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President Donald Trump canceled a high-stakes Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, citing “possible bad weather conditions” just as talks to end … Read more
Israeli military operations in Lebanon resulted in 31 deaths on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, amid a broader surge in regional hostilities. Lebanon’s Health Ministry reports that … Read more
On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, the U.S. military conducted “self-defense strikes” in southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, targeting missile launch sites and vessels attempting … Read more
A potential Iran-U.S. deal to end the war is taking shape, but obstacles remain as both sides negotiate over the Abraham Accords, the Strait of Hormuz, … Read more
Iranian negotiators, including top officials from the Foreign Ministry and the Supreme National Security Council, arrived in Doha on Monday for high-stakes talks with regional mediators … Read more
A 39-year-old spearfisher was killed by a shark at Kennedy Shoal on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on Sunday, marking the country’s second fatal shark attack in … Read more
In May 2026, the Taliban’s Ministry of Education continues to enforce a strict prohibition on secondary and higher education for girls across Afghanistan. This systematic exclusion, … Read more
Turkish riot police entered the headquarters of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on May 24, 2026, to evict its ousted leadership, according to multiple news … Read more
France’s Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from all French territory on May 20, 2026, citing his “reprehensible actions” … Read more
A coal mine blast in Shanxi Province, China, killed at least 90 people on May 18, 2026, marking the deadliest such incident in the country since … Read more
White House adviser Kurt Olsen, Trump’s election-security czar, sought to ban voting machines used in over half of U.S. states by pushing the Commerce Department to … Read more
As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, the deepening economic ties between Moscow and Beijing have transformed China’s border … Read more