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Kennedy Center: Federal Judge Sidelines Trump and Blocks Closure Plan
On May 31, 2026, a US federal judge orders the removal of Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington and blocks his administration's plan to shut down or restructure the institution. The ruling follows lawsuits by performing-arts groups and former trustees. Conservative outlets: judicial overreach; liberal outlets: institutional checks. 15 capitals weigh in: rule of law, cultural politicization, US democratic signal.
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Trump's Redistricting Setbacks: Southern US Maps Rejected Six Months Before Midterms
In late May 2026, the Trump administration's mid-decade redistricting in Republican-led Southern US states (Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida) faces cascading setbacks. Maps rejected by federal courts, Louisiana v. Callais before the Supreme Court, John Cornyn's Texas primary defeat (-28 points). Democrats and civil rights groups celebrate; Republicans denounce. 12 global perspectives on US democracy.
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Freed Gaza flotilla activists allege Israeli abuse including rape
Several activists from the Gaza humanitarian flotilla, released after their arrest by Israel, allege degrading treatment and sexual violence, triggering a new wave of international condemnation.
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United States indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as pressure builds
Washington indicted Raúl Castro, former Cuban president and brother of Fidel, marking an unprecedented escalation of US pressure on Havana amid sanctions and diplomatic tensions.
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Cuba warns of 'bloodbath' as US imposes new sanctions amid rising tensions
Havana warned that new US sanctions could trigger a 'bloodbath' on the island, amid rising regional tensions involving Russia and Iran against Washington.
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Xi-Trump Summit
Le président chinois Xi Jinping et le président américain Donald Trump se sont rencontrés pour discuter des liens économiques et de la situation à Taiwan. Xi a averti Trump que toute erreur sur Taiwan pourrait déclencher un conflit.
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Trump in Beijing: Xi Sets Red Lines, the World Holds Its Breath
Donald Trump's historic visit to Beijing — the first by a US president in nearly a decade — unfolded under the shadow of the Iran war, Taiwan tensions, and a rare-earths standoff. With Trump arriving as a relative supplicant and Xi holding firm on four non-negotiable red lines, the summit tested the limits of transactional diplomacy between the world's two superpowers.
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Hantavirus MV Hondius: French patient on ECMO, Andes strain confirmed without mutation — the world writes its own quarantine rules
Eleven confirmed cases, three deaths, one French patient on artificial lung support, and a global split on quarantine protocols: the MV Hondius reveals that each country arbitrates alone against a virus that science still barely understands.
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Project Freedom Buried in 48 Hours: Trump Suspends Operation Hormuz and Announces 'Great Progress' Toward Iran Deal
Launched Sunday, suspended Tuesday evening: the American naval escort operation in the Strait of Hormuz lasted only 48 hours. Trump invokes 'considerable progress' in negotiations with Tehran, but the American naval blockade remains in place — and Iranian missiles continue to strike the United Arab Emirates.
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Hantavirus on the MV Hondius: Three Dead, 150 Passengers Stranded in the Atlantic
The cruise ship MV Hondius, which departed Ushuaia for Cape Verde, is stranded at sea after a WHO-confirmed hantavirus outbreak: three passengers dead, a British national in intensive care, 150 people trapped in the Atlantic. Cape Verde has refused docking. The Canary Islands are under consideration. The WHO declares a 'low risk' to the public, but concern is mounting across 19 countries from which passengers and crew originate.
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Cuba: Trump Tightens Sanctions and Threatens Military Intervention — Havana Warns of "Dangerous and Unprecedented" Escalation
On May 1, 2026, Donald Trump signed an executive order massively expanding US sanctions against Cuba, targeting foreign banks that cooperate with Havana and Cuban officials in the energy, defense and finance sectors. The next day, Trump declared at a private Florida dinner that the US could take control of Cuba 'almost immediately,' citing the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier 'on the way back from Iran.' Cuba's president denounces a 'dangerous and unprecedented level' of US military threats.
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