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LA Times Environment

+ Volvo to pay $197 million after hidden pollution device found in California truck engines—Volvo has agreed to pay $197 million to settle allegations that its heavy-duty truck engines released excessive pollution across California.
+ Billionaire Tom Steyer's $192.4-million self-funded California gubernatorial bid shatters records—Billionaire Tom Steyer shatters spending record in California governor's race -- and may be the first successful self-funder
+ For the first time, a warm winter just wiped out SoCal's little-known cherry harvest—May is usually cherry-picking season in parts of Southern California. But Leona Valley orchards has announced there are none to pick because it's been...
+ A gray wolf has entered Sequoia National Park for the first time in a century—BEY03F is the first wolf known to venture into Sequoia National Park in more than a century — after making similarly historic visits to Los Angeles an...
+ For the first time in a century, a gray wolf entered Sequoia National Park. She's traveled hundreds of miles to get there—BEY03F is the first wolf known to venture into Sequoia National Park in more than a century — after making similarly historic visits to Los Angeles an...
+ As ocean temperatures spike, more dead sea birds are washing up on California shores—Brown pelicans and other coastal birds are appearing at rescue centers in droves as Pacific heat wave broils coastal waters
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Nature

+ ‘It is incredible’: How AI is transforming mathematics—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01553-1Thanks to some surprising advances, mathematicians are starting to realize that a...
+ Do you hate or love AI? Take Nature’s poll—Nature, Published online: 18 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01563-zThe backlash against artificial intelligence is growing. Nature wants to know wha...
+ A multi-agent system for automating scientific discovery—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10652-yA multi-agent system for automating scientific discovery
+ An AI system to help scientists write expert-level empirical software—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10658-6An AI system to help scientists write expert-level empirical software
+ Accelerating scientific discovery with Co-Scientist—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10644-yAccelerating scientific discovery with Co-Scientist
+ River oxygen levels are dropping around the world as Earth warms—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01594-6Satellite data on more than 20,000 rivers reveals small but widespread decreases ...
+ Teams of AI agents boost speed of research—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01596-4Systems can generate hypotheses, interpret data and suggest ways to develop medic...
+ Why AI cannot do good science without humans—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01551-3With the arrival of ‘AI scientists’, it’s as well to remember that human wisdom, ...
+ Researchers who use hallucinated references to face arXiv ban—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01595-5The preprint server is the latest to impose stiff penalties on authors who contri...
+ AI might jeopardize the uncertainty required in science—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01605-6AI might jeopardize the uncertainty required in science
+ Support academic institutions under attack—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01603-8Support academic institutions under attack
+ France’s research-primate project goes against its own ethics panel—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01606-5France’s research-primate project goes against its own ethics panel
+ Airborne DNA can yield insights with the right techniques—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01604-7Airborne DNA can yield insights with the right techniques
+ The uncritical adoption of AI in science is alarming — we urgently need guard rails—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01557-xArtificial intelligence is rapidly accelerating scientific output, but risks narr...
+ On the right track in the design of an early typewriter—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01335-9A beautiful and ingenious machine hit the headlines 150 years ago, and a book exp...
+ Could this synthetic egg bring back extinct birds? Researchers urge caution—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01535-3Colossal Biosciences says its artificial egg has de-extinction and conservation p...
+ DNA-folding changes block production of self-directed antibodies—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01329-7DNA rearrangements in immune-system B cells generate diverse antibody-encoding ge...
+ China moves AI brain implants from trials towards real-world use—Nature, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01468-xChinese start-up firms are supercharging their efforts to develop algorithms for ...
+ Race begins to trial Ebola drugs amid current outbreak—Nature, Published online: 18 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01607-4Clinical trials for treatments against Ebola Bundibugyo virus are ‘in a strong po...
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Yale Environment 360

+ How Gold Mining Fueled a Surge in Malaria in the Brazilian Amazon—A decade ago, a rush of illicit gold mining brought hunger and disease to the Yanomami people of the Brazilian Amazon. New research finds a clear link...
+ The Best Environmental Photography of the Year—The winners of the 2026 Environmental Photography Award capture both the lush beauty of the natural world and the heavy imprint left by humanity.Read ...
+ In Cuba, the U.S. Fuel Blockade Is Spurring On a Solar Boom—Facing a months-long U.S. blockade, Cuba announced Wednesday that the country had run out of diesel and fuel oil. Its unsteady power grid is running o...
+ U.S. Fuel Blockade Spurs On a Solar Boom in Cuba—Read more on E360 →
+ Restoring the Flow: A Milestone in the Revival of the Everglades—The campaign to restore the Everglades has received a boost with completion of a key project that returns the flow of water to 55,000 acres that had o...
+ Warmer Waters Bring Great White Sharks to Southern California—Southern California has seen a spike in great white shark sightings amid a spate of unseasonably warm spring weather. Experts expect to see more unusu...
+ By Fueling Drought, El Niño Raises the Risk of Violent Conflict—A study of hundreds of armed conflicts around the world finds that severe drought raises the risk of violent clashes. The study is the latest addition...
+ As the Planet Warms, Why Is the Upper Atmosphere Cooling?—While our emissions are trapping heat near the surface of the Earth, they are having the opposite effect in the upper atmosphere. For decades, the str...
+ Among Flowering Plants, Thousands of Evolutionary Oddities at Risk of Extinction—A new study identifies thousands of flowering plants belonging to rare and ancient lineages that are in urgent need of protection. Read more on E360 →
+ Why Fears Are Growing Over the Fate of a Key Atlantic Current—Scientists are increasingly worried that a vast system of ocean circulation, which delivers warmth to northern Europe and impacts climate globally, is...
+ Rising Seas Could Encircle New Orleans by the End of This Century—Rising seas could render New Orleans uninhabitable before the end of this century, according to a new paper calling for a managed retreat from the cit...
+ Airborne Microplastics May Be Warming the Planet—Tiny particles of plastic amassing in the atmosphere may be intensifying warming, according to new study. Read more on E360 →
+ Nearly Half of Wolves in Italy Are Now Part Dog—Italy has seen a growing number of wolf-dog hybrids, raising concerns about the future of its wolves.Read more on E360 →
+ In Coal Country, Black Lung Surges as Federal Protections Stall—While the Trump administration is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to coal projects, miners in Appalachia are suffering from a resurgence of ...
+ How the Next El Niño Could Lock in a Hotter Climate—El Niño is temporary, but scientists warn that its climate impacts are not.Read more on E360 →
+ To Restore an Island Paradise, Add Fungi—For the last two decades, conservationists on the remote Pacific atoll of Palmyra have been working to uproot invasive palm trees and restore native w...
+ Amid Energy Crisis, Chinese Solar Exports Double—As the war in Iran squeezes the global supply of oil and gas, countries are looking to source more solar power. China, the world's biggest producer of...
+ Entries Invited for 2026 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest—The 13th annual Yale Environment 360 Film Contest is now accepting entries.Read more on E360 →
+ Older and Wiser: How Elder Animals Help Species to Survive—A growing body of research is pointing to the critical, but unappreciated, role that older animals play in ensuring the survival of wildlife populatio...
+ Sustainable Wood Is Failing to Slow Deforestation—Schemes that certify wood or paper as sustainable are doing little to stem the loss of forests globally, a study finds.Read more on E360 →
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Breaking

Africa

+ Rwanda tightens border controls over deadly Ebola outbreak In DR Congo—Rwandan authorities have intensified health screenings and tightened movement along the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo as a deadly Ebola...
+ Royal Air Maroc launches special World Cup flights for Atlas Lions fans—Royal Air Maroc is ramping up flights to the United States ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, adding 32 special flights to help transport Moroccan fans...
+ Uganda quarantines over 100 people as WHO raises alarm over Ebola spread—Ugandan authorities say more than 100 people have been placed under quarantine as health officials work to contain a rare Ebola outbreak linked to the...
+ Putin arrives in China for high-stakes talks with Xi Jinping—Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for high-level talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, in a closely watched visit that comes just ...
+ Mobutu-Era Abacost suit makes stylish comeback in DR Congo—Popularized in the 1970s by former president Mobutu Sese Seko, the collarless jacket was introduced as a symbol of African identity and a rejection of...
+ WHO warns of ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo—The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm over the “scale and speed” of a deadly Ebola outbreak sweeping eastern Democratic Republic of Cong...
+ Kenya strike over rising fuel prices pauses after mass shutdown—A Kenyan transport strike triggered by rising fuel prices from to the Middle East war was paused on Tuesday after causing four deaths and major econom...
+ US tightens entry rules over deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo—The administration of Donald Trump announced new travel and health screening measures on Monday in response to a growing Ebola outbreak in Central Afr...
+ ICC hears case against former Mitiga Prison commander over abuse —The International Criminal Court has opened hearings against former Libyan prison commander Mohammed Ali El Hishri, accused of overseeing widespread c...
+ S.Sudan inaugurates first Air Traffic Management Control System—South Sudan launched on Monday a national air management system built by China, hailing the inauguration of the facility as a step towards full contro...
+ What Is Bundibugyo? The rare ebola strain with no vaccine —A rare Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC's Ituri province has spread to Uganda. With no approved vaccine or treatment, health officials are monitoring ...
+ Ugandan government sets up border controls amid DRC Ebola outbreak—The country's Health workers have already begun checking people's temperatures while also helping them wash their hands near Bundibugyo in western Uga...
+ France and Algeria seek judicial reset amid journalist case—French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin travelled to Algeria on Monday as Paris and Algiers attempt to rebuild diplomatic and judicial ties following ...

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CSM

+ As international graduate student enrollment falls, US schools scramble to fill the hole—Enrollment of graduate students from abroad is plunging at U.S. schools, leaving them with gaping holes in their budgets.
+ First Trump, now Putin: Beijing receives Russian leader to bolster ‘partnership’—By visiting Beijing, Vladimir Putin is trying to bolster relations between Russia and China – and to limit their vulnerability to U.S. adventurism.
+ A welcome spotlight on China’s Christians—The possibility that a prominent pastor might be released from detention – which was indicated at last week’s U.S.-China summit – has put a new focus ...
+ ‘The first ray of light’: Illuminating a path for Pakistan’s out-of-school children—Pehli Kiran, a nonprofit, operates schools with mobile infrastructure and tailored lesson plans.
+ College move-outs fill curbs with cast-off stuff. This group reduces the waste.—College move-outs have increasingly become a dumpster drama, as students pile furniture, decor, and other goods on sidewalks. Alex Freid is promoting ...
+ Are we not alone? Declassified UFO files reopen debate on government transparency.—President Trump has released 161 UFO files to the public, citing the need for transparency. But critics view the release as a play to a conspiracy-cur...
+ Why the two Koreas may be giving up on reunification—The government in North Korea has abandoned its official goal of unification with South Korea. Now, the leadership in South Korea has to figure out if...
+ Tested by Iran war, Qatar is still faithful to its core mission: Mediation—Before the war, Qatar had built itself into a diplomatic power by mediating disputes near and far. Hit hard by Iran, the tiny Persian Gulf country is ...
+ The global prompt for a reliable AI future—The world’s two major powers, as well as private and public sector players internationally, seek cooperative approaches to harness AI’s benefits – and...
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Egypt News

+ Nahyan bin Mubarak visits Emirates Skills National Competition 2026 —ABU DHABI, 19th May, 2026 (WAM) -- Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, visited the 17th edition of the Emirate...
+ AD Ports Group launches cruise, ferry terminal services in Egypt —SHARM EL SHEIKH, 19th May, 2026 (WAM) -- AD Ports Group on Tuesday announced the commencement of cruise services at its three terminals in Sharm El Sh...
+ Pakistan to submit new Iran proposal to Trump —TEHRAN, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Iran has handed over its newest 14-point proposed plan for ending the war with the United States to mediator Pakistan, the ...
+ EGYPT-INT'L MUSEUM DAY-MUSEUMS-VISITORS —(260518) -- CAIRO, May 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors are pictured at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, May 17, 2026. May 18 marks International Mus...
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India ET

+ Uttar Pradesh weather today: IMD issues severe heatwave alert for 11 districts as Banda bakes at 48°C; check Lucknow, Noida, Ghaziabad forecast —UP Banda heatwave: Uttar Pradesh is enduring a severe heatwave, with Banda recording India's highest temperature at 48.2°C for three consecutive days....
+ ‘Don’t want to work anymore’: Techie quits ₹25 LPA corporate job due to burnout; what he wants to do next goes viral —A 29-year-old software engineer has gone viral after revealing that he quit his ₹25 lakh per annum job because he no longer wanted to keep running in ...
+ Ebola, hantavirus show world's risk preparedness lagging: Pandemic expert —Global health crisis response has improved since Covid-19. However, a leading expert warns that awareness of pandemic risks remains low. Recent hantav...
+ Kolkata man in Germany says India handled passport renewal faster than Berlin permit —An Indian national living in Germany shared his passport renewal experience. He found India's administrative process impressive despite its scale. Ren...
+ 'Impact on India less due to good management, foresight': Harsh Vardhan Shringla on global energy challenges due to West Asia crisis —India's energy crisis impact remains limited. Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla credits the government's effective planning and timely interventio...
+ No place for personal enmity in politics: G Sudhakaran on swearing-in Vijayan as MLA —Pro tem Speaker G Sudhakaran will administer the oath to MLAs including former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Sudhakaran emphasized no personal enmi...
+ IPL 2026: RR captain Riyan Parag urges IPL commentators to talk about cricket —Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag has requested TV commentators to focus on cricket. He urged them to respect players and avoid personal attacks. P...
+ Bowlers beware, Sooryavanshi's best yet to come, Justin Langer says —Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer is impressed by 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The Rajasthan Royals opener is the league's highest scorer....
+ Repoll in Falta: Election Commission of India doubles security arrangements in West Bengal for peaceful voting —Ahead of the repoll in Falta, Election Commission of India has significantly strengthened security measures across sensitive polling areas in West Ben...
+ Punjab: Bhagwant Mann govt launches underground wiring project in Satoj under pole-free village plan —Under a plan to rid villages of electricity poles, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched an underground wiring project in his native village Sa...
+ Bengaluru vs Germany: Techie says there's no silence, lifestyle changes more than he imagined; netizens say 'be happy' —A German software engineer, Tanuj, shared his significant lifestyle shift after moving to Bengaluru. He highlighted stark contrasts in daily routines,...
+ MHT CET PCM answer key: Check how to download from cetcell.mahacet.org, steps to challenge and price per question —The Maharashtra CET Cell will release the MHT CET 2026 PCM provisional answer key today. Candidates can check their response sheets and question paper...
+ ‘She Broke Down As She Spoke’: Gadkari recalls emotional 25-year water mission journey — [Link to media]
+ $46-million lottery prize remains unclaimed: Manitoba ticket wins Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball jackpot - How long does the winner have to claim? —Canada celebrated new lottery millionaires this past Victoria Day long weekend. A single player in Manitoba won a massive $46 million Lotto 6/49 jackp...
+ Odisha CHSE 12th Toppers List 2026: Check Science, Commerce, Arts & Vocational toppers, pass percentage, best performing districts —Odisha CHSE 12th Toppers List 2026: Odisha Class 12 results are out today, with details on toppers and pass percentages announced at 12:30 PM. Student...
+ Donald Trump settles tax case, unlocks 'forever immunity' clause —The US government has dropped all tax claims against Donald Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization. This move is part of a settlement resolving T...
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LA Time National

+ In growing fight, Steyer's campaign says pro-Becerra influencers didn't disclose pay—Social media creators who create paid content on behalf of a California political campaign are required to disclose that the material was sponsored an...
+ Volvo to pay $197 million after hidden pollution device found in California truck engines—Volvo has agreed to pay $197 million to settle allegations that its heavy-duty truck engines released excessive pollution across California.
+ Shakira triumphs in court with Spain ordered to repay $70M after tax fraud acquittal—Shakira has maintained her innocence for eight years as Spain filed three separate tax fraud cases against her. With an acquittal on Monday, she clear...
+ Hilton and Becerra lead in a tightening race in final weeks of California governor's campaign, poll shows—Despite handwringing among Democrats about being shut out of the governor's race, a new poll by the state party suggests the two candidates most likel...
+ Billionaire Tom Steyer's $192.4-million self-funded California gubernatorial bid shatters records—Billionaire Tom Steyer shatters spending record in California governor's race -- and may be the first successful self-funder
+ Jury rejects Elon Musk's lawsuit, sides with OpenAI in bitter feud over AI future—A federal jury sided with OpenAI and its top executives on Monday in a feud with Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to gu...
+ Trump DOJ creates $1.7-billion fund for victims of legal 'weaponization,' prompting outrage—Experts said Trump creating a fund for his political allies, to settle a lawsuit he had personally brought against his own government, was unprecedent...
+ Killing of vigilante hero in Mexico leaves his wife with an agonizing choice—A crusading Mexican mayor who battled cartels like a vigilante hero was assassinated, thrusting his widow into the fight he died leading.
+ Mexico's "superhero" mayor was slain on Day of the Dead. Now his widow is stepping into the cartel war.—A crusading Mexican mayor who battled cartels like a vigilante hero was assassinated, thrusting his widow into the fight he died leading.
+ AI has invaded the L.A. mayor's race. Some fear it's just the beginning—Some see fan-generated election campaign videos as a harbinger of how artificial intelligence could reshape political messaging across the country.
+ Her husband was slain for defying cartels. Can she carry on his fight?—A crusading Mexican mayor who battled cartels like a vigilante hero was assassinated, thrusting his widow into the fight he died leading.
+ Feds say they thwarted alleged terror plot targeting L.A. Jewish institution—Federal authorities say they have disrupted a multi-city terror plot that included an L.A. Jewish center, arresting an Iraqi national with alleged tie...
+ News Analysis: Trump spent two days with Xi in Beijing. Was he outplayed?—The Trump administration argues the trip was a success, having secured the display of conciliation and partnership the president had sought after year...
+ Nearly 1,900 vanished in and around Guadalajara. Now the World Cup arrives—The highway from the Guadalajara city airport to downtown is newly paved and the city's famous roundabout has gotten a $4-million facelift.
+ Train car found with 6 dead migrants inside came from Long Beach, officials say—Six migrants were found dead inside a train car in Laredo, Texas, Sunday, and officials say the train originated from Long Beach.
+ Supreme Court turns away Virginia Democrats seeking to reinstate new voting map—The new election map blocked by the Virginia Supreme Court would have favored Democrats in 10 of its 11 congressional districts.
+ Judge declares mistrial in Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial after jury deadlocked—A New York judge declared a mistrial in disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's rape case in its third trial, after a jury said "no one is going to c...
+ The Steyer campaign pays influencers. Their posts don't always make that clear—Tom Steyer's campaign appears to have relied on paid influencers more than any candidate for governor, according to the most recent campaign finance f...
+ Conditions at immigrant detention centers in California have worsened under Trump, report says—California enacted a law during the first Trump administration requiring state oversight of immigrant detention facilities. This is the fifth report r...
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Latest UPI

+ Trump-backed Gallrein ousts Massie as six states hold primaries—Farmer Ed Gallrein defeated Donald Trump critic Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky on Tuesday night, one of several high-profile primary races on Tuesday.
+ 'Squatters' team helps desperate homeowners reclaim property—Flash Shelton has figured out a way to remove people from homes they have no legal or financial rights to -- he and his team out-squat them.
+ Vance speaks about Iran conflict, 'anti-weaponization' fund in press briefing—Vice President JD Vance took questions from reporters Tuesday at a White House press briefing, speaking about the Iran war and other topics.
+ Most young South Koreans distrust election polls, survey finds—More than 60% of young South Koreans and college students do not trust elections or political opinion polls, according to a survey released.
+ South Korean defense firms face growing pressure from U.S. cyber rules—S. Korea's defense industry is facing a major obstacle in U.S. market as Pentagon fully implements strict cybersecurity certification requirements.
+ Small business owners urge Samsung union to cancel strike—Small business owners gathered outside Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek semiconductor campus to urge the company's labor union to withdraw strike.
+ China sends carrier group into Western Pacific after U.S. summit—China deployed an aircraft carrier strike group into the Western Pacific for military exercises days after summit between Chinese and U.S. in Beijing.
+ India pushes larger families despite population topping 1.4 billion—India is shifting toward pro-birth policies despite already being the world's most populous country, as concerns grow over falling fertility rates.
+ China confirms U.S.-China talks touched on North Korea denuclearization—China's Foreign Ministry on Sunday officially confirmed that North Korea-related nuclear issues were discussed during the recent summit.
+ NIS seeks broader authority to probe suspected foreign cyberattacks on firms—South Korea is moving to expand the authority of the National Intelligence Service to investigate suspected cyberattacks targeting private companies.
+ FAA chief: Bad airspace design led to D.C. airliner-Black Hawk crash—"Bad design" of airspace above Reagan airport caused an American Airlines commuter flight and a Black Hawk military helicopter to collide last year.
+ United States imposes sanctions on Gaza flotilla activists—The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four activists for their involvement in a flotilla seeking to carry aid to Gaza.
+ Scientific report on 'Golden Dome' program counters Trump's claims—Building a national missile defense system would leave millions of Americans vulnerable to nuclear attack, a new scientific report says.
+ Trump endorses Paxton over Cornyn in Texas Senate primary race—President Donald Trump endorsed Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, for Senate on Tuesday, calling Paxton a "MAGA Warrior" and citing his loyalty.
+ U.N. agency to remove worst-case climate scenario—Climate scientists have decided to remove their worst-case scenario for how hot the Earth could get if nothing is done to slow global warming.
+ Todd Blanche won't rule out payments to Jan. 6 rioters—Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, at a hearing Tuesday, refused to rule out payments to convicted Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and sexual perpetrators.
+ Darius Rucker to receive Veterans Voice Award at AMAs—CBS and Dick Clark Productions announced Tuesday that this year's Veterans Voice Award will go to Darius Rucker at the American Music Awards.
+ Wall Street guru boosts Argentina bet with $150M YPF buy—Prominent U.S. investor Stanley Druckenmiller sharply increased his exposure to Argentina in the first quarter of 2026, particularly in energy.
+ Nashville to host Super Bowl LXIV in 2030—Nashville will host Super Bowl LXIV inside the Tennessee Titans' new stadium, the NFL announced Tuesday. Team owners approved the move through a vote.
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Moscow Times

+ Putin Arrives in Beijing With Entourage of Ministers and CEOs—The president intends to make a renewed push to convince Chinese leader Xi Jinping to finalize the stalled Power of Siberia 2 pipeline project.
+ Who Is Yana Lantratova, Russia’s New Human Rights Commissioner?—Rights defenders described Lantratova as “a different type of figure” than her predecessor: a young careerist shaped entirely by the current political...
+ Moscow Bakes in Record Heat Just Weeks After Late-Spring Snowstorm—Moscow shattered a daily record on Tuesday after the temperature in the city climbed to 30.6 degrees Celsius.
+ Russian Director Andrey Zvyagintsev Returns to Cannes Film Festival After Near-Fatal Illness—Zvyagintsev, director of the acclaimed films "Leviathan" and "Loveless," was left in a coma and unable to walk for a year after an extreme reaction to...
+ Masked Men Raid Central Moscow Office Building Housing Pro-Kremlin Tabloid—Surveillance footage shared by Moskovsky Komsomolets showed at least four men in masks forcing their way into the lobby of the building.
+ Hovercraft Accident Kills 5 Russian Tourists on Lake Baikal—Emergency service sources said the vehicle was believed to have been heavily overloaded beyond its passenger capacity when it capsized.
+ Russia’s Spy Agency Claims Ukraine Plans to Launch Drone Attacks From Latvia—Latvia dismissed the allegation and accused the SVR intelligence service of running a disinformation campaign against the country.
+ Russia Begins Major Nuclear Drills—The military said the exercises will focus on the preparation and deployment of its nuclear forces under a simulated “threat of aggression.”
+ U.S. Extends Russian Oil Waiver for a Second Time—The temporary general license, which had been allowed to lapse over the weekend, is now effective until June 17.
+ Putin Headed to Beijing With Entourage of Ministers and CEOs—The president intends to make a renewed push to convince Chinese leader Xi Jinping to finalize the stalled Power of Siberia 2 pipeline project.
+ Even in Exile, Russia’s Political Opposition Struggles to Rise Above Its Divisions—Despite the exiled opposition’s reputation for infighting and ineffectiveness, some activists inside Russia say it still plays an important role.
+ Sorry, Europe, Russia Isn’t Satanic Enough for Eurovision—Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that “the criteria that now define Eurovision contestants... are honestly nothing short of outright Sat...
+ Government Auction Fails to Sell Majority Stake in Gold Miner After No Bids Submitted—Russia seized billionaire regional lawmaker Konstantin Strukov’s stake in Yuzhuralzoloto Group of Companies and affiliated firms last July on allegati...
+ Russia and Belarus Launch Joint Nuclear Drills—The Belarusian army said the exercises are “not directed against third countries and do not threaten regional security.”
+ Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills 2 in Belgorod Region—Officials said the attack took place in the village of Borisovka, located north of the border with eastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region.
+ World Gymnastics Lifts Ban on Russian and Belarusian Flags and Anthems—Russia’s Gymnastics Federation welcomed the decision, calling it “an important step toward strengthening the unity of the global gymnastics community ...
+ U.S. Allows Russian Oil Waiver to Expire Again—Sanctions experts said they expect the U.S. to either issue a short-term extension or grant specific exemptions to major Asian refineries.
+ Mass Ukraine Drone Barrage Kills 3 in Moscow Region—Russian air defenses shot down 556 drones in more than a dozen regions in one of the largest Ukrainian barrages of the ongoing conflict so far.
+ Ukraine Drone Attack Kills 1 in Belgorod Region
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NYT

+ I’m the Foreign Minister of Sweden. Russia’s Economy Is More Fragile Than It Seems.—We can’t afford to underestimate Russia’s strength and its ability to harm Ukraine and NATO allies, but we must not overestimate it either. [Category:...
+ How Iran Gained Leverage in the War—Outmatched militarily, Iran used “triangular coercion” by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz. It points to a long-term U.S. vulner...
+ Trump Crushes Republican Dissent: 8 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries—President Trump unseated Representative Thomas Massie, a top Republican critic in Congress, and also got his way in other primary contests. [Category:...
+ I.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family—As part of the Justice Department’s compensation fund deal, officials vowed not to pursue any matters, including those involving President Trump’s tax...
+ ICE Makes Courthouse Arrest Despite Judge’s Order—A Honduran man was taken into custody on Tuesday in New York City, which his lawyers said violated a prohibition imposed a day earlier. Hours later, t...
+ Kentucky Had an Easy Choice Between Massie and Trump—The president wants a loyal Republican Party — even if the country might not. [Category: United States Politics and Government, Midterm Elections (202...
+ The San Diego Mosque Shootings Were a Crime Made for and by the Internet—Authorities said the teenagers who killed three men met online, posted their writings there and livestreamed the killings. [Category: Mosques, Hate Cr...
+ Early War Goal Was to Install Hard Line Former President as Iran’s Leader—An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S. officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime c...
+ Woman Dies After Falling Into Open Manhole in Manhattan—The woman plunged 10 feet, and a passer-by heard her screams. Con Edison said video footage suggested the manhole cover had been dislodged by a truck ...
+ Senate Votes to Take Up Measure to Force Trump to End Iran War—With four Republican backers, Democrats won a vote to advance a resolution that would force the president to end hostilities or win authorization from...
+ Victims of San Diego Mosque Shooting Remembered as Heroes and Leaders—The three men killed in the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego were instrumental in delaying the attackers, the city’s police chief said. [Ca...
+ Duffy Defends Road Trip Reality Show In Tense Senate Hearing—Democrats called the transportation secretary’s reality-show-like series unethical. [Category: United States Politics and Government, Air Traffic Cont...
+ Bond Yields Hit Highest Level Since 2007 as Inflation Fears Set In—The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield hasn’t been this high since the lead-up to the global financial crisis. Across Europe and Asia, yields are also elevat...
+ Blanche Defends $1.8 Billion Fund as Skepticism Mounts—The acting attorney general told lawmakers the fund would review claims from an array of people, not just Republicans. [Category: United States Politi...
+ Trump Endorses Ken Paxton in Texas Senate Runoff Race Against John Cornyn—The president embraced Ken Paxton, a MAGA loyalist, over Senator John Cornyn, despite warnings from Republican leaders about Mr. Paxton’s history of s...
+ Republican Senators Are Livid at Trump’s Endorsement of Paxton—News that President Trump had snubbed Senator John Cornyn of Texas, the four-term incumbent, was met with shock, anger and fear that the G.O.P. could ...
+ Tickle Me Elmo and the ‘Elmo-Mania’ That Consumed America—In 1996, the giggling stuffed doll turned holiday shopping into chaos, a preview of every sneaker drop, PlayStation launch and Taylor Swift ticket rus...
+ Greg Hyman, Co-Creator of Tickle Me Elmo, Dies at 78—An electronics wizard, he was already a veteran inventor when he collaborated with Ron Dubren on an idea for a toy that giggled. The rest is retail hi...
+ Powered by A.I., Google Changes Its Search Box for the First Time in 25 Years—Using a new Gemini A.I. model, the tech giant is overhauling its search box dimensions to answer longer queries, adding a video-generation tool and si...
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NYT Africa

+ Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa Could Last Months, W.H.O. Says—Health officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 513 cases, a sharp rise since the outbreak was identified on May 15 in the Democratic Rep...
+ What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak as Cases and Deaths Rise—More than 130 deaths and over 500 cases are suspected. The United States restricted entry for people who have been to three African countries after a ...
+ Cynthia Shange, Who Defied Apartheid at a Beauty Pageant, Dies at 76—She was the first Black South African to enter the Miss World contest, becoming an enduring symbol of glamour and resistance. [Category: Shange, Cynth...
+ Ebola Was Identified in Congo Weeks Before W.H.O. Declared an Emergency—Early surveillance and testing failed to identify the rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak. An American doctor is among the conf...
+ Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places—The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer. ...
+ Étienne Davignon Dies Before Trial in Patrice Lumumba Killing—Étienne Davignon had been set to stand trial in connection with the murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what is now the Democratic ...
+ U.S. Airstrikes Kill ISIS Fighters in Nigeria, Officials Say—U.S. military launched attack in coordination with Nigerian forces days after President Trump said a joint operation had killed Islamic State’s global...
+ W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency—The agency made the declaration just a day after Africa’s top public health agency first announced the outbreak. There is no approved vaccine for this...
+ Félicien Kabuga Dies; Accused of Masterminding Rwanda’s Genocide—One of his country’s richest businessmen, he fled arrest and escaped prosecution for allegedly financing and directing the bloodletting that cost 800,...
+ Trump Says a Top ISIS Leader Was Killed in a U.S.-Nigerian Mission—Abu Bilal al-Minuki, said to be the Islamic State’s second-ranking leader, was killed after a helicopter-borne assault by commandos from both countrie...
+ Large Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Congo—Dozens of deaths and hundreds of infections are suspected, an African agency said. Health experts were alarmed that the outbreak hadn’t been announced...
+ Inside the Congolese Hotel Where Trump Deported 15 U.S. Migrants—They were shackled and sent to Kinshasa by the Trump administration. Now they face a dangerous choice: Go back to Latin America or stay in Africa. [Ca...
+ Judge Orders U.S. to Return Colombian Woman Deported to Congo—The unusual ruling came after the judge found that the Trump administration had most likely violated the law by deporting the 55-year-old woman to the...
+ Nigerian Military Accused of War Crimes After Deadly Market Airstrikes—A military spokesman confirmed the bombing in Zamfara state, but said there was no verifiable evidence of civilian casualties. [Category: Defense and ...
+ Drones Are Leading Cause of Civilian Deaths in Sudan War, U.N. Says—The U.N. documented 880 deaths from strikes carried out by Sudan’s military or its paramilitary enemy, the Rapid Support Forces, between January and A...
+ Macron Makes a Bid for New Partners in Africa—The French president visited Kenya this week for a summit designed to build stronger ties with Anglophone African countries. [Category: Macron, Emmanu...
+ Training for a Marathon in Kenya—Our reporter John Eligon runs in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya to experience why it’s the mecca of distance running in the world. [Category: Marathon...
+ Passengers on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Will Disembark in Tenerife and Return to Home Countries—The cruise ship will arrive on the island of Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands of Spain, officials said. All of the passengers will then be evacuat...
+ Before Hantavirus Outbreak, the MV Hondius Attracted ‘a Different Type of Traveler’—Former passengers on the MV Hondius say that the ship was made for wildlife expeditions and that the crew took safety very seriously. [Category: Hanta...
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Spiegel

+ Forced Mercenaries: How Russia Dupes Kenyans into Fighting in Ukraine—One thought he was getting a job driving a truck in Russia. Another says he was invited to run in a race. Both ended up being forced to fight in Putin...
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Politics

Africa News

+ Royal Air Maroc launches special World Cup flights for Atlas Lions fans—Royal Air Maroc is ramping up flights to the United States ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, adding 32 special flights to help transport Moroccan fans...
+ Uganda quarantines over 100 people as WHO raises alarm over Ebola spread—Ugandan authorities say more than 100 people have been placed under quarantine as health officials work to contain a rare Ebola outbreak linked to the...
+ Putin arrives in China for high-stakes talks with Xi Jinping—Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for high-level talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, in a closely watched visit that comes just ...
+ Mobutu-Era Abacost suit makes stylish comeback in DR Congo—Popularized in the 1970s by former president Mobutu Sese Seko, the collarless jacket was introduced as a symbol of African identity and a rejection of...
+ WHO warns of ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo—The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm over the “scale and speed” of a deadly Ebola outbreak sweeping eastern Democratic Republic of Cong...
+ Gunman kills eight at busy Egypt transport hub—A gunman opened fire in the street in southern Egypt and killed eight people on Monday, before police forces killed him, security services said. [Auth...
+ U.S. plans major expansion of Afrikaner refugee admissions amid political debate—Supporters of the plan argue it responds to concerns raised by some Afrikaner communities, particularly farmers who say they face targeted violence. H...
+ AFCON 2027 qualifying groups announced—The draw for the qualifiers of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations was held on Tuesday in Cairo, with teams learning their routes to the tournament that wi...
+ Togo opens borders to African travelers visa-free—Togo has announced a major shift in its travel policy, granting visa-free entry to all African nationals in a move aimed at boosting regional integrat...
+ Kenya strike over rising fuel prices pauses after mass shutdown—A Kenyan transport strike triggered by rising fuel prices from to the Middle East war was paused on Tuesday after causing four deaths and major econom...
+ US tightens entry rules over deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo—The administration of Donald Trump announced new travel and health screening measures on Monday in response to a growing Ebola outbreak in Central Afr...
+ Xi hosts Putin in Beijing following Trump’s China visit—Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump concluded his own v...
+ Ebola crisis in Congo: over 130 dead as WHO mobilizes supplies—The World Health Organization has dispatched 18 tonnes of emergency medical supplies to the Democratic Republic of Congo as the country battles a fast...
+ Kenya battles ant smuggling as giant harvester queens fetch hundreds of dollars—Kenyan authorities say the trade amounts to biopiracy and are stepping up efforts to stop traffickers from exploiting one of Africa’s smallest but mos...
+ ICC hears case against former Mitiga Prison commander over abuse —The International Criminal Court has opened hearings against former Libyan prison commander Mohammed Ali El Hishri, accused of overseeing widespread c...
+ S.Sudan inaugurates first Air Traffic Management Control System—South Sudan launched on Monday a national air management system built by China, hailing the inauguration of the facility as a step towards full contro...
+ What Is Bundibugyo? The rare ebola strain with no vaccine —A rare Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC's Ituri province has spread to Uganda. With no approved vaccine or treatment, health officials are monitoring ...
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Aljazeera

+ Daughter honours security guard father killed while protecting mosque—The daughter of mosque security guard Amin Abdullah is remembering him as the “absolute best dad in the world.” [Category: Show Types]
+ Fear grips eastern DR Congo amid deadly Ebola outbreak—From Bukavu to Kinshasa, concern is spreading among residents and street vendors as Ebola cases rise. [Category: Show Types]
+ Arsenal fans erupt after team secures Premier League crown—Arsenal has won the Premier League, ending a 22-year drought. [Category: Show Types]
+ China’s Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Beijing—Xi and Putin hold talks just days after US President Donald Trump made an official visit to China. [Category: News]
+ Republican Thomas Massie who stood up to Trump defeated in Kentucky primary—With an estimated 72 percent of the vote counted, Ed Gallrein led with 54.4 percent to Massie’s 45.6 percent. [Category: News]
+ Bodies of Italian divers recovered from cave in Maldives—The bodies of two of five Italian divers who died in a deep underwater cave in the Maldives have been recovered. [Category: Show Types]
+ Nigeria says joint US strikes kill 175 ISIL fighters in country’s northeast—Nigerian Army lauds joint US operation as part of ongoing military campaign to hunt down and kill terrorists anywhere. [Category: News]
+ US President Trump, family granted immunity from pending tax audits—Democratic lawmakers blast move, which follows the establishment of a controversial Anti-Weaponization Fund. [Category: News]
+ US President Trump and family given immunity from pending tax audits—Democrats blast the tax announcement, which follows establishment of a controversial Anti-Weaponization Fund. [Category: News]
+ Vance: US ‘locked and loaded’ for military action if Iran talks fail—US Vice President JD Vance says the US is prepared to take military action if Iran does not agree to a nuclear deal [Category: Show Types]
+ US Senate advances resolution to curb Trump’s power to wage war on Iran—Vote to advance War Powers Resolution seen as rare rebuke of the president as pressure grows to end US attack on Iran. [Category: News]
+ Iran war live: Tehran warns US of ‘surprises’; Xi, Putin meet in Beijing—Warning comes after Trump threatened military action against Iran and gave it two to three days to strike a deal. [Category: News]
+ Iran war live: Tehran warns of ‘many more surprises’ if conflict resumes—Warning comes after Trump threatened military action against Iran and gave it two to three days to strike a deal. [Category: News]
+ Putin meets Xi: Why Russia and China need each other—Vladimir Putin’s arrival was announced just a day after United States President Donald Trump left Beijing. [Category: News]
+ US to let DR Congo football team in for World Cup despite Ebola restrictions—The US has banned non-Americans who have visited DR Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the last 21 days from entry. [Category: Sport]
+ US authorities say missionary who contracted Ebola en route to Germany—World Health Organization says death toll from outbreak has risen to 134, as experts warn of continued challenges. [Category: News]
+ Thousands of protesters demand president’s resignation in Bolivia’s La Paz—Bolivia faces its worst economic crisis in 40 years, fueling nationwide protests demanding the presidents resignation. [Category: News]
+ NAACP urges athletes to boycott southern US universities over voting rights—Organisation calls for Black athlete fan boycott over Supreme Courts Voting Rights Act ruling, southern redistricting. [Category: News]
+ Video shows oil spill on Iranian island after refinery attack last month—The impact of an oil spill caused by an attack on Iran’s Lavan refinery last month has been revealed. [Category: Show Types]
+ Arsenal’s Arteta claims Premier League to step from Guardiola’s shadow—Arsenals Mikel Arteta was Pep Guardiolas assistant at Man City, but pips his former tutor to Premier League title. [Category: Sport]
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Alt World

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Asia Times

+ Goats win, tigers lose, but stalemate is optimal performance—Somewhere in the foothills of Nepal, old men still gather around a wooden board carved into a five-by-five grid, moving carved tigers and goats across...
+ Indonesia says its giant sea wall will stop flooding—Zane Goebel, The University of Queensland; Sonia Roitman, The University of Queensland, and Udiana Dewi, University of Sydney Indonesia plans to build...
+ Pakistan’s Saudi deployment reveals a new Gulf security reality—The reported deployment of Pakistani troops, fighter aircraft and air defencs systems to Saudi Arabia under a confidential mutual defense agreement ma...
+ Korea’s being positioned as logistics base for US-China conflict—For many South Korean viewers, the most memorable image from the 2017 Trump-Xi meeting was a small gesture in the Forbidden City. Walking the imperial...
+ MSCI’s Indonesia purge exposes a deeper market crisis—The May 2026 rebalancing by Morgan Stanley Capital International may go down as one of the most consequential shocks in the modern history of Indonesi...
+ New Turkish ICBM signals nuclear deterrence ambitions beyond NATO—Turkeys flashy unveiling of the Yildirimhan intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) revealed less about the missile itself than about the countrys a...
+ Trump brags his ballroom to be topped by ‘greatest drone empire’—With his approval ratings hitting a second-term low in recent polling, PresidentDonald Trumpdecided on Tuesday to show off the progress being made on ...
+ On the fog of Beijing—One of the difficulties in analysing summit meetings between leaders such as Xi Jinping and Donald Trump is that the events are a blend of public thea...
+ Wall Street guru struck speechless by Trump insider stock trades—One of Wall Street’s most recognizable gurus, Jim Cramer, became notably tongue-tied on Monday after President Donald Trump’s recent stock-trading spr...
+ British Steel crisis derails China’s tariff-bypass strategy—A Chinese steelmaker’s attempt to use British Steel as a foothold in Western markets has turned into a political dispute, after the UK government intr...
+ The 3-body problem of the dollar-yen exchange rate (hint: China)—In August 2024, currency markets briefly remembered how they were supposed to work. The Bank of Japan had begun raising interest rates. The Fed was si...
+ Bond markets overpowering the AI trade—Global investors are still trading as though the AI boom mattered more than the bond market. They may be about to discover the opposite is true. The m...
+ IEA chief: Only weeks of oil inventories left thanks to Iran war—With no end in sight to the Strait of Hormuz crisis caused by President Donald Trump’s illegal war with Iran, the head of the International Energy Age...
+ Gwangju massacre deniers still seek comfort in North plot—Originally published May 18, 2021, this article is republished five years later to the day with just a bit of updating. More than a week before elite ...
+ Cuban drone crisis: US fears Russia-China Caribbean threat—As the US confronts growing fears that Russian, Chinese and Iranian-backed drone and intelligence activities are turning Cuba into a new strategic pre...
+ Myanmar’s resource curse fueling its forever war—Myanmar’s war is often described as a clash of ideologies, ethnic identities and competing visions of the state. That is true, but incomplete. At its ...
+ Trump-Xi summit reset cause for concern in Indonesia—The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing was supposed to signal a new phase of calmer US-China relations. Instead, it exposed a deeper reality that should conce...
+ Why Iran has already won the war—There is a moment in every great geopolitical confrontation when the outcome becomes structurally inevitable — long before anyone is willing to announ...
+ Like Suez for the Brits, Hormuz spells doom for US empire—Empires rise and fall. They do not last forever. Imperial declines follow a gradual shifting of the economic tides, but are also punctuated and define...
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BBC

+ Singer Patrick Bruel denies wave of sexual assault allegations in France—Among Bruel's latest accusers is well-known TV and radio presenter Flavie Flament, who alleges he raped her in 1991.
+ Estonia says Nato jet shot down drone over its territory—Estonia suspects the drone was a Ukrainian projectile knocked off course by Russian electronic jamming.
+ Son of Mango boss arrested over father's fatal fall from cliff—Isak, 71, died in December 2024 after falling from a ravine while walking in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona.
+ Two bodies of missing Italians recovered from inside Maldives cave—The two were among four divers located in the furthest chamber in the cave and their bodies were recovered by specialist divers.
+ Two dead in Spain shooting, with babies reportedly among injured—Police say a 25-year-old man is suspected of killing his parents and injuring four others in southern Spain.
+ British ex-soldier imprisoned by Russia says he feels abandoned in occupied Ukraine—In letters sent to the BBC from prison, Hayden Davies says he has had no contact with British authorities.
+ Ex-British soldier imprisoned by Russia says he feels abandoned in occupied Ukraine—In letters sent to the BBC from prison, Hayden Davies says he has had no contact with British authorities.
+ What really holds China and Russia together—The relationship endures despite a power imbalance, with both sides recognising that it is too important to fail.
+ Ex-Everton director loses Russian sanctions challenge—Sarvar Ismailov was sanctioned in 2022 due to his billionaire uncle's ties to Vladimir Putin.
+ Irish president says King 'graciously accepted' state visit invitation to Ireland—It is President Connolly's first official visit to Great Britain since her inauguration in November.
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CBC Politics

+ Poilievre names new chief of staff after Ian Todd announces retirement—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is getting a new top aide after Ian Todd announced plans to retire this summer.
+ Carney downplays Washington's decision to pause bilateral defence board—Prime Minister Mark Carney seems unshaken by an abrupt decision by the United States to pause a joint defence board and put its future under review.
+ Snowbirds to be grounded following 2026 season until new aircraft arrive—Canada’s iconic Snowbirds demonstration squadron will be grounded following the 2026 flying season until new aircraft arrive, the Department of Nation...
+ Agnico Eagle to go ahead with Hope Bay gold mine project in Nunavut—Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. says it's going ahead with a redevelopment of its Hope Bay gold mine project in Nunavut.
+ Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 2.8% in April, thanks to soaring energy prices—Cost of gasoline was 28.6 per cent higher in April year-over-year, helping boost overall inflation, while the pace of inflation slowed for other costs...
+ Pentagon walks away from Canada-U.S. defence board—The Trump administration is walking away from a long-running body that works on Canada-U.S. defence initiatives, claiming Canada has failed to meet it...
+ PM Carney and Alberta's Smith have signed a pivotal energy agreement. What comes next?—Now that Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed a pivotal energy agreement that could usher in a new oil pipeline, ...
+ Manitoba's social media ban could bar teachers using YouTube in the classroom, says Kinew—Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says his province's ban on social media and AI chatbots for kids will likely bar teachers using YouTube in the classroom — ...
+ With a possible referendum looming, Carney and Smith find common ground on carbon pricing—Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday's landmark agreement with Alberta is about "building trust in a Canada that works." Opinions will vary on his p...
+ Governor general strips 2 Order of Canada appointees of their honours—Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has approved the termination of appointment to the Order of Canada for two former honourees, one of whom was convicted of child s...
+ Supreme Court rules intimate partner violence can be basis for lawsuits—In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has created a new tort of intimate partner violence that will allow people to sue for damages when...
+ Carney, Smith reach energy agreement that could see pipeline construction start in 2027—The federal and Alberta governments have advanced a climate and energy agreement that could see construction on an oil pipeline to the West Coast star...
+ Military reprimanded soldiers who raised concerns about monitoring Canadians online during COVID-19—The military reprimanded soldiers after they raised concerns about an order to monitor Canadians' online activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, CBC Ne...
+ Why the U.S. is noticing this Canadian security bill—A Liberal government bill that proposes giving police and spies easier access to information during investigations has fallen into the crosshairs of U...
+ For Danielle Smith and Alberta separatists, no clear path left for referendum after court loss—Pressure is mounting for premier to commit to the vote her UCP base wants, but First Nations have blocked.
+ U.S. to slap tariffs on Canadian mushrooms as growers warn of broader risks for agriculture—The U.S. is about to slap countervailing duties on fresh mushrooms grown in Canada, as Canadian growers warn of broader risks to the farming sector on...
+ Carney says the 'best place for Alberta is in Canada,' amid fracas over a separation referendum—Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that the best place for Alberta is undoubtedly in Canada, and his government is working to patch up relations...
+ More than half of comments removed from Alto's high-speed rail map to be reinstated—More than half of the 118 comments removed by moderators from a map showing possible routes for Canada's proposed high-speed rail project should never...
+ Travel to the U.S. is down even more dramatically than we thought, data shows—The boycott by Canadians of travel to the U.S., driven largely by an aversion to President Donald Trump, his industry-wrecking tariffs and 51st state ...
+ Federal Court grants request to group constitutional challenges against new asylum law—Immigration lawyers across Canada are co-ordinating a constitutional challenge against Ottawa's new asylum law, with three dozen cases already filed i...
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Covert Action

+ The Strange Case of Dr. Jacques: The Vietnam War’s Most Elusive Spy
+ Ben and Jerry’s Co-Founder Spearheads Campaigns to Cut Pentagon Spending and Sustain Company’s Political Activism
+ CIA Brainchild in Thailand Carried Out Grisly Counterinsurgency, Helped Wage Deadly Secret War in Laos, Massacred Student Protesters and Upheld Royalist Rule
+ CovertAction Bulletin: Close Encounters of the Distraction Kind
+ Why is Stalin So Popular in Modern Russia?
+ Strategic Imperative Drives U.S. Support For Israel
+ Labor Leader Walter Reuther Was Among 1960s Liberal Leaders Who Appear to Have Been Assassinated By “the Deep State”
+ Diomer Lopez: A Venezuelan Student in Moscow, Struggling for a Sovereign Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
+ Israeli Navy Goes 700 Miles to Attack Unarmed Gaza Flotilla Boats Near Greek Waters
+ CovertAction Bulletin: May Day and the Power of the General Strike
+ Witch-hunt Against Chinese Scientists Has Taken a Deadly Turn
+ Mystery of Spook’s Death Persists Forty-Six Years Later
+ House CIA Subcommittee Led by Former Special Forces and Navy Veterans, NED Board Members, AIPAC Benefactors, FBI Agents, Conspiracy Theorists and Ukraine/China Hawks
+ U.S Intelligence Fingerprints Can Be Seen in Death of Nirvana Singer Kurt Cobain—Like with Jeffrey Epstein’s Blackmail Network
+ New Authoritarianism in Europe is Targeting its Own Citizens
+ Diplomatic Protection: An Underutilized Tool To Counter Economic Sanctions, Financial Blockades and Other Unilateral Coercive Measures
+ Timothy Leary—1960s Acid Guru—May Have Been Among the CIA’s Greatest Assets
+ Despite Its Liberal Reputation, the University of California at Berkeley Has Long History of Advancing White Supremacy, Militarism and Quashing Student Protests
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Egyptian Streets

+ Egyptian Father and Son Praised in Italy After Helping Stop Attacker— Two Egyptians living in Italy, Osama Shalaby and his 20-year-old son Mohamed, have been widely praised after they helped stop the suspect behin...
+ Egypt Calls for End to Arms Flow to ‘Illegal Entities’ in Sudan During Talks With Spain—Badr Abdelatty called for an end to the flow of weapons to what he described as “illegal entities” in Sudan during political consultations with Spanis...
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Electronic Intifada

+ I graduated, what now?—Graduating from college in Gaza feels like a burden, as unemployment is at more than 80 percent. [Category: university graduates, Islamic University o...
+ When the lights go out, the rats come out—That night, the sounds began. Scratching behind the walls, rustling movement in the ceiling. Something alive, something in there. [Category: rats, Gaz...
+ Muzzling goes to new extremes on US campuses—Students, professors and commencement speakers all targeted for opposing Gaza genocide. [Category: Vietnam, Minab, Bob Kerrey, The New School, The New...
+ Has Trump torpedoed the ICC’s Gaza probe?—How US sanctions criminalize those upholding law. [Category: International Criminal Court, Raji Sourani, Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Francesc...
+ Palestine Action prisoners may be sentenced as "terrorists"—“Terror connection” claimed by judge could have lifetime consequences. [Category: Palestine Action, Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, Fatema...
+ Infectious diseases rampant in Gaza—Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian child in West Bank. [Category: humanitarian aid, Hussam Abu Safiya, al-Shifa Hospital, Jerusalem, Global Sumud ...
+ Italy jails Palestinian over videos on his phone—Ahmad Salem sentenced to four years in prison. [Category: Ahmad Salem, UNRWA, Giovani Palestenesi, Anan Yaesh, Domani, Giorgia Meloni, European Union]
+ Israel’s 7 October rape hoax gets a 300-page reboot—A supposedly landmark report boosted by mainstream media rests on familiar debunked witnesses and discredited sources. [Category: 7 October investigat...
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Euractiv

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Le Monde

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Long War Journal

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Mondoweiss

+ How Israel is using militias and concrete blocks to seize what remains of Gaza—Israeli forces have pushed past the “Yellow Line” that divides the Gaza Strip in half and now control 65% of the territory. Residents call the new bor...
+ Activists demand South Africa stop supplying Israel with coal as a new report outlines complicity in the Gaza genocide—Despite taking the lead in the ICJ case against Israel, South Africa has also been a leading exporter of coal that has fueled Israel's genocide in Gaz...
+ Will Colombia’s upcoming presidential election stop the pro-Israel wave sweeping Latin America?—Colombia's upcoming election could be a turning point for foreign policy across Latin America. A pro-Israel wave has swept across the region, but a wi...
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Open Democracy

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Palestine Chronicle

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Pravda Report

+ Washington Starts Playing New Greenland Game to Cut China from Arctic—Washington is reportedly seeking greater control over Greenland through a proposed agreement that would allow the United States to block Chinese inves...
+ China Gives Putin Very Warm Ceremonial Welcome as Ilyushin Il-96 Lands in Beijing—China formally welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival in Beijing for a two-day official visit focused on expanding strategic coope...
+ Merkel’s Putin Remarks Seen as Bid for Political Comeback—Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent statement warning European leaders against underestimating Russian President Vladimir Putin may reflec...
+ Trump’s Iran Strategy Swings Between Threats and Diplomacy—The administration of US President Donald Trump has displayed an increasingly contradictory approach toward Iran in recent days. On one hand, the Whit...
+ Ace in a Hole: Russia-Belarus Nuclear Drills Render Western Provocations Pointless—Russia and Belarus have launched joint military exercises designed to demonstrate readiness to respond to what Moscow describes as growing provocation...
+ China Secretly Trained Russian Military Personnel—China allegedly conducted covert military training for around 200 Russian servicemen late last year, according to a report by Reuters citing European ...
+ Moscow: NATO Needs to Calm Lithuania Down After Threats to Attack Russia—NATO confirmed that Romanian F-16 fighter jets participating in the Baltic air policing mission intercepted and shot down a drone in Estonian airspace...
+ Armed Masked Men Storm Building Housing Moscow Newspaper Editorial Office—Several unidentified men armed and dressed in camouflage clothing entered the building housing the editorial offices of the Moskovsky Komsomolets news...
+ Russia Launches Large-Scale Nuclear Forces Drills Across Multiple Military Branches—Russian Armed Forces have launched extensive military exercises focused on the preparation and deployment of nuclear forces under conditions of potent...
+ Scientists Discover Powerful Gut Benefits of Fermented Goat Milk—Fermented goat milk could offer significant health benefits for the digestive system and immune function, a new study published in Food & Function...
+ Russian Intelligence Claims Ukraine Preparing Drone Attacks From Latvian Territory—Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claimed that Ukrainian forces are preparing drone strikes against Russian territory from bases located in ...
+ Estonia Says NATO Fighter Shot Down Suspected Ukrainian Drone—Estonian authorities announced that a NATO fighter jet participating in Baltic air policing operations shot down a drone believed to be of Ukrainian o...
+ Russian Ruble Becomes World’s Best-Performing Currency Against Dollar—The Russian ruble has strengthened sharply this quarter and has become the world's best-performing currency against the US dollar, according to Bloomb...
+ Russian Air Defenses Down Hundreds of Ukrainian Drones Across 19 Regions—The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Ukrainian forces launched hundreds of drones and guided aerial bombs against Russian territory. Accordi...
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Pro Publica

+ This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.—Illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica At the beginning of his three-year federal prison sentence for felony tax evasion, Roger Shoffstall lo...
+ We’re Investigating Alaska Internet Companies. We Need Your Help.—Illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica We’re investigating Alaska internet companies this year, and we need your help. Alaskans pay ...
+ With a Chance at Freedom, They Faced an Unexpected Obstacle: Their Own Lawyers—Milique Wagner spent more than a decade in prison fighting his murder conviction. One obstacle he faced along the way to winning his freedom was oppos...
+ More Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report Estimates—Volunteers escort a 2-year-old American boy to be reunited with his mother, who awaited deportation in February. Christopher Lee for ProPublica Far m...
+ ProPublica Selects 11 Journalists for Investigative Editor Training—From left to right, top row: Aaron Sankin, Deblina Chakraborty, Josh McGhee, Rosalie Chan, Padma Rama. Middle row: Karen Chávez, Kynala Phillips, Yooh...
+ Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.—The Meredith family, from left: Lakely, Fletcher, Mitch, Kara and Tennessee Katie Campbell/ProPublica It was their dream home, a newly built, 2,500-s...
+ Tiny Footprints, a Blue Blanket: What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died of Vitamin K Deficiency—Footprints of an infant in an autopsy report from Arizona Obtained and redacted for privacy by ProPublica I recently wrote about babies dying from a ...
+ Why Have Immigration Agents Detained This American Citizen Three Times?—Leonardo Garcia Venegas Sarahbeth Maney/ProPublica When immigration agents pulled U.S. citizen Leonardo Garcia Venegas from his car this month and sh...
+ In a Private Meeting, Colorado Marijuana Regulators Acknowledge the Extent of Illegal Hemp Sales—Despite regulators’ concerns, Colorado lawmakers abandoned a bill that would have let voters decide whether to overhaul how marijuana products are tes...
+ At 17, He Was Tear-Gassed at Selma. At 78, He’s Watching Kids Tear-Gassed During Trump’s Deportation Campaign.—Charles Mauldin was near the front of the line to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965, a day that became known a...
+ Counterterrorism Czar’s Blueprint Targets Leftists, Ignores Far-Right Violence and Heaps Praise on Trump—Sebastian Gorka, senior director for counterterrorism, at the White House Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images For a year, White House counterterrorism czar S...
+ A Unique Oregon Law Allows It to Block Healthcare Deals. In Five Years, the State Hasn’t Done So Once.—Illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica Dana Gibbon was 18 weeks pregnant with her first baby when her OB-GYN told her at an appointment that she ...
+ Immigrants Detained in Chicago Military-Style Raid Seek Millions in Damages—During a military-style raid at a Chicago apartment complex, a large dog bit into tenant Tolulope Akinsulie’s right ankle, knocking him to the floor. ...
+ A Noncitizen Says She Was Told She Could Vote. Then Customs Detained Her at the Airport and Threatened to Deport Her.—Travelers wait at the Detroit airport, where a 57-year-old who’s long held permanent resident status in the U.S. was detained for 30 hours. Jim West/U...
+ He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.—Anna Vignet/KQED Jason Agan was impossible to miss at Angelo Rodriguez High School. The San Francisco Bay Area teacher was loud and gregarious, a...
+ Help Us Report on Teacher Misconduct in California—Anna Vignet/KQED KQED has teamed up with ProPublica to report on how California handles cases of alleged teacher misconduct. The state’s...
+ A U.S. Senate Candidate Says Foreign Truckers Are Making America’s Roads Unsafe. His Own Truckers Have Caused Harm.—Georgia congressman Mike Collins spent most of his life running a trucking business. ProPublica’s analysis of federal motor vehicle data shows that tr...
+ Despite Court Order, NYPD Failed to Properly Monitor Stop-and-Frisks by Aggressive Unit—Members of the New York City Police Department’s Community Response Team conduct a raid on a smoke shop in lower Manhattan in 2024. Luiz C. Ribeiro/Ne...
+ Puerto Rico Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Alleged Drugs-for-Votes Scheme After ProPublica Report—Pablo José Hernández Rivera, Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress, called for an investigation into the halting of prosecution efforts related to ...
+ Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.—White smoke rises from a Freeport-McMoRan copper smelter in eastern Arizona, one of more than 180 facilities granted exemptions to the Clean Air Act b...
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Raw Story

+ Ex-MAGA influencer shares election conspiracy theory involving Elon Musk—Ashley St. Clair, a former MAGA influencer who has renounced her past rhetoric, claims Tesla CEO Elon Musk told her he knew President Donald Trump won...
+ Trump won't have his gold coins in time for America's 250th birthday: report—The U.S. Mint won't be able to produce gold coins bearing Trump's face before America's 250th birthday, according to a new report. "The Mint is curren...
+ 'A curse for the party': WaPo warns Trump's 'pyrrhic victory' could cost GOP dearly—President Donald Trump scored a personal victory on Tuesday evening when Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), a lawmaker who has been a thorn in his side for mo...
+ Details from Epstein's ranch suggest connections to CIA: journalist—After analyzing the Justice Department's files, veteran journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodríguez concluded Jeffrey Epstein's advanced communications infrastr...
+ WSJ torches Trump's 'rotten' deal as 'emblem of today's warped political age'—The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board torched one of Trump's latest deals in a Tuesday opinion piece. "Could future historians ask fo...
+ Trump's $1B ballroom funding on the verge of being 'ejected' by his own party—Funding for President Donald Trump's pricey White House ballroom is on the verge of being "ejected" from his own party's immigration enforcement bill,...
+ RFK Jr.'s daughter-in-law quits 2 top intel jobs amid break with Trump: report—Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s daughter-in-law is leaving her roles in the Trump administration."Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a...
+ 'Another scalp for Trump': Thomas Massie's defeat sparks frenzy—President Donald Trump got his desire on Tuesday evening as Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), a longtime thorn in his side who frequently bucks the GOP on ke...
+ Trump cuts left region 'dangerously exposed' to fatal virus now infecting hundreds: report—A humanitarian group says that funding cuts by the Trump administration left a region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo "dangerously exposed" to...
+ WSJ warns Trump about to repeat catastrophic mistake that once cost Republicans Georgia—The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board wasn't happy with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, warning he's about to repeat the political...
+ JD Vance awkwardly answers questions on Trump's stock trades—Vice President JD Vance awkwardly sidestepped questions on Tuesday about President Donald Trump's financial disclosures showing stock trades in compan...
+ Trump's retaliation campaign against Lauren Boebert hits a brick wall—Trump threatens to turn on Boebert, but it’s too late for a 2026 primary challengerby Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline May 19, 2026It is too late for...
+ Blindsided Republicans panic that Trump just cost them the Senate: report—Republicans are worried that Trump's latest endorsement will cost them control of the Senate, according to a new report. A Republican familiar with T...
+ Trump gets revenge as Thomas Massie projected to lose primary to MAGA ex-Navy SEAL—In a banner race closely watched around the country, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was defeated for re-nomination to Kentucky's 4th Congressional District...
+ 2 controversial Trump nominees get warning shot from GOP senator: 'Radar is up'—A Republican senator just put two of Trump's most controversial ambassador picks on notice, and he has the power to torpedo both nominations before th...
+ Todd Blanche warned that lying is a crime during tense Senate grilling—Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) engaged in a heated confrontation with Attorney General Todd Blanche Tuesday during a Senate Appropriations hearing over ...
+ Ted Cruz gets all he can manage in heated exchange with TMZ reporter—Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) got all he could manage from tabloid-turned-Washington watchdog TMZ as one of its reporters pressed him for answers."I'm a little...
+ Trump official helped fugitive foreign justice minister flee prosecution: report—A foreign minister accused of a slew of crimes, including stealing from a fund for crime victims, was able to flee his country with the help of a Trum...
+ MAGA judge's massive overreach verges on 'impeachable misconduct': legal analyst—A federal judge in Texas has issued an order so extreme that it may rise to the level of impeachable conduct, Slate legal analyst Mark Joseph Stern ar...
+ Trump envoy's trip to Greenland met with hostility and rejection—Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's visit to Greenland on Sunday failed after locals rejected Trump administration proposals with middle fingers and dismissa...
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Responsible State Craft

+ Joe Kent: Trump can't end war until Israel taken out of the loop—When the Iran war began, the Trump administration told the American people that if the U.S. did not attack and assassinate Iran's leadership, the Isla...
+ Tom Barrack's highwire act in the Middle East enters its second year—During a panel appearance at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum last month, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack managed to anger observers in both Turkey a...
+ Don't fall for it: Congress must reject the $1.5 trillion war budget—As President Donald Trump considers the path forward in Iran, Americans’ economic troubles are apparently not a concern. “I don’t think about American...
+ AIPAC takes out Israel lobby critic Thomas Massie in grueling primary—Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) lost his bid for re-election to primary opponent Ed Gallrein 54% to 45% with nearly all votes counted on Tuesday night.Mass...
+ Poll shows cracks in GOP support as Iran war drags on—Nearly half of Americans believe the war in Iran has made the United States less safe, according to a new poll from Eurasia Group’s Institute for Glob...
+ Can 'America only' Massie survive today’s AIPAC mobbing?—Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) told a reporter outside the Capitol on Friday, “I’m walking to an airplane to rejoin the most expensive congressional race ...
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Russia Global Affairs

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Russia Times

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Small Wars Journal

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South Front

+ Russia Army Pushes Ukrainian Forces Back In Kharkiv —File image. In the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian troops continue to fight in the Verkhnia Tersa area, carrying out air and artillery strikes on Vozd...
+ U.S. Seized Another Iranian Oil Tanker—Illustrative image. (U.S. Central Command) The United States military had seized an Iran-linked oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Wall Street Journ...
+ Amid Ongoing Strikes, Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Preparing Drone Launches From The Baltics—Click to see the full-size image Russia and Ukraine continued their exchange of strikes overnight on May 19. Some 209 unmanned aerial vehicles launch...
+ Military Situation In Syria On May 19, 2026 (Map Update)—Click to see the full-size image A car explosion was reported near a building affiliated with the Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus. 12 people...
+ Israeli Officer Killed In Lebanon As Hezbollah Intensify Drone Strikes (Videos)—File image. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) acknowledged on May 19 that one of its reserve officers was killed in combat with Hezbollah in southern ...
+ Ukraine Redeploys Elite Units From Donbass In Desperate Gamble To Save Sumy—To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video ...
+ Military Situation In Ukraine On May 19, 2026 (Maps Update)—Click to see the full-size image Russian strikes destroyed targets in Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Odesa, ...
+ Despite Trump’s Delay, Israel Is Reading Attack On Iran—Illustrative image. (Israeli Air Force) The political leadership of Israel expects and is prepared to participate in a United States attack on Iran, ...
+ Russian Firm Introduces New Anti-Drone Laser System (Photos)—Click to see full-size image. (Inferit) Russian company Inferit, part of the Softline investment and technology holding, on May 19 unveiled an anti-d...
+ Military Situation In Palestine On May 19, 2026 (Maps Update)—Click to see the full-size image The Israeli army raided several areas in the West Bank including Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Tubas, Ramallah, Hebron, Bethl...
+ UAE Says Attack On Nuclear Power Plant Came From Iraq—File image. The defense ministry of the United Arab Emirates said on May 19 that its air defenses intercepted six drones targeting “civilian and vita...
+ Iran’s Army Warns U.S. It Will Open ‘New Fronts’ If War Resumes—File image. The Iranian military warned on May 19 that it will “open new fronts” against the United States if war resumes, after President Donald T...
+ Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups – May 19, 2026—This is the newest update of the ‘U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map’ exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike ...
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Sputnik

+ US Reduces Number of Brigade Combat Teams in Europe to Three - Pentagon—The United States has reduced the number of Brigade Combat Teams in Europe from four to three, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said.
+ US Plans to Limit Military Aid Options for NATO Allies in Crises - Reports—The US administration plans to inform later this week its European allies in NATO of reduced military support it is ready to provide if a conflict or ...
+ US Prosecutors Preparing New Criminal Investigation Into Maduro - Reports—WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US prosecutors are preparing a new criminal probe into Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro amid concerns that an existing case ...
+ Northern Sea Route Avoids Conflict Risks Existing in Southern Seas - Rosatom Head—BEIJING (Sputnik) - Shipping via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) helps avoid the risks present in the southern seas due to conflicts, Rosatom Director Ge...
+ Russia’s New Two-Seat Su-57 Just Took Its First Flight — And It’s More Than a Fighter Jet—Russia has launched flight tests of a two-seat version of the fifth-generation Su-57, designed not only for combat, but also for battlefield coordinat...
+ Trump Admits Iran Retains Ability to Launch Retaliatory Strikes—WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday that Iran retains the ability to launch retaliatory strikes.
+ No Signals From Ukraine to Move Forward With Conflict Resolution - Russia's UN Envoy—UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Ukraine is not showing its willingness to make progress on settling the conflict, Russian Permanent Representative to the U...
+ LIVE: Putin Touches Down in Beijing for High-Level Official Visit & Talks —Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China on a two-day official visit, scheduled from May 19 to 20. [Link to media]
+ Iranian Army Threatens to Open New Fronts If US Aggression Repeated—TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran's military will open new fronts in the event of renewed aggression by the United States and Israel, Iranian army spokesman Moh...
+ US Could Launch Attacks Against Iran as Early as Friday - Trump—WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States could launch new attacks against Iran as soon as May 22 or ear...
+ Northern Sea Route: How Russia & China Are Forging ‘Polar Silk Road’—Since 2024, Russia has invited its Chinese partners to jointly develop the Northern Sea Route (NSR), focusing on logistics expansion and container shi...
+ SputnikPro Maintains Engagement With New Era University—Sputnik International News Agency and Radio has held a scheduled SputnikPro session for New Era University, a leading private university in the Philip...
+ Russia Satisfied With Oil, Gas Supplies Cooperation With China - Deputy PM—KRASNOYARSK (Sputnik) - Russia is satisfied with the cooperation with China on oil and gas supplies, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak sai...
+ $164 Billion & Unstoppable: Russia-China Trade Machine Roars Past Western Sanctions —Russia's main exports to China are dominated by energy resources —oil, gas, and coal — and agricultural products.
+ $164B in Decade: Russia-China Trade Turnover Continues to Grow, Defying Western Sanctions on Moscow—Russia's main exports to China are dominated by energy resources —oil, gas, and coal — and agricultural products.
+ West Adopts Biological Weapons as Part of Hybrid Warfare Policy — Expert—US biological laboratories are part of a hybrid war strategy and have no global oversight, Russian affairs expert Qusai Ibrahim warns. [Link to media]
+ Russia and Cambodia Deepen Ties as Deputy Foreign Minister Highlights Progress—MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and Cambodia continue to nurture cooperation across all high-level tracks, including at the most senior and highest echelons...
+ Russia, Cambodia Continue to Develop High-Level Cooperation - Deputy Foreign Minister—MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and Cambodia continue to develop cooperation at a high level, including at the highest and most senior levels, Russian Deput...
+ EU Doubles Purchases of Russian LNG in March—MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union nearly doubled its monthly imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia in March, with the total exceeding...
+ China’s New AI Model Highlights Unique Ecosystem Built on Tech Sharing to Tackle Global Challenges—In Beijing, an AI scientific agent has already identified more than 11 previously unknown particle decay modes - discoveries that would traditionally ...
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TASS

+ Russia considering projects with US investors as part of China partnership — RDIF chief—Kirill Dmitriev emphasized that Russia has the ability to provide the world’s cheapest energy for artificial intelligence [Category: Business & Ec...
+ Putin arrives at Great Hall of the People in Beijing for Russia-China talks—The venue is expected to host a Russia-China meeting involving key officials, talks between the two countries’ delegations, and Russian president's me...
+ RDIF expands cooperation with Chinese partners through new agreements in Beijing—The deals were signed during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing [Category: Business & Economy, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Vladimir...
+ Air defenses repel drone attack on industrial zone in southern Russia—According to the latest reports, there were no casualties or damage [Category: Emergencies , Military operation in Ukraine]
+ Russia-China ties gain special value amid global turbulence — diplomats—Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov and Chinese Ambassador to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan said in a joint article that relations between Russia and...
+ Iran’s new leadership agrees on no nuclear weapons — senior Russian diplomat—Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov noted that the NPT provides Iran with the right to peaceful nuclear energy under IAEA supervision without any r...
+ Ukrainian counterintelligence officer supplies dozens of coordinates for Russian strikes—Sergey Mikhailov surrendered in the Zaporozhye direction. He said he does not want to return to Ukraine [Category: Military & Defense, Russian Pol...
+ US State Department backs Bolivian government amid protests—Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said he had spoken with Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz [Category: World]
+ Russia-US dialogue could continue at APEC forum in China — Russian MFA—Ambassador-at-Large Marat Berdyev says the platform is relevant for building a dialogue between major economies [Category: Russian Politics & Dipl...
+ Trump says resolution of conflict with Iran close—According to the US president, Iranian authorities "want to make a deal so badly" [Category: World]
+ Iran accuses US of abusing UN Security Council platform—Washington is spreading false information about Iran and its peaceful nuclear program, Iran’s Permanent Mission to the UN says [Category: World]
+ US Senate advances resolution to end war with Iran—Alongside most Democrats, Republicans Rand Paul, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, and Bill Cassidy also voted in favor [Category: World]
+ Putin, Xi Jinping set to discuss key global issues during talks in Beijing—The meeting will be their second contact this year [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Vladimir Putin's visit to China]
+ Trump briefed on military options against Iran on May 18 — Axios—According to information obtained by the news portal, the meeting was originally scheduled for May 19, with some officials expecting the US president ...
+ External power supply restored at UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant — IAEA chief—Rafael Grossi says the situation is still of grave concern [Category: World]
+ Russia to respond proportionately if any country conducts nuclear tests — senior diplomat—Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says the current situation requires the readiness of the national infrastructure [Category: Russian Politics &a...
+ UK bans imports of Russian uranium—The new measures include a ban on the provision of technical assistance, financial services and funds, and brokering services related to these goods. ...
+ Kiev forces expand attack area on Zaporozhye NPP over two weeks — official—Facility's Director Yury Chernichuk called the recent events "a massive psychological attack on the city, on the plant" [Category: Russian Politics &a...
+ Ukrainian military attacks pose threat to Zaporozhye NPP’s rotation of personnel—Facility’s Director Yury Chernichuk says the executive management will resort to every possible effort to ensure the safety of personnel [Category: Ru...
+ Kiev’s attacks on Zaporozhye NPP impossible without West’s support — Russian diplomat—Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says Western curators "instill a false sense of impunity in the current Ukrainian authorities and provoke...
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The Cradle

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The War Zone

+ AC-130J Gunship With Mini Cruise Missiles Paired With AESA Radar To Undergo Tests—U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is moving to demonstrate a new, fully integrated extended-range strike capability for the AC-130J Ghostrider g...
+ Russia’s New Two-Seat Su-57 Felon Takes Its First Flight—Newly emerged imagery of the two-seat version of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 Felon fighter offers the clearest look yet of the aircraft, which only broke co...
+ Sweden Chooses Unusual French Design For Its New Frigates—Sweden has chosen its future surface combatant, the Luleå class, its largest in decades, in the shape of the French FDI frigate. The unusual design, w...
+ BlitzBox Packs 100 Weaponized Drones Into An Unassuming Container—DZYNE Technologies has shared new details about its recently unveiled lower-cost Blitz drone and the accompanying containerized BlitzBox launch system...
+ B-1B’s Future Armament According To Its Test Pilot—In this episode of TWZ: Special Access, Jamie Hunter talks with Lt. Col. Evil Marcus, a B-1B Lancer test pilot assigned to Air Force Reserve Command a...
+ Plan To Test OA-1K Skyraider II’s Rapid Deployability Outlined By Air Force Special Ops Command—With 18 examples of the OA-1K Skyraider II delivered to the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the service is now looking forwa...
+ Trump Claims He Called Off Imminent Iran Bombing Campaign At Behest Of Allies (Updated)—President Donald Trump on Monday said he called off a new round of airstrikes he claimed were set for tomorrow. In a post on his social media outlet, ...
+ ‘Cheap’ Patriot Interceptor Costing Under $1 Million Now Being Sought By Army—The U.S. Army is pressing defense contractors to come up with proposals for a new interceptor for the Patriot surface-to-air missile system with a uni...
+ Two-Seat Variant Of Russia’s Su-57 Felon Fighter Materializes—Imagery has emerged that appears to show a previously unknown two-seat version of the Sukhoi Su-57 Felon, Russia’s most modern and capable fighter. Pr...
+ Ukraine’s Homegrown Glide Bomb Breaks Cover—Ukraine has provided imagery of its first homegrown glide bomb, which it says is now ready for combat. Developments by both sides in the Ukraine confl...
+ Where Are The Carriers As Of May 17, 2026: Ford Is Finally Home—Here’s TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (AR...
+ Navy EA-18G Growlers Collide At Idaho Air Show (Updated)—Two EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft collided during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show in Mountain Home, Idaho on Sunday, in a mishap captured in...
+ Mysterious Chinese SUV With Massive Roof Featured In Trump Motorcade In Beijing—An especially large motorcade ferried President Donald Trump around Beijing during his trip to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week. However,...
+ Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week—Welcome to Bunker Talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that ...
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TomDispatch

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UPI International

+ Most young South Koreans distrust election polls, survey finds—More than 60% of young South Koreans and college students do not trust elections or political opinion polls, according to a survey released.
+ South Korean defense firms face growing pressure from U.S. cyber rules—S. Korea's defense industry is facing a major obstacle in U.S. market as Pentagon fully implements strict cybersecurity certification requirements.
+ Small business owners urge Samsung union to cancel strike—Small business owners gathered outside Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek semiconductor campus to urge the company's labor union to withdraw strike.
+ China sends carrier group into Western Pacific after U.S. summit—China deployed an aircraft carrier strike group into the Western Pacific for military exercises days after summit between Chinese and U.S. in Beijing.
+ India pushes larger families despite population topping 1.4 billion—India is shifting toward pro-birth policies despite already being the world's most populous country, as concerns grow over falling fertility rates.
+ China confirms U.S.-China talks touched on North Korea denuclearization—China's Foreign Ministry on Sunday officially confirmed that North Korea-related nuclear issues were discussed during the recent summit.
+ NIS seeks broader authority to probe suspected foreign cyberattacks on firms—South Korea is moving to expand the authority of the National Intelligence Service to investigate suspected cyberattacks targeting private companies.
+ Wall Street guru boosts Argentina bet with $150M YPF buy—Prominent U.S. investor Stanley Druckenmiller sharply increased his exposure to Argentina in the first quarter of 2026, particularly in energy.
+ Surrey, England, police investigating old cases involving Epstein—Police in Surrey, England, said they are investigating two separate allegations of "non-recent child sexual abuse" from a cache of Epstein files.
+ Bolivia rejects state of emergency amid protest violence—Bolivia's government has ruled out a state of emergency, despite escalating violence linked to nationwide protests that have left dozens injured.
+ Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for state visit to China—Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday in Beijing for a state visit with a "quite packed" schedule, Russian news agency TASS reported.
+ Bodies of 2 Italian divers recovered from undersea caves in Maldives—A specialist international dive rescue team recovered the remains of two of four Italians five days after they were killed scuba diving in the Maldive...
+ Shinsegae chief apologizes after Starbucks Korea marketing controversy—South Korea's Shinsegae Group said its chairman issued an apology over a controversy sparked by a marketing campaign by affiliate Starbucks Korea.
+ Russia holds nuclear war games in preparation to fend off 'aggression'—Major Russian air, sea and land military drills were underway with Belarus to practice deploying nuclear force in the event of an "aggression threat."
+ Lee, Takaichi agree on energy cooperation at Japan-South Korea summit—South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday agreed to strengthen supply chain cooperation amid the Midd...
+ Seoul shares dip 3.25 pct on tech slide; won drops—South Korean stocks closed lower Tuesday as a foreign-selling spree of major techs continued, tracking an overnight tech slump on Wall Street.
+ DRC reports 118 suspected Ebola deaths as epidemic spreads—At least 118 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died of suspected Ebola infections, said health officials as the outbreak spreads.
+ Japan PM Takaichi arrives in S. Korea ahead of summit with Lee in Andong—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived Tuesday at an airport in the South Korean city of Daegu for a two-day trip that will include a summit w...
+ Samsung Electronics, union remain deadlocked in strike talks—Samsung Electronics and its labor union remained far apart after the first day of intensive government-mediated negotiations aimed preventing strike.
+ Japan hospitals face soaring nurse referral fees—Japanese hospitals are facing growing financial pressure as they pay large referral fees to private recruiting agencies to hire nurses and doctors.
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Washington Post

+ Pentagon says U.S. will cut thousands of troops from Europe—Poland was set to receive forces whose deployment was abruptly halted last week.
+ Admiral accuses lawmaker of ‘inappropriate’ remark at Iran war hearing—Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, appeared frustrated with questions from House Democrats who pressed him on a range of issues about...
+ As Putin visits China, distrust simmers beneath an anti-U.S. alliance—Back-to-back visits to Beijing by the American and Russian presidents are highlighting how China's Xi Jinping is the world leader to be reckoned with ...
+ A ship’s crew risked the Strait of Hormuz. They met with a hail of bullets.—After a month stranded, a ship's Filipino crew voted under mounting pressure to risk the perilous six-hour journey, made treacherous by mines and Iran...
+ A ship’s crew tried to escape the Strait of Hormuz. They met with a hail of bullets.—After a month stranded, a ship's Filipino crew voted under mounting pressure to risk the perilous six-hour journey, made treacherous by mines and Iran...
+ Inside a cargo ship braving gunfire to escape the Strait of Hormuz—After a month stranded, a ship's Filipino crew voted under mounting pressure to risk the perilous six-hour journey, made treacherous by mines and Iran...
+ Inside an Iranian attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz—Seafarers describe what happens when their jobs get caught up in the currents of international conflict.
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SciTech

Arc Technica Science

+ "I'll buy 10 of those"—NASA science chief yearns for mass-produced satellites—"How in the hell do I get more science into space? That is my goal." [Category: Science, Space, astrophysics, Commercial space, NASA, planetary scienc...
+ Two AI-based science assistants succeed with drug-retargeting tasks—Both tools generate hypotheses; one goes on to analyze some of the data. [Category: AI, Science, Computer science, FutureHouse, google, hypothesis, hy...
+ Australian Aboriginals cared for a dingo's grave for decades—For some ancient Aboriginal Australian communities, dingoes were part of the family. [Category: Science, aboriginal australians, Archaeology, australi...
+ Pompeii victim ID'd as a likely doctor—New X-rays and CT scans showed small case with locking mechanism containing metal instruments. [Category: Science, Archaeology, Pompeii]
+ A revolutionary cancer treatment could transform autoimmune disease—Researchers are testing CAR T cell therapy as a way to reset the immune system. [Category: Health, Science, autoimmune disease, cancer treatment, synd...
+ Solar power production undercut by coal pollution—Each year, some of the power solar could have produced is blocked by aerosols. [Category: Science, coal, Energy, energy production, green, pollution, ...
+ Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO—Instead of running silent and deep, most satellites easily stand out against the blackness of space. [Category: Science, Space, Andromeda, china, geos...
+ Send the arXiv AI-generated slop, get a yearlong vacation from submissions—One of the site's moderators described the new policy on social media. [Category: AI, Science, ai slop, arXiv, preprints, Scientific publishing]
+ Making cement from a different type of rock could clean up emissions—Limestone might not be the only source for Portland cement. [Category: Science, concrete, greenhouse gas emissions, materials science]
+ Casimir force co-opted to generate free energy, midichlorians not included—The vacuum giveth, the vacuum taketh, but the vacuum doesn’t let you taketh. [Category: Science, Casimir effect, electronics, Physics]
+ Rocket Report: Cowboy up for data centers in LEO; Russia's new ICBM actually works—SpaceX's upgraded Starship is set to launch on its first test flight as soon as Tuesday, May 19. [Category: Science, Space, artemis iii, china, falcon...
+ Men use "vocal fry" more than women, counter to stereotype—Study suggests "the bias is real but socially constructed, rather than grounded in how women actually sound." [Category: Science, acoustics, gender bi...
+ Forecasters predict wildfires, floods, severe heatwaves from incoming El Niño—Ocean heat plus human-caused global warming is a grim recipe for deadly climate extremes. [Category: Science, climate change, drought, El Niño, wildfi...
+ Protein in Homo erectus teeth suggests Denisovans gave us some of their DNA—Distinct form of tooth protein in Homo erectus shows up in Denisovansand us. [Category: Science, Biology, Denisovans, evolution, homo erectus, human e...
+ The physics of how Olympic weightlifters exploit barbell's "whip"—The type of bar matters when it comes to how it bends and recoils, but why is still a mystery. [Category: Science, acoustics, Physics, sports, sports ...
+ Neanderthals drilled cavities to treat a toothache 59,000 years ago—“Every time I go to the dentist, I think about that guy,” researcher says. [Category: Science, anthropology, Archaeology, bioarchaeology, Neanderthals...
+ Gravitational lens shows a galaxy just 800 million years post-Big Bang—Early galaxy has elements produced by the Universe's first supernovae. [Category: Science, astronomy, galaxy evolution, gravitational lens, Webb teles...
+ Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built—SpaceX cleared an important milestone Monday on the road to launching a new version of Starship. [Category: Science, Space, Commercial space, launch, ...
+ Do you take after your dad’s RNA?—Evidence is growing that sperm carries marks of a father’s life experiences, influencing traits in offspring. [Category: Science, DNA, RNA, sperm, syn...
+ Huge landslide created a 500-meter-high tsunami in a major tourist area—Fortunately, it happened early in the morning, so nobody was around. [Category: Science, climate change, Earth sciences, geology, glacier, landslide, ...
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Ars Technica Software

+ In stunning display of stupid, secret CISA credentials found in public GitHub repo—SSH keys, plaintext passwords, other sensitive data had been up since November 2025. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, brian krebs, CISA, credentials...
+ Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections—It's not entirely clear how the exploit works. Microsoft says it's investigating. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, BitLocker, disk encryption, micro...
+ Cisco announces record revenue and 4,000 layoffs in the same day—Layoffs are "not a savings-driven resutrcture," CFO says. [Category: Biz & IT, AI and jobs, Cisco, layoffs]
+ Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks—Production-version patches are coming online and should be installed pronto. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, exploits, Linux, vulnerabilities]
+ Chaos erupts as cyberattack disrupts learning platform Canvas amid finals—Across the country, schools and colleges postpone year-end tests. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, canvas, Cyberattacks, outages, ransomware, school...
+ Mozilla says 271 vulnerabilities found by Mythos have "almost no false positives"—The developer of Firefox says it has "completely bought in" on AI-assisted bug discovery. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, Security, firefox, Mythos, vuln...
+ Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals!—A celebration of the tweaks and customizations that make life easier at the CLI. [Category: Biz & IT, Features, ANSI, bash, cli, command line, fis...
+ Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack—Daemon Tools users: It's time to check your machines for stealthy infections, stat. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, backdoors, daemon tools, supply...
+ Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website—Reddit REALLY wants you to use its app. [Category: Biz & IT, apps, mobile web, reddit]
+ GameStop offers $56 billion for eBay, struggles to explain how it'll pay for it—Amid falling revenue and store closures, GameStop wants to buy the much larger eBay. [Category: Biz & IT, Policy, eBay, Gamestop]
+ Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day—The outage has hampered communication concerning a critical vulnerability that gives root. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, DDOS attack, distributed...
+ The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed—CopyFail threatens multi-tenant servers, CI/CD work flows, Kubernetes containers, and more. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, exploits, Linux, local ...
+ Why a recent supply-chain attack singled out security firms Checkmarx and Bitwarden—Security firms find themselves especially exposed. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, bitwarden, checkmarx, supply chain attacks]
+ Open source package with 1 million monthly downloads stole user credentials—If you're one of millions using element-data, it's time to check for compromise. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, GitHub, Open source software]
+ Why are top university websites serving porn? It comes down to shoddy housekeeping.—Hundreds of subdomains from dozens of universities have been hijacked by scammers. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, cname records, domain hijacking,...
+ In a first, a ransomware family is confirmed to be quantum-safe—Technically speaking, there's no practical benefit to use PQC. So why is it being used? [Category: Biz & IT, Security, cryptography, kyber, quantu...
+ Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat—When authentication fails, things can go very, very wrong. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, ASP.NET, microsoft, vulnerabilities, Windows]
+ Contrary to popular superstition, AES 128 is just fine in a post-quantum world—A stubborn misconception is hampering the already hard work of quantum readiness. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, aes-128, grover's algorithm, quan...
+ US-sanctioned currency exchange says $15 million heist done by "unfriendly states"—Grinex says needed hacking resources "available exclusively to... unfriendly states." [Category: Biz & IT, Security, cryptocurrency exchange, cybe...
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Computer Weekly

+ Vulnerability exploitation now primary origin of data breaches—Verizon’s annual cyber report reveals a major change in how data breaches originate, highlighting the impact of artificial intelligence.
+ Assume autonomy: Why security teams need to rethink defence at machine speed—For years, cyber security strategy has been built around a simple premise, that attackers and defenders operate at roughly the same speed. But that as...
+ MPs propose ‘kill switch’ to shut down rogue AI systems—An amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill proposes giving the government a ‘kill switch’ to close datacentres hosting AI if they pose a c...
+ How geopolitical instability could reshape Gulf datacentre investments and sovereign AI strategies—Rising tensions are forcing hyperscalers, governments and investors to reassess risk, resilience and infrastructure strategies as the Gulf positions i...
+ Jaguar Land Rover profit slumps after cyber attack—The financial impact of last year’s cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover continues to be felt, with full-year sales and profits at the carmaker way down
+ Why human capital data is pulling AI back inside the firewall—In human capital management, trust and data sovereignty are reshaping the way that companies deploy AI.
+ Computer Misuse Act reform to move forward in National Security Bill—Reform of the Computer Misuse Act is to be folded into a wider National Security Bill granting more powers for law enforcement to protect the UK again...
+ Can data sovereignty become a liability in war?—The recent Middle East conflict shows the contradictions inherent in modern data systems and the need to focus less on who controls data and more on h...
+ AI threats push Middle East CISOs towards identity-first security—Deepfakes and shadow AI have rendered the traditional security playbook obsolete, prompting cyber leaders to shift towards resilience-first defences
+ Microsoft releases rare zero-day free Patch Tuesday update—No zero-day flaws were addressed in May’s Patch Tuesday update but as usual there is much for admins to chew over in the coming days
+ Europe and US negotiate deal to share citizens’ biometric data, UK also approached—The UK has received a request from the US to share biometric data of citizens, as Europe negotiates a similar deal with US Department of Homeland Secu...
+ UK government renews calls to sign Cyber Resilience Pledge—Westminster renews calls for business leaders to sign up to its yet-to-be-launched Cyber Resilience Pledge, and highlights growth, and challenges, for...
+ ICO fines Cl0p victim South Staffs Water over data breach—The ICO has levied a reduced fine on South Staffordshire Water following cyber improvements in the wake of a Cl0p ransomware attack
+ Security chiefs ‘too polite’ for startups, says cyber flywheel founder Alastair Paterson—Cyber flywheel initiative aims to nudge chief information security officers (CISOs) to join ‘design partnerships’ with startups to solve pressing cybe...
+ The Netherlands leads in quantum technology but lags on quantum security—The Dutch government has invested €615m to build a world-class quantum technology ecosystem, but many institutions have not started any quantum-specif...
+ AI cyber attack threatens global financial crisis, warns International Monetary Fund—The IMF calls for stronger policy and international cooperation in the face of Mythos and artificial intelligence-powered cyber risks
+ A new frontier: Identity stack evolves for agentic systems—The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the intersection of AI and IAM. In this article, explore the changing nature of the identity stack a...
+ MEPs call for greater scrutiny of Europol following concerns over shadow IT—Expansion of Europol’s mandate should be paused while allegations investigated, a number of MEPs say
+ UK financial security experts participate in sector-wide hackathon—Teams of security pros from UK financial services organisations came together at the end of April to participate in a hackathon exercise
+ Beyond telesurgery: How Proximie uses AI to optimise surgery logistics—AWS customer Proximie delivers AI-driven operating theatre logistics and tele-surgery. We spoke to its engineering vice-president about the challenges...
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Hack a Day

+ Using 3D Printers To Make Circuit Boards—Custom printed circuit boards have become more and more accessible to the average hobbyist over the last decade. But one problem still remains: your c...
+ Building A Device To Map Magnetic Fields—Magnetic fields are all around us. We cant really feel or see them ourselves, per se, but we can map them with the right hardware, like this device bu...
+ The 8-bit Web Server—Even [maurycyz] doesnt think it is a good idea, but it is possible to use an AVR 8-bit CPU to serve web pages. Of course, it is a vastly simplified re...
+ Building a Pip Boy Themed Smartwatch—One of the problems with good science fiction is that it introduces us to all kinds of cool devices that we cant actually have in real life. [Huy Vect...
+ Recreating a Broken Laminated Wooden Furniture Part—Everyone loves those rather bouncy wooden lounge chairs that got popularized by a certain Swedish seller of furniture, but as tough as they are, the l...
+ How Pulse Oximetry Figures Out Your Blood Oxygen Levels—If youve ever had a medical team investigating cardiac issues, youve probably had a bunch of electrodes stuck all over your chest and been hooked up t...
+ Biofeedback Butterfly Beats With a Pulse—Biofeedback is the idea of making one conscious of a biological process or feature, and then using this to try and exert control over the very same. [...
+ How Search Engines Enabled Finding Needles in a WWW-Sized Haystack—When the World Wide Web surged into existence during the 1990s, we were introduced to the problem of how to actually find something in this ever-ballo...
+ Remembering the Tech We Lost With a Virtual Graveyard—Although 1999 might still feel like yesterday for some of us, in the world of technology the intervening years are practically an eternity. New websit...
+ Digital Organizer Given Modern Upgrade—Remember digital organizers? They were like the lower-spec version of a PDA that couldnt really do much more than store a few phone numbers and calend...
+ Prolog Via Pokémon—Like many people who read Hackaday, we are fairly fluent in a number of computer languages, but we have to admit it is easier to pick up languages tha...
+ Electroplating 3D Prints Without Requiring a Big Vat—Electroplating 3D prints is a good way to get a pretty nice coating on even a basic PLA part, but generally youre expected to dunk the entire part int...
+ Voltmeter Clock Has The Time Dialled In—You could make a clock with three hands spinning about nested central shafts. If you did that, we probably wouldnt publish it on Hackaday unless you r...
+ Long-Range Night Vision with an Infrared Laser—Most consumer-grade night vision devices are basically a standard camera without the usual filter to block near infrared (NIR) light, which are then p...
+ How To Make Steel That Breathes—There are plenty of porous materials out there that were all readily familiar with. Fabrics and wood are great examples, allowing liquids or gases to ...
+ Small Engine Gets DIY EFI Upgrade—Small internal combustion engines usually keep things simple, relying on carburetors to handle metering the correct amount of fuel and air. Recently, ...
+ This Week in Security: Android Exposes ADB, ShinyHunters Get Paid, Robot Dogs, and More—Google has patched an Android ADB bug in the May security patch set. If you have a Pixel phone you should already have the patches, and most other maj...
+ Running a VPN Gateway on an ESP32—If you need a VPN gateway to access your home network, the fastest and most cost-effective way is probably by using a Raspberry Pi Zero. But in [Samir...
+ Building a Working Replica of the Chernobyl Power Plant’s SKALA Display—In a recent video by the [Chornobyl Family] its shown how they made the SKALA status display which was featured at the recent 40-year memorial exhibit...
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Tech Dirt

+ Bill Cassidy Loses Primary; RFK Jr. Will Be His Legacy—Senator Bill Cassidy just lost his campaign for reelection to his Senate seat in Louisiana. With that, his career in federal government is likely over...
+ Even Cops Aren’t Willing To Back Up Colorado GOP Governor Hopeful’s Insane ‘Gang Infestation’ Lies—As convenient as it is for cops to play along with hysterical claims made by politicians, sometimes a politician goes too far. That seems to be the ca...
+ Alito Helped Normalize Unreasoned Shadow Docket Orders. Now He’s Mad About One.—A couple weeks back, Supreme Court watcher Steve Vladeck pointed out a fascinating tell by Justice Samuel Alito in dealing with stays that he will iss...
+ Hey Platforms: Add TAKE IT DOWN To Your Transparency Reports—Today marks the deadline for online platforms to implement a process for notice-and-takedown of nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) under the TAKE I...
+ Daily Deal: The 2026 Complete Firewall Admin Bundle—Transform your future in cybersecurity with 7 courses on next‑level packet control, secure architecture, and cloud‑ready defenses inside the 2026 Comp...
+ Senator Wyden Again Tells Trump Administration It Owes The Public Access To A Section 702 Ruling—Section 702 surveillance powers are still limping along, mostly unimpeded, despite on-again/off-again objections by federal politicians. More active r...
+ New Trump FCC Plan To ‘Fight Robocalls’ Raises Red Flags And Major Privacy Concerns—Weve talked a lot about how Americans have somehow accepted the fact that our voice networks are now saturated with scammers, fraudsters, and robocall...
+ Game Dev Streisands Negative Reviews After Asking For One To Be Deleted—In the online world, we certainly have seen some companies make very poor decisions when it comes to dealing with negative reviews of their products o...
+ DC Court Orders ICE To Stop Engaging In Warrantless Arrests—Judge Beryl Howell has now told ICE at least twice: its not allowed to grade its own papers. Since Trumps return to office, the federal government ha...
+ Trump Just Created An Unconstitutional $1.776 Billion Loyalty Rewards Program For MAGA—We discussed the rumor of this on Friday, but its now real: Donald Trump has handed himself a $1.776 billion fund of taxpayer money — unappropriated b...
+ We Need A More Serious Discussion About Suicide And AI Chatbots—As someone who thinks a lot about AI and suicide, I was disappointed with John Oliver’s recent episode of Last Week Tonight on “AI Chatbots.” The segm...
+ Daily Deal: Opusonix Pro Subscription—Opusonix is the workflow-first platform built for music producers and engineers who are tired of endless email chains and scattered files. By centrali...
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UPI Science

+ Trump-backed Gallrein ousts Massie as six states hold primaries—Farmer Ed Gallrein defeated Donald Trump critic Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky on Tuesday night, one of several high-profile primary races on Tuesday.
+ Vance speaks about Iran conflict, 'anti-weaponization' fund in press briefing—Vice President JD Vance took questions from reporters Tuesday at a White House press briefing, speaking about the Iran war and other topics.
+ Most young South Koreans distrust election polls, survey finds—More than 60% of young South Koreans and college students do not trust elections or political opinion polls, according to a survey released.
+ FAA chief: Bad airspace design led to D.C. airliner-Black Hawk crash—"Bad design" of airspace above Reagan airport caused an American Airlines commuter flight and a Black Hawk military helicopter to collide last year.
+ South Korean defense firms face growing pressure from U.S. cyber rules—S. Korea's defense industry is facing a major obstacle in U.S. market as Pentagon fully implements strict cybersecurity certification requirements.
+ Small business owners urge Samsung union to cancel strike—Small business owners gathered outside Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek semiconductor campus to urge the company's labor union to withdraw strike.
+ China sends carrier group into Western Pacific after U.S. summit—China deployed an aircraft carrier strike group into the Western Pacific for military exercises days after summit between Chinese and U.S. in Beijing.
+ India pushes larger families despite population topping 1.4 billion—India is shifting toward pro-birth policies despite already being the world's most populous country, as concerns grow over falling fertility rates.
+ China confirms U.S.-China talks touched on North Korea denuclearization—China's Foreign Ministry on Sunday officially confirmed that North Korea-related nuclear issues were discussed during the recent summit.
+ NIS seeks broader authority to probe suspected foreign cyberattacks on firms—South Korea is moving to expand the authority of the National Intelligence Service to investigate suspected cyberattacks targeting private companies.
+ United States imposes sanctions on Gaza flotilla activists—The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four activists for their involvement in a flotilla seeking to carry aid to Gaza.
+ Scientific report on 'Golden Dome' program counters Trump's claims—Building a national missile defense system would leave millions of Americans vulnerable to nuclear attack, a new scientific report says.
+ Trump endorses Paxton over Cornyn in Texas Senate primary race—President Donald Trump endorsed Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, for Senate on Tuesday, calling Paxton a "MAGA Warrior" and citing his loyalty.
+ U.N. agency to remove worst-case climate scenario—Climate scientists have decided to remove their worst-case scenario for how hot the Earth could get if nothing is done to slow global warming.
+ Todd Blanche won't rule out payments to Jan. 6 rioters—Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, at a hearing Tuesday, refused to rule out payments to convicted Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and sexual perpetrators.
+ Wall Street guru boosts Argentina bet with $150M YPF buy—Prominent U.S. investor Stanley Druckenmiller sharply increased his exposure to Argentina in the first quarter of 2026, particularly in energy.
+ Surrey, England, police investigating old cases involving Epstein—Police in Surrey, England, said they are investigating two separate allegations of "non-recent child sexual abuse" from a cache of Epstein files.
+ Bolivia rejects state of emergency amid protest violence—Bolivia's government has ruled out a state of emergency, despite escalating violence linked to nationwide protests that have left dozens injured.
+ Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for state visit to China—Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday in Beijing for a state visit with a "quite packed" schedule, Russian news agency TASS reported.
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Wired

+ Dell Coupon Codes: 20% Off for May 2026—Get 20% off with verified Dell promo code, plus today’s coupons for up to $600 off laptops, Alienware monitors, and all things tech. [Category: Gear, ...
+ LG Promo Codes and Coupons for May 2026—Save 20% with an LG promo code today, plus up to $1,000 off appliances, 40% off bestselling TVs and monitors. [Category: Gear]
+ NordVPN Coupons and Deals: 77% Off in May 2026—Save up to 77% on 2-year plans and get 3 free months with our NordVPN discount codes. [Category: Gear]
+ Herman Miller Promo Code & Discounts: Save up to 40% in May 2026—Whether you’re looking for a Herman Miller promo code or discounts in their sale, here is how to save on the world's best ergonomic office furniture t...
+ Sony Coupons: 45% Off Sony Headphones, WF-1000XM6 Earbuds, and Sony Cameras for May—Upgrade your setup with Sony’s newest releases. Save on industry-leading noise-canceling audio, and pro-level Alpha cameras. [Category: Gear, Gear / D...
+ Stearns and Foster Promo Codes: $300 Off in May—Discover the best Stearns and Foster promo codes, discounts, and deals to elevate your sleep experience with premium comfort and quality. [Category: G...
+ 30% VistaPrint Coupon & Promo Codes | May 2026—From personalized gifts to business essentials, WIRED can help you save with our selection of VistaPrint promo codes. [Category: Gear]
+ Literary Prizewinners Are Facing AI Allegations. It Feels Like the New Normal—Three of five regional winners of the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize are suspected of relying on chatbots. They’re certainly not alone. [C...
+ California’s Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive—Major fires are threatening homes and ecologically sensitive areas following a hot, dry winter. [Category: Science, Science / Environment]
+ Everything Announced at Google I/O 2026: Gemini, Search, Smart Glasses—Google is sprucing up its Gemini models, revamping search, and enabling AI agents in everything. There are also some spiffy new smart glasses coming t...
+ Meta Employees Are Scrambling to Use Up Benefits Ahead of Layoffs—On the eve of about 8,000 jobs being cut, employees are cashing in on headphone stipends and other perks while they still can. [Category: Business, Bu...
+ Gemini Spark Is Google’s Response to OpenClaw’s 24/7 AI Agent—Google’s always-running, data-hungry AI agent is designed to spend your money and send your emails. [Category: Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear...
+ Google Search Goes Agentic—and Doesn’t Need You Anymore—Vibe-coded results! Super widgets! Bots that never sleep! Google’s vision for the future of Search is hyper-personalized, automated, and extremely AI....
+ Google Makes It Easy to Deepfake Yourself—Google’s overhaul of its AI creation software, Flow, includes a new video model and a tool for generating selfie videos called avatars. [Category: Gea...
+ Hands-On With All of Google’s New Upcoming Android XR Smart Glasses—Here's your first look at smart glasses coming from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, powered by Google and Samsung's XR platform. [Category: Gear, Gea...
+ Demis Hassabis Thinks AI Job Cuts Are Dumb—The CEO of Google DeepMind tells WIRED that companies should use the productivity gains of AI to do more, not lay people off. [Category: Business, Bus...
+ Google’s Response to OpenClaw’s 24/7 AI Agent—Google’s always-running, data-hungry AI agent is designed to spend your money and send your emails. [Category: Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear...
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Local

Source NM

+ Republicans target blue-state districts after US Supreme Court voting rights decision—A Fairfax County, Virginia, voter receives a sticker on Election Day, Nov. 4, 2025. (Photo by Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury)Republicans on a U.S. S...
+ New student loan limits challenged by Democratic attorneys general, governors in lawsuit—A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland challenges a portion of the incoming federal student loan system overhaul that...
+ NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus urge college sports boycott in South over voting rights—Amare Thomas #0 of the Houston Cougars gives a stiff arm to Tamarcus Cooley #0 of the Louisiana State Tigers in the second half during the Kinder's Te...
+ New Mexico has highest poverty rates, among lowest wages, new report finds—New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee Chief Economist Ismael Torres, far left, presents before the LFC at Central New Mexico Community College in A...
+ New Mexico has among highest poverty, lowest wages, new report finds—New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee Chief Economist Ismael Torres, far left, presents before the LFC at Central New Mexico Community College in A...
+ Incumbent NM House rep faces campaign finance complaint over text message—Abby Foster, left, accused her New Mexico House of Representatives District 27 Democratic primary opponent, incumbent Rep. Marian Matthews (D-Albuquer...
+ First phase of Las Vegas, NM water treatment facility to break ground in summer—The New Mexico Environment Department and the City of Las Vegas on May 13, 2026, unveiled renderings of Las Vegas’ new water treatment plant, intended...
+ New ‘dark money’ group backs array of New Mexico House Democratic candidates—New Chapter, New Mexico has spent more than $80,000 so far on mailers and other advertisements backing an array of Democratic candidates for New Mexic...
+ Trump drops IRS suit in trade for $1.7B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund decried by Dems—A banner showing President Donald Trump hangs on the Robert F. Kennedy Building of the U.S. Department of Justice on Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo by Shauneen...
+ Miscarriage patients have fewer treatment options in states with abortion bans, study shows—Pregnant patients experiencing miscarriage who live in states with abortion bans have fewer options for healthcare management, according to a new stud...
+ Those potholes in your street reveal a money problem for cities and states—A work crew fills potholes on Perring Parkway in Baltimore. Crews filled at least 32,000 potholes from late February through mid-March, and the city a...
+ U.S. Senate confirms former NM GOP congressman Pearce to lead federal land management agency—The United States Senate on May 18, 2026, voted 46-43 to confirm Republican Steve Pearce, a former New Mexico congressman and state GOP party leader, ...
+ NM housing authority finds nearly half of renters statewide are ‘cost-burdened’—Housing New Mexico Senior Director of Policy and Planning Robyn Powell speaks before a legislative oversight committee hearing in Albuquerque on May 1...
+ New Mexico awards $13 million to map, test and treat brackish water—New Mexico environment officials on May 18, 2026, announced the award of $13 million in grants from the state’s Strategic Water Supply fund to three c...
+ NM one of handful of states using AI to implement new federal Medicaid work requirements—New Mexico Health Care Authority officials need AI tools to process an expected influx of pay stubs and other documents newly required under federal l...
+ New Mexico boosts grant funding for youth outdoor equity program—New Mexico economic officials announced larger outdoor recreation organizations serving New Mexico youth can apply for up to $100,000 in grant funding...
+ NM Forward Party achieves minor party status, will appear on November ballot—Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and state NM Forward Party Chair Bob Perls stood outside the Roundhouse on April 10, 2026, to announce the c...
+ US Supreme Court’s uneven rulings in election lead-up causing chaos, experts say—East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, voters stand in line at an early voting location in 2022. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has suspended Louisiana’s May...
+ From clergy to coaches, states debate who should report child abuse and neglect—A teacher observes students playing at a Chicago school playground. Many states are grappling over who should be required to report incidents of child...
+ New Mexico expands voting locations on Saturday, rolls out new tool for poll challengers—Election officials in more than 20 counties will participate in a pilot program designed to modernize poll challenges while maintaining voters’ privat...
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Defense Breaking

+ Space Force names Sandhoo as head of new missile warning/tracking PAE—WASHINGTON ― The Space Force today formally announced the appointment of Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo as head of its new Missile Warning and Tracking Portfo...
+ NORTHCOM standing up ‘Nordic Bridge’ to boost US coordination in Arctic—TAMPA, Fla. — US Northern Command is standing up a partnership dubbed Nordic Bridge to enhance collaboration between multiple US commands while confro...
+ Air Force grounds T-38 fleet after Mississippi mishap—WASHINGTON — The Air Force is implementing a “fleet-wide operational pause” for the T-38 Talon fleet effective immediately, the service announced toda...
+ Navy, Marine Corps back longer amphib readiness cycles, request more ships—WASHINGTON — The Department of the Navy is recommending a modification to the force generation model it uses for amphibious ships, following a report ...
+ Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray gets green light for low-rate initial production—WASHINGTON — The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial system received the green light to move into low-rate initial production (LRIP), acting Secreta...
+ Shield AI tapped to integrate autonomous software on LUCAS drone—WASHINGTON — Shield AI has secured a Pentagon contract to integrate its Hivemind autonomy software onto the new Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System...
+ Diving into Golden Dome’s new pricetag, plus winning the Army’s network wars—Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein last week disputed a recent $1.2 trillion estimate from the Congressional Budget Office for the militarys sprawling ...
+ Italy buying six Airbus-made A330 MRRT tankers, a $1.6B value—MILAN — The Italian Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to Airbus for the planned procurement of a fleet of six A330 multi-role tanker transpor...
+ Potential $4.2B military helicopter sale for S. Korea approved by Washington—SINGAPORE — The US State Department announced on Monday a potential sale of new MHH-60R Seahawk helicopters and AH-64E Apache upgrades for South Korea...
+ AFSOC to test Skyraider II rapid breakdown capability in operational environment this year—TAMPA, Fla. — Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) will begin testing its “rapid” breakdown disassembly and reassembly capability for the OA-1...
+ Sweden selects French FDI frigates from Naval Group—STOCKHOLM — Sweden will order four FDI frigates from the French manufacturer Naval Group, backing away from the joint British-Swedish Babcok and Saab ...
+ ‘Going to change everything’: Special Forces joins Army’s next-gen C2 prototype experiments—FORT CARSON, Colo. — It started by happenstance. Last summer, a senior Army special forces leader was on a routine visit to Fort Carson to see 10th Sp...
+ US soldiers learn to identify drones by sound—MILAN — US soldiers are learning to recognize different types of drones by their distinct, buzz-like noises to better identify them during patrols, dr...
+ Five companies win DoD’s Drone Dominance small drone ‘Lethality Prize Challenge’—WASHINGTON — As part of its Drone Dominance initiative, the Pentagon has named five winners of a lethality challenge, a title that could place them ah...
+ The new Indo-Pacific security architecture: From hub-and-spoke to allied security web—A new defense architecture is taking shape across the Indo-Pacific. It bears little resemblance to the Cold War geometry of bilateral treaties and con...
+ Multiyear buys for F-35, F-15EX? Sen. Budd hopeful airpower bills added to NDAA—WASHINGTON — The sponsor of a bipartisan, three-bill package that would greenlight multiyear procurement for the F-35 and F-15EX told Breaking Defense...
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Defense News

+ US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say—The Trump administration is planning to tell NATO allies this week that it will shrink the pool of military capabilities that the U.S. would have avai...
+ War in pieces: Air Force wants special ops plane that can be built on the fly—Air Force Special Operations Command is testing whether it can take its new Skyraider II apart, pack it inside a cargo jet and put it back together in...
+ MQ-25A Stingray cleared for deployment, says Cao—During the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing today, Acting Secretary of the Navy, Hung Cao, announced that the MQ-25A Stingray is now moving int...
+ More US troop withdrawals from Europe expected, NATO commander says—PARIS — Europe should “absolutely” expect additional United States troop withdrawals in the future as European NATO allies strengthen their capability...
+ Pentagon inks $500 million deal with Perennial Autonomy for counter-drone tech—The Pentagon awarded Perennial Autonomy, a California-based startup making headlines for its counter-drone technology, a $500 million contract to acce...
+ NATO jet shoots down Ukrainian drone over Estonia in escalation of airspace violations—VIENNA — A NATO air policing jet has shot down what authorities suspect was a Ukrainian drone flying over Estonia, a first after several similar airsp...
+ Sweden picks France’s FDI frigates in potential $4.2 billion deal—PARIS — Sweden has picked France’s Naval Group to supply four of its FDI frigates in a deal that could be worth more than 40 billion Swedish kroner, o...
+ Germany to deploy Patriot battery to Turkey, relieving US forces on NATO’s southeastern flank—VIENNA — Germany will deploy a Patriot air and missile defense battery to Turkey from late June through September 2026, the German Defense Ministry an...
+ Polish officials vent worries over scrapped US troop deployment—WARSAW, Poland — Polish government leaders are concerned over the Pentagon’s abrupt cancellation of a deployment of more than 4,000 soldiers to NATO’s...
+ ISIS leader killed in Africa as US commander raises force reduction concerns—United States forces have targeted ISIS strongholds across Africa’s Sahel in recent days, in operations coordinated with the Nigerian government. But ...
+ Ukraine declares its first homegrown guided aerial bomb combat-ready —KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian company has produced the country’s first guided aerial bombs capable of striking targets “dozens of kilometers” behind ene...
+ US Air Force looks to convert offshore oil rigs into rocket recovery platforms—The U.S. Air Force is looking to repurpose offshore oil rigs into landing platforms to recover rocket boosters launched by the U.S. Space Force and pr...
+ Former University of Michigan researcher accused of hiding Chinese military drone ties —Federal authorities say a Chinese national who worked as a research scholar at the University of Michigan lied about his work on drones in the People’...
+ US Army’s 7th Infantry Division, 1st MDTF to merge as Multi-Domain Command-Pacific—HONOLULU — The U.S. Army is continuing to tweak its formations to position the service for success in future fights, with the latest move the establis...
+ US Army to receive thousands of Barracuda-500M cruise missiles in Anduril deal—HONOLULU — Anduril is slated to deliver at least 3,000 surface-launched cruise missiles to the U.S. Army beginning in 2027, part of an effort to quick...
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Defense One

+ ‘Everybody is going underground’: CENTCOM head calls for new tech to hit buried targets—More money to counter drones and attack underground targets is necessary for future fights, the head of U.S. Central Command said on Thursday, as lawm...
+ Navy greenlights low-rate production of drone refueler —The Navy’s drone tanker, the MQ-25A Stingray, is cleared for low-rate initial production—just weeks after a production-ready model took it...
+ One year in, Army’s transformation efforts are under fire —A year after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Army to take on a long list of tasks—including jettisoning unwanted vehicles and aircraf...
+ A Ukrainian ground robot defended a position from Russian assault for six weeks—A single remote-controlled Ukrainian ground combat vehicle defended a “key intersection under constant adversary attack” for 45 days last ...
+ Why the Iran war is breaking the US‑European strategic alliance—Days after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began on Feb. 28, 2026, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez denied American forces the use of the ...
+ Army probes Apache transmission problem as service rushes to ditch older helicopters—A newly discovered problem with the Apache helicopter’s transmission is plaguing the Army’s fleet, just as funding woes have pushed the se...
+ AI-powered cyber effects are 'moving so fast, it’s scary': a former Pentagon CIO—AI models with advanced hacking capabilities like Anthropic’s Mythos should concern federal agencies that handle sensitive information, a t...
+ Advanced AI models bring government to ‘reflection point,’ CIA official says—Advanced AI models with unique hacking capabilities like Anthropic’s Mythos should bring federal agencies that handle some of the government&rsq...
+ Even as drones usher in an era of ‘cheap kill,’ Army leaders look to what’s next—WAIKIKI, Hawaii—Drones are everywhere U.S. Army Pacific forces go these days. Last week, the 25th Infantry Division used uncrewed vehicles, vess...
+ HASC leader threatens Pentagon with ‘pain’ over canceled Europe deployment—Lawmakers ripped into Army leaders on Friday, asking why the service this week canceled the imminent deployment of a brigade combat team to Poland. B...
+ Hegseth memo calls for sweeping, open-ended review of Pentagon's legal system—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who last year gutted a Congressionally-created panel that oversaw his department’s legal community, is standing ...
+ Trump says he and Xi talked US, Chinese cyberattacks, spying—President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed cyberattacks and espionage activities carried out by both nat...
+ Golden Dome defenders push back on $1.2T cost estimate—Golden Dome’s defenders are downplaying a new $1.2 trillion estimate for Donald Trump’s ambitious missile-defense plan, though they declin...
+ US infantry’s drone-warfare experiments are getting bigger—Flying and downing drones are becoming part of many U.S. soldiers’ jobs, so over the last few weeks in Lithuania, infantry units worked to add d...
+ ODNI assigns two to coordinate spy agencies on election security—Two leaders have been tapped by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to coordinate spy agencies efforts to track and thwart t...
+ Defense Business Brief: Tulsa’s space draw; Cadenazzi’s wish; Anduril’s $5B round—Quantum Space is building its first satellite, but the Maryland-based company is already planning its first large manufacturing facility in Tulsa. Why...
+ This company wants to make 1,000 satellites a year —Quantum Space is shooting for the Moon—manufacturally speaking—with plans to build a facility that can rapidly churn out satellites in Tul...
+ USAID’s abrupt shutdown increased violence in Africa, study shows—Last year’s abrupt termination of USAID caused roughly 10-percent increases in conflict events and combat deaths in Africa, according to peer-re...
+ Taiwan is a ‘model ally,’ not trade bait—Taiwan is everything Donald Trump says he wants in an ally. It is investing unprecedented sums in its own defense, including billions spent on America...
+ West Pointers can be trained to better evaluate, appreciate AI, study finds—Although Americans generally trust AI less than, say, Chinese people, they are often willing to accept a chatbot’s wrong answers. As Pentagon le...
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Military Times

+ Trump reveals new details of bunker-like ballroom with drone base—President Donald Trump on Tuesday revealed previously undisclosed details about his new bunker-like White House ballroom, saying it would have a drone...
+ US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say—The Trump administration is planning to tell NATO allies this week that it will shrink the pool of military capabilities that the U.S. would have avai...
+ Toilet issues on USS Gerald R. Ford are ‘highly exaggerated,’ says CNO—Navy officials told senators in Washington on Tuesday that reports about plumbing issues aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier were embellished ...
+ T-38 Talon flight operations halted fleetwide amid crash investigation—After a T-38 Talon training flight mishap last week caused two pilots to safely eject and the aircraft to crash, the U.S. Air Force is implementing a ...
+ Trump edges toward new strikes on Iran—The Trump administration is considering a military escalation to break the diplomatic impasse with Iran, despite having formally notified Congress tha...
+ War in pieces: Air Force wants special ops plane that can be built on the fly—Air Force Special Operations Command is testing whether it can take its new Skyraider II apart, pack it inside a cargo jet and put it back together in...
+ MQ-25A Stingray cleared for deployment, says Cao—During the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing today, Acting Secretary of the Navy, Hung Cao, announced that the MQ-25A Stingray is now moving int...
+ More US troop withdrawals from Europe expected, NATO commander says—PARIS — Europe should “absolutely” expect additional United States troop withdrawals in the future as European NATO allies strengthen their capability...
+ F/A-18 Super Hornet pilots practice touch-and-go landings — on Iwo Jima—For the past 10 days, naval aviators across six squadrons attached to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington and carried out the time-honored trad...
+ After 7 years, Space Force’s first paratrooper takes to the skies—A U.S. Space Force guardian became the service’s first paratrooper after completing a joint airborne operation late last month.Lt. Col. Mark Natale, c...
+ Polish officials vent worries over scrapped US troop deployment—WARSAW, Poland — Polish government leaders are concerned over the Pentagon’s abrupt cancellation of a deployment of more than 4,000 soldiers to NATO’s...
+ Hegseth campaigns for congressional race, breaking with Pentagon neutrality—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday campaigned for a Republican congressional challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump in an extremely unusu...
+ Hegseth mulls benefits fix for veterans exposed to radiation at A-bomb test site—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week said he would conduct a review on supporting a bill that would give veterans — predominantly from the U.S. Ai...
+ ISIS leader killed in Africa as US commander raises force reduction concerns—United States forces have targeted ISIS strongholds across Africa’s Sahel in recent days, in operations coordinated with the Nigerian government. But ...
+ US Navy commissions final littoral combat ship after years of issues —The U.S. Navy welcomed its last littoral combat ship to active service Saturday, marking an end of a program beset by mechanical issues, ballooning co...
+ The F4F Wildcat: The little fighter that could—There is no dearth of historic aircraft that helped to change the course of World War II — the B-17 Flying Fortress, the Vought F4U Corsair and the P-...
+ Air, Space forces revamp religious accommodations to align with Pentagon guidance—The Department of the Air Force updated its religious accommodation request process in an effort to align with the Pentagon’s recent policy change to ...
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MT Congress Pentagon

+ Trump reveals new details of bunker-like ballroom with drone base—President Donald Trump on Tuesday revealed previously undisclosed details about his new bunker-like White House ballroom, saying it would have a drone...
+ US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say—The Trump administration is planning to tell NATO allies this week that it will shrink the pool of military capabilities that the U.S. would have avai...
+ Trump edges toward new strikes on Iran—The Trump administration is considering a military escalation to break the diplomatic impasse with Iran, despite having formally notified Congress tha...
+ Polish officials vent worries over scrapped US troop deployment—WARSAW, Poland — Polish government leaders are concerned over the Pentagon’s abrupt cancellation of a deployment of more than 4,000 soldiers to NATO’s...
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Breitbart

+ FNC's Keane: 'We're Six Weeks In' to 'Two-Week Deadline' for Iran Deal, Seems Like There's Just Delay—On Tuesdays broadcast of the Fox News Channels Hannity, Fox News Senior Strategic Analyst Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.) said that with Iran, Were six weeks i...
+ Sen. Tommy Tuberville Secures Republican Nomination for Alabama Governor—Sen. Tommy Tuberville secured the Republican nomination for Alabama governor on Tuesday night, defeating two challengers. The post Sen. Tommy Tubervil...
+ Rep. Mike Collins Advances to Georgia GOP Senate Runoff as Dooley, Carter Battle for Second Spot—Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) will advance to a runoff in June after securing his spot in the Republican U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday night. The post Rep...
+ Report: Old Posts Show Dem Sen. Candidate Graham Platner Admitting to Masturbating in Porta Potties—Unearthed social media posts reportedly show Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner admitting to masturbating every time he defecates in a por...
+ Report: Old Posts Show Dem Sen. Candidate Admitting to Masturbating in Porta Potty—Unearthed social media posts reportedly show Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner admitting to masturbating every time he defecates in a por...
+ Warnock: If Dems Control Senate, We Should Get Rid of 'Arcane' Filibuster So People Can 'Be Heard'—On Tuesdays broadcast of MS NOWs The Weeknight, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) argued that if Democrats take control of the Senate, they should get rid o...
+ NCAA Moves to Add a Flag Football Championship—A key NCAA committee has endorsed making flag football an official championship sport. If the measure passes the next voting hurdle, the first nationa...
+ Burt Jones, Rick Jackson Advance to GOP Runoff in Georgia Governor’s Race—Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R) and billionaire Rick Jackson will compete in a runoff in June to become the Republican candidate for governor in the P...
+ NAACP Urges Boycotts of College Athletic Programs in States with Alleged Voter Suppression—The NAACP has called on black athletes and fans to boycott public college athletic programs in states they allege violated voting rights. The post NA...
+ Trump-Backed Ed Gallrein Defeats Thomas Massie in Kentucky District 4 U.S. House Race—Captain Ed Gallrein, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, defeated Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in the election for Kentucky's 4th Congressional D...
+ Watch Live: Donald and Melania Trump Speak at Congressional Picnic—President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump deliver remarks at the annual Congressional Picnic on Tuesday, May 19. The post Watch Live: Donald...
+ Sen. Cassidy Turns on Trump, Reverses Vote on Iran Resolution After Losing Primary—Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) was among the four Republican Senators who voted in favor of moving forward with a resolution that would direct President Don...
+ Rep. Eli Crane Says Citizens Can Get H-1B Curbs from Congress—Citizens can win curbs on the H-1B visa worker program if they swamp legislators with visits, calls, and statements, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) told Breitb...
+ *** Election Night Livewire *** Kentucky Decides Thomas Massie's Fate As Voters in Six States Head to Polls—President Donald Trump spared little expense and political capital in targeting Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in the contentious marquee race of an Electi...
+ Why China's Back-to-Back Trump and Putin Visits Should Worry Iran—Chinese dictator Xi Jinping received his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Tuesday, less than a week after hosting President Donald Tru...
+ GOP Rep. Gimenez: Massie Might as Well Be a Dem, He Didn't Vote with Us—Tuesday on CNN's "The Lead," Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) said Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) might as well be a Democrat because "a lot of times you saw Tho...
+ Flake: Trump's Paxton Endorsement Puts Texas in 'Jeopardy' for GOP—Tuesday on CNN's "News Central," political commentator Jeff Flake claimed President Donald Trump's endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in...
+ Stephen Colbert Reveals He Planned to Ring In a Hillary Victory with 'I'm With Her' Message Painted on Men's Butts—Stephen Colbert kicked off his final week of The Late Show with a "Worst Of" episode, showing off the jokes, ideas, and skits that never made it to ai...
+ ICE: Illegal Alien Arrested for Setting Fire to 10 Cars in Long Island, New York—Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have arrested an illegal alien accused of setting fire to several cars in Freeport, New York, a subur...
+ Iranian TV Host Shoots at UAE Flag in Unhinged State Propaganda—An Iranian state television presenter used a rifle to fire shots at a flag of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a segment on weapons training, in ...
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Common Dreams

+ G7 Finance Ministers Let Big Oil Off the Hook Again—On Monday and Tuesday, Paris hosted the G7 Finance Ministers’ meeting, bringing together finance ministers and central bank governors from some of the...
+ Outlandish Merger of Giant Power Companies NextEra and Dominion is ‘Contrary to Public Interest’—Massive Florida-based power company NextEra Energy announced today its plan to acquire Virginia’s Dominion Energy, citing the growth of A.I. data cent...
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Liberation News

+ Organize, resist, advance: Reflections from the Pan Africanism Summit Against Imperialism in Nairobi, Kenya—Progressive movements across Africa and the world convened for the Pan Africanism Summit Against Imperialism (PASAI) in Nairobi, Kenya in May. [Catego...
+ If Trump really wanted to lower gas prices, he would end the war—On the surface, it might look like Trump and other politicians are concerned about the very real impact of skyrocketing gas prices on working families...
+ On the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, we commit to intensifying the struggle to end U.S. aid to Israel—Today is Nakba Day, marking the anniversary of the genocide and ethnic cleansing that established the Israeli state. From 1948 to today, generation af...
+ Imperialist-backed forces are biggest threat to Mali’s peace and stability—On April 25, a coordinated wave of terrorist attacks were launched across multiple localities in Mali, including the capital, Bamako. The garrison tow...
+ How a high court ruling guts Black voting districts—Voting rights were hard won by a mass movement in the streets. Today, mass action is needed to defend these rights. [Category: Features, U.S. Politics...
+ Georgians ravaged by fire while FEMA refuses aid and county plans data center—n Brantley County, a largely rural area in southeastern Georgia made up of small towns, farmland, and dense pine forests, wildfires that began in mid-...
+ Purdue Pharma settlement is an insult to human life—As of May 1, 2026, the Purdue Pharma settlement took effect, dissolving the company to create a new public-interest entity, Knoa Pharma, which is supp...
+ Spirit’s collapse leaves 17,000 out of work, it’s time to put air travel under worker control!—It is a sign of the popularity, and logic, of socialist politics that so many workers are looking toward nationalization and public management as a so...
+ Working people can defeat Trump!—Millions of people across the country are marking International Workers Day in the true tradition of the holiday that was born right here in the Unite...
+ Unite to beat back Trump’s racist attack on Haitians and all TPS holders!—We demand permanent legal status for Haitian immigrants! [Category: Features, Immigration]
+ The nationwide fight against AI data centers is a struggle for who controls the future—Tech CEOs and corporations have been on a rampage in the U.S. trying to railroad data centers into every plot of land and community they can get their...
+ Only socialism can save Minnesota’s Boundary Waters —On April 16 the U.S. senate voted to overturn a 2023 ban on mining in 225,000 acres of protected federal land near the boundary waters of Minnesota, a...
+ Climate catastrophe isn’t inevitable, we can win a socialist future!—As workers, we collectively understand the challenges we face best because we are the class that makes society run. And in turn, we can collectively f...
+ Exposing five lies about Lebanon’s resistance—The U.S. Israel seek to turn Lebanon into a vassal state. But the Lebanese people are determined to keep their independence and dignity. [Category: ...
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NPR

+ Bolivia's capital under siege as protests deepen crisis for President Paz—Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six mo...
+ WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak—The World Health Organization top official has expressed concern over the rapid spread of a rare type of Ebola in Congo. Authorities have reported at ...
+ Xi and Putin meet to reaffirm China-Russia ties days after Trump's visit—Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday in a meeting meant to reaffirm ties and that takes place o...
+ In Georgia, two GOP Trump backers vie to face former Atlanta mayor for governor—Georgia is a swing state where both Democrats and Republicans are deciding the direction their parties will take in the fall in races for the senate a...
+ In Georgia, Republican primary for governor goes to a runoff between Trump backers—Georgia is a swing state where both Democrats and Republicans are deciding the direction their parties will take in the fall in races for the senate a...
+ U.S. government to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS settlement—As part of the settlement agreement, the U.S. is "forever barred and precluded" from examining or prosecuting President Trump, his sons and the Trump ...
+ Endorsed by Trump, Ed Gallrein defeats Rep. Thomas Massie in GOP House primary—In a major victory for President Trump, his hand-picked challenger, Ed Gallrein, beat out U.S. House Rep. Thomas Massie in a Kentucky House GOP primar...
+ 'Taiwan Travelogue' wins the 2026 International Booker Prize—Taiwan Travelogue author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, left, and translator Lin King are the first Taiwanese and Taiwanese-American winners of the International Boo...
+ Trump endorses Ken Paxton over incumbent John Cornyn in Texas Senate primary runoff—President Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas GOP runoff for U.S. Senate, one week befor...
+ Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets—While dozens of states have taken legal action against the controversial industry, Minnesota is the first state to pass a law making it a felony for c...
+ States sue over new student loan limits on certain nursing and healthcare degrees—New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees ...
+ Can't keep a habit? This comic shares a proven formula to make it stick—In this illustrated guide, behavioral scientist BJ Fogg breaks down his Tiny Habits framework to help you rethink your approach to starting (or restar...
+ A study investigates: Did the abrupt end of USAID have an impact on violence?—That's the provocative question that researchers dug into after the U.S. shut down its premier aid agency.(Image credit: Andrew Kasuku/AP)
+ Israel's trying to expel a whole Palestinian district in East Jerusalem, activists say—Israeli authorities are issuing Palestinians demolition orders in East Jerusalem at an accelerated rate since Israel launched war with Iran, human rig...
+ To revive an extinct bird, you first need an artificial egg—Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company trying to bring extinct species back to life, reports creating artificial eggs that would be necessary to revive...
+ California mosque shooting leaves 5 dead. And, judge dismisses Trump's IRS lawsuit—San Diego authorities are investigating a deadly shooting at a mosque as a hate crime. And, Trump dropped his lawsuit against the IRS, paving the way ...
+ Some plants have a genetic superpower that may help them survive a cataclysm—Get ready for a biology lesson. Certain plants have extra sets of chromosomes. And it turns out, it's a useful trait for a species facing a dramatic e...
+ The missing men of the American marriage market—A new study suggests the growing educational and economic divide between men and women is reshaping marriage and family life in America — leaving many...
+ In conservative Utah, some communities are ditching fossil fuel power for clean energy—In conservative Utah, a coalition of cities and towns shows other communities how to bring new renewable energy to the electric grid in a unique way.(...
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The Anarchist Library

+ Walker C. Smith - Sabotage—Author: Walker C. SmithTitle: SabotageSubtitle: Its History, Philosophy & FunctionDate: 1913Notes: 1917 edition; originally published in 1913. Tra...
+ Václav Havel - The Power of the Powerless—Author: Václav HavelTitle: The Power of the PowerlessDate: October 1978Source: Retrieved on 2012-01-07 via the Internet Archive at <vaclavhavel.cz/...
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William Bowles

+ Hezbollah Flattens Israeli Bases With FPV Drone Swarms | The Target with Robert Inlakesh—Monday, 18 May 2026 MintPress News BREAKING: Hezbollahs FPV Drone Revolution Exposes Israeli Military Vulnerability In this episode of The Target, Ro...
+ Iran SMASHES Trump’s Threat, Drones ERUPT Over Gulf as World War 3 Escalates | KJ Noh—Monday, 18 May 2026 Chronicles of Haiphong We talk the latest developments in the US war on Iran as Trump and Israel rush to prepare renewed strikes....
+ Strategic Stability or Strategic Pause: The Trump–Xi Summit and the Fracturing of the American Century—Washington arrived in Beijing carrying sanctions, aircraft carriers, and the exhausted myths of neoliberal supremacy, while Silicon Valley and Wall St...
+ Iran SEIZES Ship, Trmp STUNNED as China Summit BACKFIRES | Greg Stoker & Elina Xenophontos—We talk the latest in geopolitics as Iran consolidates control of Strait of Hormuz and Israel threatens renewed war with Iran as soon as Trump touches...
+ Italy jails Palestinian over videos on his phone—On 14 April, a court in Campobasso, southern Italy, sentenced Ahmad Salem, a Palestinian asylum seeker, to four years in prison. The decision follo...
+ NHS: Wes Streeting’s final Bill—On Wednesday, it was named the NHS Modernisation Bill; a day later it was published as the Health Bill, with this funny line in Hansard: “Secretary We...
+ Direct Action, Terrorist Consequences—Four Palestine Action activists convicted in a retrial over a protest at a UK site owned by Israel's largest weapons manufacturer could be sentenced a...
+ The Future – Socialism – Is Possible and Necessary: The Twentieth Newsletter (2026)—The widespread misery imposed by capitalism demands that we organise hope through collective struggle; only then can we build a future where human dig...
+ Urgent – can you do this today?—The government announced new legislation in yesterday's King’s Speech to create a single patient record (SPR) for each NHS patient, and reporting from...
+ PLO Lumumba: Macron Is Raiding Africa Again | France, Kenya & The New Scramble—In this powerful episode of PLO Lumumba Explain, Prof. PLO Lumumba breaks down Emmanuel Macron’s renewed push into Africa, especially through Kenya, A...
+ Iran LOCKED & LOADED on US Navy, Trump UTTERLY HUMILIATED by China | Ben Norton—Thursday, 14 May 2026 Chronicles of Haiphong its a late show because we are reporting on the Trump-Xi summit as it happens, as well as the latest geo...
+ Françafrique 2.0: Macron, Multipolarity, and the Quiet Reassembly of Empire—A French president’s interruption at a Nairobi summit exposed more than diplomatic arrogance; it revealed the lingering psychology of empire dressed i...
+ Black Agenda Report May 13, 2026—Wednesday, 13 May 2026 Black Agenda Report France Out of Africa! PASAI Shows the Way Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist An...
+ The Emperor has no clothes and no cards—SHANGHAI – China’s powerhouse moves on like a speed-breaking EV. The atmosphere is electric. At a business dinner in a landmark Cantonese restaurant, ...
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Workers World

+ May 13 MOVE bombing commemoration—In an annual ceremony of remembrance, activists and family members gathered at 63rd Street and Osage Avenue in Philadelphia on May 13 to retell the st...
+ Trump’s humiliating visit and China’s warning—The grand visit of U.S. President Donald Trump with a powerhouse entourage of a dozen top CEOs and billionaires confirmed China’s President Xi Jinping...
+ U.S. hands off Cuba!—U.S. imperialism is carrying out a siege of Cuba, applying collective punishment to its people by starving them and threatening a military assault. Th...
+ LIRR strike halts largest commuter railroad in the U.S.—Bulletin May 19: Strong picket lines and solidarity among LIRR workers enabled their unions to push the MTA for the best contract possible after three...
+ Canadian Labour Congress ends relations with Zionist Histadrut—Delegates to the convention of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) overwhelmingly voted to sever all ties with the Histadrut on May 14, ending a decade...
+ On Nakba Day, a call in Boston to ‘Boycott the U.S.!’—Will Hodgkinson gave the following remarks on behalf of Workers World Party in front of the Zionist consulate in Boston’s City Hall Plaza as part of t...
+ Philadelphia: The Nakba never ended!—Nakba Day (May 15) was observed in Philadelphia with banner drops and displays around the city and an early evening rally and march through Center Cit...
+ Malcolm X, Ho Chi Minh ¡presente!—The edited statement first appeared May 18, 2017, on workers.org. We celebrate on May 19 the birthdays of two world-bending revolutionaries: Ho Chi M...
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+ House Lawmaker Introduces Legislation To Expose CCP Exploitation Of Sister City Agreements—House Lawmaker Introduces Legislation To Expose CCP Exploitation Of Sister City Agreements Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (em...
+ Demographic Winter Pushes South Korea To Field War Robots As Troop Pool Shrinks—Demographic Winter Pushes South Korea To Field War Robots As Troop Pool Shrinks South Korea's population decline and shrinking pool of mi...
+ "Digital Enslavement" Is A Subtle Weapon Of Social Subordination And Global Control—"Digital Enslavement" Is A Subtle Weapon Of Social Subordination And Global Control Authored by Peter Koenig via Global Research, In a ...
+ D.C. Feds Launch "Summer Surge" To Crack Down On Youth Crime —D.C. Feds Launch "Summer Surge" To Crack Down On Youth Crime U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and federal law enforcement officials held a pr...
+ Cuban Leader Warns Of Potential 'Bloodbath' If US Takes Military Action—Cuban Leader Warns Of Potential 'Bloodbath' If US Takes Military Action Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), C...
+ Iran Teaching Civilians How To Shoot: Public Tutorials On State TV & In Marketplaces—Iran Teaching Civilians How To Shoot: Public Tutorials On State TV & In Marketplaces Amid stalled peace talks and ongoing tit-for-tat...
+ Why College Grads Hate AI—Why College Grads Hate AI Authored by Adam Sharp via DailyReckoning.com, I saw a fascinating clip on Twitter/X recently. At the graduat...
+ Multiple States Begin Ejecting Illegal Immigrants From Subsidized Healthcare—Multiple States Begin Ejecting Illegal Immigrants From Subsidized Healthcare The political left often betrays their true agenda in the le...
+ Sanctuary Jurisdictions Must Comply Or Face More ICE Boots On The Ground: Homan—Sanctuary Jurisdictions Must Comply Or Face More ICE Boots On The Ground: Homan Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (empha...
+ IRGC Says It Foiled US Arms Shipments To 'Terror Groups' Near Border With Iraqi Kurdistan—IRGC Says It Foiled US Arms Shipments To 'Terror Groups' Near Border With Iraqi Kurdistan Via The Cradle Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Gu...
+ "A Breakthrough": White House Says Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Announcement Is Imminent—"A Breakthrough": White House Says Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Announcement Is Imminent Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com...
+ "Need Solidarity , Not Stigma": African Officials Say US Ebola-Related Restrictions Unnecessary—"Need Solidarity , Not Stigma": African Officials Say US Ebola-Related Restrictions Unnecessary The U.S. government on May 18 said it wil...
+ Americans Who Can Are Dropping Medical Insurance—Americans Who Can Are Dropping Medical Insurance Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Have you observed what is happening wit...
+ Korean Bubble Mania: Retail Investors Max Out On Margin Debt, Choose To "Risk Complete Collapse" Than Miss Stock Rally—Korean Bubble Mania: Retail Investors Max Out On Margin Debt, Choose To "Risk Complete Collapse" Than Miss Stock Rally For many years, Ko...
+ Mamdani Touts First City-Owned Grocery Store—Mamdani Touts First City-Owned Grocery Store Authored by Chris Wade via The Center Square, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday ...
+ Indian Airlines Beg Refiners To Delay Jet Fuel Hikes—Indian Airlines Beg Refiners To Delay Jet Fuel Hikes Earlier we reported that after issuing a code red about a month ago, with several ai...
+ Trump Announces Expansion Of TrumpRx With 600 New Generic Drugs—Trump Announces Expansion Of TrumpRx With 600 New Generic Drugs Via American Greatness, President Donald Trump announced Monday that the...
+ Chaos Erupts In Bolivia As Socialists Unleash General Strikes And Riots —Chaos Erupts In Bolivia As Socialists Unleash General Strikes And Riots Socialists in Bolivia, mobilized through the national labor unio...
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Shipping News

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+ HMS Dragon Transits Suez Canal Ahead of Potential Hormuz Security Mission—Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon has transited the Suez Canal and entered the Middle East ahead of a potential multinational mission aimed at reopening...
+ Navy Commissions Final Littoral Combat Ship as Controversial Program Comes to an End—The U.S. Navy has commissioned USS Cleveland (LCS 31), officially closing out the Littoral Combat Ship program after more than two decades marked by c...
+ U.S. Alleges Chinese Shipping Container Giants Rigged Global Supply During COVID Crisis—The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted four of the world’s largest shipping container manufacturers and seven senior executives in what prosecuto...
+ U.S. Extends Russian Oil Waiver Through June as Oil Markets Tighten—The U.S. Treasury Department has extended its temporary sanctions wind-down authorization for Russian oil cargoes already at sea, issuing a new genera...
+ NATO Weighing Hormuz Mission If Strait Crisis Drags Into Summer—NATO is discussing the possibility of helping ships pass through the blocked Strait of Hormuz if the waterway isn’t reopened by early July, according ...
+ U.S. Probes Claims Chinese Firms Restricted Container Production Before COVID, CBS Says—Federal investigators are probing whether Chinese container manufacturing giants deliberately throttled global shipping container production just befo...
+ Trump Says Iran Strike Called Off After Gulf Allies Appealed—(Bloomberg) US President Donald Trump said he held off on a new bombardment of Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Saudi Arabia and other Pers...
+ Not All Bunkers Are Created Equal, And Neither Are the Additives—Why the chemical gap between distillate and residual fuels matters more than most operators realize, why a single fuel additive product can’t bridge i...
+ Georgia Ports Container Volumes Slip as Savannah Expansion Push Continues—Georgia Ports Authority reported a 2.5% decline in container volumes through April as softer market conditions and last year’s tariff-driven front-loa...
+ U.S. Targets 19 Tankers, Shadow Banks in Major New Iran Sanctions Crackdown—The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled one of its broadest sanctions actions yet under its “Economic Fury” campaign, targeting more than 50 comp...
+ US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iranian Exchange House, Shadow Fleet Vessels—The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and what it said were front companies overseeing t...
+ Hedge Fund Beats Peers With Bets on Oil Tankers While Cutting AI—A Hong Kong hedge fund that outperformed peers says shipping stocks are a better trade than artificial intelligence, given the risks of tech companies...
+ U.S. Coast Guard’s Newest Icebreaker Returns From Arctic Patrol as U.S. Expands Polar Fleet—The U.S. Coast Guard’s newest polar icebreaker has returned to Seattle after a 36-day deployment to the Bering Sea, marking an early operational test ...
+ Massive Atlantic ‘Cocaine Highway’ Busted in European Maritime Drug Operation—European law enforcement agencies say they have disrupted a major transatlantic narcotics corridor known as the “Cocaine Highway,” seizing 11 tonnes o...
+ The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Is Cracking the Petrodollar System—The U.S. dollar-dominated global oil trading system is being tested by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as governments in major c...
+ The Great Battleship Debate: gCaptain’s Konrad Takes On AEI’s Zack Cooper—The U.S. Navy has not commissioned a battleship since 1944. Donald Trump now wants as many as 25. The first, USS Defiant, will displace more than 35,0...
+ Iran Launches Bitcoin-Based Insurance Scheme for Ships Crossing Hormuz—Iran has started a Bitcoin-backed insurance service for Iranian shipping companies that want to transit the Strait of Hormuz, the semi-official Fars n...
+ Treasury Extends Russian Oil Sanctions Relief as Hormuz Crisis Tightens Global Supplies—U.S. Treasury SecretaryScott Bessentannounced Monday that the Treasury Department is issuing a temporary 30-day general license allowing “the most vul...
+ Iran Launches Official ‘Persian Gulf Strait Authority’ Account, Declares Unauthorized Hormuz Transit ‘Illegal’—The Iranian-backed Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) has officially launched a public presence on X, marking the clearest effort yet by Tehran to f...
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Shipping News - Oil Energy

+ Oman: Ras Markaz draws global interest for strategic crude oil storage—As global energy markets seek safer and more diversified storage and export routes, Oman is emerging as a strategic hub, with several Gulf and other c...
+ CHINA DATA: April crude throughput hits 44-month low of 13.35 mil b/d—Chinas crude throughput dropped by 5.8% year over year to a 44-month low of 13.35 million b/d (54.65 million mt) in April, data from the National Bure...
+ EU continues to monitor oil market situation and prepares coordinated response to address the jet fuel supply situation—Yesterday’s Oil Coordination Group meeting gathered experts from the European Commission, EU countries, the International Energy Agency (IEA), NATO,  ...
+ Platts to amend Platts European Sour Crude Index from July 1—Platts, part of SP Global Energy, will amend the basket of crudes comprising the Platts European Sour Crude Index (ESCI) to reflect a delivered Europe...
+ Korea and Japan deepen energy ties, expand LNG swaps and crude oil coordination—President Lee Jae-myung said on the 19th that, in response to energy supply instability stemming from the prolonged Middle East war, Korea and Japan a...
+ Speculators cut net-long positions in Brent—Money managers and hedge funds have reduced their net-long bets on ICE Brent futures in the week to 12 May. Speculators sold over 28,000 lots as of la...
+ The Commodities Feed: Supply worries remain as US extends Russian oil waiver—Energy Continued whipsaw movements driving oil market The oil market continues to trade in wide ranges, and it remains extremely sensitive to Iran-re...
+ Oil price predicted to remain above $100 for rest of year—Global oil prices are predicted to remain in the low $100s for much of this year even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens as early as next month, investme...
+ Southeast Asia looks beyond oil and gas—The war in Iran could accelerate Southeast Asias plans to tap nuclear energy as it seeks to wean itself off its dependence on Middle Eastern oil and g...
+ Nigeria’s oil and gas independents come of age—Nigeria’s independent oil and gas producers are helping to reinvigorate the country’s upstream sector and boost production after years of decline. The...
+ The role of coal in power systems is evolving—This report assesses the potential applications, limitations and relevance of transition credits in Southeast Asia. Coal is the largest source of powe...
+ European Gas Prices Retreat—European natural gas futures fell to €59.4 per MWh, retreating from a near six-week high amid renewed hopes for a US–Iran agreement that could reopen ...
+ Oil prices hover around $110 as U.S.-Iran tensions simmer after UAE drone strike—Oil prices rose on Monday as tensions between the U.S. and Iran remained high following a drone strike which targeted a nuclear power plant in the Uni...
+ ADNOC to increase crude storage in India to 30m barrels—The UAEs energy major ADNOC has announced two strategic collaboration agreements with Indian partners, reinforcing the strong and expanding UAE‑India ...
+ Oil prices climb as Donald Trump signals tougher action on Iran—Oil prices climbed on Monday and European markets opened lower as US President Donald Trump sent a new warning to Iran via social media. International...
+ India’s Strategic Petroleum Reserves to get boost from ADNOC—Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. said it aims to boost its crude holdings in Indias Strategic Petroleum Reserves to up to 30 million barrels, under a deal a...
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Shipping News - Ship Building

+ Russian LNG cargo reaches China after nearly six months at sea—A gas carrier completed delivery of a liquefied natural gas cargo from Russia to China on Tuesday after spending almost half a year at sea, according ...
+ China’s refined oil exports drop 38% in April amid fuel restrictions—China’s refined oil product exports fell 38% in April compared to the same month last year, reaching 3.12 million metric tons, according to customs da...
+ Iraq targets 500,000 bpd oil export via Turkey—Iraq has moved to ramp up crude exports via Turkey and address long-standing production disputes with the Kurdistan Region. Speaking during a press co...
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Shipping news - World Economy

+ Japan Industrial Output Falls Slightly Less than Initially Thought—Japan’s industrial production dropped 0.4% mom in March 2026, compared with the flash figure of a 0.5% decline. It was the second straight month of co...
+ UK Payroll Employment Falls to Near 6-Year Low—The number of payrolled employees in the UK declined by 100 thousand, or 0.3% to 30.2 million in April 2026, following a revised 28 thousand fall in M...
+ UK Productivity Rebounds in Q1—Labor productivity in the United Kingdom, measured by output per hour worked, rose by 0.9% quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of 2026, accor...
+ Europe’s poverty divide: Which cities and regions are most and least at risk?—The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Europe varies not only across countries but also across capital cities and regions. Euro...
+ Dreadful UK jobs report questions need for rate hikes—Ouch! Taken at face value, the latest UK jobs report is bad pretty much wherever you look. Admittedly, some of it looks more like noise than signal. T...
+ Bessent urges allies to help dismantle Iran’s financial networks—U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday urged allies to more aggressively disrupt Irans financing operations and announced plans to remove ou...
+ China’s 15th Five-Year Plan means win-win opportunities for EU firms—In the first quarter, China recorded better-than-expected GDP growth of 5 percent. This strong performance sends a clear and positive message to the w...
+ US Pending Home Sales Rise for Third Straight Month—US pending home sales increased 1.4% month-over-month in April 2026, following an upwardly revised 1.7% gain in March and surpassing market expectatio...
+ Japan’s stronger-than-expected GDP supports June BoJ rate hike—GDP growth beat the market consensus in first quarter The Japanese economy grew by 0.5% quarter-on-quarter, seasonally-adjusted, in the first quarter ...
+ China’s April slowdown highlights dilemma between growth and inflation—Retail sales slumped to lowest level since 2022 China’s retail sales slowed to just 0.2% year-on-year in April, down from 1.7%, coming in much worse t...
+ Morgan Stanley: tariff passthrough easing, oil impact on core inflation contained—Morgan Stanley expects the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates through the rest of 2026 before beginning a gradual easing cycle in 2027, with the b...
+ Xi Jinping vows to ‘open door wider’ to US firms during Trump visit—Chinese President Xi Jinping used US President Donald Trumps visit to Beijing to reassure American business leaders that China remains committed to fu...
+ China New Home Prices Fall the Most in 11 Months—China’s new home prices across 70 cities shrank 3.5% yoy in April 2026, following a 3.4% decline in the previous month. It marked the 34th consecutive...
+ China: Domestic demand improves, exports performing well—Chinas economy got off to a strong start in the first quarter with major economic indicators for January-February exceeding expectations, and the econ...
+ China Jobless Rate Eases to 3-Month Low—China’s surveyed urban unemployment rate edged down to 5.2% in April 2026 from a more than one-year high of 5.4% in the previous month, coming in belo...
+ US Homebuilder Sentiment Beats Forecasts—The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index in the US, which measures builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes, rose to 37 i...
+ Greece’s budget surplus of €5bn blows past forecasts in first quarter of 2026—Greeces primary budget surplus reached €5.175bn in the first three months of 2026 — more than double the €2.298bn target — though the ministry said on...
+ China April factory output, retail sales miss forecasts amid weak domestic demand—China’s factory output growth slowed sharply in April while retail sales barely rose, highlighting fragile domestic demand and a prolonged property do...
+ FX Talking: Weatherproof markets—As is the case for equities, FX markets have been trying to ignore the ill winds blowing from the Gulf and trade with a glass-half-full mindset. This ...
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Shipping News IMF OECD

+ IMF says Bank of England should be ready to cut rates if needed—The International Monetary Fund upgraded the U.K.’s growth forecast for 2026 to 1% from 0.8% on Monday, while advising the Bank of England to maintain...
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Shipping News Marine Insurance

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