ended up at the national zoo is everything you didn’t know you needed this May.

Taiwan stock market overtakes India with $4.95 trillion market cap, becoming the world’s fifth-largest equity market. TSMC’s AI boom drives the surge past India’s $4.92 trillion.

What began as an audacious White House ceremony in September 2020 has evolved into one of the most contentious diplomatic initiatives reshaping Middle Eastern geopolitics. The Abraham Accords brought four Arab nations into formal recognition with Israel, a breakthrough many hailed as historic, while critics argue it abandoned Palestinian aspirations.

Toshifumi Suzuki, the founder of Seven-Eleven Japan and widely regarded as the father of Japan’s convenience store industry, died of heart failure on May 18. He was 93.

Indian globetrotters have pulled back significantly on their overseas travel plans. Fresh Reserve Bank of India data reveals overseas travel spending Indians faced a sharp 16% drop in March, declining to just $1.09 billion from $1.31 billion the previous month, the steepest monthly fall since geopolitical tensions erupted across West Asia. The slowdown reflects broader economic caution as travellers navigate rising uncertainty and airspace disruptions.

Kevin Warsh has officially taken the helm as the 11th chair of the Federal Reserve, stepping into one of the world’s most influential economic positions. His swearing-in ceremony at the White House marks a significant transition for the central bank, which now faces mounting inflation and intense political scrutiny.

The Pentagon has burned through roughly half its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system’s entire arsenal while shielding Israel from Iranian ballistic strikes, leaving defense officials scrambling to accelerate production amid broader concerns about America’s military readiness against rival powers.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX just filed for what could be the biggest IPO in history. With a $1.75 trillion valuation target and Starlink printing money, the aerospace giant is on track to make its founder the world’s first trillionaire.

Meta began its largest restructuring in over a year Wednesday, laying off 8,000 employees, roughly 10% of its global workforce—as CEO Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on artificial intelligence despite mounting costs and competitive pressures.

India and Italy have dramatically strengthened their strategic partnership during PM Modi’s Rome visit, signing a defence industrial roadmap and critical minerals deal that signals a significant shift in bilateral engagement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin touches down in Beijing for a landmark two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, signalling deeper Russia-China alliance amid global tensions.

A California jury handed down a unanimous verdict against Elon Musk in his high-stakes legal battle with Sam Altman and OpenAI. The decision, delivered on May 18, 2026, found that Musk filed his lawsuit too late, a procedural technicality that prevented the core arguments from ever being heard.

The US Justice Department is preparing to drop criminal fraud charges against billionaire Gautam Adani, marking a dramatic reversal in a case that’s shadowed Asia’s richest businessman for over a year.

After 40 days of war claiming 4,000+ lives, Iran signals it will open the Strait of Hormuz, but only if the US lifts its naval blockade, returns $15 billion in frozen assets, and removes long-standing sanctions.

Labour Party pressure is mounting on Keir Starmer as nearly 100 MPs demand his resignation. Following devastating local election losses, key cabinet ministers have joined backbench colleagues in calling for the Prime Minister to step down or announce a timetable for his departure.