- Iran warns British warships deployed to the Strait of Hormuz will be met with ‘decisive response’ AOL.com
- UK, France to Host Multinational Meeting on Mission to Escort Ships Through Hormuz Bloomberg
- Middle East live: Iran war cannot end before uranium is ‘taken out’, Netanyahu says France 24
- UK deploys warship to Middle East with eye on potential Hormuz mission Reuters
- France’s Only Aircraft Carrier Has Arrived In The Middle East Forbes
Latvian defence minister resigns after Ukrainian drones hit oil tanks – Reuters
- Latvian defence minister resigns after Ukrainian drones hit oil tanks Reuters
- Latvian Defense Minister resigns, following lagging response to drone incursions Breaking Defense
- Latvian Defense Minister Spruds Resigns After Drone Incursions Bloomberg
- Ukraine Plans to Send Air Defense Experts to Baltic states to Strengthen Drone Defense Мілітарний
- Estonia tells Kyiv to tighten drone control after Ukraine offers experts over aerial incidents The Kyiv Independent
Iran may ‘give assurances on the use of nuclear facilities’
Iran may negotiate on nuclear facilities, but it 'won't destroy uranium or allow it to be moved'
British paratroopers land on Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case
Soldiers dropped oxygen supplies and medical aid to Britain’s most remote overseas territory
Paratroopers landed on a “golf course covered in rocks” to supply medical personnel and oxygen to Britain’s most remote overseas territory as it deals with a suspected hantavirus case, an army commander has said.
The UK Health Security Agency confirmed on Friday that a British national had disembarked from the cruise ship MV Hondius to the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where they live, with a suspected case of hantavirus.
Continue reading...Trump says US will not allow Iran to reach enriched uranium
US president says Washington has the nuclear material in Iran 'surveilled' and will 'blow up' anyone who gets near it.
Russia is stumbling on the battlefield – The Economist
- Russia is stumbling on the battlefield The Economist
- Putin’s Pathetic Parade The Bulwark
- A Scaled-Back Victory Day Parade Shows Putin’s Growing Vulnerability in Ukraine War The New York Times
- What Russia's low‑key Victory Day celebrations reveal about Putin and the war in Ukraine PBS
- Russia holds scaled-down Victory Day parade as temporary ceasefire in Ukraine war takes effect CNN
Britain’s Starmer fights for his job as calls for his ouster grow after local election losses – AP News
- Britain’s Starmer fights for his job as calls for his ouster grow after local election losses AP News
- Starmer giving major speech as he tries to convince Labour MPs to back him BBC
- UK PM Starmer battles for political survival in pivotal speech as gilt yields rise CNBC
- Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here’s what comes next NPR
- Europeans Are Fed Up and Taking It Out on Their Leaders WSJ
Food inflation hammers households in war-hit Iran
Iranians faced with skyrocketing food prices as inflation soars, currency plunges amid US-enforced naval blockade.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid 2-0: El Clasico La Liga – as it happened
All the updates as Barca beat Madrid, with goals from Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres, to retain the La Liga title.
Passengers on hantavirus-hit cruise ship returning to home nations for monitoring – The Washington Post
- Passengers on hantavirus-hit cruise ship returning to home nations for monitoring The Washington Post
- Passengers Are Evacuated From Cruise Ship Tied to Hantavirus Outbreak The New York Times
- Bay Area resident exposed to hantavirus aboard MV Hondius cruise ship SFGATE
- MV Hondius: Plane sent to bring Irish passengers home from virus-hit ship BBC
- Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship AP News
Russia kills three Ukrainians in 24 hours, accuses Kyiv of violating truce
Russia claims Ukraine has committed more than 1,000 violations since the three-day truce came into effect on Saturday.
Putin hints at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, but why now?
Amid a US-backed ceasefire, Putin signals peace talks could progress, but broader negotiations remain stalled.
With food benefit cuts looming in the US, Californians eye billionaire tax
US gov't cuts to food stamps will hit thousands of Californians. The state is set to vote on billionaire tax to make up.
Iran sends response to US ceasefire proposal via Pakistan
Tehran has been saying negotiations should focus on ending hostilities, securing guarantees against future attacks.
Army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirus
The specialist team parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory, to treat them.
Pakistan in Talks With Iran for More Qatar LNG Via Hormuz – Bloomberg
- Pakistan in Talks With Iran for More Qatar LNG Via Hormuz Bloomberg
- Another Qatar LNG Shipment Approaches Hormuz, Bound for Pakistan Bloomberg
- U.S., Iran no closer to ending war as Qatari tanker sails toward Strait of Hormuz CNBC
- Qatar gas shipment clears Strait of Hormuz after Pakistan-Iran talks Financial Times
- Qatari LNG Tanker Sailing Towards Hormuz Strait gCaptain
Dress made from 500 loaves stuns African film awards
Celebrities, filmmakers and creators put up a performance at Africa's biggest night of film and fashion.
Dress made from 500 loaves stuns African film awards
Celebrities, filmmakers and creators put up a performance at Africa's biggest night of film and fashion.
Russia accuses Ukraine of violating U.S.-brokered three-day truce – AP News
- Russia accuses Ukraine of violating U.S.-brokered three-day truce AP News
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 9, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukrainians welcome respite from Russian attacks, Moscow says peace still far off Reuters
- Putin Says Ukraine Ceasefire Prompted By Kyiv Security Warnings Bloomberg.com
- Russia, Ukraine agree to truce and prisoner exchange amid WWII observance The Washington Post
Berlin sceptical as Putin proposes Germany’s ex-chancellor Schroeder as Ukraine mediator – France 24
- Berlin sceptical as Putin proposes Germany's ex-chancellor Schroeder as Ukraine mediator France 24
- Ukraine war briefing: Mixed reaction to Putin proposal of Schröder as peace mediator The Guardian
- Germany sceptical on Putin's suggestion of Schroeder role in Ukraine peace talks Reuters
- EU’s Kallas rejects Gerhard Schröder as Russia-Ukraine negotiator politico.eu
- Germany considers using Putin ally Schröder as peace envoy The Telegraph