UPSC Current Affairs 18 May 2026 — The Hindu

• Ordinance increases number of SC judges to 37
• Trade, energy, and global conflicts at top of agenda during PM’s Norway visit
• India, Netherlands upgrade bilateral ties, sign 17 pacts
• African natives’ protests
• Iran’s key negotiator appointed to oversee China ties, says report
• Europe-China mission to probe how earth fends off raging solar winds
• India upgrades bilateral ties with the Netherlands
• Oslo summit must mark India’s northward turn
• Diversification gains
• Replicating past strategies
• U.S., China, and the search for stability
• NEET row: Congress ups the ante against Education Minister
• Ebola outbreak in Congo is a global emergency, says WHO