Large-scale Ukrainian drone attack kills three in Moscow region, says Russia
Ukraine's president says the strikes are a "justified" response to deadly Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.
Drone strike sparks fire on perimeter of UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant
Authorities say radiation levels remain normal, operations not affected.
Son of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas elected to top Fatah body
Businessman Yasser Abbas, 64, secured a place on the central committee despite spending most of his time in Canada.
Transcript: Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 17, 2026 – CBS News
- Transcript: Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 17, 2026 CBS News
- Face the Nation: Fitzpatrick, Suozzi and Gates Yahoo
- US may need wartime footing to counter China: Former Defence Secy lokmattimes.com
- Former CIA Chief: China Leans Toward Gradual ‘Hong Kong-Style’ Taiwan Takeover Sri Lanka Guardian
- Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on U.S.-China summit and Iran war kyma.com
Man drives car into pedestrians in Italy, injuring eight
Eight people were injured, four seriously, before passers-by gave chase and stopped the man.
Met police officers accused of sleeping while on duty protecting royal family
Unspecified number of officers from royalty and specialist protection team being investigated, force confirms
Police officers accused of being asleep when they were supposed to be protecting the royal family at Windsor Castle have been placed under investigation.
An unspecified number of officers from the Metropolitan police’s royalty and specialist protection team are being investigated after concerns were raised, the force confirmed. The Sun, which first reported the story, said up to 30 officers were involved.
Continue reading...As coalition collapses around him, Netanyahu revives Haredi draft exemption bill – The Times of Israel
- As coalition collapses around him, Netanyahu revives Haredi draft exemption bill The Times of Israel
- Is Binyamin Netanyahu facing his last stand? The Economist
- Israel's government is expected to collapse over ultra-Orthodox military draft NPR
- Ultra-Orthodox conscription dispute pushes Israeli government to brink Al Jazeera
- 'Netanyahu Betrayed Us': Israeli ultra-Orthodox Parties Want to Be Kingmakers Again Haaretz
How will Izz al-Din al-Haddad assassination impact Hamas’s Gaza operations? – Al Jazeera
- How will Izz al-Din al-Haddad assassination impact Hamas’s Gaza operations? Al Jazeera
- Israel Kills Hamas’s ‘Ghost’ After Years of Failed Attempts WSJ
- Hamas commander who helped plan Oct. 7 attacks has been killed, Israel says CBS News
- Hamas's Gaza military chief broke his own rules, allowing IDF to find and kill him The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas’s Top Leader in Gaza Is Killed in Israeli Strike The New York Times
How will Izz al-Din al-Haddad assassination impact Hamas’s Gaza operations?
Israel's killing of Hamas's top commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad tests the Gaza ceasefire as the group pledges to adapt.
New wave of Israeli strikes pound Lebanon despite ceasefire
New wave of Israeli strikes pound Lebanon despite ceasefire
Shutdown of US’s largest commuter rail system enters second day amid strike
Disruption of Long Island Rail Road continues into second day after workers went on strike as Monday rush hour looms
The shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, continued into a second day on Sunday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades a day earlier.
The railroad, which serves New York City and its eastern suburbs, ceased operations just after midnight Friday after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job.
Continue reading...Train driver charged after crash in Bangkok kills 8 – NBC News
- Train driver charged after crash in Bangkok kills 8 NBC News
- Train Crashes Into Bangkok Traffic, Killing at Least 8 The New York Times
- Driver of crashed train tested positive for drugs, Thai police say BBC
- At least eight dead, 25 injured in train collision that sparks bus fire in Thailand Reuters
- Train driver charged with negligence after deadly crossing crash Thai PBS World
Pope Leo launches AI commission – politico.eu
- Pope Leo launches AI commission politico.eu
- 'Algorithmization' of life and preserving human dignity Vatican News
- Pope Leo XIV: AI communication must preserve ‘human voices and faces’ EWTN News
- Pope Leo sets Catholics on collision course with AI Axios
- Pope creates artificial intelligence study group as Vatican prepares to release his first encyclical AP News
Russia is starting to lose ground in Ukraine – The Economist
- Russia is starting to lose ground in Ukraine The Economist
- Putin’s Forces Are Barely Inching Along on the Battlefield The New York Times
- Russia’s Failed 2026 Spring Offensive Cost It Nearly 100,000 Troops as Ukraine Retakes Ground UNITED24 Media
- Paranoid Putin’s war is unravelling The Telegraph
- Russia’s winning streak in Ukraine is over CNN
Pro-Palestine protest held at oldest colonial building in South Africa
To commemorate the Nakba, protesters in Cape Town staged a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians.
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo an international emergency
The agency added that the outbreak, with around 246 cases and 80 deaths, does not meet the criteria of pandemic emergency.
ICC denies new arrest warrants for Israeli officials – The Jerusalem Post
- ICC denies new arrest warrants for Israeli officials The Jerusalem Post
- ICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli Officials Haaretz
- ICC denies report it issued 5 new arrest warrants against Israeli officials The Times of Israel
- ICC denies it issued new warrants against Israeli officials, calls report inaccurate Reuters
- International Criminal Court reportedly issues secret arrest warrants against five Israeli officials TRT World
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill 4 and wound 12 others, while debris lands on a Moscow airport – AP News
- Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill 4 and wound 12 others, while debris lands on a Moscow airport AP News
- Ukraine attack ‘largest in over a year’ on Moscow, Russian state media reports CNN
- Indian among dead in mass Ukrainian drone strike in Russia; Zelenskyy calls attack 'justified' The Times of India
- Ukrainian drones hit Moscow and surrounding area, killing three The Washington Post
- At least four people killed in Russia as Ukraine launches retaliatory strikes The Guardian
Minnesota should learn from Europe: Wealth taxes are a failed experiment – Alpha News MN
- Minnesota should learn from Europe: Wealth taxes are a failed experiment Alpha News MN
- Democrats trying to push new wealth taxes on millionaires and billionaires amid debate WJAR
- The State Race for Wealth Taxes Will Fail. Just Ask Europe. Tax Foundation
- Democrats’ wealth taxes are Trojan horses: Beware what lies inside New York Post
- Wealth Taxes Are Rich in Appeal, Poor in Practice Bloomberg.com
Experts sound alarm as North America’s bees start swarm season unusually early
After record losses last year, beekeepers report a warm winter has led to bees ‘waking up earlier’ this year
After a series of record-breaking US heatwaves, the 2026 bee swarm season in North America has started 17 days earlier than last year, pushing beekeepers to adapt to a rapidly shifting season while raising new questions about how honeybees are responding to the climate crisis.
According to a new report published by Swarmed, a tracking network of more than 10,000 beekeepers, focused on safe and ethical honeybee relocation, this year’s unusually early swarm season follows several years of record colony declines worldwide.
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