Senior Sri Lankan monk arrested for alleged child sex crimes
Pallegama Hemarathana, the chief prelate of Colombo, is accused of abusing an 11-year-old girl in a temple.
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Araghchi in Beijing: How China could shape the direction of the US-Iran war
Analysts say shared US and Chinese interests in reopening the Strait of Hormuz could create a path towards peace.
Has the US accepted Iran’s demand to settle Hormuz first, nuclear later?
US pauses Hormuz escorts after Pakistan-led mediation gains traction, signalling shift towards a limited framework deal.
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Operation Epic Fury has ended: Is the Iran war over?
Experts say Trump’s pause of Project Freedom in Strait of Hormuz could be the ‘beginning of the end’ for war on Iran.
Manipur’s ‘unknown’ killers: Three years of India’s bloody ethnic conflict
Violence in the remote state not only endures, but has mutated and deepened though assailants remain officially unnamed.
![Family members mourn during the funeral of an infant and a five-year-old killed in Tronglaobi, Manipur in April 2026 [Tanushree Pandey/ Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1001117830-1778051480.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
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West Bengal Chief refuses to resign after ‘dirty’ election
West Bengal’s Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has firmly rejected stepping down after her party’s defeat.
Published On 5 May 2026
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What Modi’s big win in Indian state elections could mean for its democracy
Modi’s BJP won the key state of West Bengal for the first time. But the vote has thrown up questions that won’t go away.
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing three civilians in ‘war crime’
The incident is the latest test of a fragile ceasefire agreed between the two countries last month.
No FIFA World Cup 2026 broadcast deals signed in India, China
Discussions on the sale of media rights in both countries are ongoing, FIFA says weeks before the World Cup begins.
‘What comes next?’: Fear grips Pakistani families of Somali piracy victims
As piracy resurges off Somalia, families of hijacked tanker crew in Pakistan search for answers and help.
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Video: Modi’s BJP poised to take control in India’s West Bengal
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling BJP is set to GAIN (wrest) control of West Bengal.
Published On 4 May 2026
