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Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 32nd time, extending his own record for the most Everest ascents. His first climb of the world's highest peak was in 1994.In the same season, Lhakpa Sh...
The Translation Vanguard: Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King Secure Global Prestige for Taiwanese Mandarin FictionIn a historic moment for translated fiction and global literary arts, the highly acclaimed novel "Taiwan Travelog...
India’s women’s recurve team won gold at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai. The trio of Deepika Kumari (Jharkhand), Ankita Bhakat (West Bengal) and Kumkum Mohod (Maharashtra) beat China 5-4 in a shoot-off in the...
The Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) 2026 states that 82.2 million people were internally displaced across 104 countries by the end of 2025. It was released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre tog...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the World Health Statistics Report 2026, its yearly compilation of global health indicators published since 2005. The report finds that progress on health-related Sustaina...
Two international observances fell in mid-May 2026. The International Day of Living Together in Peace is observed on 16 May every year to encourage peace, tolerance and harmony among people; its 2026 theme is “Building T...
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands hosted two underwater Guinness World Record events at Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island) to promote eco-tourism. In the “Largest Flag Unfurled Underwater” event, divers spread out a 60 metre ×...
Indian chess player Apaar Saxena has earned the International Master (IM) title. He completed all three IM norms required for the title through strong performances in chess tournaments held in Europe. The International M...
Global Mobility Assessment: Tracing the Geopolitical Strength of the Indian Travel DocumentAccording to the newly released annual update of the authoritative Henley Passport Index 2026, the Indian passport has shown a si...
Evolving Clinical Terminology: Experts Move From Misleading 'Cysts' Label to Comprehensive Endocrine DiagnosisIn an essential nomenclature update published in The Lancet, an international expert panel representing the gl...
Two awareness observances fell in mid-May 2026. Mental Health Awareness Week is marked every year from 11 May to 17 May to promote understanding of mental wellbeing and emotional health; its theme for 2026 is “Action”. T...
Cross-Border Geopolitics: Islamabad Institutionalizes Memorial for the 2025 Border StandoffIn a move designed to institutionalize state historical narratives, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has officially declare...
